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Pros and cons of backup tape encryption

Independent backup expert Brien Posey outlines what's good and what's bad about backup tape encryption in this tip.

By Brien Posey • April 26, 2013

Five LUN storage questions for pros

Learn what expert Brien Posey has to say to storage administrators about five questions they have about LUN storage in their environments.

By Brien Posey • April 22, 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.

By Brien Posey • April 22, 2013

IBM SmartCloud Enterprise–Object Storage cloud plans expansion

IBM SmartCloud Enterprise–Object Storage cloud service plans to expand and offer customers 99.999% availability with three or more copies of data.

By Carol Sliwa • April 12, 2013

Solving SQL VSS writer problems during backup

Backup expert Brien Posey explains how to solve common SQL VSS writer problems users can face during SQL database backups.

By Brien Posey • April 5, 2013

Microsoft VHDX format: Understanding benefits, conversion process

Virtualization expert David Davis explains how the new VHDX format in Windows Server 2012 has improved environments, and how to convert old VHD files.

By David Davis • March 7, 2013

Tegile Zebi HA2800 Storage Array

The Tegile Zebi HA2800 multiprotocol array can be used as an all-flash system or in front of a pool of hard drives as a hybrid array.

By Dave Raffo • Feb. 13, 2013

NexGen Storage Inc. n5-150 Storage System

IT admins using the NexGen Storage n5-150 Storage System can guarantee performance to each app and isolate workloads from one another on the SAN.

By Dave Raffo • Feb. 13, 2013

The king of all backup jobs: Backing up the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the ultimate backup job, preserving petabytes of Internet data and created from turning physical files into digital ones.

By John Hilliard • Jan. 31, 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.

By John Webster • Jan. 30, 2013

How to access cloud storage: Transfer, retrieval not so simple

Public cloud data access is straightforward, but data transfer to another provider or in-house could leave users on their own, analyst warns.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 29, 2013

RHEV 3.1 storage: Functionality and considerations

Virtualization expert Sander van Vugt explains how RHEV storage works and discusses some of the new storage features in version 3.1.

By Sarah Wilson • Jan. 18, 2013

Ten questions to help compare cloud storage services

Cloud storage expert Arun Taneja suggests 10 questions to help you successfully compare cloud storage services.

By Arun Taneja • Jan. 16, 2013

What you need to know about improving iSCSI performance

Storage expert Dennis Martin discusses how technologies like Data Center Bridging, CHAP, IPsec and iSCSI offload adapters affect iSCSI performance.

By Dennis Martin • Nov. 29, 2012

Unified storage architecture approaches: Modular vs. integrated

Find out what the considerations are for VARs with customers looking for both file and block storage in a single device.

By Eric Slack • Nov. 19, 2012

Comparing SLC SSD with DRAM SSD when it comes to IOPS

Find out how DRAM SSD and SLC SSD compare when it comes to IOPS and if you need a DRAM solution in this Expert Response from Marc Staimer.

By Marc Staimer • Oct. 19, 2012

The storage-for-VDI equation: Capacity, IOPS, TCO, ROI and persistency

A virtual desktop project can bring savings and efficiency to IT operations, but storage for VDI is a complex issue, and the wrong choices can hobble the project.

By Chris Evans • Aug. 31, 2012

Third-party tools help with VMware monitoring for storage

Third-party tools provide a single interface to help IT shops monitor the performance of storage, servers and network traffic in VMware environments.

Aug. 1, 2012

Advantages of using an object storage system

Learn the advantages of implementing an object storage system in your data storage environment.

By Jacob Gsoedl • July 30, 2012

Persistent VDI vs. non-persistent VDI and their effect on storage resources

Learn the difference between persistent VDI and non-persistent VDI, how they affect storage and which one carries advantages in terms of capacity and backup requirements.

By Chris Evans • June 29, 2012

Citrix StorageLink integrates SAN with virtualization environment

Find out what benefits Citrix StorageLink delivers to Citrix XenServer, such as access to advanced features on the storage array, offloading of storage operations to the array, and more.

By Sander van Vugt • June 6, 2012

Protecting petabytes: Best practices for big data backup

How do you protect the massive data sets? Learn the best practices and products used for big data backup disaster recovery.

By Todd Erickson • June 4, 2012

SAN backup and recovery

Moving data can complicate your backup efforts. In this tip, you’ll learn backup goals for SAN environments and backup methods to achieve those goals.

By Brien Posey • May 18, 2012

Define SSD: Top terms you need to know

How do you define SSD? Check out this list of important SSD terms. The list includes terms you should know and some that may seem obscure.

By Ed Hannan • May 8, 2012

Various cloud gateway options and use cases

Arun Taneja explains why a cloud gateway is essential for cloud storage, and drills into the various types of cloud gateways on the market today.

By Arun Taneja • April 19, 2012