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All-flash arrays

• Data storage tutorials

  SearchStorage.com's tutorials offer storage professionals comprehensive training on topics such as SANs (storage area networks), NAS (network attached storage), backup, data storage devices, data management, and RAID (redundant array of inexpensive ...  Continue Reading

• NAS best practices: Avoid file management nightmares by planning

  The good news is that you can get a NAS box up and running in 20 minutes. The bad news is that deploying your second, third and fourth NAS system creates a file management nightmare.  Continue Reading

• NAS arrays shouldering more mission-critical enterprise apps

  NAS arrays are moving beyond traditional file serving to running production databases, mission-critical enterprise applications and VMware installations.  Continue Reading

• Storage consolidation: Disks and disk subsystems overview

  Any storage consolidation effort must involve a serious consideration of disk subsystems and the specific disk types that those systems will contain  Continue Reading

• Product snapshots: Disk array consolidation products

  Knowing the purchasing criteria for enterprise-class disk arrays, as well as product specs for the leading arrays, can help storage managers make savvy buying decisions.  Continue Reading

• Checklist: Purchasing disk arrays for storage consolidation

  Knowing the purchasing criteria for enterprise-class disk arrays, as well as product specs for the leading arrays, can help storage managers make savvy buying decisions.  Continue Reading

• High-end storage array purchase considerations

  Depending on the disk types and capacities used, high-end arrays may start around 500 disks with 100 TB of capacity, and spiral upwards to 2,400 disk behemouths with over 1,000 TB (1 PB) of space. However, capacity and disk count are not the only ...  Continue Reading

• High-end storage array specifications

  High-end disk arrays are absolutely essential for organizations that depend on high performance and huge storage capacity. Such complex platforms often demand careful attention and management, but will also include a suite of powerful features, such...  Continue Reading

• Disk storage final exam

  Are you disk storage savvy or sorry? Take our test and evaluate your knowledge of disk drives and arrays.  Continue Reading