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| 23 Sep 2008 |
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Brocade bolsters security with fabric-based encryption switch
Switch vendor Brocade looks to secure backup data by placing encryption in Fibre Channel switch with encryption for data in fight on the roadmap. |
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| 19 Sep 2008 |
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VMware sets sights on storage expansion for 2009
VMware plans to pack a punch in 2009 with storage products that will support thin-provisioned datastores, iSCSI performance enhancements and storage resource management, all part o... |
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How to avoid a data deduplication fiasco
If a storage administrator doesn't have a solid understanding of data deduplication, there's a good chance the deployment of this technology will be a wasted one. |
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| 18 Sep 2008 |
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NHS trust treats DAS sprawl with FalconStor/Nexsan iSCSI SAN
An iSCSI-based SAN helps an NHS Trust to connect 100 sites to two mirrored datacentres, resolving a difficult situation of data growth as well as the problem of managing DAS at the... |
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| 16 Sep 2008 |
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HP boxes up storage, servers to help SMBs manage storage
HP packages blade servers and storage for shops lacking IT specialists to help simplify storage implementation and management. |
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More SAN capacity is not always better
Focusing on the storage capacity an environment needs, rather than how you might go about presenting that capacity or how the application will use it, is a recipe for disaster. |
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Healthcare trust tackles backup malady with D2D2T
Wolverhampton PCT bins Symantec Backup Exec and Microsoft NT Backup and opts for Bakbone Netvault: Backup in a D2D2T move that sees it slash backup windows and management time. |
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| 15 Sep 2008 |
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Isilon boosts performance of clustered IQ NAS
Isilon is getting ready to play with EMC, HP and NetApp with a new accelerator node and faster performing software for its IQ NAS clusters. |
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Storage vendors push data protection at VMworld
As production server virtualization deployments increase, Symantec, Hewlett-Packard and other storage vendors at VMworld are tackling the next frontier -- how to back it all up. |
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| 12 Sep 2008 |
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EMC integrates Replication Manager with VMFS
EMC's Replication Manager 5.1.2 can quiesce virtualized applications, replicate workloads from physical machines to virtual machines and backup VMDK system files through VMware's V... |
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| 10 Sep 2008 |
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Dell array has nice surprise: VMware snapshot manager
New EqualLogic iSCSI storage array packs three times the amount of disk as Dell's previous high-end SAN. The array also includes Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition, for automated... |
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NEC takes Hydrastor grid storage system higher
With the market for scale-out storage systems heating up, NEC comes out with a second-generation offering of its Hydrastor grid storage system. The new entry-level configuration o... |
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SSDs no silver bullet for server hard drive I/O problems
Servers won't be able to exploit the speed of solid state drives without operating system modifications. Standards are also needed. |
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IBM: Overlap in revamped storage lineup is a plus
IBM announces 30 storage products and updates its DS8000 array. There may be overlap, but as an IBM Storage exec says, "When there's no overlap, you don't have enough products." |
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| 04 Sep 2008 |
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Users say Compellent's SAN data reduction features make DR planning easier
Three companies say Compellent's SAN data reduction features make off-site replication and discovery recovery planning easier. |
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| 03 Sep 2008 |
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Systems administrators make the best SAN administrators
Learn why systems administrators were the first SAN administrators, and why systems admins are often the best SAN admins. |
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3PAR CEO: Storage needs to become a utility
3PAR CEO David Scott says that storage giants EMC, HDS and NetApp are unprepared for utility computing and virtualisation. |
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| 02 Sep 2008 |
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Simpana converts claim better backup
CommVault customers say archiving and centralized management helped them improve backup times and success rates without changing backup hardware. |
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3PAR slims down thin provisioning by putting it into silicon
3PAR launches T-Class enterprise storage system with ASIC that enables thin provisioning capabilities in silicon while doubling the performance of prior S-class disk arrays. |
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HP fronts EVA with PolyServe clustered NAS
Hewlett-Packard's multiprotocol EVA4400 bundle features N-way clustered NAS nodes, but analysts say it's only the first step toward deeper integration between HP block and file pro... |
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