- Data compliance and archiving
- Remote and offsite data storage
- Tiered storage
- Data management tools
- Storage virtualisation
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The implications for storage of EU data protection regulation
EU data protection regulations are set to change, and the implications for data storage are manifold and include far-reaching effects on in-house and external cloud storage.Feature
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Cloud archiving: A viable alternative to in-house archiving systems
Cloud archiving offers long term data retention and the ability to offload infrastructure cost to the provider. Find out what key features you should expect of a cloud archiving provider.Podcast
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Data classification policy: What it is and how to do it
Data classification is key to efficient storage, security and compliance. In this podcast Vigitrust’s Mathieu Gorge talks about the fundamentals of a data classification policy.Podcast
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Community backup cloud lets Ohio schools pool backup, DR resources
Ohio education network turned to StorServer appliances running IBM TSM backup software to form a community backup cloud.News | 02 May 2012
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The EU data protection reforms and cloud storage
Among the changes in planned EU data protection reforms are compulsory notification of data breaches and the right for individuals to delete data or move it to another provider.Podcast
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Symantec aims Data Insight 3.0 at unstructured data management
Symantec representatives say Data Insight 3.0 can facilitate unstructured data management by showing who owns and can access file data.News | 13 Mar 2012
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Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and legal/regulatory compliance
Bring-your-own-device seems to be an irresistible tide, as employees connect endpoints to the network. So, what can you do to mitigate threats to compliance?Podcast
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Freedom of Information Act 2000
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 lets the UK public access government-held information. See how it affects UK organisations in terms of data retrieval and data storage.
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The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and data retrieval
Find out what the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires in terms of data retrieval and how to use an FoI request to improve data classification in your storage systems.Podcast
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The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and data storage
Find out what the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires of UK public bodies and what that means for their data classification and data retrieval practices.Podcast
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Riverbed Technology debuts Riverbed Granite remote storage appliance
Riverbed Technology introduces Riverbed Granite, a new iSCSI appliance for remote storage performance, and splits Steelhead into CX and EX storage models.News | 01 Feb 2012
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WAN optimisation fits the bill for disaster recovery
WAN optimisation can overcome bandwidth limitations on disaster recovery data transfers by managing application traffic, reworking protocols and using caching technologies.Feature
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Hybrid cloud solutions address cloud data storage’s three key challenges
Hybrid cloud storage addresses the three key challenges of cloud storage—latency, security and reliability—by building in local cache storage and hardware security.Feature
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Backup vs replication: Comparing reliability
Learn about the reliability of backup vs replication technologies, the strengths and weaknesses of each type of data protection, and what factors can affect their reliability.Answer
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Remote office, branch office (ROBO) storage presents stiff challenges
ROBO storage requires enterprise data storage managers to decide between local systems, centralized site or cloud service providers.Podcast
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Cloud storage options: Public vs. private vs. hybrid cloud storage
Cloud storage options include public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud storage. We weigh their scalability, security, performance, reliability and cost.Tip
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Hybrid clouds: Three routes to implementation
Are you implementing hybrid clouds in your firm? Find out whether cloud storage software, cloud storage gateways or application integration is the best bet.Tip
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Storage cloud reduces costs for advertising firm's content delivery
The Aura Group moved rich media files off a dedicated storage network to Zetta storage cloud to cut costs, add flexibility and provide a backup alternative.Article | 21 Feb 2011
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Remote replication strategies: Asynchronous vs synchronous; host vs array vs network
In this Special Report, companies developing remote replication strategies can find drill-downs on asynchronous vs synchronous replication; host-, array- and network-based replication; an explanation of what often trips up companies doing remote replication; and more.Special Report
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Remote replication: Comparing data replication methods
Learn how remote replication fits into a disaster recovery plan, as well as the various data replication methods available, such as host-based, array-based and network-based replication.Feature
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Jon Toigo's top tips on IOPS performance in the data center
Jon Toigo suggests IOPS performance boosts through the use of solid-state drive (SSD) technology, automated storage tiering and virtualization components.Podcast
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Tiered storage model becomes more sophisticated
Explore some of our most popular content on the tiered storage model and tiered storage technologies such as automated storage tiering (AST) and sub-LUN tiering.Feature
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IBM adds Storwize V7000 Unified array for multiprotocol storage
With the Storwize V7000 Unified array, IBM enters the multiprotocol storage market; Big Blue also improves its auto-tiering software capabilities across arrays and data centers.News | 11 Oct 2011
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How to add storage tiering to your data storage environment
In this podcast, GlassHouse Technologies (UK) consultant Darren Janaway discusses the definitions of storage tiering and ways to add storage tiering to an existing storage environment.Podcast
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Automatic storage tiering making its mark
Automatic storage tiering has been around for a while now, but now the technology seems to be hitting its stride.News | 07 Sep 2011
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Tiering storage primer: Data classification, archiving key
Ashish Nadkarni discusses strategies and tools when tiering storage, and how data migration tools and dynamic storage tiering products tier storage.Podcast
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Automated storage tiering strategy: Inter-array tiering
Learn about the different vendors that offer inter-array tiering in their products, and determine if it is the right automated storage tiering strategy for your environment.Tip
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Automated storage tiering options for your environment
Automated storage tiering (AST) is an integrated feature in many appliances, but there are several different options to choose from.Tip
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Quantum launches StorNext storage file system on appliance
Quantum ships StorNext storage file system on bundled appliance to serve as metadata controller; indicates more appliances coming so users don’t have to build their own systems.News | 20 Jun 2011
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EMC's Project Lightning embraces server-side flash SSDs
The opening day of EMC World Las Vegas 2011 featured a surprising launch of flash solid state on a PCIe card for servers from the world’s largest storage vendor.News | 10 May 2011
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Data classification policy: What it is and how to do it
Data classification is key to efficient storage, security and compliance. In this podcast Vigitrust’s Mathieu Gorge talks about the fundamentals of a data classification policy.Podcast
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Dell storage products roadmap includes server flash, primary dedupe
The Dell storage products roadmap outlined at Dell Storage Forum 2012 includes server-based flash, storage virtualization and primary data reduction.News | 14 Jun 2012
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iWave Software adds quick provisioning to Storage Automator
iWave Software upgrades its Storage Automator software, adding the ability to automatically and quickly provision storage to the correct tier.News | 21 May 2012
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Primary deduplication brings pros and cons to storage arrays
Primary deduplication brings reductions in disk capacity and can boost storage performance, but watch out for impacts such as higher I/O demands and data protection risks.Podcast
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Big vendors tail startups in primary storage deduplication
Primary storage deduplication can slash disk utilisation rates, but it has yet to gain widespread mainstream product implementation. It’s coming though, and startups lead the way.Feature
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Primary storage deduplication guide
Learn about the primary storage deduplication market, including how the technology works, how vendors are implementing it into their products and how to add it to your existing storage environment.guide
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Data center upgrade saves ICF International millions
Professional services firm ICF’s data center upgrade saved nearly $2 million with the help of a public cloud and server virtualization.News | 06 Apr 2012
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Symantec aims Data Insight 3.0 at unstructured data management
Symantec representatives say Data Insight 3.0 can facilitate unstructured data management by showing who owns and can access file data.News | 13 Mar 2012
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Optimising storage for virtual environments
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Virtual machine storage optimisation methods explained
Virtual machine storage for virtual desktops and servers has to deal with heavy and random I/O patterns. We survey the key methods of optimising storage for virtual machines.Feature
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NetApp takes virtual storage appliance approach with Data Ontap Edge
NetApp gets into virtual storage appliance market with Data Ontap Edge software, which lets remote offices connect to NetApp data center storage.News | 20 Jun 2012
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Dell moves into storage blades with EqualLogic arrays
Dell opens its Storage Forum 2012 by launching EqualLogic storage blades in an attempt to take its iSCSI SAN platform into the enterprise.News | 12 Jun 2012
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Amid shrinking I/O virtualization market, Xsigo I/O Director brings flexibility to IT shops
I/O virtualization and InfiniBand can help provide virtualized data centers with improved security, network performance and management, yet few virtual I/O products are catching on.News | 29 May 2012
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NextIO shares I/O resources via PCIe virtualization approach
NextIO is one of the few remaining vendors in the I/O virtualization space. Its V-series products achieve PCIe virtualization to consolidate and share I/O resources at the top of the server rack.News | 29 May 2012
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Vblock architecture gains new configuration; VCE integrates EMC data protection apps
At EMC World 2012 in Las Vegas, VCE announces a new Vblock architecture package, the Series 700 Model LX, as well as integration with EMC’s Avamar, Data Domain and RecoverPoint products.Video
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vSphere file systems: VMFS 5 plus VMFS vs. NFS
Learn what makes VMFS unique among file systems, what VMFS 5 brings to the table and how to configure it. Plus, get info on VMFS vs. NFS.Tip
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Virtual WAN optimization proves less taxing on firm’s VDI environment
Silver Peak’s virtual WAN optimization appliance helps keep VDI environment in SurePrep’s global service centers well refreshed during tax season.News | 21 May 2012
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Virsto software adds support for XenDesktop VDI environments
Seeing its technology as a good fit for solving VDI storage woes, Virsto Software extends its support to Citrix Systems’ XenDesktop VDI environments.News | 11 May 2012
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"VMware Ready": Understanding what VMware-certified hardware designation means
Expert Mike Laverick explains the concept of VMware Ready so listeners can gain a better understanding of what VMware-certified hardware means.Podcast
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Run virtual machines from backup without first restoring them
Find out how common it is to run virtual machines from backup without first restoring them in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.Answer
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