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Industry News and Analysis Tips for assessing storage efficiency March 19, 2010 -- With infrastructure budgets being cut and data growth continuing unabated, it's time to take a closer look at storage efficiency to see if there is room for improvement. Read more > Viridity launches software for power provisioning March 19, 2010 -- Viridity Software has come up with a software tool that helps data center and facilities managers find power, cooling and real estate they didn't know they had. Read more > EMC integrates replication tools with Exchange 2010 March 18, 2010 -- EMC this week became the first storage vendor to announce integration with a little known Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 API that allows for SAN-based replication in Exchange 2010 environments. Read more > EMC taps QLogic for 8Gbps FC switches March 17, 2010 -- QLogic's enterprise-class 5800V Series of 8Gbps Fibre Channel stackable switches will be sold through EMC's Select program. Read more > LSI debuts 6Gbps SAS switches March 16, 2010 -- LSI today announced its first line of 6Gbps SAS switches that extend the use of SAS technology by turning direct-attached storage (DAS) devices into a shared, networked storage resource. Read more > More Industry News and Analysis >> Most Popular Articles Business Briefs Recent announcements from: (Mar 17, 2010) Akorri, Emulex, GlassHouse Technologies, Interlock Technology, Metalogix, NetApp, StoragePoint and VeriStor Systems. Read More > More Business Briefs >>		Bits & Bytes Blog by Dave Simpson Editor-in-Chief Gartner exposes FCoE "myths" March 19, 2010 – Much of the talk about the demise of Fibre Channel relates to its prospects as a disk drive interface, where it is rapidly losing ground against SAS and SATA drives. But Fibre Channel as a SAN interconnect is still going strong, despite... Read More > by Kevin Komiega Senior Editor Fibre Channel free-for-all March 19, 2010 -- The Fibre Channel SAN market is experiencing record growth and, as it does, the main players in Fibre Channel networking are fighting harder than ever for market share as converged networking gains traction.Recently released data from... Read More > by Frank Berry CEO and Sr. Analyst, IT Brand Pulse InfoStor Guest Blogger 1M IOPS: Meaningless or Not The first system administrator to ever upgrade a server undoubtedly experienced a mismatch in performance between the installed server and the new component. Since then, millions of data center managers have experienced first-hand the performance... Read More > by Jeff Boles Sr. Analyst, Taneja Group InfoStor Guest Blogger Storage for 2010 - Integration Innovation Hello InfoStor Readers,This marks my first post here at InfoStor, which I've gladly taken on in discussion with Dave Simpson, InfoStor's Editor in Chief. As "the" storage industry print publication, I am looking forward to supporting InfoStor with... Read More >

Featured Articles How to control the storage impact of virtual servers This article compares six techniques for VM storage management and examines which approach - or combination of approaches - works best for various data management challenges. Read More >> Featured Articles The best storage investments for 2010 This article is designed to help IT managers and administrators understand how to prioritize potential projects by ensuring they are aligned with business goals, which ultimately results in the best storage decisions. Read More >> Featured Articles View the current issue of InfoStor SNIA on Storage: iSCSI opportunities and market growth According to market researcher IDC, iSCSI has consistently grown faster than the overall networked storage market. Read More >> Featured Articles Guidelines for FCoE deployment Network convergence will enable enterprises to preserve their existing investments in FC storage, reduce data center costs and complexity, and simplify network management. Read More >> Featured Articles Does MLC flash belong in enterprise SSDs? There's a good bit of debate about whether or not enterprise-class SSDs can use multi-level cell (MLC) flash technology, as opposed to single-level cell (SLC) technology, which is currently the dominant technology for enterprise SSDs. Read More >> Featured Articles Evolving use cases for file-based storage NAS and file virtualization can play a critical role in VM environments, file services, data protection, archiving, and HPC. Read More >> Featured Articles Guidelines for implementing cloud storage Whether you're considering an internal or external cloud, beware of the potential pitfalls and plan accordingly. Read More >> Featured Articles SNIA develops standards for cloud storage The Cloud Storage Initiative (CSI) and Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) standard promise to lift the concerns and confusion around cloud storage. Read More >> 1/8

Editorial Guide Read our new editorial guide, Backup and Recovery: New Strategies for Data Protection. Sponsored by ARCserve More than Backup. Read the Guide >     News from the Wires JetStor SAS 616iS RAID array achieves VMware vSphere 4 certification (Mar 18, 2010) Astute Networks' Caspian Edge storage blades support Seagate Savvio HDDs (Mar 18, 2010) LSI updates first quarter guidance ; Company announces new $250 million share repurchase program (Mar 17, 2010) Broadcom introduces single-chip Ethernet switch (Mar 18, 2010) Xiotech accelerates virtualization with Virtualization Performance Pack (Mar 18, 2010) Cloud Systems joins the Cisco Developer Network (Mar 18, 2010) QLogic Fibre Channel switches available through EMC Select program (Mar 17, 2010) NewScale announces support for the Cisco Unified Computing System (Mar 17, 2010) Read More Wire News >> White Papers IBM ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway Overview Sponsored By:  IBM Corporation IBM ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance Overview Sponsored By:  IBM Corporation Analyst Report: Reversing the Requirement for Storage Growth Sponsored By:  IBM Corporation Disk-based backup and recovery using inline deduplication technology Sponsored By:  IBM Corporation Improving overall storage efficiencies through a combination of data reduction techniques Sponsored By:  IBM Corporation More White Papers >>		Webcasts Intelligently Incorporating Virtual Servers Into Your Recovery Plans Sponsored by:  Inmage Taneja Group Managing VM Sprawl and Reducing Costs with Disk Archiving Sponsored by:  Permabit Technology Corporation Storage Switzerland Storage Performance in a Flash - How Storage Affects Performance in a Virtualized Evironment Sponsored by:  Sun Partners Expert Server Group More Webcasts >> 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;

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