Data storage management
Data management consists of an array of technologies and practices. They include tiered storage, data deduplication, data retention policies, storage virtualization and copy data management. All of these technologies require the right data storage management tools to implement. Find the latest news and resources for data storage management on this topic page.
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PDF: Simplifying NAS Virtualization
This complete guide untangles the pros and cons of clustered NAS systems, simplifying NAS virtualization, and confronting the dangers of NAS sprawl.
Data storage management News
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June 20, 2018
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Jun'18
SwiftStack 1space facilitates multi-cloud capabilities
SwiftStack launches single namespace for its object and file storage to ease data access, migration, management and search across private and public clouds.
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May 15, 2018
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May'18
VeeamON 2018: Beyond availability and data protection
CHICAGO – Veeam unveiled a copy data management feature at its VeeamON 2018 user conference Tuesday as part of its newly branded Hyper-Availability Platform. Veeam DataLabs, part of the vendor's ...
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February 14, 2018
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Feb'18
NooBaa update focuses on multi-cloud data management
Software-defined object storage startup NooBaa takes on unstructured data management across multiple private and public clouds with second major product release.
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February 05, 2018
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Feb'18
Software-defined storage leaders talk 2018 trends in SDS, HCI
Software-defined storage, fueled by hyper-converged infrastructure and scale-out object/file storage, will grow in 2018, but terminology and product architectures may change.
Data storage management Get Started
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cache memory
Cache memory, also called CPU memory, is high-speed static random access memory (SRAM) that a computer microprocessor can access more quickly than it can access regular random access memory (RAM). Continue Reading
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storage medium (storage media)
In computers, a storage medium is any technology -- including devices and materials -- used to place, keep and retrieve electronic data. Continue Reading
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Random Access Memory (RAM)
Random Access Memory (RAM) is the hardware in a computing device where the operating system (OS), application programs and data in current use are kept so they can be quickly reached by the device's processor. Continue Reading
Evaluate Data storage management Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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Use object storage technology to fight ransomware infection
Done right, object storage reduces the likelihood of a successful ransomware attack and, in some instances, lets you get data back without paying a ransom. Continue Reading
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Block, file and object storage interfaces enable integration
Explore the capabilities, as well as the strengths and weaknesses, of some storage vendors' products that support and integrate block, file and object interfaces. Continue Reading
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Want IT resiliency? Look to both security and disaster recovery
Security, protection from hackers and ransomware, disaster preparedness and disaster recovery are all means to the goal of resilient IT infrastructure and business processes. Continue Reading
Manage Data storage management
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bad block
A bad block is an area of storage media that is no longer reliable for storing and retrieving data because it has been physically damaged or corrupted. Continue Reading
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SDS, HCI and CDP are key to dream enterprise storage system
Easy to implement and manage may be the buzzwords of the day for enterprise data storage systems, but too often daily experiences of IT professionals belie that rosy scenario. Continue Reading
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Is Caringo leading the next wave in object-level storage?
Caringo facilitates and simplifies cross-platform data movement by bridging its proprietary object storage system to Microsoft Azure object storage service. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Data storage management Issues
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Ten ways to protect intellectual property and trade secrets
Industrial espionage is on the rise, and more data means more risk. Find out how to control the growth of data stores and secure your organization's most valuable assets. Continue Reading
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The future of flash storage: Is NVMe right for your enterprise?
Cracks in the SAS and SATA protocols started to appear with the rise of SSDs and the exponential performance improvements they delivered over HDD technology. This led to the development of the nonvolatile memory express protocol to exploit flash's ... Continue Reading
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Explosion in unstructured data storage drives modernization
Increasing amounts of unstructured data are a key part of modern secondary storage environments with their distributed file systems and a scale-out object storage design. Continue Reading