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Industry News and Analysis
It's not your father's NAS anymore
November 20, 2009 -- Traditional NAS approaches often fall short in environments with rapid growth in file-based data. Read more >
Managed service offers customized recovery for Data Domain systems
November 19, 2009 -- Simply Continuous is set to release a new version of its managed data recovery service with a new software tool that lets customers define their own SLA for data recovery on EMC Data Domain appliances. Read more >
Highlights from Supercomputing 09
November 18, 2009 -- A number of storage vendors used this week's Supercomputing 09 conference in Portland to announce new products or partner agreements. Read more >
EMC extends dedupe to desktops, laptops

November 17, 2009 -- EMC began offering a new version of its Avamar data deduplication software today with several new features, including support for desktop and laptop data deduplication.

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ParaScale beefs up cloud storage platform
November 16, 2009 -- ParaScale announced a new version of its ParaScale Cloud Storage software (PCS) today with added support for virtual server environments and new API support that streamlines the process of adding applications to the cloud. Read more >

      


Bits & Bytes Blog
Dave Simpson<br />Editor-in-Chief<br />
by Dave Simpson
Editor-in-Chief

SSDs: STEC on a roll

November 18, 2009 – I don’t invest in storage-specific vendors’ stocks, but if I did I’d be taking a close look at the solid-state disk (SSD) drive arena; in particular, a vendor that seems to be the early leader in this space, at least as measured in...

Kevin Komiega<br />Senior Editor<br />
by Kevin Komiega
Senior Editor

What are the market drivers for virtualization and cloud computing?

November 18, 2009 -- Everyone is on board the virtualization train and it seems IT vendors are slapping the "cloud" tag on every storage platform and service they come up with, but what drives the end user towards virtualization and cloud storage?Recent...

Business Briefs
Recent announcements from:
Axxana, Emulex, Hitachi Data Systems, InQuinox, Paragon Software Group, Riverbed Technology and StorMagic. Read More >
Featured Articles
Why you need disaster recovery management

DR testing can be a complex and costly proposition, but DRM products can help by automating the test and change management processes.

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Featured Articles
Market Prepped for 6Gbps SAS

Few doubted that the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface would succeed, but even fewer realized how quickly it would take off. If estimates from market research firm IDC prove accurate, SAS will account for 50% of all enterprise-class disk drive shipments this year.

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Featured Articles
Sorting out SSD strengths and weaknesses

There are many options available for solid-state disk (SSD) drives, and a number of organizations - including SNIA - are working on standards that will facilitate the evaluation process.

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Featured Articles
Options for disk-based backup and recovery

There are now a lot of alternatives for disk-to-disk (D2D) backup and recovery, and choosing the right solution depends largely on business requirements.

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Featured Articles
How real is cloud computing/storage?

The terms cloud computing and cloud storage have been gaining popularity over the past year, becoming the new winners in the marketing buzzword wars. However, obtaining mindshare and headlines is only the first hurdle in becoming a sustainable long-term trend that delivers value.

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Featured Articles
Where do SSDs fit: Servers or arrays?

Something of a religious war has popped up in the enterprise solid-state disk (SSD) drive space -- where do SSDs belong: In the storage array or in the server as direct-attached storage?

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Featured Articles
It's not your father's NAS anymore

Traditional NAS approaches often fall short in environments with rapid growth in file-based data.

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Webcasts

Upcoming Webcasts

Storage Performance in a Flash - How Storage Affects Performance in a Virtualized Evironment
This Webcast will address how Sun Microsystems’ various storage offerings provide the very latest cutting edge solutions for getting storage performance up ...
(Dec 11, 2009 12:00 PM CST / 6:00 PM GMT)
Sponsored by: 
Sun Partners
Expert Server Group

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Data Protection for Virtual Environments
Join us on this webcast to learn how technology used in Syncsort BEX can dramatically reduce virtual machine backup time and impact, making backup fast, efficient ...
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Syncsort

Unified Storage for Virtual Servers: iSCSI SANs and NAS
 In particular, the Webcast will explore the benefits of using a combination of iSCSI-based IP SANs and NAS to maximize storage performance and efficiency in ...
Sponsored by: 
RELDATA
ESG

Dedupe 2.0: The Benefits of Optimizing Primary and Secondary Storage
This session will present an overview of the various solutions for the challenges of Primary and Secondary Storage Optimization and real-world examples of successful ...
Sponsored by: 
Permabit Technology Corporation
Taneja Group

Storage Considerations for Desktop Virtualization
Join experts from Isilon Systems and Surgient for a 60-minute, free webinar on best practices for defining and managing scalable storage solutions for self-service ...
Sponsored by: 
Isilon Systems
Surgient

Six Ways to Reduce Your Backup Window
Join virtualization industry experts to learn about best practices, tips and technologies, plus newly available options found in vRanger Pro 4.0 DPP, to improve ...
Sponsored by: 
Vizioncore

Leveraging Capacity Optimization to Reduce Datacenter Footprint and Storage Costs
Capacity optimization is becoming a must-have technology for organizations looking to reduce storage costs....
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IDC

Featured Videos
IT professionals in the healthcare and broadcast industries explain the benefits of using Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology, including performance, reliability, reduced power and cooling requirements, less noise, and space savings.; BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama; Hewlett-Packard; InfoStor; SAS; serial attached SCSI technology; Starz Entertainment Group; Tri-Center Community Schools Testimonial; Customer Testimonial; hp; InfoStor; LSI;
Bits & Bytes Blog
Dave Simpson<br />Editor-in-Chief<br />
by Dave Simpson
Editor-in-Chief

SSDs: STEC on a roll

November 18, 2009 – I don’t invest in storage-specific vendors’ stocks, but if I did I’d be taking a close look at the solid-state disk (SSD) drive arena; in particular, a vendor that seems to be the early leader in this space, at least as measured in...

Kevin Komiega<br />Senior Editor<br />
by Kevin Komiega
Senior Editor

What are the market drivers for virtualization and cloud computing?

November 18, 2009 -- Everyone is on board the virtualization train and it seems IT vendors are slapping the "cloud" tag on every storage platform and service they come up with, but what drives the end user towards virtualization and cloud storage?Recent...

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Business Briefs
Recent announcements from: (Nov 18, 2009)
Axxana, Emulex, Hitachi Data Systems, InQuinox, Paragon Software Group, Riverbed Technology and StorMagic.
White Papers

Featured White Papers

Virtualization, Deduplication, and the Data Protection Connection - Reinventing IT Infrastructure Consolidation with Efficient Data Protection
As data center resource consolidation gains traction, many organizations are missing the big picture. For reducing primary storage footprints, they are looking ...
The 5 Critical Planning Steps For An Effective Disaster Recovery Plan
In today's climate, most enterprises maintain some form of business continuity plan. Business continuity plans are designed to provide a way for an enterprise to ...
Sponsored By:  InMage Systems
The Evolving Role of Disk and Tape in the Data Center
As organizations struggle with storing the ever-growing volumes of data, they have additional pressure to address high performance service level agreements while ...
Sponsored By:  LTO Ultrium
Optimizing Performance and Maximizing Investment in Tape Storage Systems
Tape storage systems, valued for their reliability and portability, are a large and growing investment for companies, especially as the volume of data increases ...
Data Protection Options for Virtualized Servers: Demystifying Virtual Server Data Protection - Best Practices and Technologies
Demystifying Virtual Server Data Protection -- Best Practices and Technologies, by Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst, StorageIO. Server virtualization continues ...
Sponsored By:  Quantum Corp
ESG Lab Validation Report for Quantum DXi7500 Deduplicated Backup for the Enterprise
ESG Lab believes the combination of policy-based deduplication, enterprise-class performance and scalability, along with comprehensive management and services provides ...
Sponsored By:  Quantum Corp

Recent White Papers

A Consolidated Approach to Disaster Recovery, Local Backup, and Application Recovery:
Recovery is something for which all businesses must prepare. Most acknowledge the need for comprehensive business continuity plans, but the expense and complexity ...
Sponsored By:  InMage Systems
Matching Data Deduplication Approaches to Workload Characteristics: The Quantum DXi7500
Taneja Group Opinion:  This paper provides an overview of how Quantum’s choice to allow customers more than one deduplication approach in a single product ...
Sponsored By:  Quantum Corp
Long-Term Data Protection and Retention - Finding the Correct Balance
The White Paper “Long-Term Data Protection and Retention - Finding the Correct Balance” by Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst, StorageIO, discusses ...
Sponsored By:  Quantum Corp
Backup and Recovery: The Benefits of Multiple Deduplication Policies
Data deduplication systems, which in the past have required that users apply one deduplication methodology to all of their jobs, now provide a choice. Quantum allows ...
Sponsored By:  Quantum Corp
The Truth About Tape - Nine Myths to Reconsider
The IT industry has been the battleground for a number of heated debates about the future of technology over the last few decades, including the tape versus disk ...
Sponsored By:  LTO Ultrium
TAPE and DISK Square Off Again - Tape Remains King of the Hill with LTO-4
In this white paper discover the real cost of storing data long term in SATA disk system and in an LTO-4 tape system -- and which provides lower total cost of ownership ...
Sponsored By:  LTO Ultrium
Featured Videos
IT professionals in the healthcare and broadcast industries explain the benefits of using Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology, including performance, reliability, reduced power and cooling requirements, less noise, and space savings.; BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama; Hewlett-Packard; InfoStor; SAS; serial attached SCSI technology; Starz Entertainment Group; Tri-Center Community Schools Testimonial; Customer Testimonial; hp; InfoStor; LSI;
Financials
openBench Lab Review Series
Bridging the archive-backup divide (Oct 30, 2009)
With the introduction of government regulations for strict archiving of particular data along with new backup technologies such as disk-to-disk backup and data deduplication, IT must now bridge that divide with a flexible archiving solution that easily integrates into current IT procedures.
ESG Lab Validation Series
3PAR Autonomic Groups (Nov 11, 2009)
This ESG Lab review documents hands-on testing of 3PAR Autonomic Groups in a clustered VMware environment - paying special attention to ease of provisioning and management.
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