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Table of ContentsReader I OAssessing SAN backup optionsWe are looking for options to back up our SAN. We have a XIOtech disk array, eight servers, a Brocade switch, an SDLT library, and Veritas software.
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OpinionConsider the online alternative to tape-based backupIf a disaster were to strike your company today, are you confident you could fully restore all of your data? An effective data-protection strategy is as critical to ensuring business continuity as a property insurance policy, but unfortunately many businesses may be at risk because they are using outdated backup methods.
Leasing helps storage professionals manage costsIn recent years, maximizing budget dollars has become an increasingly important IT consideration. Now more than ever before, storage professionals are weighing purchasing options, which raises the all-too-critical question: Should organizations lease or buy storage equipment?
News Analysis TrendsFabric-based intelligence gets vendor nodNews last month that Brocade had signed up seven more independent software vendors (ISVs) as Fabric Application Development Partners signals a growing trend in the industry to move storage applications off hosts and disk arrays and into the fabric.
HP boosts NAS performance, slashes pricesHewlett-Packard is increasing performance and cutting prices on its next generation of StorageWorks network-attached storage (NAS) devices.
NAS start-ups rely on distributed file systemsTwo network-attached storage (NAS) start-ups offering ATA-based systems are targeting the fixed content—or reference information—market, which is expected to grow 92% per year, according to The Enterprise Storage Group (ESG).
Sony bests LTO, SDLT with 500GB S-AIT driveSony recently began volume shipments of Super AIT (S-AIT) tape drives, which the company claims creates a new class of "super" tape drives—a distinction warranted by the drive's industry-high 500GB native capacity.
Start-up joins SRM software ranksAustin, TX-based Deepfile is adding a new twist to stand-alone storage resource management (SRM) products by offering automated SRM functionality built into a hardware appliance that supports CIFS and NFS.
Users split over SAN management approachesWhen it comes to purchasing storage management software, end users generally fall into two camps: those who prefer to purchase products from a single vendor and those who prefer to buy best-of-breed (or point) products from multiple vendors.
Users weigh in on tape-vs.-disk backup debateIn a recent InfoStor survey, industry analysts and integrators gave disk-based backup high marks.
Windows Server 2003 means better storage managementThis month, Microsoft finally introduced its long-awaited Windows Server 2003, which includes new storage management capabilities as well as other features.
FeaturesFile systems deliver on the promise of SANsMany IT managers today find themselves struggling to efficiently manage "islands of storage."
Policies automate storage managementStorage professionals have become accustomed to fighting fires. Even the basic task of provisioning a request for storage can become a headache for over-stressed IT departments.
SRM software enables storage best practicesThe first generation of storage resource management (SRM) software provides basic features such as reporting, monitoring, and trend analysis that help IT administrators understand the complexity of their storage environment. However, users are demanding more-advanced features so that SRM can be used for strategic planning. SRM software must mature and provide advanced features that can be used to achieve this new objective.
Special ReportiSCSI gains a toehold in SAN marketFew storage technologies have shown as much promise—and inflated expectations—as iSCSI, which enables end users to build purportedly low-cost storage area networks (SANs) that run over standard Ethernet TCP/IP networks.
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EditorialVCs pour, and storage start-ups drinkDespite the economic slowdown and IT spending clampdown, venture capitalists keep funneling money into storage start-ups at a surprising rate.
Analyst ViewWhy you need (more) storage securityRecently, there has been a lot of buzz about storage security, but it is still a confusing issue to many IT administrators. Why? Because although security is a huge puzzle for any IT organization, the concept of focusing on security as it applies specifically to storage is a relatively new topic.
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