Rick Cook Contributor - SearchStorage Rick Cook is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to SearchStorage.com. Rick Cook’s Most Recent Content SearchDataBackup RAID 50: How to select the right RAID level 26 Sep 2019 SearchDataBackup RAID 6 vs. RAID 10 22 Feb 2019 WhatIs.com Multipath I/O (MPIO) 27 Jul 2012 SearchDataBackup Buying your first backup tape library: What you need to know 14 Jun 2010 SearchStorage Data storage capacity planning: How to estimate your storage requirements 22 Mar 2010 SearchStorage Data storage management strategies: Managing logical unit numbers (LUNs) 01 Mar 2010 ComputerWeekly.com How to fine-tune Backup Exec 23 Jun 2009 SearchDataBackup Symantec Backup Exec troubleshooting performance tips 22 Jun 2009 ComputerWeekly.com Linux backup and recovery tools roundup 26 May 2009 SearchDataBackup Using an autoloader tape drive for data backup in SMBs 11 May 2009 SearchDataBackup Using custom data backup scripts in a modern backup environment 27 Apr 2009 SearchDataBackup How to optimize your backup tape rotation strategy 02 Feb 2009 SearchDataBackup Ten things you should ask a vendor before buying a tape library 30 Sep 2008 SearchDataBackup Backup and recovery basics: Testing your backups 15 Sep 2008 SearchDataBackup The differences between block-based and file-based data backup 25 Aug 2008 SearchDataBackup Tips and tools for making the most of event log files 16 Jul 2008 SearchDataBackup The top 10 causes of slow data backups 07 Jul 2008 SearchDataBackup How to destroy data on backup tapes 05 Jun 2007 SearchDataBackup How to estimate the lifespan of LTO tapes 01 May 2007 SearchDataManagement Backup failure: Five reasons backups fail and tips for prevention 27 Jul 2006 ComputerWeekly.com Testing iSCSI SAN performance with Iometer 23 Jul 2006 ComputerWeekly.com ISCSI SANs: How to alleviate the congestion 09 Apr 2006 SearchCIOMidmarket Windows Encrypted File System: Beware of its ease of use! 02 Nov 2005 SearchCIOMidmarket What you need to know about storing magnetic tape 27 Oct 2005 SearchCIOMidmarket Choosing Linux backup software 25 Oct 2005 SearchCIOMidmarket Expanding the reach of a disaster recovery plan 25 Oct 2005 ComputerWeekly.com Zoning 101: Why zone? 03 Oct 2005 ComputerWeekly.com CDP: Super snapshots -- eventually 23 May 2005 SearchCIOMidmarket How to keep stored data out of enemy hands 15 Apr 2005 ComputerWeekly.com Accounting firm overhauls data center - under budget 03 Feb 2005 ComputerWeekly.com Pros and cons of disk-to-disk backup 13 Dec 2004 ComputerWeekly.com Microsoft supports iSCSI SAN clusters -- kind of 22 Aug 2004
