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It still comes down to good old backup and restore
This article is part of the Storage issue of Vol. 1 No. 9 November 2002
I've been out in the field and heard a few misconceptions I'd like to clear up about InfiniBand and world peace At the recent Storage Decisions conference (run by the owners of this magazine), I had a few interesting conversations with some of you real people, which led to this little article. Figured I'd clear up a few things for the masses. Is InfiniBand dead? Nope. IB has fallen prey to horrific marketing, but the bottom line is it will rear it's not-so-ugly head exactly where it always was going to–in high-performance computing and database implementations, such as Oracle 9iRAC and IBM DB2. IB is a super low-latency, megafast bus that will tie your data center servers together sooner or later. You'll be able to effectively build supercomputers out of commodity gear. I even suspect that perpetual technology follower Dell (albeit they tend to follow, then run over everyone else) may even lead the pack as far as the server guys go. They've figured out that IB puts them in a position to potentially crush giant Unix boxes, and at...
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Features in this issue
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Storage industry index
May followed April's dramatic decline.
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API Swaps: Only Skin Deep
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Microsoft Scales Data Center Wall with MPIO
Microsoft is exhausting data center managers' objections to running Windows in the data center.
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Bocada clarifies backup picture
Bocada's latest version of BackupReport could make your life easier if you have to track multiple backup servers.
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Virtualize the right way
Here are some guidelines for designing virtualized systems.
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Migrating Data No Picnic - and No Bargain
To describe data migration as complex is an understatement and tools to assist in data migration, meanwhile, are few and far between,
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How to make your budget case
Justify yourself to the budget committee - here's how.
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Network appliance raises the bar for NAS/SAN convergence
The FAS900 series breaks new ground in bringing together file and block storage.
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The Whys and Wherefores of Failed Backups
Despite all the effort storage administrators pour into backup, backups fail about 40% of the time.
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Storage Manager Profile
NAS vs. SAN? Who Cares?
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Get top performance from database storage
Taking your SAN beyond backup to run production databases requires the right layout, good practices and better integration. The benefits: high performance, floor-space savings and streamlined operations.
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Towards the new data center
Modular servers, separate storage and networked storage all add up to flexibility and efficiency unprecedented in the glass house.
Columns in this issue
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It still comes down to good old backup and restore
Storage Bin: After all these years, it still comes down to good old backup and restore.
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Guidelines to troubleshooting your SAN.
Guidelines to troubleshooting your SAN.
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Do you use 1Gb/s or 2Gb/s switches?
Do you use 1Gb/s or 2Gb/s switches?
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Pick the right database backup option
Pick the right database backup option.
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