Forest products company Rayonier got its sprawling data center operations under control with help from server and storage virtualization.

Virtual machines are a big drain on storage resources. Here's a few steps you can take to control them.

IT vendors are preaching 'green' technology, while users are focused on the other green — the bottom line. But the two sides are a lot closer than they realize.

The storage giant's first Forum 2008 highlighted flash drives, Clariion arrays, and Web 2.0 and cloud storage plans — along with an ambitious plan to unite all information under EMC management.

Rising energy costs are giving rise to a new generation of eco-friendly storage products — and leading storage vendors to reevaluate their own internal practices.

Disk drives, tapes and storage networks can create inadvertent errors. What the storage industry needs is a comprehensive framework to discover them before they become a problem.

Beyond quickly provisioning virtual volumes, NetApp aims to ease management while taking into account the high availability and disaster recovery complications that crop up when virtualization is thrown into the mix.

Expanding the storage farm may appear cheap, but is it a cost-effective way to store data?

A storage industry group has launched a service to validate energy-efficient storage products and help users obtain rebates from utilities for implementing them.

Symantec says the growing use of server virtualization in enterprises means existing strategies for backup and recovery are inadequate and require an overhaul.

With all the storage technologies out there, how do you choose which one's right for you?

VMware may be worried about Microsoft's virtualization entry, but storage users will have to wait a while for Hyper-V's functionality to rival that of VMware.

The ouster of VMware CEO Diane Greene could mark the start of closer ties with parent company EMC.

IDC finds that storage operating costs are rising as fast as capacity.

Xiotech's Virtual View is helping one indoor climate company manage its storage in a VMware environment.

Double-Take and NetApp are the first of many storage vendors likely to support Microsoft's new virtualization offering.

A new tool developed with the help of Citrix promises easier management of hardware in virtual environments.

VMware Site Recovery Manager helps virtualized server environments recover from disasters, and storage vendors are lining up to support the new offering.

The company's SRM tools promise greater efficiencies and utilization rates.

The storage vendor is looking to build more business in the network configuration space with new product releases. Memo to HP?

Green storage drew a lot of attention at this week's SNW conference, and with good reason — users are saving a bundle because of it.

Server and storage virtualization create greater efficiency and utilization, but they can also increase storage consumption and create their own management headaches.

Symantec unveils the latest versions of its Veritas Storage Foundation and high availability solutions for Windows.

Storage users will have to wait for Windows Storage Server 2008, but Server 2008 will give them plenty of storage features to play with until then.

Amid a tough environment for IT spending, Network Appliance is making a play for VMware storage business.