JOURNAL ARTICLE - The storage and server cluster installed at The University of Texas at Austin is a lesson in how to do HPC. Storage requirements for HPC go beyond massive capacity, and include the use of high-performance file systems.
Posted: October 23, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Cluster Software | Clustering | Grid Computing | High Performance Computing | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | Tiered Storage

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Fibre channel advocates say you can't beat storage systems built around that protocol for performance and reliability, yet there is reason to believe it's dominance may not last too long.
Posted: October 23, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel SAN | Fibre Channel Switches | iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | Statistical Software | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems

JOURNAL ARTICLE - The storage capacity needed for electronic medical records could be big ... real big.
Posted: September 2, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Network Infrastructure | Storage Infrastructure

JOURNAL ARTICLE - You can conquer IT infrastructure challenges by rethinking ownership and functional processes.
Posted: September 3, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Infrastructure 3.0 is a good reason not to retire.
Posted: March 26, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure

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 - 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 - Clemson University bets on lots and lots of low-cost storage to enhance its profile and attract top faculty.
Posted: January 17, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Education Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | University Programs

JOURNAL ARTICLE - With digital video on the rise in enterprises, storage teams will play a key role in accommodating the petabytes of data that can be generated by video surveillance systems.
Posted: January 17, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Video Systems

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 - There are numerous places to embed encryption into your backup infrastructure. Considering key management and performance issues, here are our recommendations.
Posted: November 14, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Encryption | Storage Appliances | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - There may be a slight respite for storage managers who have spent the last few years trying to keep up with runaway storage growth, according to the results of Storage magazine's spring 2007 Purchasing Intentions Survey.
Posted: May 18, 2007 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Disk Storage Systems | iSCSI SAN | Storage Capacity | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security | Storage Spending | Storage Switches | Surveys | Tape Libraries | Tiered Storage

JOURNAL ARTICLE - A huge portion of the issues we face today in storage and throughout our infrastructure are caused by us trying to use the same systems, architectures and methodologies we're used to for data that has all new requirements.
Posted: May 18, 2007 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Who will run the storage shop? Not too long ago, storage managers were kept company by the sound of spinning disks and whirring tape drives.
Posted: April 12, 2007 | Published: April 1, 2007


Topics:  Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

JOURNAL ARTICLE - What about evolution? The storage world turns on events big and small, and it's turning faster than ever.
Posted: March 14, 2007 | Published: March 1, 2007


Topics:  Change Management | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure