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Enterprise SAN survey: A feature-rich market with some key differences
The enterprise SAN market is full of large-capacity beasts with advanced features common to all, but vendors’ high-end array products are by no means all the same. Feature
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I/O performance, storage infrastructure lead big data issues list
ESG senior analyst Terri McClure looks at the latest big data issues relating to I/O, Hadoop and storage sprawl. Feature
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SAN monitoring products boosted by virtualisation
SAN monitoring is more necessary than ever with the demands of server virtualisation. We survey the market, from hardware products to Software as a Service offerings. Feature
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Midrange SANs embrace flash, server virtualisation and unified storage
Technology survey: Midrange SANs embrace enterprise features with flash, server virtualisation and unified storage among product upgrades in the past 12 months. Feature
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Storage capacity management: SAN planning mistakes and best practices
Effective storage capacity management requires planning and an understanding of the business's needs so that SAN needs and the required tiers can be provisioned in good time. FAQ
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Thin provisioning: How it works and its benefits for storage capacity management
Thin provisioning: In this podcast we hear how thin provisioning works, its key storage capacity management benefits and pitfalls, and how various vendors' thin provisioning offerings can differ from one another. FAQ
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Storage area network basics: A SAN quiz
Take our storage area network basics for beginners quiz and test your knowledge of SAN technology. Quiz
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Storage networking tutorial: Upgrading to 8 Gbps Fibre Channel, 10 GbE and FCoE
This storage networking tutorial lists the factors involved in moving to 8 Gbps Fibre Channel storage, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet, broken down by servers, switches, storage, cables and connectors. Tutorial
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SAN implementation: Key steps in SAN deployment
A SAN implementation has a number of key steps. Learn about SAN deployment, SAN fabrics, how to size a SAN, how data will be backed up on a SAN, and questions surrounding SAN growth. FAQ
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Using SAS and SATA for tiered storage
This podcast offers detailed information about SAS and SATA so you can strike the right balance between SAS and SATA in a tiered storage environment. FAQ
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Roadmap for Dell Fluid File System, data reduction revealed
Dell’s data reduction roadmap includes integrating Ocarina technology with its Fluid File System, and building dedupe into storage arrays and servers. News | 27 Jun 2012
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NHS service opts for Dot Hill SAN for VMware project
Storage roundup: NHS service opts for Dot Hill SAN for VMware; Acronis adds Red Hat integration; Atlantis releases ILIO monitoring module; ExaGrid gains Symantec synthetics certification; and more. News | 23 Jan 2012
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Virtual Instruments improves SAN monitoring probe, software
Virtual Instruments revamps its SAN monitoring probe offerings to include new VirtualWisdom software as CEO says the company is on track for IPO. News | 29 Aug 2011
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HP launches new 3PAR storage array, federated storage
HP brings out a new high-end 3PAR storage platform and adds Peer Motion federated storage, which lets customers non-disruptively migrate data between 3PAR arrays. News | 23 Aug 2011
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HP upgrades EVA midrange SAN array, launches virtualization bundles
HP launches long-awaited EVA midrange SAN array upgrade; adds integrated storage-server-networking stacks to take on EMC Vblock; rolls out new Windows-based NAS. News | 06 Jun 2011
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Automated tiering swings it for Compellent at Manpower; and more news
Storage roundup: Automated tiering swings it for Compellent; Balesio launches unstructured data minimiser; Buffalo refreshes TeraStation; Hotel group gets Claranet cloud; and more. News Clips | 21 Mar 2011
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Coraid adds storage virtualization appliance for Ethernet SAN arrays
Coraid's latest storage virtualization appliance adds features such as storage pooling, snapshots, mirroring and remote replication to EtherDrive SRX arrays. Article | 04 Mar 2011
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Wanted: SAN management tools for a virtualized environment
As virtualized servers flourish, storage administrators seek SAN management tools that provide greater visibility from virtual machines through storage networks. News | 15 Feb 2011
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Dataglobal merges storage resource management, enterprise content management
Dataglobal launches its dg unified storage resource management and enterprise content management software suite to classify, archive data in a single console. Article | 14 Oct 2010
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EMC Greenplum Data Computing Appliance (DCA) takes on Oracle Exadata
EMC Greenplum Data Computing Appliance (DCA) brings vendor to data warehouse appliance market to challenge Oracle Exadata, Netezza TwinFin 12, Teradata 2580. Article | 13 Oct 2010
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A look at storage in Windows Server 8
Frequent TechTarget contributor and Microsoft MVP Brien Posey introduces some of the storage features and changes in Windows Server 8 in this video. Tip
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Should you bypass the hypervisor for storage I/O?
Passing storage I/O through a hypervisor can seem inefficient, so does it make sense to bypass the hypervisor and allow virtual machines to mount data storage directly? Tip
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SAN booting alternatives for data storage managers
SAN booting and server virtualization are fueling the trend toward diskless servers. Learn about the move from internal to external storage, as well as other booting alternatives. Tip
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Storage area network basics you need to know before you buy a SAN
Before you buy a SAN for your SMB, be sure to review these storage area network basics first. Tip
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SAN performance best practices: More ways to avoid bottlenecks
There are several ways you can fine-tune and improve your SAN performance. Follow our five tips to avoid data storage bottlenecks and improve SAN efficiency Tip
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ATA over Ethernet protocol overview for data storage managers
The ATA over Ethernet (AoE) protocol, backed by Coraid, is used by some data storage managers for low-cost, high-volume storage. Learn 10 AoE protocol facts Tip
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Five ways to improve your storage networks
These five tips will help you fine-tune your storage networks. Learn what you can do to improve your storage network performance, efficiency and resiliency. Tip
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Storage area network devices for SMBs: Choosing a SAN-in-a-box kit
SMBs are discovering that SAN-in-a-box kits are a cheaper and easier alternative to enterprise-class SANs. Tip
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Top 10 UK data storage methods for data deduplication, disaster recovery and more
Our top 10 tips of 2009 cover direct-attached storage (DAS), network-attached storage (NAS), storage-area networks (SAN), disaster recovery, data deduplication and more. Tip
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Storage-area networks to become increasingly object based
Storage-area networks will become increasingly object based, with a greater use of metadata. Potential SAN trends include disk drives, management, storage arrays and switches. Tip
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Persistent VDI vs. non-persistent VDI and their effect on storage resources
Learn the difference between persistent VDI and non-persistent VDI, how they affect storage and which one carries advantages in terms of capacity and backup requirements. Answer
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Key steps for a successful SAN migration
For a successful SAN migration, it’s key to understand your current environment and the future state of the SAN, as well as to carry out a testing phase against each platform and migration strategy. Answer
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How to set up a Dell EqualLogic configuration in a VMware environment
Find out what the key steps are for setting up a Dell EqualLogic configuration for an iSCSI SAN in a VMware virtual server environment. Answer
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Is SAN maintenance easier with virtualised servers than in a physical server setup?
Find out how SAN maintenance differs in a virtual server environment compared with a traditional, physical server environment. Answer
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SAN troubleshooting: What are the key steps and best practices when troubleshooting a SAN?
Learn which tools you need to perform SAN troubleshooting, which metrics point to a sign of trouble, and why granular and regular data collection is important. Answer
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Thin provisioning: Over-allocation, wide striping, space reclamation
Learn how the three main advantages of thin provisioning -- over-allocation, wide striping and space reclamation -- can help you make the most of your storage. Ask the Expert
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LUN masking or LUN zoning: Which one is a better fit for a SAN fabric?
GlassHouse Technologies' Steve Pinder weighs the pros and cons of using LUN masking and LUN zoning in SAN fabrics, switches and HBA configurations. Ask the Expert
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SAN purchase factors include cloud storage and I/O performance
We outline the factors to consider when making a SAN purchase, including cloud storage, data migration, I/O performance and maintenance issues. Ask the Expert
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How to calculate the optimum fan-out ratio on a storage-area network (SAN) array
Learn how to calculate the optimum fan-out ratio –- number of hosts connected to a port -- for a SAN array hosted in your enterprise data storage infrastructure. Ask the Expert
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Achieving concurrent write access to a storage-area network (SAN) without corruption
A business has two load-balanced Web servers accessing the same LUN of a storage-area network. Steve Pinder tells them how to achieve concurrent write access without corruption. Ask the Expert
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fan-out ratio
A fan-out ratio is the relationship in quantity between a single port on a storage device and the number of servers that are attached to it. Definition
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The key capabilities of SAN as virtual machine storage
Virtual server and desktop environments demand the use of shared storage for maximum efficiency, but what are the key advantages of SAN as virtual machine storage? Podcast
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Virtual machine storage and block vs file
Virtual machine storage requires greater performance, capacity and resiliency than with physical servers and requires a careful choice between block and file access. Podcast
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SAN migration strategy, preparation and execution
Learn what preparation goes into a SAN migration, how to handle the execution of the migration as well as the most difficult challenges, such as recabling in a fabric replacement. FAQ
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Unified storage architecture: Different approaches, scalability and capacity-saving tools
Unified storage offers block and file access in one box with the ease of management that implies, but vendors’ products can differ according to their storage heritage. FAQ
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Federated storage offers scalability and performance in large and growing environments
Federated storage offers scalability, performance and a single view of data across many arrays and is suited to providing storage for large and growing virtual server environments. FAQ
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The key capabilities of SAN as virtual machine storage
Virtual server and desktop environments demand the use of shared storage for maximum efficiency, but what are the key advantages of SAN as virtual machine storage? Podcast
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Enterprise SAN survey: A feature-rich market with some key differences
The enterprise SAN market is full of large-capacity beasts with advanced features common to all, but vendors’ high-end array products are by no means all the same. Feature
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I/O performance, storage infrastructure lead big data issues list
ESG senior analyst Terri McClure looks at the latest big data issues relating to I/O, Hadoop and storage sprawl. Feature
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Persistent VDI vs. non-persistent VDI and their effect on storage resources
Learn the difference between persistent VDI and non-persistent VDI, how they affect storage and which one carries advantages in terms of capacity and backup requirements. Answer
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Roadmap for Dell Fluid File System, data reduction revealed
Dell’s data reduction roadmap includes integrating Ocarina technology with its Fluid File System, and building dedupe into storage arrays and servers. News
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fan-out ratio
A fan-out ratio is the relationship in quantity between a single port on a storage device and the number of servers that are attached to it. Definition
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SAN monitoring products boosted by virtualisation
SAN monitoring is more necessary than ever with the demands of server virtualisation. We survey the market, from hardware products to Software as a Service offerings. Feature
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NHS service opts for Dot Hill SAN for VMware project
Storage roundup: NHS service opts for Dot Hill SAN for VMware; Acronis adds Red Hat integration; Atlantis releases ILIO monitoring module; ExaGrid gains Symantec synthetics certification; and more. News
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A look at storage in Windows Server 8
Frequent TechTarget contributor and Microsoft MVP Brien Posey introduces some of the storage features and changes in Windows Server 8 in this video. Tip
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Virtual machine storage and block vs file
Virtual machine storage requires greater performance, capacity and resiliency than with physical servers and requires a careful choice between block and file access. Podcast
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