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Dave Simpson<br />Editor-in-Chief<br />
by Dave Simpson
Editor-in-Chief

Startup’s SSDs top 1,000,000 IOPS

March 17, 2010 – According to independent test results, Pliant Technology’s Lightning Enterprise Flash Drives (EFDs), which are based on solid-state disk (SSD) technology, topped one million IOPS in a configuration with 16 drives.Many storage vendors have...

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

NAS grows as external controller-based disk market slides

March 11, 2010 -- Unstructured data is becoming the reigning storage hog in the data center as the network-attached storage (NAS) market continues to grow, while the market for block-access, controller-based disk arrays continues to decline, according to...

Frank Berry<br />CEO and Sr. Analyst, IT Brand Pulse<br />InfoStor Guest Blogger<br />
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...

Jeff Boles<br />Sr. Analyst, Taneja Group<br />InfoStor Guest Blogger<br />
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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Guidelines for implementing cloud storage

Whether you're considering an internal or external cloud, beware of the potential pitfalls and plan accordingly.

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SNIA on Storage: iSCSI opportunities and market growth

According to market researcher IDC, iSCSI has consistently grown faster than the overall networked storage market.

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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.

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Backup and Recovery: New Strategies for Data Protection

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

Startup’s SSDs top 1,000,000 IOPS

March 17, 2010 – According to independent test results, Pliant Technology’s Lightning Enterprise Flash Drives (EFDs), which are based on solid-state disk (SSD) technology, topped one million IOPS in a configuration with 16 drives.Many storage vendors have...

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

NAS grows as external controller-based disk market slides

March 11, 2010 -- Unstructured data is becoming the reigning storage hog in the data center as the network-attached storage (NAS) market continues to grow, while the market for block-access, controller-based disk arrays continues to decline, according to...

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Recent announcements from: (Mar 17, 2010)
Akorri, Emulex, GlassHouse Technologies, Interlock Technology, Metalogix, NetApp, StoragePoint and VeriStor Systems.
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A Cost-Effective Integrated Solution for Backup and Disaster Recovery
Recovery is something for which all businesses must prepare. Most acknowledge the need for comprehensive business continuity plans, but the expense and complexity ...
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Protecting and Recovering Virtual Server Environments
When choosing a server virtualization application, such as backup and recovery, it's important to understand the advantages -- and limitations – of the various ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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A Proactive Approach to Tape Storage Management
A recent IDC study reveals that despite a shrinking economy at the end of 2008, the amount of data generated was 487 billion gigabytes, and the "Digital Universe" ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Securing Sensitive Information - Key Management and LTO-4 Tape Encryption
Now more than ever, ensuring the protection and confidentiality of data can be a critical role for data managers. With a growing number of laws and regulations, ...
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The State of Resilience and Optimization on IBM Power Systems
Research Findings Based on Surveys of IBM i and AIX UsersThis report includes the input of  over 2,000 companies running AIX and IBM i Ii5/OS) environments ...
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Disk and Tape 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 a SATA disk system and in an LTO-4 tape system -- and which provides lower total cost of ...
Sponsored By:  LTO Ultrium
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openBench Lab Review Series
Disk imaging for physical and virtual machines (Feb 5, 2010)
Paragon's Drive Backup 10 Server software leverages disk imaging tools to simplify storage management issues, from consolidation to disaster recovery protection, in both physical and virtual environments.
ESG Lab Validation Series
Symantec OpenStorage (Feb 11, 2010)
This ESG Lab review documents hands-on testing of consolidated management and automated data protection services across multiple sites and diverse storage technologies using Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage.
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