'Data Storage Management' Tag Index

Big Data Solutions: An Overview
By Kavitha Nair | Article Published April 25, 2012
Big Data technology enables enterprises to mine vast stores of data, even as this evolving technology faces various challenges.
Tags: Hadoop, data storage, data storage management, Enterprise IT, big data

Will America Remain the Global Data Storage Leader?
By Henry Newman | Article Published October 21, 2011
America has virtually undisputed leadership in storage. But there's no guarantee it will retain this status. Data storage Henry Newman looks ahead and assesses the U.S.'s prospects in the global marketplace.
Tags: data storage, data storage management

Virtual Machine Backup: Five Solutions
By Kenneth Hess | Article Published September 12, 2011
Virtual machines have enabled companies to cuts costs. But what happens when an enterprise wants to back up its new legion of virtual machines?
Tags: data storage management, virtual machine, virtual machine management, backup data

Data Storage's Wrong-Headed Past
By Henry Newman | Article Published September 02, 2011
Data storage expert Henry Newman looks back at the history of storage and feels amazed at how often the same mistakes have been repeated. Don't people ever learn?
Tags: data storage, data storage management, tape storage

The Limits of Tape Storage, 2011 Version
By Henry Newman | Article Published August 25, 2011
Data storage expert Henry Newman helps data managers understand tape storage's limitation long before it causes problems.
Tags: data storage, data storage management, tape storage

Where's Data Storage Headed?
By Jeffrey Layton | Article Published August 01, 2011
Data storage trends seem to change as quickly as you can say 'storage device.' Jeff Layton talks about the what IT departments need to know to stay ahead (or at least current) with the big data curve.
Tags: data storage, data storage management

Tips for Data Center Cost Savings
By Kenneth Hess | Article Published June 01, 2011
Data centers are inherently expensive, making it all the more important to seek greater efficiency.
Tags: data storage management, data center, Servers & Services, energy conservation, data center facilities management

7 Emerging Vendors in Cloud Computing Storage
By Jeff Vance | Article Published May 17, 2011
Cloud computing storage faces the challenge of providing remote access to ever growing mountains of data.
Tags: cloud computing, cloud services, virtualization, data storage management, data services

Cloud Control to Major Tom
By Drew Robb | Article Published April 28, 2011
Cloud computing offers significant advantages, yet how does your business stay in control as it heads for the cloud?
Tags: cloud computing, cloud services, data storage management, HP, solid state disk drives

Survey: EMC, Compellent, NetApp Lead Storage Sector
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 29, 2011
Quantum and Symantec are also among the favorites in a survey of IT professionals.
Tags: EMC, Compellent, data storage management, data center, NetApp

Oracle Unveils Cloud File System
By David Needle | Article Published February 09, 2011
The latest Oracle release includes advanced cluster file system capabilities for storage clouds.
Tags: Oracle, cloud computing, Cloud, data storage management, replication

Data Storage Woes: Data is Getting Older (and Older)
By Jeffrey Layton | Article Published January 24, 2011
Data storage management is a key -- and growing -- challenge, yet plenty of admins are failing to plan.
Tags: data storage management, database administration, database virtualization, IT asset management, data services

Data Storage Forecast 2011: RAID, SSD, PCIe
By Henry Newman | Article Published January 07, 2011
Sales of 2.5-inch drives will surpass 3.5-inch drives, and declines in tape unit sales will slow, among other data storage trends.
Tags: data storage management, tape drives, RAID, PCIe, SSD Performance

Leading Data Storage Acquisitions of 2010
By Dave Simpson | Article Published January 07, 2011
Recent data storage acquisitions include the PMC-Sierra–Adaptec deal and Netapp–Bycast deal.
Tags: data storage, EMC, data storage management, Dell, mergers and acquisitions

Unified Storage on the Rise
By Drew Robb | Article Published December 09, 2010
Big storage vendors have unveiled a number of unified storage platforms. We take a look at how they are faring in the real world.
Tags: EMC, data storage management, unified storage system, Cisco Systems, storage platform

Newman on Data Storage: Disk Storage Budgets
By Henry Newman | Article Published December 08, 2010
The cost of data storage won't move in a straight line, Plan accordingly.
Tags: database, data storage management, budgets, disk storage, Storage

Supercomputers Getting Faster - At Faster Rate
By Drew Robb | Article Published November 22, 2010
The supercomputer that was in the No. 1 spot just 18 months ago is now a relative laggard, having fallen to a lowly No. 7.
Tags: software, data storage management, Enterprise IT, Memory, supercomputers

Data Storage vs. the Laws of Physics
By Henry Newman | Article Published November 04, 2010
Data storage expert Henry Newman discusses the limits of hardware to contain the growing mountain of today's data.
Tags: data storage, CPU, data storage management, disk drives, transfer rates

Cutting Data Storage Costs: 10 Tips
By Drew Robb | Article Published October 22, 2010
The good news is that storage is less expensive then it once was. And with the right strategies, it can be cheaper still.
Tags: data storage, data storage management, database administration, disk drives, tape storage

The Hidden Costs of Data Storage
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 07, 2010
A leading analyst discusses how the exponential increase in drive density and other factors are upending the cost of storage systems.
Tags: data storage, security, data storage management, IOPS, gigabit

HP, Oracle Settle Lawsuit Over Ex-CEO Hurd
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published September 21, 2010
Computing giant settles its feud with Oracle over outgoing CEO Mark Hurd, agreeing to drop its lawsuit and restore corporate ties.
Tags: Oracle, data storage management, lawsuits, HP, Hurd

Has Flash Drive Density Seen Its Peak?
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 20, 2010
No, solid state drives will not replace spinning disks, partially because flash drive density is likely to stop growing.
Tags: data storage, data storage management, SSD, flash drives, SSD RAID Array

The Agony and Ecstasy to eDiscovery
By Sonny Discini | Article Published September 14, 2010
When a company faces litigation, understanding the complexities of eDiscovery becomes critical.
Tags: data storage, data storage management, compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, eDiscovery

SSD Debate: Cost Wins Over Performance
By Brian Fonseca | Article Published September 13, 2010
Despite clear performance benefits of Flash drives over spinning disks, the costs still scare away plenty of businesses.
Tags: data storage, data storage management, SSD, solid state drive, flash drives

Microsoft Plans Virginia Data Center
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 31, 2010
The cash-stretched state is crowing about the possibility of gaining a half a billion dollars in revenue from Microsoft building part of its computing cloud in Virginia, but Microsoft so far has little to say.
Tags: cloud computing, Microsoft, data storage management, Cloud Hosting, data center virtualization

Boosting Your RAID Controller's Storage Performance
By Henry Newman | Article Published August 24, 2010
You don't need hire professional service vendors to improve your RAID controllers.
Tags: data storage, data storage management, Servers & Services, RAID, RAID Controller

What's Better, Deduplication or Data Compression?
By Drew Robb | Article Published August 19, 2010
Deduplication gets a lot of buzz, but data compression has plenty of upsides that make it a worthy alternative.
Tags: data storage, data storage management, deduplication, dedupe, data compression

Microsoft Details Efficient Data Center Designs
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 04, 2010
Microsoft outlines some of the ways it plans to lower energy consumption at its burgeoning mega data centers.
Tags: cloud computing, Microsoft, data storage management, data center, ISO

Cloud Storage Poised to Save Enterprises Money: Report
By David Needle | Article Published July 30, 2010
While public cloud storage services have been around for years, they haven't won over the enterprise. That could soon change.
Tags: data storage, cloud computing, Cloud, data storage management, Cloud Storage

EMC Embraces x86
By Drew Robb | Article Published July 20, 2010
The newest iteration of EMC products is built entirely on Xeon x86 processors, a major change in strategy for the storage giant.
Tags: EMC, data storage management, x86 servers, x86, Storage

Evernote Launches Platform, 100 'Apps'
By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 14, 2010
Evernote enables you to dump content into a personal and secure space, and easily recall it with search.
Tags: software, data storage management, apps, applications, Apps Marketplace

Data Storage: 10 Hot Start-Ups
By Drew Robb | Article Published July 09, 2010
There are not quite as many data storage start-ups as in recent years, yet these new firms are proving there are still plenty of good ideas.
Tags: data storage, SAN services, Storage Area Networking, Storage Networking Device, data storage management