March 18, 2010
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Choosing the Right Solid State Drive for Your Storage Network

Issues like wear leveling and your SAS or RAID controller will determine whether SSDs succeed in your storage networking environment.

Solid State Drive Reliability and Performance in Storage Networking

There are many reliability and performance issues to consider before adding SSDs to your enterprise storage networking environment.

Solid State Drives in Enterprise Applications

SSDs can improve database and file system performance, but there are a number of issues that need to be addressed to make the most of the pricey drives.

I/O Bottlenecks: Biggest Threat to Data Storage

New technologies like phase change memory could make storage networks irrelevant unless the industry bands together to address I/O bottlenecks.

The Future of Data Storage: FCoE, SSD Mergers, But No Clouds

Enterprise storage columnist Henry Newman sees FCoE and SSD mergers coming, but there are no clouds in his forecast.

Error Correction: An Urgent Need for Files

The digital future will require a level of file and data integrity that doesn't exist today, but there are some possible solutions.

Why NAS Might Overtake SAN Storage

Not only might NAS replace SAN in the coming world of Ethernet-based storage, but the distinctions between the two might also disappear.

Storage Networking: The Basics

Much has changed since storage networks first appeared — and the biggest changes may be yet to come.

Why Cloud Storage Use Could Be Limited in Enterprises

Bandwidth and data integrity issues could limit enterprise use of external storage clouds.

RAID's Days May Be Numbered

The long-running data storage technology could be headed for trouble. We look at the problem — and potential solutions.

Enterprise Technologies Will Change the Consumer PC Market

Some high-end data storage technologies could radically change your home PC in the not too distant future.

SSDs, pNFS Will Test RAID Controller Design

The storage world as we know it is about to change — and not all RAID vendors are ready.

Falling 10GbE Prices Spell Doom for Fibre Channel

Recent steep drops in the price of 10Gb Ethernet NICs mean that Fibre Channel's decade-long dominance will soon be over.

File System Benchmarks Need to be Reformed

File system benchmarks can be difficult to evaluate, creating tough choices for storage customers. We offer some tips on what to look for.

Brother, Can You Spare a Petabyte?

Even in tough times, there's more to data storage purchasing decisions than saving money.

Rocks Don't Need to Be Backed Up

Commentary: What a 4,000-year-old Egyptian obelisk can teach us about data backup, archiving and preservation of our history — and why it's critical that we get started now.

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