WAN Optimization Grows Up By Paul Rubens -
Published June 26, 2009
The market for WAN optimization is maturing, but companies like Riverbed and Blue Coat are still going strong. [more IP Storage Features]
IBM Embraces FCoE, Converged Data Center Networks By Paul Shread -
Published June 2, 2009
Big Blue adds FCoE adapter technology from QLogic and Brocade to its servers as converged data center network technology begins to appear in the marketplace. And HP is getting in on the act too. [more Hardware News]
Analysts Expect Tough Quarter for NetApp By Paul Shread -
Published May 11, 2009
The difficult data storage market could take a toll on NetApp, according to analysts. And a look at winners and losers in the storage sector after a trying first quarter. [more IP Storage News]
Microsoft Unveils Final Windows Storage Server By Paul Shread -
Published May 7, 2009
Windows Storage Server will apparently be folded into future versions of Windows Server, but the 2008 version released this week includes some nifty upgrades for storage users. [more IP Storage News]
HP Combines Storage, Virtual Servers By Paul Shread -
Published April 20, 2009
HP rolls out its first offerings from its acquisition of LeftHand Networks — and the company's global reach could mean a quick return on its investment. [more Hardware News]
Cleversafe Disperses Content Across the Cloud By Sean Michael Kerner -
Published April 17, 2009
The open source storage vendor says its new technology distributes content slices instead of full copies, providing massive new scalability for content in the cloud. [more Outsourcing News]
Could NetApp Be a Takeover Target? By Paul Shread -
Published April 10, 2009
Between IBM, Sun and Cisco, turmoil in the server market appears to be altering the competitive landscape in the data storage business. [more Industry News]
QLogic Sees FCoE Coming Soon By Paul Shread -
Published March 30, 2009
QLogic sees Fibre Channel over Ethernet arriving in servers and storage by the end of the year — thanks to its converged network adapter (CNA) technology. [more Technology News]
WAN Optimization Grows Up By Paul Rubens -
Published June 26, 2009
The market for WAN optimization is maturing, but companies like Riverbed and Blue Coat are still going strong. [more IP Storage Features]
EMC Adds Some Thunder to the Cloud By Drew Robb -
Published May 18, 2009
At EMC World, the data storage giant and AT&T offer proof that the cloud is ready for enterprises, but analysts and users may still need some convincing. [more IP Storage Features]
Big Blue Eyes Are Watching You By Lynn Haber -
Published January 29, 2009
To manage the data produced by one of the world's most ambitious video surveillance projects, the city of Chicago turned to IBM. [more Technology Features]
Economy Clouds Storage Market Outlook By Drew Robb -
Published January 22, 2009
Dedupe, iSCSI and cloud storage are likely to be big this year as cost-cutting measures, but the rise of solid state drives could buck the trend toward frugality. [more SANs/NAS Features]
NFS Enters a Parallel Universe By Drew Robb -
Published August 7, 2008
The network file system protocol is getting its biggest overhaul in more than a decade, and the results could be profound for end users. [more Technology Features]
Enterprise Storage Comes Home By Paul Rubens -
Published June 12, 2008
RAID, NAS and sophisticated backup schemes have moved from enterprises into homes. So which high-end storage technologies could be next to work their way into the family den?
[more IP Storage Features]
Storage Basics: Is IP Storage Viable? By Charlie Schluting -
Published March 28, 2008
iSCSI is a media darling, but it might not belong on your demanding enterprise storage network. Weigh its benefits against Fibre Channel before proceeding, and remember that short-term cost factors have long-term consequences.
[more IP Storage Features]
The Future of NFS Arrives By Henry Newman -
Published March 27, 2008
NFSv4.1 and Parallel NFS will finally bring the 24-year-old protocol into the high-speed networking age.
[more SANs/NAS Features]
Pillar Props Up ISP By Lynn Haber -
Published March 14, 2008
The Wisconsin Independent Network (WIN) switched from NetApp to Pillar and got more for its money.
[more IP Storage Features]
Storage Horizon 2008: Looking Back, Looking Ahead By Henry Newman -
Published December 21, 2007
Our resident storage guru steps out onto a limb to see what's in store for the storage market in 2008, including some big news for SAS, IP storage and undetectable errors.
[more SANs/NAS Features]
I/O, I/O, It's Off to Virtual Work We Go By Greg Schulz -
Published December 3, 2007
I/O virtualization and converged I/O networks offer users the promise of greater efficiency for their server and storage networks. We look at some of the vendors and protocols that promise to make unified data center fabrics a reality.
[more Technology Features]
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