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iSCSI storage networking: What you need to know

As simple as iSCSI is to get running, configuring it to perform optimally requires a solid... more
Get your storage network right for NFS

Once you've built a solid network foundation, the next challenge is to use it as effectively as... more
Build a bulletproof network for IP storage

Correctly configuring a network for IP storage isn't quite as simple as it seems. Here's how to do... more
Review: Dell EqualLogic SANs make the most of automated tiering

Dell EqualLogic SSD and SAS hybrids highlight no-muss, no-fuss, fast storage tiering across... more
Fake a stretched cluster for fun and profit

True stretched clusters are out of reach for many, but you can use the concepts to avoid downtime... more
Avoid disaster with stretched clusters

So-called stretched clusters promise utopia of disaster avoidance and disaster recovery... more
How to avoid a forklift storage upgrade

Despite your best attempts to look ahead, primary storage always seems to go obsolete before its... more
What to ask when choosing a new storage platform

If you want to know what to buy, talk to people who've adopted the technology you're eyeing. Here... more
Post-acquisition, Quest and VKernel merge virtualization management solutions

VKernel and Quest software combine to provide a new solution suite for monitoring SAN, guest OS,... more
EMC VNXe 3100: Sweet entry-level NAS and SAN

EMC delivers an all-purpose, unified storage array tailor-made for the IT generalist and the... more
EMC VNXe 3100 performance check

A simple IOmeter test across six virtual machines, two iSCSI volumes, and five 15,000-rpm SAS disks... more
Antivirus: The silent virtualization killer

Traditional guest-based antivirus can sap the life out of your virtualization and storage... more
Top 10 small-business tech predictions for 2012

From more affordable virtualization to cloud everything to gigabit wireless to NAS appliances,... more
Downtime is ... good?

A healthy dose of planned downtime can save your bacon. Don't buy into the 24/7, always-on culture... more
The law of unintended storage consequences

Recent implementation and subsequent withdrawal of part of VMware's VAAI feature set illustrate the... more
Wall Street Journal: Brocade may be on the block again

Company holds notable shares in Fibre Channel SAN and Ethernet markets... more
EMC debuts all-SSD and high-bandwidth versions of VNX arrays

Storage vendors says it will stop selling Clariion arrays in January, but maintain support for five... more
Site Recovery Manager 5.0 ups the ante

VMware's Site Recovery Manager 5.0 adds much needed features, yielding a self-contained business... more
vSphere Storage Appliance: The fruit of a conflict of interest

The new vSphere Storage Appliance has serious limits. Is the EMC relationship keeping VMware from... more
Storage load balancing with vSphere 5.0

Storage DRS, released in vSphere 5, brings exciting new storage management features to the table,... more

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Latest Storage Area Network news and articles

As simple as iSCSI is to get running, configuring it to perform optimally requires a solid... more

Once you've built a solid network foundation, the next challenge is to use it as effectively as... more

Correctly configuring a network for IP storage isn't quite as simple as it seems. Here's how to do... more

Dell EqualLogic SSD and SAS hybrids highlight no-muss, no-fuss, fast storage tiering across... more

True stretched clusters are out of reach for many, but you can use the concepts to avoid downtime... more

So-called stretched clusters promise utopia of disaster avoidance and disaster recovery... more

Despite your best attempts to look ahead, primary storage always seems to go obsolete before its... more

If you want to know what to buy, talk to people who've adopted the technology you're eyeing. Here... more

VKernel and Quest software combine to provide a new solution suite for monitoring SAN, guest OS,... more

EMC delivers an all-purpose, unified storage array tailor-made for the IT generalist and the... more

A simple IOmeter test across six virtual machines, two iSCSI volumes, and five 15,000-rpm SAS disks... more

Traditional guest-based antivirus can sap the life out of your virtualization and storage... more

From more affordable virtualization to cloud everything to gigabit wireless to NAS appliances,... more

A healthy dose of planned downtime can save your bacon. Don't buy into the 24/7, always-on culture... more

Recent implementation and subsequent withdrawal of part of VMware's VAAI feature set illustrate the... more

Company holds notable shares in Fibre Channel SAN and Ethernet markets... more

Storage vendors says it will stop selling Clariion arrays in January, but maintain support for five... more

VMware's Site Recovery Manager 5.0 adds much needed features, yielding a self-contained business... more

The new vSphere Storage Appliance has serious limits. Is the EMC relationship keeping VMware from... more

Storage DRS, released in vSphere 5, brings exciting new storage management features to the table,... more

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