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• How to add more channels to a network

  Storage expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question: "What is the best way to get more channels in my network?" Continue Reading

• Data Storage Management Survival School: Table of contents

  Data Storage Management Survival School is dedicated to exposing all of the aspects of managing storage and how to optimize your environments to minimize the data management crunch. Continue Reading

• How to increase your storage energy efficiency

  You can improve your storage energy efficiency by spinning down and powering off disk drives not in use, placing disk drives into a slower mode and using RAID levels and tiered storage. Continue Reading

• How to choose the correct RAID level

  This tip offers nine things to consider when deciding which RAID level is right for your organization's needs. Continue Reading

• What to expect from a storage audit

  This tip outlines the three main types of storage audits, what you stand to gain from each type and offers insight into the audit process. Continue Reading

• Data retrieval strategies: Document management software overview

  This overview focuses on the role of document management software in data storage and how it can mitigate risk for the enterprise.Continue Reading

• Why do enterprise storage arrays cost so much when hard drives are so cheap?

  Why the cost of an enterprise storage array costs so much more than the hard drives inside it.Continue Reading

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager pitfalls to avoid

  This tip outlines some of the common issues users encounter in a TSM environment.Continue Reading

• How do data classification and file indexing manage unstructured data? 2

  Well, data classification itself is not really a technology, but rather a policy-driven practice of data categorization based on...Continue Reading

• What are some of the best practices for managing the growth of unstructured data?

  It starts with corporate policies around data management ...Continue Reading

• How many servers can a SAN accommodate?

  SAN expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question: "How many servers can a SAN accommodate?"Continue Reading

• Power costs put the squeeze on storage

  Storage shops keep growing and growing, adding capacity to keep up with the business. But the cost of powering all that additional capacity and keeping it cool is growing, too, and some data centers are being pushed to their limits. Thinking green ...Continue Reading

• Test your knowledge of data storage management strategies

  Are you on top when it comes to data management? Take our final exam and evaluate your knowledge of data management strategies. This test isn't for the weak, so you might want to do a bit of studying first by checking out our new Data Management ...Continue Reading

• Download SAN Guide Chapter 1: Management (PDF)

  You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our SAN All-In-One Guide. Download Chapter 1: Management in .pdf format now.Continue Reading

• How far apart can SAN locations be?

  Storage locations can potentially be very far apart, separated by thousands of miles, even around the globe. The real consideration in selecting distance is that of latency...Continue Reading