A two-tier data archiving approach can help free primary storage capacity, reduce expenses from regular data protection, and meet compliance or business requirements for specific data. A two-tier strategy divides archive data based on the probability of accessing that data. Archive data … Continued
It’s the New Year and it’s time to organize things around home. Throw out some things that are really not needed anymore. Also, take some things that are unlikely to be needed but can’t really make a decision to throw … Continued
Object storage is a method of storing information that differs from the popular file storage and venerable block storage that are the most familiar in IT. It is another a type of storage where information and metadata are both stored, … Continued
Hewlett-Packard has announced a single architecture across storage systems that can span different sizes of enterprises. This is the HP 3PAR StoreServ that now includes the 7000 model to complement the high-end enterprise models currently available. That gives HP one … Continued
The end of the year is a busy time for storage pros as salesman push to meet year-end quotas and IT plans for year-end operations. Year-end operations can involve beginning the processes required to close the books of a company … Continued
It should be apparent now that new technology drives advances of older technology. Storage companies have a lot to lose if their technology is eclipsed by newer technology, so they continue to fiercely market and invest in extending the older … Continued
I recently spoke with a storage software vendor promoting a product that was an independent storage management and reporting tool. The functionality it performed was impressive. There were high-value capabilities that a storage administrator could find useful. The product ticked … Continued
Once again I’ve run into an information technology director faced with acquiring software for storage that was licensed on a per-terabyte basis. Like others I’ve talked to in that situation, he made his decision based on that charge and not … Continued
Information technology (IT) must continue to adapt and change as new demands arise and new technology is introduced. The new demands include more capacity for storing information as well as changes in procedures such as security and compliance. The introduction … Continued
Buying storage is an ongoing process that may be periodic in some environments and seemingly continuous in others. There are several primary reasons given for storage purchases: New application deployments that require storing significant amounts of data. Performance or features … Continued
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