Features

Features

• EMC XtremIO, VNX-F all-flash arrays offer scale-out, scale-up choice

  EMC XtremIO all-flash array targets customers seeking predictable low-latency performance, scalability; EMC VNX-F focuses on price/GB, price/IOPS.  Continue Reading

• Compellent, EqualLogic arrays highlight Dell all-flash strategy

  Dell's Compellent and EqualLogic arrays were originally built for hard disk drives only, but features have been added to take advantage of flash.  Continue Reading

• Storage budget plans still coping with capacity and performance

  Non-stop data growth and the need for speed are still the driving forces behind storage budget plans for 2014.  Continue Reading

• The critical role of archiving systems

  Archiving data is more important than ever; it ensures proper data retention, saves space and eases the backup burden.  Continue Reading

• Making sense of the alphabet soup of server-attached storage

  There's been plenty of talk about software-defined storage and how it creates networks from DAS, SAN and NAS. See if it's right for your shop.  Continue Reading

• Rise in cloud-based file sync-and-share services grabs IT's attention

  Does your company's IT department have the tools to support file sync-and-share services?  Continue Reading

• Five top new Windows Server 2012 R2 features for storage management

  The latest version of Microsoft's flagship server OS offers a bevy of new storage management features.  Continue Reading

• How moving data to the cloud can replace all, or most, onsite storage

  Cloud storage is cheaper, expands endlessly and needs little attention; but how much data can a company realistically park in the cloud?  Continue Reading

• How to evaluate and deploy flash storage technology

  Your apps might be begging for flash storage performance, but you'll have to decide where to put it, how much you'll need and how it should be used.  Continue Reading

• Achieve data storage capacity efficiency with virtual storage, SRM

  The most efficient use of capacity stems from proactive, granular monitoring and strategies that increase allocation flexibility.  Continue Reading

• Six areas your storage SLA should cover

  What's covered in an SLA can vary, but a contract covering these six areas is designed to help both companies and providers meet their service goals.  Continue Reading

• To address limitations of today's NAND chips, 3-D NAND emerging

  In this Q&A, learn more about 3-D NAND, how different vendors' architectures compare and contrast, and when we'll see 3-D-NAND-based products.  Continue Reading

• Keys to data storage efficiency: Cost, longevity and management

  Data storage efficiency depends on the cost of technology and how it interacts with your environment. But management makes it all come together.  Continue Reading

• Access data more efficiently with automated storage tiering and flash

  Greg Schulz discusses some of the key principles of automated storage tiering and some of the considerations facing IT administrators in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Fujitsu takes the Quality Award for enterprise storage arrays

  In our ninth annual Quality Awards survey for enterprise arrays, Fujitsu didn't just make the cut; it took the cake by earning top honors.  Continue Reading