Table of ContentsNews Analysis & TrendsUsers react to de-duplication dealsIn part one of our two-part series on disk-to-disk backup and data de-duplication (see “De-dupe inches into VTL backup” at www.infostor.com) we examined where and how de-duplication is being used in the data center.
EMC tackles VMware managementAt the VMworld conference last month, EMC announced a round of upgrades to its ControlCenter storage resource management (SRM) software, including Application Discovery Manager (ADM) and EMC Infra service desk system products that blend the management of traditional physical systems with VMware virtual machines.
Dell's iSCSI array tuned for VMwareDell recently launched its latest salvo in the iSCSI storage market with the debut of the Dell EqualLogic PS5500E, a SAN array with triple the capacity of prior products and integrated data-protection tools for VMware virtual server environments.
Virtualization: HP bundles EVA, clusteringHewlett-Packard is shipping a new virtual storage system comprising an Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) 4400 with scalable NAS file serving software developed via HP?s acquisition of PolyServe.
Q&A: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)Solution Technology?s Robert Kembel addresses users? questions regarding the emerging Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard.
DepartmentsEditorialHosted storage gets cloudyI’m not quite as enthusiastic about cloud-based storage as Jeff is, but I do agree that it’s here to stay, if only because of the relatively recent presence of big guns such as EMC, IBM, and Symantec, not to mention Amazon and Google.
Business BriefsBusiness BriefsThis section takes on late-breaking business and partnership news written for industry insiders.
New ProductsProductsEach month, InfoStor rounds up timely new product announcements, providing a buyer’s guide for professionals.
Special ReportScale-out secondary storage gains tractionScale-out architectures address capacity, performance, configuration flexibility, and cost issues.
FeaturesSSDs poised for the enterpriseShipments of solid-state disk (SSD) drives are expected to hit 1.7 million units in 2013, an average annual growth rate of nearly 150%.
What is cloud-based storage?The first installment in a three-part series looks at how ?storage in the cloud? will impact users and IT organizations.
SNIA on StorageiSCSI + virtual servers = better DRImplementing a solid disaster-recovery system may not be as costly or complex as you think.
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