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.

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News 29 Apr 2025
NetApp security updates target future quantum threats

The latest data protection and recovery updates bring post-quantum cryptography to NetApp's block and file workloads alongside new BlueXP services. Continue Reading
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- Tim McCarthy, News Writer
Tip 22 Apr 2025
The ultimate guide to backup deduplication

Backup deduplication can reduce active storage space consumption, decrease backup job times and increase the overall efficiency of a storage infrastructure. Continue Reading
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- Damon Garn, Cogspinner Coaction

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
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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- Dave Raffo
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
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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- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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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- Greg Schulz, The Server and StorageIO Group
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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- Ashley D'Costa
Answer 03 May 2007
RAID-5 configuration

Storage management expert Ashley D'Costa answers a reader's question about RAID-5. Continue Reading
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- Ashley D'Costa

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