Leslie Wood

In the second part of our storage outlook series, we examine the need for dedicated teams for automating storage management. Among other issues facing

Today, more than ever, business applications are dependent on data from the corporate storage infrastructure. This means that storage administrators are

As storage environments become more spread out, more organizations are becoming willing to invest in remote monitoring services to manage those

Building and managing a cost-effective storage infrastructure is a never-ending challenge. And with increasing demand for data-intensive applications,

It can be difficult to gain perspective on storage growth and how to manage it. One of the most common mistakes end users make is deciding to purchase

Enterprise storage users face challenges that go beyond simply looking for the lowest-cost tactical hardware procurement. One of the biggest challenges

In Part I of the ABCs of Storage Management, we explored SAN management functions and solutions and the readiness of users to adopt technologies such as

With the volume of data being produced and stored within organizations growing at a rapid rate, managing that data and the hardware that stores it can be

In Part I of Utility Computing Pioneers, we discussed storage service providers, an early attempt at utility computing, and lessons from that experiment

Before there was utility computing, there was utility storage, but storage service providers (SSPs) never lived up to all the hype. Many went under, and

The amount of new storage capacity installed each year is growing almost 80% annually, according to IDC. And companies across the globe are on the lookout

The storage industry continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, and the growth in demand for faster and more efficient computers is supporting new and