Tips

Tips

• Why you should incorporate a cloud disaster recovery plan

  Implementing a cloud disaster recovery plan can lead to financial savings, but also ensures a company's data is safely secured off-site.  Continue Reading

• Dealing with cloud storage service providers: Avoiding vendor lock-in

  Vendor lock-in remains a top-of-mind issue for cloud users. Arun Taneja explains what precautions can be taken when committing to cloud storage service providers.  Continue Reading

• Addressing VDI challenges with a WAN optimizer

  Find out how to use a WAN optimizer to address VDI challenges, including details on WAN optimization techniques and vendors, such as F5, Riverbed, Citrix and Silver Peak.  Continue Reading

• The state of SSD TRIM today

  SSD TRIM cleans up deleted data blocks from your storage media. Find out the role it plays in solid-state storage devices.  Continue Reading

• Four use cases when SSD arrays are the right solution

  SSD arrays offer optimized data location and device-independent deployment. SSD arrays also solve the I/O problem of aggregate throughput.  Continue Reading

• FC technology still dominates enterprise storage networking

  FC technology will likely remain the dominant storage networking technology in enterprise IT for at least two years, as 10 Gigabit Ethernet options mount a stiffer challenge.  Continue Reading

• RAID with SSD: A primer

  While RAID is still a storage standard, questions remain about RAID’s relevance with SSDs. This tip will explore the basics of using RAID with SSD.  Continue Reading

• Step by step: Implementing Profile-Driven Storage in vSphere 5

  The process of implementing Profile-Driven Storage in vSphere 5 is not intuitive. Find out how it can ease your storage management chores, and then follow these step-by-step instructions to deploy.  Continue Reading

• 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