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Features in this issue

• Virtualization eases file migration

• Survey Says: File virtualization on storage managers' minds

• Scaling storage

  "Scalability" is often defined as the ability of a storage system to support more or higher capacity hard drives. But adding capacity is only part of the scalability picture. To address scalability most effectively, you have to consider how additional capacity will affect other elements in the environment, as well as the performance of hosts and their applications.

• New modular arrays added to the mix

• Another storage dimension

• Storage architects dare to go tapeless

• Deduplication extends to archives

• Lock up data with fixed-content storage

  For most companies, fixed-content storage requirements are simple: Store the data securely, do it cheaply and provide fast access. With more data subject to external and internal audits, content-addressed storage products are becoming the preferred storage medium for long-term protection of fixed content.

• Storage growth drives buying plans

  The results from our exclusive semi-annual Purchasing Intentions Survey are in. Storage growth is a key concern for storage managers, as additional capacity has a ripple effect that touches many other components in the storage environment.

• Doing DR the VMware way

• What your DR plan should protect

  If you have a disaster recovery plan in place, you're a step ahead of many other companies. But you need to assess your plan to ensure critical data is being protected properly and that you're not wasting resources by providing too much protection for less-important data.

• Snapshot: What sort of SAN will you buy?

• Is encryption enough?

  Encrypting data at rest is definitely a reliable security measure, but it should be considered only one component of an effective storage security plan.