Storage management and analytics
Find the latest news and buying advice about storage management and analytics on this topics page. Storage data analytics collects metrics and data logs for predictive analysis. Modern analytics applications are often SaaS-based and can be understood and used without the expertise required to use comprehensive third-party storage resource management tools.
Top Stories
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Opinion
20 Aug 2025
Nasuni enters new era with enhanced intelligence, exec changes
The combination of new product capabilities, strategic vision for AI readiness and leadership additions suggests Nasuni is entering a new era -- focused on actionable intelligence. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Aug 2025
AI brings storage admin challenges of trust, tech and liability
Storage admins should stock up on aspirin as the continued enterprise AI adoption throughout 2025 will create new challenges in trust, technology and legal liability. Continue Reading
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Podcast
26 Sep 2013
Erasure coding brings trade-off of resilience vs. performance
IT's decision on using erasure coding in storage rests on data importance, durability more than amount of data, says storage consultant Marc Staimer. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Aug 2013
Big data storage architecture: Categories, strengths and use cases
We explore distributed nodes, scale-out NAS, all-SSD arrays and object storage as choices for a storage architecture for big data. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Jun 2013
Hadoop clusters: Benefits and challenges for big data analytics
Brien Posey explains how Hadoop clusters can be extremely beneficial to large amounts of unstructured data, but aren't ideal for all environments. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Apr 2013
Streaming large video files in today's big data environments
Solid-state drives are a good choice for streaming large video files. Other factors to consider include cost and how often video will be accessed. Continue Reading
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Answer
30 Jan 2013
Can shared storage be used with Hadoop architecture?
Storage expert John Webster discusses three ways to use shared storage together with Hadoop architecture in this Ask the Expert answer. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Apr 2012
Five data protection guidelines for business continuity
Storage expert Jon Toigo offers data protection guidelines to help storage admins achieve the best possible results when protecting data in their care. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Oct 2011
Enterprise storage trends: SSDs, capacity optimization, auto tiering
Several enterprise storage trends are emerging at big and small storage vendors. Find out why certain technologies are trending and what they can do for your storage environment. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 May 2011
Using SSD technology to support memory overcommitment in vSphere
Using SSD in a vSphere environment helps with memory overcommitment. Find out how memory overcommitment works and why SSD is better at supporting it than mechanical disk. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Sep 2010
RAID level comparison chart: A free download
Download our free RAID level comparison chart, where the most important RAID levels are defined, along with information about the pros and cons of each RAID level. Continue Reading
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Feature
15 Sep 2010
How RAID storage systems protect your application data
RAID storage systems improve application performance and data availability. Learn about RAID levels and choosing the right RAID technology. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Aug 2010
Implementing an electronic records retention system
Learn the components of an electronic records retention system and best practices for implementing an electronic data discovery policy. Don't risk e-discovery request errors. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Jul 2010
Does Nimble dedupe?
Nimble Storage Thursday came out of stealth with a storage system that the startup’s executives said combines primary storage with deduplication for backup in the same device. It makes sense that ... Continue Reading
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Podcast
28 Dec 2009
EDRM: Best practices when preparing for an e-discovery request
We list the nine stages of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), and tell you why the preservation and collection stage is so important to data storage pros. Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2007
Iron Mountain acquires Stratify for $158M
Iron Mountain will add legal processing to its e-discovery services through the purchase of its legal review partner. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Jun 2007
How to choose the correct RAID level
This tip offers nine things to consider when deciding which RAID level is right for your organization's needs. Continue Reading
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Answer
18 Jun 2007
RAID 4 vs. RAID 5
Storage management expert Ashley D'Costa discusses RAID 4 vs. RAID 5. Continue Reading
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Answer
03 May 2007
RAID-5 configuration
Storage management expert Ashley D'Costa answers a reader's question about RAID-5. Continue Reading