Table of ContentsNews Analysis + TrendsMicrosoft partners with Iron MountainMicrosoft?s recent release of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 was, by itself, a relatively minor announcement that included bug fixes, increased support for Microsoft applications, and support for Hyper-V virtual server platforms. But couple the SP1 release with a new relationship with Iron Mountain for cloud storage services, and DPM takes on a completely new shape.
Analyst View: How to lower file-based storage costsFor a number of years, organizations have been experiencing exponential data growth and have been buying more and more storage to support it.
Nexsan combines SAS, AutoMAIDNexsan Technologies has once again combined its energy-saving AutoMAID (massive array of idle disks) technology with high-performance, SAS-based RAID storage to create the newly released SASBeast disk array.
Dot Hill ships 2.5-inch SAS arraysDot Hill Systems recently announced two entry-level RAID arrays equipped with small-form-factor (2.5-inch) SAS drives.
Seagate debuts 3.5-inch drivesEnterprise customers are slowly shifting from 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) to infrastructures based on the smaller, high performance 2.5-inch form factor, but Seagate predicts there will still be a need for 3.5-inch enterprise HDDs for the next several years.
Enterprise storage outlook: "Asset optimization" a bright spotThroughout 2008, the enterprise storage market proved surprisingly resilient compared to the overall IT sector. But the outlook for 2009 is?well, sketchy.
DepartmentsEditorialDon?t be duped by de-dupe ratiosIn these belt-tightening times, ?asset optimization? technologies, such as data compression, virtualization, thin provisioning, automated tiered storage and, perhaps most of all, data de-duplication, will be increasingly adopted by IT managers who need to ?do more with less.?
Business BriefsBriefsThis 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 ReportUnderstanding data de-duplication ratiosData de-duplication has obvious benefits, but vendors? claims regarding data de-dupe ratios have led to confusion.
FeaturesWho uses SSDs, and why?Adoption of solid-state disk (SSD) drives depends on the market segment.
FCIA makes the case for FCoEThe Fibre Channel Industry Association explains the advantages of the emerging Fibre Channel over Ethernet standard.
Lab ReviewHyper-scalability for virtual machine I/OUsing Virtual Service Clients and Virtual Service Providers, Microsoft’s Hyper-V creates a low-overhead environment for virtual machines that can provide a high degree of scalability on a state-of-the-art SAN. VAR ViewVARs provide cost-effective replicationAchieving offsite data replication is a growing concern for many small and medium-size businesses (SMBs).
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