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• How should I provision storage when using Hyper-V replication?

  Windows expert Brien Posey explains the best way for storage to be provisioned with regard to the three-way replication feature in Hyper-V. Continue Reading

• Why isn't Windows Server allowing me to create a storage tier?

  Microsoft expert and SearchStorage.com contributor Brien Posey addresses key challenges to creating storage tiers in Windows Server 2012 R2. Continue Reading

• How can I prevent rogue access to an iSCSI Cluster Shared Volume?

  Expert Brien Posey explains how to create a secure connection for iSCSI-attached Cluster Shared Volumes in Hyper-V R2. Continue Reading

• All-flash storage arrays: Performance vs. function

  George Crump offers criteria to help IT pros decide whether performance or function is most important when choosing all-flash storage arrays. Continue Reading

• What scaling and protection issues exist in virtual server technology?

  Learn scalability and protection factors to consider when trying to identify if a virtual server product you're assessing meets your enterprise needs. Continue Reading

• Lessons in virtual technology: Evaluating hypervisor-aware storage

  Expert Jacob Gsoedl outlines some key areas of hypervisor-aware support to help you align vendors' virtual roadmaps with your requirements.Continue Reading

• Can hypervisor-aware systems improve virtual server performance?

  Expert Jacob Gsoedl outlines the various techniques hypervisor-aware storage systems use to achieve acceptable performance in virtual environments.Continue Reading

• How hypervisor-aware are today's virtualized server environments?

  New virtualized server environments created hypervisor-aware storage systems. But some products are more hypervisor-aware than others.Continue Reading

• When should you consider the purchase of an all-flash storage array?

  The decision to buy an all-flash storage array depends on finances; use case; and needs for performance, functionality and scalability.Continue Reading

• Seven questions to ask a potential public cloud storage provider

  Use these seven questions from analyst Arun Taneja to help you in your quest to choose the right cloud provider for your environment.Continue Reading

• Public cloud storage options: Determining what data to move

  Analyst Arun Taneja explains how to establish suitable workloads and use cases for a public cloud environment.Continue Reading

• What options exist when placing storage in the cloud?

  Object storage is a popular choice for moving storage to the cloud, but it can present a number of challenges. This tip presents three alternatives.Continue Reading

• How can Atlantis ILIO USX be used to optimize VMware vSAN storage?

  Atlantis Computing's ILIO USX could be offered as a joint offering with VMware's Virtual SAN. Find out how it can improve capacity and performance.Continue Reading

• How does VMware VDPA work with VMware's vSAN?

  VSphere Data Protection Advanced is currently the primary product for backing up VMs running on VMware's vSAN. Brien Posey explains how it works.Continue Reading

• Three key strategies to allocating a data protection service

  By using these three methods to understand the type of protection your applications need, you'll achieve a more efficient data protection strategy.Continue Reading