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SAN
by Lori Widmer on November 20, 2007
Maybe the problem isn't in your SAN. Suppose for a minute that the problem is that you have a SAN. That's right - the reliance on a SAN is just exacerbating the problem. Would you believe it?
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SAN
by Lori Widmer on October 25, 2007
Yes, the technology's out there. Yes, you could sign up tomorrow. Yet should you? When considering whether a storage area network is worthwhile to your business, it's always worthwhile to get ...
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SAN
by Lori Widmer on June 30, 2007
Who isn't up for saving some money on data storage? More of you are putting the emphasisis on lowering your total cost of ownership, or TCO. And guess what? The storage industry thinks your influe...
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SAN
by Lori Widmer on June 29, 2007
Storage needs are growing faster than you have space for. Imagine a 53-percent growth in your storage needs in one year - that's the number that the IDC/InfoWorld Trends in Storage survey says you...
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SAN
by Lori Widmer on April 17, 2007
Why, oh why won't you network your storage? That's The question raised by Network Appliance in its latest white paper regarding the reasons why even smaller companies should use SAN technology...
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SAN
by Lori Widmer on March 2, 2007
Thanks to two companies teaming up for a good cause, small and midsize companies will now have access to sensibly sized storage systems. Dell and EMC have announced the release of the CX3-10, an entry...
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SAN
by Lori Widmer on February 27, 2007
Does file fragmentation affect the quality of your data storage? Most would answer no to that question. However, a new white paper released by Diskeeper Corporation begs to differ. The company conte...
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SAN
, Security
by Andrew Garrett on September 11, 2006
blogs.rupturedmonkey.com » Blog Archive » SAN Storage in a DMZ. Ow boy.:
In the internet facing infrastructure, requires the highest possible security considerations. Like it does in all shops. I alm...
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NetApp
, SAN
by Andrew Garrett on May 12, 2006
NetApp Unveils High-End SAN Systems:
In an attempt to boost its high-end storage business, Network Appliance Inc. today is slated to bring out two storage-area network products.
The new FAS6030 an...
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by Andrew Garrett on May 12, 2006
Storage vendors rewrite the rules of the game | InfoWorld | Column | 2006-05-11 | By Mario Apicella:
It seems inevitable, like death and taxes. Every year, storage vendors renew their portfolios, del...
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by Andrew Garrett on April 25, 2006
DailyTech - Fujitsu Announces World's Largest Capacity Storage Arrays, 1.3 Petabytes:
Sometimes, it takes a stroke like this to realise how truly backward my current employer is, in so many way...
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by Andrew Garrett on February 26, 2006
Storage Insider: Getting to know Serial SCSI - Computerworld:
SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) is moving from the drawing board into real life products - Mario over at Computer World shares some info about...
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by Andrew Garrett on February 18, 2006
An iSCSI primer:
I believe it [iSCSI] to have a very bright future, especially with 10-Gb Ethernet on the way and the significant difference in acquisition costs between a complete iSCSI installati...
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by Andrew Garrett on February 14, 2006
SAS Disks: The Next Generation of Something:
Serial Attached SCSI. What's the hurry?
If SAS goes commodity cheap, competing with ATA, I won't trust the pricing stability until it is a high-v...
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, Online
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, SAN
by Andrew Garrett on February 9, 2006
Fast Guide: Advanced SAN:
From techtarget.com:
Now that you're beyond the basics of SAN and into more complex configuration solutions, troubleshooting performance issues, strategies and managem...
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by Andrew Garrett on February 1, 2006
ISCSI vs. FC performance: A closer look:
What weighs more: one pound of bricks or one pound of Feathers? Which is faster: 2 Gb FC or 1 Gb Ethernet? Hint: Both questions have the same answer.
A very ...
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, Vendor
, Virtual
by Andrew Garrett on January 12, 2006
Virtualized storage, real rewards - Computerworld:
With costs escalating, Wood needed a way to slow deployment of new storage hardware and make better use of the disparate hardware he already had. T...
