Essential Guides
TechTarget editors have curated a collection of “essential” articles on key IT topics. These articles have been packaged into guides which offer our readers comprehensive, problem solving content to help inform and guide their research.
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Hard disk vs. flash storage: The fight of the century?
When deciding which storage method you want in your corner, the benefits of flash storage are very appealing. But should you forget about hard disk arrays entirely? Continue Reading
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Flash storage: Guide to all-flash storage arrays
TechTarget's all-flash storage array guide navigates the hotly contested market with a comparison chart and snapshot profiles of 15 products. Continue Reading
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Essential guide to the all-flash array market
The all-flash array market is growing in popularity. Some observers argue these arrays will become the norm for Tier-1 storage. Is an all-flash array right for you? Continue Reading
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Predictive storage analytics, AI deliver smarter storage
Predictive analytics, AI and machine learning are coming together to create more intelligent data storage. Find out how your organization could benefit. Continue Reading
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Best data storage products 2016: Products of the Year
Learn more about the best data storage products for 2016 in backup/DR software, backup hardware, storage and SAN management, server-based storage, and all-flash and disk/hybrid. Continue Reading
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NetApp Insight 2019 Las Vegas: Conference highlights and updates
At last year's event, NetApp made it clear that a cloud push wasn't going to eliminate on-premises options. Where does the legacy vendor stand in 2019? Continue Reading
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Pure Storage Accelerate 2019 conference and news guide
Get the latest Pure Accelerate 2019 industry analysis and updates following a year of developments, acquisitions and partnerships from the all-flash storage vendor. Continue Reading
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How NVMe-oF advantages are transforming storage
There's a lot involved with deploying NVMe over fabrics. Here's what you need to know to fully understand this communication protocol and make it work in your organization. Continue Reading
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Effective data management to combat the coming data apocalypse
Data management and storage are evolving to deal with the coming datasphere explosion. Learn what's happening with unstructured, IoT and cloud data, as well as storage tiering. Continue Reading
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Dell Technologies World 2019 news and analysis
Dell Tech World 2019 promises plenty of news, from hyper-convergence to the ever-present cloud. Vendor news, such as product consolidation and overlap, will also be discussed. Continue Reading
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Effective multi-cloud storage strategies and management techniques
Is storage in a multi-cloud environment right for your organization? See what you need to do to deploy, manage and effectively use multi-cloud for data storage. Continue Reading
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Best data storage products 2018: Products of the Year
For the 17th straight year, 'Storage' magazine and SearchStorage award gold, silver and bronze to the best storage hardware and software products and services of the year. Continue Reading
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2018 data management and storage Products of the Year finalists
The field of entrants in our 17th annual Products of Year contest has been winnowed down to 51 contenders vying for gold, silver and bronze glory in five data storage categories. Continue Reading
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3D NAND technology: What it is and where it's headed
Following a recent NAND flash shortage, 3D NAND is seeing renewed interest from consumers and vendors. Discover what makes the technology a compelling flash memory option. Continue Reading
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Dell Technologies World 2018 conference coverage
As the latest Dell EMC conference kicks off, stay up to date on the product news, company updates and top headlines from the storage giant's past year. Continue Reading
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Demystifying the hybrid storage array buying process
Hybrid flash storage offers numerous benefits over using just SSDs or HDDs. Learn how to assess your organization's needs for a hybrid storage array and how to evaluate the different hybrid arrays to find the right fit. Continue Reading
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Data management and storage 2017 Products of the Year finalists
We narrowed down the field to 47 finalists in five data storage categories as part of our much anticipated 16th annual Products of the Year competition. Continue Reading
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Data storage considerations for a DevOps environment
Having good storage can make all the difference when it comes to DevOps. As more organizations get on the DevOps bandwagon, see how storage has changed to match. Continue Reading
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Software-defined storage: Making sense of the data storage technology
Use this guide to help understand what vendors mean by 'software-defined storage,' what experts think of it and how to use it in your environment. Continue Reading
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Investigate how copy data management systems curb data sprawl
The top copy data management vendors offer innovative products to reduce the staggering amount of data that organizations create by replicating multiple copies of production data. Continue Reading
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Navigating the all-flash array storage buying process
Companies of all sizes are turning to all-flash storage arrays to meet their storage capacity, performance, reliability and data protection requirements. Continue Reading
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Selecting the best object-based storage platform for your needs
Object-based storage systems can provide the scalability needed to meet organizations' increasing unstructured data storage requirements. Learn how to pick the right platform. Continue Reading
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Private cloud implementation guide
Wondering how to pull off a private cloud deployment? Plan ahead, design for the future and make sure you have built up the right knowledge base. Continue Reading
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Dell EMC World 2017: Viewing storage from all angles
Dell EMC's annual conference will cover familiar IT and storage themes, such as cloud, flash and hyper-convergence. Check in for the latest information. Continue Reading
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How to navigate the public cloud service provider selection process
Learn how to determine if your organization could benefit from public cloud storage and how to select the public cloud provider that will best meet your needs. Continue Reading
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Data storage systems: 2016 Products of the Year finalists
We've culled through the entries for this year's Products of the Year competition and narrowed the field to these 54 finalists in six data storage systems categories. Continue Reading
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Working in a virtual machine environment: VM-aware storage
How can storage administrators decide if a virtual machine-aware appliance can cure their virtual server storage headache? This guide walks users through the basics. Continue Reading
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The complete rundown on Docker data storage and containers
While primarily used in application testing environments, storage containers are making the move to primary storage, with Docker technology a clear front-runner. Continue Reading
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Benefits of software-defined storage architecture: Time for consensus
Disagreement over the meaning of software-defined storage architecture continues, but it generally refers to the beneficial trend of separating software and hardware. Continue Reading
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EMC World 2016: One-stop shop for conference coverage
EMC's annual conference, EMC World, will provide lots of news about Dell's acquisition of the storage vendor, as well as product announcements. Check in for the latest information. Continue Reading
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Complete guide to server-based storage in its modern forms
From hyper-convergence to the cloud, better understand direct-attached storage and its many forms with this essential guide. Continue Reading
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Best data storage products 2015: Products of the Year
A cross-section of users, industry experts, and Storage magazine and SearchStorage editors picked these 18 products as the best of 2015. Continue Reading
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How to buy NAS systems for any organization
With so many NAS options currently available, knowing where the technology works best and examining vendor offerings will ease any user's NAS buying process. Continue Reading
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What data storage virtualization looks like today
Storage virtualization gives administrators more flexibility when provisioning by aggregating storage capacity. Today, storage virtualization technologies do even more. Continue Reading
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Data storage systems: 2015 Products of the Year finalists
We received hundreds of entries for this year's Products of the Year competition, but the field has been whittled to these 70 finalists in six data storage systems categories. Continue Reading
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The ultimate guide to Dell's EMC acquisition
This guide to Dell's EMC acquisition covers all angles of the blockbuster deal -- from breaking news and expert feedback, to the long-term ramifications on the IT sector. Continue Reading
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VDI issues: How to use SSD to improve performance
In this guide, experts explain how SSDs can solve VDI performance problems, and how to decide what types of SSD work best in your virtual environment. Continue Reading
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An expert's guide to big data storage architecture
Analyst John Webster answers frequently asked big data questions, including how to choose storage and protect and analyze data in big data environments. Continue Reading
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Big data tutorial: Everything you need to know
Learn about big data technologies and architecture, vendor developments in the big data arena and what CIOs say are their biggest challenges when implementing big data in their storage environments. Continue Reading
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SAN basics: All the tools you need to purchase a storage-area network
Whether you're purchasing a SAN for the first time or looking to upgrade, this guide walks you through the buying process from start to finish. Continue Reading
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The ultimate network-attached storage guide
Get tips on implementing a NAS system, find out where the technology works best and understand the need-to-know purchasing criteria. Continue Reading
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EMC World 2015 conference coverage
Storage Media Group editors are at EMC World 2015 to bring you the latest news and analysis from the annual conference. Continue Reading
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Decisions, decisions: VDI storage considerations and choices
With this essential guide, understand the different choices and strategies available when choosing storage for a virtual desktop environment. Continue Reading
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2015 Vault Linux Conference coverage
On March 11 and 12, Boston was home to Vault, the storage and file systems Linux conference. Use this guide to review some of the key takeaways. Continue Reading
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Best data storage products 2014: Products of the Year
A panel of users, analysts, consultants and Storage magazine and SearchStorage editors voted these 19 products the best of 2014. Continue Reading
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A look back at the 2014 data storage market
Use this roundup of content on top products and major acquisitions to review the most talked about aspects of data storage in 2014. Continue Reading
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Essential guide to hybrid flash arrays
Hybrid flash arrays are growing in popularity, surpassing all-flash. This essential guide dives into hybrid array use cases, tips and precautions. Continue Reading
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Data storage systems: 2014 Products of the Year finalists
Our Products of the Year competition has narrowed a field of hundreds to 55 finalists in six different storage systems categories. Continue Reading
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The rise of scale-out network-attached storage
Scale-out NAS is being implemented across the storage landscape, with major vendors and startups releasing new and upgraded products. This guide discusses product offerings and how organizations use scale-out. Continue Reading
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Essential guide to desktop and laptop solid-state drives
Essential guide to laptop and desktop SSDs Continue Reading
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Software-defined storage market: Fact or fiction
This Essential Guide examines how innovative software-defined storage is and why the market for the technology continues to grow. Continue Reading
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The case for cloud storage: Cloud considerations and strategies
Before deploying your cloud storage project, learn about cloud storage use cases, how to do a cloud cost analysis and keeping data safe in the cloud. Continue Reading
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Flash options for the array or server
Many shops are using flash to accelerate mission-critical apps today. Learn the available flash options for deployment. Continue Reading
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Primary data storage options for the cloud
With hybrid clouds, gateways and object technology, the cloud can now be considered an effective primary data storage option. Continue Reading
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Hyper-V and vSphere storage APIs: Tailoring your virtual environment
Our expert tips and advice explain how storage APIs from VMware and Hyper-V can be used to increase integration between storage and virtual servers. Continue Reading
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EMC World 2014 conference coverage
Get the latest storage news, product announcements and video straight from the showroom floor of this year's EMC World conference. Continue Reading
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Working with OpenStack storage: Tips on Cinder, Swift and the cloud
This guide explores the block, object and cloud storage offerings from OpenStack, one of the most sought-after open source storage platforms. Continue Reading
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Planning and management for a software-defined storage architecture
Jon Toigo offers implementation tips to help users avoid vendor lock-in and get top performance from their software-defined storage environments. Continue Reading
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Examining the future of the RAID volume
Expert Jon Toigo provides a set of tips to answer key questions regarding RAID's place in today's storage world, and whether it will be replaced. Continue Reading
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Best data storage products 2013: Products of the Year
This "Sweet 16" roster of storage products represents the leading technical innovation of the past year. Continue Reading
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Choosing storage for streaming large files in big data sets
Learn how to select storage that can both scale and perform to effectively stream large files in big data environments. Continue Reading
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Curbing data storage capacity demand
Analyst Jon Toigo's series of tips on common data reduction approaches will help IT pros make better use of their capacity. Continue Reading
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Building a better archival storage strategy
This guide walks through important tips and considerations regarding storage archive design strategies and technologies. Continue Reading
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Data storage systems: 2013 Storage Products of the Year finalists
These 52 data storage systems products are finalists for the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com 2013 Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
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Cloud storage 2013: Nirvanix dies, others bloom
The shutdown of Nirvanix made IT weary of cloud in 2013, but it was also a year of expanded products and open source software. Continue Reading
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What you need to know about erasure code use in the enterprise
This guide explores how erasure coding will have an impact on enterprise IT and why it will grow in importance in protecting unstructured data. Continue Reading
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Complete guide to Hadoop technology and storage
Learn how Apache Hadoop works, some of its benefits and drawbacks, and what it means for big data and cloud storage. Continue Reading
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Cloud storage controller market: One-stop guide
Check out our comprehensive guide on the cloud storage controller market. Continue Reading
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Managing storage for virtual environments: A complete guide
Find best practices, top tips and the most effective tools for managing storage in virtual environments in this essential guide. Continue Reading
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Red Hat Storage Server seeks to mimic success of enterprise Linux
Red Hat hopes to duplicate the success of enterprise Linux with Red Hat Storage Server software and distribution of OpenStack cloud technology. Continue Reading
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Using Hyper-V features to enhance storage
Microsoft MVP Brien Posey explains how some of Hyper-V's features can increase storage performance and capacity in a virtual environment. Continue Reading
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LUN storage: Working with a SAN's logical unit numbers
This guide provides a complete picture of LUN implementations, including best practices for LUN mapping and management. Continue Reading