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A friction theory of storage clouds

This article is part of the Storage issue of November 2012 Vol. 11 No. 9
Applying the economic theories of a Nobel laureate suggests that storage may be heading to the cloud … or maybe not.
Features in this issue
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Data storage salary survey 2012: Skills more valuable than ever
Our 2012 storage salary survey finds that despite tough times—growing capacities, shrinking budgets and long hours—data storage professionals are making more money than ever.
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File storage focuses on scalable NAS
NAS systems are at the heart of burgeoning file data stores. But they'll have to evolve to meet new capacity, accessibility and management needs.
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Virtualized desktops trigger storage spending
Have you virtualized desktops at your company? Find out what our survey respondents have to say about implementing a virtual desktop infrastructure.
Columns in this issue
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Linear Tape File System needs a boost
The Linear Tape File System spec is more than two years old, but still only used in a handful of products. Maybe SNIA's new working group will inspire LTFS product development.
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A friction theory of storage clouds
Applying the economic theories of a Nobel laureate suggests that storage may be heading to the cloud … or maybe not.
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InfiniBand networking for storage and converged data centers
InfiniBand has expanded from its HPC roots to take on new, more mainstream use cases in the data center.