JOURNAL ARTICLE - There's a helluva lot going on in the storage world these days. Part of it can be attributed to the natural evolution of the tech market.
Posted: September 3, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Capacity | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Dedupe and virtualization don't solve the real problem.
Posted: September 2, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Remote replication on virtual machines adds up to a disaster recovery plan that can really work.
Posted: April 23, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Replication | Disaster Recovery | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | Storage Replication | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - It seems like everyone is talking about thin provisioning. It's no miracle cure, but the technology can do wonders.
Posted: April 23, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Provisioning | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - I/O obstacles could throw a monkey wrench into virtual server environments, but there are alternatives to traditional methods.
Posted: March 26, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel SAN | Host Adapters | Infiniband Architecture | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Provisioning | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - 2008 will be an exciting, competitive and sometimes confusing time to be a storage professional. It won't be enough to be a great storage tech.
Posted: February 18, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Channel Management | Disaster Recovery | Electronic Discovery | ITIL | SAN | Staffing | Storage Industry | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Data protection is changing rapidly: Point-in-time recoveries, faster legal discovery response times and near real-time disaster recoveries are becoming new requirements for corporate data protection.
Posted: February 18, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Continuous Data Protection Software | Server Virtualization | Software Licensing | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - By the time this article is published, most of you will have returned to work after a holiday break and settled down for the year ahead. Considering this is my first 2008 column, I decided to write about some areas that will take center stage this year.
Posted: February 18, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Management Services | Storage Provisioning | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - As deployments of virtualized servers proliferate in enterprise IT environments, there are growing concerns associated with creating, managing and protecting these newly created virtual machines (VMs).
Posted: February 18, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backup Software | Backups | Blade Servers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Appliances | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

JOURNAL ARTICLE - There are numerous ways to embed virtualization into your storage infrastructure. Here are the pros and cons of the various approaches.
Posted: January 16, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Infrastructure | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Backing up and recovering data from virtual machines is easier said than done.
Posted: December 20, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

JOURNAL ARTICLE - You can achieve considerable cost savings if different tiers of storage are parceled out to business units on a pay-for-use basis.
Posted: December 20, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  IT Utility Services | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management Services | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Virtualization can be a tricky technology for storage managers who need to apply traditional methods while navigating new obstacles.
Posted: December 20, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Anyone who doubts the power and impact of virtualization isn't seeing the whole picture.
Posted: November 14, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Successful data migration projects require as much planning as doing. Use this checklist to make sure you have all the bases covered.
Posted: November 14, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Migration | Storage Best Practices | Storage Virtualization