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• 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

• The state of storage network architecture

  Storage networks are struggling with virtualized server environments and flash storage. Your company's storage network may need a major upgrade.  Continue Reading

• Managing cloud storage: Tools to control your deployment

  Whether your company is using public, hybrid or a private storage cloud, you need tools to manage, monitor and keep track of the stored data.  Continue Reading

• Exablox OneBlox 3308

  OneBlox has a global namespace for data access from multiple servers, as its object-based file system presents itself as a NAS box to applications.  Continue Reading

• TwinStrata CloudArray 4.7

  Version 4.7 of TwinStrata's CloudArray cloud storage controller added a Disaster Recovery as a Service capability for applications running on VMware.  Continue Reading

• QLogic FabricCache 10000 Series Adapters

  QLogic FabricCache 10000 Series HBAs are the first product release from the firm's Mt. Rainier server-side PCI Express flash cache-pooling technology.  Continue Reading

• Load DynamiX Performance Validation Appliances

  Load DynamiX storage validation software can aid storage professionals looking to mitigate risky equipment deployments.  Continue Reading

• EMC ViPR

  The ViPR storage virtualization platform, introduced at EMC World 2013, automates provisioning and centralizes management in EMC environments.  Continue Reading

• VMTurbo Inc. VMTurbo Operations Manager 4.1 and Storage Extension

  Operations Manager version 4.1 continuously makes recommendations regarding workload placement, sizing volumes and allocating disk space.f  Continue Reading

• SanDisk FlashSoft 3.2

  SanDisk FlashSoft 3.2 server-based caching software has advanced algorithms to identify frequently accessed data for caching on solid-state devices.  Continue Reading

• Key questions to ask before investing in a unified storage appliance

  There has to be a business justification for investing in the new component and committing resources to deployment, maintenance and support.  Continue Reading

• Big file storage scales for large data applications

  There are two sides to the big data story: analytics using vast numbers of small files, and dealing with storage for really big files.  Continue Reading

• Hyper-V deployment: Focus on scalability and storage clarification

  Expert Brien Posey says to use private cloud strategy decisions when working with Hyper-V to focus on scalability and storage classification issues.  Continue Reading

• When and how to implement an object storage platform

  Analyst Arun Taneja outlines what IT pros should be asking themselves to determine the best way to implement object storage.  Continue Reading

• Storage management tools: 2013 Products of the Year finalists

  The storage management tools category features upgrades to products that offer extended support and monitoring for physical and virtual environments.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise storage system software: 2013 Products of the Year finalists

  The 12 product finalists in the storage system software category include flash-based caching, storage virtualization and other technologies.  Continue Reading

• Data storage infrastructure: 2013 Products of the Year finalists

  The four finalists in the data storage infrastructure category put the "network" in networked storage and help improve storage performance.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise storage systems: 2013 Products of the Year finalists

  Learn more about the 12 finalists in the 2013 Products of the Year enterprise storage systems category.  Continue Reading

• Users rate Dell and Hitachi as best NAS storage vendors

  Our eighth Quality Awards survey on the best NAS storage systems had Dell besting the enterprise group and Hitachi topping the midrange.  Continue Reading

• Hybrid storage arrays vs. all-flash arrays: A little flash or a lot?

  With solid-state prices dropping, more vendors offer all-flash arrays; but are they better than hybrid arrays that mix flash with spinning disk?  Continue Reading

• Figuring out when 16 Gbps Fibre Channel storage networking makes sense

  Moving to 16 Gbps FC makes sense for IT shops with new and heavily virtualized servers, solid-state storage and test firm president advises.  Continue Reading

• Data storage performance tips: Best ways to improve your data center

  Find out which of the most talked about performance tips of 2013 are the best ways to improve your data center.  Continue Reading

• Data storage industry mergers and acquisitions in 2013 focus on flash

  Several storage vendors sought to beef up their portfolios this year through flash storage acquisitions, while others went the software-defined route.  Continue Reading

• Top virtual data storage market trends in 2013

  Hot storage trends in 2013 for VMs, VDI and storage virtualization included flash, software-defined and VM-aware storage, and hyper-converged systems.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 virtual storage terms of 2013

  Find out which storage features and terminology were among the most searched definitions on SearchVirtualStorage.com.  Continue Reading

• Designing a private cloud storage architecture using object storage

  When designing a private cloud using object storage, you need to consider the data that will live on it, and how data will be migrated and recalled.  Continue Reading

• Tools to manage virtual server storage

  Virtual server storage threw a monkey wrench into the works of supervising storage, but a well-assembled toolkit can restore comprehensive management.  Continue Reading

• Hot data storage technologies for 2014

  These six storage technologies are ready to take their place -- and have an impact -- in your data center in 2014.  Continue Reading

• CEO corner: Sanbolic Melio 5, flash and the future of data storage

  Sanbolic CEO Momchil Michailov discusses distributed storage, the power of software and commodity hardware and the future of flash.  Continue Reading

• SDS a fancy way to say virtualization, says DataCore Software chairman

  DataCore's Ziya Aral talks about how storage buyers get in trouble, and why it's hard to distinguish between the new SDS and the old virtualization.  Continue Reading

• DataCore chairman: Software-defined storage can help SSD performance

  In this interview, DataCore Chairman Ziya Aral talks about the relevance of SSDs and the way software-defined storage can help SSD performance.  Continue Reading

• Array freebies are still the storage management tool of choice

  We asked survey respondents about the effectiveness of the storage management tool they're using in their computing environments and the capabilities they require in a tool.  Continue Reading

• Big data storage and analytics

  There are two basic types of big data analytics—synchronous and asynchronous—but both have big data storage appetites and specialized needs.  Continue Reading

• Salary survey 2013: Salaries for data storage pros continue to climb

  The heavy workloads remain but the pay is a little better and the benefits are a plus. Our data storage salary survey 2013 paints a favorable picture.  Continue Reading

• RAID alternatives: Erasure codes and multi-copy mirroring

  Traditional RAID methods and their rebuild processes have some shops suffering long downtimes -- enter erasure codes and multi-copy mirroring.  Continue Reading

• The fundamentals of troubleshooting VMware performance

  Storage expert George Crump outlines the major VMware performance tuning points, from the network to switches, controllers and devices.  Continue Reading

• How to define SDN: Understanding its function and value

  Jon Toigo explains what software-defined networking is all about, and whether SDN implementations live up to expectations.  Continue Reading

• File storage and management issues growing, but mostly under control

  Our latest survey finds the biggest problem with file storage and management is backup. Learn how respondents are managing file storage.  Continue Reading

• 10 tips for deploying virtual desktops

  Learn how to avoid boot storms, antivirus scans and other events that can bring your storage to its knees when deploying virtual desktops.  Continue Reading

• Networking server-based storage

  Direct-attached or server-based storage is gaining renewed attention as emerging techs offer ways to pool and share this scalable storage resource.  Continue Reading

• Accelerate the performance of virtual machines with flash technology

  Learn where to implement flash in your environment to tackle virtual machine performance issues.  Continue Reading

• What to consider when storing data in the cloud

  Storage administrators who want to keep data in the cloud need to consider collaboration regulations, cost factors and performance requirements.  Continue Reading

• Dell nips NetApp for top midrange storage array vendors honors

  Dell beat out NetApp in a seesaw battle to lead another strong field in the eighth Quality Awards for midrange storage array vendors.  Continue Reading

• Cloud-integrated storage appliances link on-premises storage to cloud

  Cloud-integrated storage appliances allow hybrid storage configurations that link data center storage with cost-effective, scalable cloud storage.  Continue Reading

• Software-defined storage might not be so radical after all

  Software-defined storage isn't as new an idea as it may seem, as storage virtualization vendors have been working toward it for years.  Continue Reading

• Who's making the decisions about today's IT purchases?

  ESG data shows users are making more and more rogue IT purchases. Here's why it's happening and how IT can mitigate further risks.  Continue Reading

• There ain't no cure for the summertime data storage technologies blues

  The latest forecast for data storage technologies has LTFS heating up, clouds rather cool and the forecast perhaps changing for solid-state storage.  Continue Reading

• Data protection methods, define thyself

  Protecting data stores and securing mobile data is an uphill battle, and it's one we're bound to lose using conventional data protection methods.  Continue Reading

• Benefits of performing analytics on big data outweigh any difficulties

  Companies of all sizes can benefit from performing analytics on big data. Learn what role various technologies might play in a big data environment.  Continue Reading

• Big data storage architecture: Categories, strengths and use cases

  We explore distributed nodes, scale-out NAS, all-SSD arrays and object storage as choices for a storage architecture for big data.  Continue Reading

• VMware shared storage environment offers unique challenges

  Learn how to choose the correct protocol and leverage SSDs for a successful virtualized server implementation.  Continue Reading

• Stalled technology refresh plans pick up some steam

  Thirty-two percent of our survey respondents are undergoing a technology refresh update, and 33% plan to upgrade in the next six to 12 months.  Continue Reading

• Configuring Hyper-V storage

  New storage features in Windows Server and Hyper-V make storage configuration and maintenance easier for Microsoft–based virtual environments.  Continue Reading

• Using cloud storage: Tips on SLAs, file sharing, archiving and more

  Cloud storage expert Howard Marks offers how-to advice to IT managers on topics ranging from SLAs to archiving and file sharing in the cloud.  Continue Reading

• Fibre Channel, NAS main data storage devices for growing data volume

  Find out which data storage devices our latest group of survey respondents is using to cope with the ever-growing volume of active data in their organizations.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise file sync-and-share applications

  Cloud-based file sync and share is becoming more popular as employees use their own devices to access corporate data. Here's what you need to know to keep your company's data safe.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for SSD technologies

  No longer a luxury item for well-heeled data centers, SSD technologies are more affordable than ever and come in a variety of form factors with a choice of deployment options.  Continue Reading

• Tiered storage model: Five new developments

  Learn how to use storage tiering most effectively with the newest developments involving automation and solid-state drives.  Continue Reading

• Virtual server backups: How to evaluate available products

  Long-standing vendors and startups have introduced new and better products for virtual server backups. Learn how to evaluate products on the market.  Continue Reading

• Avoid VDI performance issues with monitoring, testing and tools

  Steer clear of VDI performance issues with freeware monitoring and internal testing methods, and free up storage and staff resources as well.  Continue Reading

• Converged systems offer turnkey storage and server bundles

  Storage vendors are packaging their products with servers and networking gear to create ready-to-run converged systems. Could this be the end of best-of-breed deployments?  Continue Reading

• Archiving technology boosts storage efficiency

  A core best practice for effective storage management is archiving technology that frees up storage resources, improves performance and protects data that must be retained.  Continue Reading

• HP cloud storage service features open source OpenStack object store

  HP cloud storage service uses open source OpenStack object store to attract developers, ISVs and enterprises in competition against Amazon S3.  Continue Reading

• Solid-state storage devices widely used, but still in small doses

  A growing number of vendors are selling solid-state storage devices, but are users implementing them in their storage environments? Get the results of our latest survey.  Continue Reading

• 2013 shaping up to be a 'decent' year for IT data storage spending

  IT data storage is always a struggle, but storage managers should have a little more money in 2013 to spend on techs that can help ease the crunch of growing capacity demands.  Continue Reading

• 10 ways to improve virtual server storage

  Virtual server storage operations can have a profound effect on the storage network. Here are 10 ways to help ensure that your storage yields its best I/O for the VMs it supports.  Continue Reading

• Software-defined storage: Answering frequently asked questions

  Russ Fellows, a senior analyst at Evaluator Group, breaks down the concept of software-defined storage, its benefits and the vendors who offer it.  Continue Reading

• Nirvanix Inc. Cloud Storage Network, CloudNAS focus on enterprise users

  Nirvanix Cloud Storage Network and public, private, hybrid and CloudNAS offerings focus on enterprise use for backup, archive and content delivery.  Continue Reading

• Microsoft cloud storage mounts challenge with Windows Azure

  Microsoft's cloud storage strategy relies on the Windows Azure service, while the Microsoft StorSimple gateway appliance helps with cloud integration.  Continue Reading

• IBM SmartCloud Enterprise–Object Storage cloud plans expansion

  IBM SmartCloud Enterprise–Object Storage cloud service plans to expand and offer customers 99.999% availability with three or more copies of data.  Continue Reading

• Google Cloud Storage service expands with features, price options

  Developer-oriented Google Cloud Storage offers reduced pricing options; adds experimental Durable Reduced Availability feature for backup, batch jobs.  Continue Reading

• AT&T cloud storage offers EMC Atmos, VPN, compression

  AT&T Synaptic Storage as a Service uses EMC Atmos storage; AT&T cloud service includes data compression and a choice of public Internet or VPN.  Continue Reading

• Amazon cloud storage services give enterprises a choice

  Amazon cloud storage services include Simple Storage Service (S3), Glacier archival storage and Storage Gateway for enterprises.  Continue Reading

• Rackspace cloud storage features open source software, simple pricing

  Rackspace cloud storage features open source OpenStack Object Storage, Akamai Content Delivery Network and a relatively simple pricing model.  Continue Reading

• New storage capacity management tools can make efficiency a reality

  Poor provisioning and a lack of effective capacity management tools leads to underused storage systems. New tools and improved processes can make storage efficiency a reality.  Continue Reading

• Emerging storage architectures may make storage arrays obsolete

  Cloud storage, virtualization and the relentless growth of unstructured data have all contributed to a rethinking of the way storage architectures are packaged and presented.  Continue Reading

• Users claim the upper hand in disk storage capacity struggle

  A majority of storage managers use efficiency tools to control disk storage capacity before it gets out of hand; get the results from our latest user survey.  Continue Reading

• Hitachi's enterprise storage arrays back on top

  Eclipsing a strong field of enterprise storage array contenders, Hitachi made an impressive run by sweeping all five Quality Awards ratings categories.  Continue Reading

• Pumped up performance: PCIe SSDs

  PCIe SSDs offer the best flash performance available; and now it can be shared among multiple servers, too.  Continue Reading

• Microsoft Corp. Windows Server 2012

  Microsoft Corp. Windows Server 2012 features SMB 3.0, the Resilient File System, Storage Spaces and Hyper-V Replica disaster recovery.  Continue Reading

• Tegile Zebi HA2800 Storage Array

  The Tegile Zebi HA2800 multiprotocol array can be used as an all-flash system or in front of a pool of hard drives as a hybrid array.  Continue Reading

• NexGen Storage Inc. n5-150 Storage System

  IT admins using the NexGen Storage n5-150 Storage System can guarantee performance to each app and isolate workloads from one another on the SAN.  Continue Reading

• Dell Inc. vFoglight Storage 2.0

  Dell vFoglight Storage 2.0 lets users "rewind" to examine past events in storage devices, apps and servers, to find the source of a performance issue.  Continue Reading

• VeloBit HyperCache 1.12

  The content-locality caching algorithm in VeloBit HyperCache 1.12 prioritizes cached data based on popularity rather than how recently it was used.  Continue Reading

• QLogic Corp. FlexSuite 2600 Series Fibre Channel Adapters

  The QLogic 2600 Series Fibre Channel Adapters supports 16 Gb Fibre Channel and standards-based virtualization features such as NPIV.  Continue Reading

• Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI 3.0

  Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI 3.0 reduces the size of virtual desktop images, making it possible to store them in the local server's memory.  Continue Reading

• The state of network storage technologies

  While often overlooked, there's a lot happening with network storage technologies to keep up with the ever-increasing I/O demands coming from virtualized servers and storage.  Continue Reading

• Storage for virtual environments

  Despite the benefits of virtualizing servers and desktops, admins often struggle to support storage for virtual environments. Here's what vendors are doing to address the problem.  Continue Reading

• Storage system software: 2012 Products of the Year finalists

  Find out the 11 product finalists in the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com storage system software category.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise storage system: 2012 Products of the Year finalists

  Find out the 15 product finalists in the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com enterprise storage system category.  Continue Reading

• Storage management tools: 2012 Products of the Year finalists

  Find out the four product finalists in the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com storage management tools category.  Continue Reading

• SSD installation tips

  If you want to do your solid-state drive installation yourself, following these six tips will make the process smoother.  Continue Reading