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Table of ContentsEditorialA word about awardsThere are a number of different ways to do awards, each with strengths and weaknesses.
Lab ReviewBuilding a SAN for SMBs, part 3Smart software, switches, HBAs, and even smarter storage arrays render the notion of direct-attached storage absolutely dumb.
Business BriefsNews Analysis TrendsCA outlines ILM road mapAt its annual CA World conference—which attracted about 10,000 customers and partners—in late May, Computer Associates presented its strategy for information life-cycle management (ILM) product delivery.
Copan offers 'no-spin' D2D systemWithin the next two months, Copan Systems is expected to begin production shipments of its Serial ATA-based Revolution 200T RAID array, which was originally announced in April.
EMC, Dell ship SATA arrays for SMBsPrices start at less than $6,000
Hitachi mixes SATA, FC drivesAdds compliance features
IBM takes 'virtual' steps with SFSIBM last month took what some analysts say are significant steps forward in its virtualization strategy with the 2.1 release of TotalStorage SAN File System (SFS).
Is online disk backup a fit for SMBs?In a recent survey conducted by Gartner Research, 64% of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) said they backed up their data on-site, not off-site for disaster-recovery purposes.
MaXXan upgrades intelligent switchesWhile vendors such as Cisco, Brocade, Maranti, and McData continue to focus on first-generation intelligent switch platforms, four-year-old start-up MaXXan this month began shipments of its second-generation switch platform—the MXV500 Intelligent SAN Switch.
User survey shows fast growth for NASNAS is finally getting a stronger foothold into data centers, as more early SAN adopters within Fortune 1000 companies plan to increase the amount of storage capacity they put on NAS, according to an extensive end-user survey conducted by TheInfoPro, a research firm based in New York City.
Who needs 4Gbps Fibre Channel?Host bus adapter (HBA) and switch vendors are expected to usher in 4Gbps Fibre Channel products late this year or early next year, a move that will make 4Gbps an interim speed before the industry takes on the major forklift transition to 10Gbps Fibre Channel.
FeaturesILM and ECM: The confluence of technology, businessEnterprise content management and storage management come together in information life-cycle management.
New ProductsMost Valuable Products AwardsMembers of the ASNP as well as industry analysts narrowed a field of hundreds of product submissions down to five finalists in each of six categories, and <i>InfoStor</i>'s end-user readers and the ASNP membership (all end users) voted on the winners in each category.
Special ReportSAN management: The good, the bad, the uglyEnd-user adoption of SAN management software has been slow, but advances such as integration with SRM may improve the picture.
Analyst ViewWhy you need auto-provisioningThe goal is to decrease the manual, repetitive, error-prone steps that are typically required to provision storage.
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