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Exponential data growth is difficult to manage
While information is the lifeblood of every organisation, exponential data growth and rising costs make it difficult for businesses to manage their data. Neville Vincent outlines the issues and how organisations can alleviate the associated pressures and costs.
Storage virtualisation myth busters
While the demand for storage virtualisation has opened up sales opportunities for vendors, it has also created numerous myths about it. Hitachi’s Simon Elisha sets out to quash these myths in order to distinguish the facts from the hype.
Installing Openfiler on Hyper-V
Want a cheap SAN? This guide explains how to install Openfiler, a free, open source SAN, within a Hyper-V environment.
VMware's storage portfolio to grow in 2009
In the coming year VMware will add thin-provisioned data stores, iSCI enhancements and resource management products to its range of storage options.
Is "classical" storage virtualisation dead?
As vendors reveal new approaches to storage virtualisation, writer Simon Sharwood wonders if traditional storage virtualisation has gone the way of the dodo.
HP reveals storage virtualisation roadmap
HP has added multi-array storage virtualisation to its midrange lineup, thanks to its partnership with LSI.
VMware backup explained
Learn three ways to backup and restore VMware environments in this article.
Can't afford SAN or NAS? Try virtual networked storage
Many SMBs can't afford to deploy NAS or SANs. But if you've already implemented server virtualisation, there's an easy alternative to networked storage.
Hitachi reveals latest arrays
Hitachi has revealed it's new midrange storage arrays - without Fibre Channel drives.
Virtualised data prone to accidental deletion
According to one data recovery firm, virtualisation makes it easier for IT staff to lose track of virtual machines and accidentally delete data.
EMC product refresh includes virtualisation updates
EMC has implemented changes in virtualisation lisencing in its dedupe, replication and backup products.
How virtual machine file systems worth with NAS devices
This book extract article explains what virtual machine file systems are, and what impact they have on NAS devices in virtual environments.
Big storage techs in 2009
The big storage technologies in 2009 will be VTLs, deduplication, virtualisation, SATA and encryption.
DataCore's iSCSI bundle now aimed at virtualisation-curious shops
In an affort to attract SMBs curious about virtualisation, DataCore has cut the price and capacity of its iSCSI SAN offerings.
Celerra gets de-dupe, virtualisation plugins
A product refresh means EMC's latest batch of Celerra models will include deduplication and VMware plugins.
The impact of virtualisation on storage and backup
Glasshouse Technologies' Andrew McCreath explains how server virtualisation changes how you must approach backup and storage design.
Five assumptions about storage virtualisation - and why they're wrong
There are some myths surrounding storage virtualisation that are thrown around quite often. Simon Elisha from Hitachi sets the record straight.
In EMC's RapidIO, "everything is virtualised"
We explain EMC's RapidIO, a bus standard that the company says will be responsible for carrying data in its new storage arrays.
The role of storage blades in virtual environments
Jeff Boles, analyst at Taneja Group, explains how storage blades fit into today's data centres in this interview.
Virtualisation demands new provisioning plans
New provisioning plans are now required, thanks to the influx of virtualisation and the growth of storage demands.
Windows Storage Server 2008 includes virtual improvements
Microsoft's new Storage Server 2008 includes a number of improvements, not the least of which is better virtualisation features.
How to buy storage for virtualisation
There are several things to keep in mind when buying storage to go with your virtual environments. This guide explains.
Guidelines for virtualising storage infrastructure
These four tips explain how to virtualise your storage infrastructure in the best possible way.
Four rules for thin provisioning
This list of best practices explains how to get the most out of thin provisioning.
New Dell SAN ships virtualisation-ready
Dell's new PS4000 SAN will support apps virtualised under vSphere, Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer.
Using Cluster Shared Volumes in Hyper-V R2
This guide explains how to use Hyper-V R2's new Cluster Shared Voumes feaure.
How Cisco UCS affects virtual storage
Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) has ramifications for data stored on virtual servers. This tip explains what UCS changes and how to cope with it.
Virtualisation to benefit from FCoE
IBM will soon sell Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) equipment from Brocade and Cisco. Analysts say storage virtualisation deployments have the most to gain from such a move.
SSD and 2.5" HDDs better for virtualisation
The 3.5 inch HDD I/O channel is fast becoming a bottleneck, particularly given its use in virtualisation projects,

Going virtual - a smart option for business continuity
If business continuity is an organisation's key objective, operations must be up and running without interruption around the clock. Chris Poulos from F5 Networks explains how using virtualisation is smart for business continuity.

DataCore Software virtual disks
DataCore Software is increasing the size of its virtual disks from 2 TB to 1 PB, using thin provisioning to minimise how much real capacity has to be in place day one.
High-end storage array
The Symmetrix V-Max system incorporates Virtual Matrix Architecture with industry-standard components to deliver massive scalability - enabling systems that scale to hundreds of thousands of terabytes of storage and tens of millions of IOPS (input/output per second) supporting hundreds of thousands of VMware and other virtual machines in a single federated storage infrastructure.
Tiered storage system
The EMC Virtual Matrix architecture integrates industry-standard components with EMC Symmetrix capabilities to deliver a system that is claimed to provide scalability to hundreds of thousands of terabytes of storage and tens of millions of IOPS (input/output per second), supporting hundreds of thousands of VMware and other virtual machines in a single federated storage infrastructure.
Easy-to-use networked storage
EMC CLARiiON AX4 is a VMware certified solution that combines reliability and availability with simple installation and management capabilities.
Services oriented storage
Hitachi Data Systems has announced its Services Oriented Storage Solutions (SOAS), which enable storage to be provisioned and charged back according to business needs rather than technology constraints.
Blade management
The Virtual Connect enterprise manager aims to improve IT processes by extending the capability of BladeSystem Virtual Connect technology to all blade enclosures in a data centre.
Storage software suite
The Commvault Simpana 7.0 software suite is designed to help organisations improve storage efficiency and reduce business risk by providing the ability to search both active and historical information across the enterprise. It also expands on its platform support. The suite includes e-discovery, compliance and mailbox management for IBM Lotus Domino, support for Microsoft SharePoint and coverage for Microsoft Exchange. It also introduces web-based search capabilities, allowing compliance officers, auditors and legal staff to perform large search and discovery operations on indexed information, in all types of data repositories.

Concerns over rapid adoption of virtualisation
Acronis warns small-sized businesses about the concerns associated with the rapid adoption of virtualisation.
SNIA ANZ offers free virtualisation education
The Storage Networking Industry Association for Australia and New Zealand (SNIA ANZ) has issued a reminder to the industry of its free one-day Storage Academy conferences, intended to educate users about the topic of storage virtualisation.

Port sinks struggling SAN for storage virtualisation software
Ports of Auckland has put down its ageing storage area network (SAN) in favour of storage virtualisation software, giving the organisation a failover time of minutes, increased storage performance and reduced infrastructure costs.
Storage system provides Gippsland Water certainty
Central Gippsland Water Region Corporation (Gippsland Water) provides water, wastewater and waste recovery services to domestic and commercial clients across central Gippsland in Victoria. The organisation distributes about 64,000 megalitres of water to 41 towns spread across more than 5000 square kilometres. Its clients also include businesses in the manufacturing, power generation, health service, timber, paper and dairy industries.

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