CA lays out ILM road map May 26, 2004
-- At its annual CA World conference this week, which attracted about 10,000 customers and partners, Computer Associates (CA) presented its road map for information life-cycle management (ILM) product delivery. To differentiate, or distance, itself from some of its more storage-centric competitors, CA executives emphasized the non-storage elements of ILM.
Software turns Windows servers into iSCSI targets May 17, 2004
-- Start-up String Bean Software, in Montgomery Village, MD, is taking a unique approach to iSCSI storage area networks (SANs) with its WinTarget software, which enables any Windows server with local disk to be treated as an iSCSI target--including network-attached storage (NAS) filers based on Windows Storage Server 2003. The software is targeted at small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Signiant takes on remote data May 12, 2004
-- Signiant, a provider of software and services for remote data protection, this week announced several enhancements, including a new release of its flagship Mobilize platform and a suite of remote data management products that can be layered on top of the platform to improve remote backup.
Softek flies solo May 3, 2004
-- Ending speculation about the company's future ownership, Fujitsu Software Technology Corp. (Fujitsu Softek) recently completed a management-led buyout from parent company Fujitsu Ltd.
To the Editor May 1, 2004
-- This letter is in response to "D2D backup success depends on software" (see <i>InfoStor</i>, March 2004, p. 48).
Softek flies solo May 1, 2004
-- Ending speculation about the company's future ownership, Fujitsu Software Technology Corp. (Fujitsu Softek) last month announced a management-led buyout from parent company Fujitsu Ltd.
Vendors inch toward fabric-based intelligence May 1, 2004
-- Fabric-based intelligence (i.e., running storage applications on switches) wasn't center stage at last month's Storage Networking World (SNW) conference, but it wasn't off-stage either—reflective perhaps of the generally high interest in the emerging technology among end users.
Who's using IP Storage, and why? May 1, 2004
-- SNIA's IP Storage Forum explains the potential benefits of IP Storage and presents case studies of early adopters.
Microsoft adds NAS, SAN features May 1, 2004
-- Microsoft recently released to its OEMs a feature pack for Windows Storage Server 2003 that will enable companies to use Windows-based network-attached storage (NAS) filers in Exchange Server environments.
FC SAN vendors target SMBs May 1, 2004
-- A number of research reports have indicated that the growth of storage area networks (SANs) in large enterprises is leveling off, while the small to medium-sized business (SMB) market represents a potentially huge, untapped market.
Building a SAN for SMBs, part I May 1, 2004
-- Should small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) move to a SAN fabric to satisfy their storage needs? The advantages are significant, but have the costs in money and labor diminished sufficiently?
3PAR streamlines provisioning May 1, 2004
-- When it comes to provisioning, 3PAR appears to have all the bases covered—and then some.
Can SANs penetrate SMBs? May 1, 2004
-- Last month (see "It's a good time to be an SMB," April, p. 6), I commented on storage vendors' renewed interest in the small to medium-sized business (SMB) market and how they're lowering prices and putting easy-to-use features in storage area network (SAN) products to gain traction in this space.
Disk-to-disk backup: Buyer beware May 1, 2004
-- Faced with shrinking backup windows, time-intensive, or outdated tape architectures, and increasingly stringent service level agreements (SLAs) that require rapid restores, many IT storage professionals are evaluating disk-based architectures to solve their backup problems.
IBM swims downstream with 'baby Shark' May 1, 2004
-- At last month's Storage Networking World conference and exhibition, IBM fleshed out its enterprise-class disk system family with the announcement of a lower-cost version of its TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) 800 "Shark" array.
Everything you need to know about SMI-S May 1, 2004
-- SNIA's storage management standard promises to facilitate the integration of both hardware and software.
Is it time for SMB storage area networks? May 1, 2004
-- A Microsoft storage executive makes the case for smaller businesses moving to SANs—Fibre Channel or iSCSI.