Choosing the Right SSD for Your Storage Backup Needs - March 10, 2010
Before you can decide whether SSD are the right backup choice for your organization, you must understand the choices that complement it, such as SAS and RAID controller choices.
Is Cloud Storage Up to the Task? - February 24, 2010
Cloud storage has been slow to catch on as a replacement for traditional storage solutions. Can cloud storage providers meet enterprise needs?
Solid State Drives Find Way to Enterprise Apps - February 17, 2010
SSDs can improve database and file system performance, but various issues must be addressed to make the most of the pricey drives.
Boosting Storage Backup Speed in a Virtual Environment - February 3, 2010
By Drew Robb
Backups aren't what they used to be. The amount of data to contend with has mushroomed and the technologies available to meet storage needs are increasingly complex. Here's one engineering firm's travails and how it resolved them.
What Cloud Computing Can Learn From Grid - January 27, 2010
A decade ago, grid computing began paving the way for cloud. Can cloud computing succeed where grid failed?
The Do's and Don'ts of Adding New Storage - January 6, 2010
By Drew Robb
Organizations add new storage for four primary reasons: capacity, technology, performance and availability. Regardless of reason, the correct approach is the same. Here's what to do and what pitfalls to avoid.
Data Storage in the New Decade - December 23, 2009
It's looking like Fibre Channel over Ethernet and mergers in the solid state disk market, but no clouds in this forecast.
Solid State Drives Remove Trash - December 2, 2009
By Herman Mehling
SSD makers have come up with a number of ways to maintain the high performance of the pricey drives.
SSDs Take Center Stage - November 18, 2009
By Drew Robb
Using flash drives is one way to reduce overall storage costs.
Enterprise Cloud Computing: Risk and Economics - November 12, 2009
By Sonny Discini
Cloud is here, it's real and it's rapidly maturing to the point where the benefits are starting to appeal to those looking to solve enterprise risk and economic issues.
Looking Ahead to the Future of RAID - November 11, 2009
RAID is currently laboring to keep up with explosive data growth. Some see ways extend the technology's capabilities.
Simplifying Email Archiving - October 28, 2009
By Drew Robb
Mimosa has added SharePoint archiving to its feature roster. The goal -- reducing the complexity of email archiving.
Getting the Most Out of RAID - October 21, 2009
By Scott Alan Miller
RAID offers many advantages, but data centers that use it face considerable risks. With proper management, those risks can be managed.
