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Table of ContentsSnia On StorageiSCSI + virtual servers = better DRImplementing a solid disaster-recovery system may not be as costly or complex as you think.
ILM advice: Collaboration is criticalSuccessful implementation of information lifecycle management starts with collaboration among various IT and non-IT groups within an organization.
FeaturesA quick review of storage benchmarksFirst you need to know what benchmarks are available, and then you need to know how to interpret the benchmark results.
Tying e-discovery needs to storage architecturesThe growing requirement for supporting digital computer forensics within the enterprise is a direct result of the use of computers in more than 80% of business communications today.
Analyst ViewAnalyzing I/O performance bottlenecksAdding more hardware is not the answer to eliminating performance bottlenecks in the data center.
Business BriefsBusiness BriefsAttune Systems has secured $14 million in a new round of funding led by RWI Ventures.
Special SectionData protection, BC and DR for SMBsA number of end-user surveys reveal IT managers’ biggest problems with data protection, as well as solutions that small and medium-sized businesses should consider.
News Analysis TrendsDell adds removable hard drivesDell has entered the removable disk-drive market with the PowerVault RD1000, which is designed to back up and restore data for small to medium-sized businesses, branch offices, and individual power users.
EMC acquires de-duplication vendorIn the latest of its ongoing string of software-related acquisitions, EMC was expected to complete its acquisition this month of Avamar Technologies for $165 million in cash.
EMC upgrades disk arraysEMC has doubled the performance and storage capacities of several of its hardware platforms with the rollout of new models of the Symmetrix DMX-3, Clariion CX3 UltraScale series, Celerra NS NAS platform, and its enterprise disk library.
File virtualization tops users’ priority listAccording to a recent end-user survey by TheInfoPro (TIP) research firm, file-based virtualization technologies are topping the shopping lists of enterprise IT professionals as they battle faster-than-anticipated storage growth and mounting budget pressures.
LSI Logic buys StoreAgeLSI Logic completed its acquisition of StoreAge Networking Technologies this month in a deal valued at approximately $50 million in cash.
NetApp completes Topio acquisitionNetwork Appliance this month completed its acquisition of Topio in an all-cash transaction worth approximately $160 million.
QLogic enters SAN director marketIn a somewhat surprising move, QLogic recently entered the director-class switch market with shipments of a 128-port SAN switch, putting the company in competition with Brocade, McData (which is being acquired by Brocade), and Cisco (with which QLogic has an OEM relationship for fabric switches).
SNIA prioritizes software developmentThe Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is adding software development to its repertoire to more efficiently help vendors incorporate standards-based storage management into their products, and ultimately, into end-user environments.
Case StudiesHow users address compliance, part 1Given the amount of vendor hype surrounding compliance, you would think IT managers spend (or should spend) most of their time sorting out how best to comply with the latest spate of federal and state regulations, or how to prepare their data to be ready for the threat of looming lawsuits.
New ProductsOverland RAID array supports SASOverland Storage has begun shipments of the first RAID arrays in its Ultamus product family that support the emerging Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk interface.
OpinionThe pros and cons of NAS virtualizationEven though NAS virtualization</span> is still in the early adopter phase, it provides the same benefits of SAN virtualization, and more.
Var ViewThe time is right for CDPContinuous data protection offers clear-cut advantages over traditional backup, snapshots, and replication.
EditorialWanted: VARs, integrators . . . writersAt first glance it may seem that InfoStor is written solely for end users. That’s not the case.
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