Tips

Tips

• Configuring SSD storage for virtual desktops

  Learn what value can be gained from combining SSD storage with virtual desktop infrastructures in this tip from Mark Peters.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 enterprise data storage terms from SearchStorage.com

  Our list of the top 10 data storage terms allows IT pros to dig deeper into popular storage industry terminology.  Continue Reading

• Implementing a network-based storage virtualization appliance

  In the fourth installment of our series on storage virtualization, we examine network-based storage virtualization appliances.  Continue Reading

• How SSD software can improve SSD cache performance

  SSD software vendors claim an improvement in performance over using SSD cache alone. This tip will help you choose the right SSD software.  Continue Reading

• Array-based storage virtualization software: How it works and what it's used for

  Learn about storage virtualization software in the storage array, including information on how Hitachi Data Systems and NetApp implement the technology.  Continue Reading

• The truth about SLC vs. MLC

  Learn the important differences between SLC vs. MLC when it comes to adding SSD storage to your organization.  Continue Reading

• IT data storage priorities 2012: Virtualization, dedupe and cloud

  A TechTarget survey of IT data storage priorities has managers and staff claiming a growing interest in storage virtualization, data dedupe and cloud storage.  Continue Reading

• Scale-out network-attached storage: Options in today’s market

  Scale-out NAS systems are gaining interest due to rapid growth of file data and “big data” analytics. Here’s a look at the scale-out NAS vendors.  Continue Reading

• What you should know before choosing a desktop or laptop solid state drive

  Desktop and laptop solid state drives are now widely available at affordable prices. Learn what you should consider before adding an SSD to your PC.  Continue Reading

• Scale-out network-attached storage: What you need to know

  Scale-out NAS is replacing traditional network-attached storage. In this guide, you’ll find out how to stay ahead of this emerging technology trend.  Continue Reading

• Virtual storage appliances drill-down: Optimizing VSAs

  Read about one type of virtual storage appliance, the optimizing VSA, which improve the performance of storage access either via large caching mechanisms or via customized file systems.  Continue Reading

• How to implement storage virtualization technology at the server level

  Learn about storage virtualization technology at the server-, or host, level, including info on products from Virsto, VMware, DataCore, LeftHand and FalconStor.  Continue Reading

• Ancestry.com adopts Isilon, BlueArc scale-out network-attached storage

  With billions of records requiring PBs of capacity, Ancestry.com turns to scale-out network-attached storage that exceeds limits of traditional NAS.  Continue Reading

• VMware’s vSCSI filter: What it does and how it works

  Find out how VMware’s vSCSI filter tool operates upon iSCSI data to handle data loss prevention as well as to offload replication tasks from the host and save money on replication.  Continue Reading

• Block-level storage virtualization: Reasons to implement it

  Learn about the reasons to implement block-level storage virtualization, in Part 1 of a four-part series.  Continue Reading