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Table of ContentsNews3ware delivers storage over TCP/IPThis month, 3ware Inc. began shipments of a RAID array that allows the transmission of block-level SCSI data over Gigabit Ethernet LANs or subnet SANs
Entrada to ship 'SAN-over-IP' routerAiming to get a foothold in the nascent market for communications gear that enables companies to link storage area networks (SANs) over Internet Protocol (IP) networks
Lucent, Vixel deliver FC over IPThis month, Lucent Technologies began customer trials of a version of its OptiStar EdgeSwitch that can handle OC-12, OC-48, Gigabit Ethernet, and Fibre Channel traffic
RAID<sup>n</sup> to increase reliabilityAt last month's Comdex show, Land-5 Corp. unveiled technology that it claims will increase reliability compared to traditional RAID levels, or architectures
SRM tools help manage storage resourcesWhich employees use the most disk space, and why? What's the best way to partition disk space on a storage area network so that all multi-platform servers have access to it?
Users identify key storage issuesAt the recent Storage Networking World conference, users dispelled doubt over storage area network (SAN) and network-attached storage (NAS) adoption, revealing strong support for both technologies
Veritas adds server-less backupVeritas Software recently announced the Vertex Initiative, a phased-in strategy that is largely based on its snapshot backup technology
FeaturesAdvantages of SAN appliancesSAN appliances solve many of the problems that plagued first-generation implementations
Evaluating SAN professional servicesNeed help deploying a best-of-breed SAN solution? Professional service providers can lay the cornerstone for success
Managing the explosive growth of e-mailCompanies need an e-mail management system that cuts costs and improves archive and retrieval times.
Business BriefsBusiness Briefs<b>Tantia Technologies</b>, a wholly owned subsidiary of <b>BETA Systems Software AG</b>, announced an agreement with <b>Hewlett-Packard</b> in which HP will offer Tantia's Harbor Backup and Tantia File Transfer software to its customers
EditorialCisco, NetApp among top six SAN vendors (?!)I'm having a hard time interpreting the results of an end-user survey on storage area networks (SANs), conducted by Enterprise Management Associate
Case StudyDisk monitoring tools conserve capacityEDS uses a number of disk monitoring and reporting tools as well as quota management software to manage Windows NT storage capacity
EchoStar Communications builds large-scale SANDeployment of a storage area network posed challenges and required third-party help from CNT, but the benefits are expected to outweigh the costs
Analysts ViewInteroperability: The storage networking challengeThe vendor community has to involve end users in the standards process to avoid mistakes of the past
OpinionNAS and SAN cost considerationsEach architecture has unique advantages, but NAS usually offers lower total cost of ownership.
New ProductsNew Products<b>Brocade to ship 64-port 'integrated fabric'</b><br>Partly in response to competition from 32-port and 64-port director-class switches, Brocade has announced a 64-port integrated switch configuration
Lab ReviewOpenBench Labs pits LTO against Mammoth-2Benchmark tests show that the actual performance advantages of LTO over Mammoth-2 fall far short of the theoretical advantages
Special ReportTape Backup Strategies for NASLibrary vendors look to solve NAS backup issues with NDMP-centered architectures.
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