Where the SAN Stands
Real Video: Where the SAN Stands Curious about the current state of SAN technology? Stephen Bigelow of TechTarget interviewed me (last summer) about SAN options, and the video is now live on their...
View ArticleSAN School Podcast Series Posted
TechTarget recently uploaded three podcast versions of my SAN School series from Storage Decisions last year. These are audio-only, but I might be able to dig up the accompanying slides. If you’re...
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3PAR’s Thin Un-Provisioning is Slightly Less Bad
3PAR just introduced their third-generation storage hardware, bringing a novel feature to the world of thin provisioning: Hardware-assisted “zero-detection” to convert standard storage to thin...
View ArticleSymantec’s Thin API: The Plot Thickens
Last week, I lauded Symantec for introducing an API in Storage Foundation which will interact with the thin storage capabilities of supported arrays. Since then, I’ve learned more about this...
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Two New Storage Decisions Sessions for 2009: Capacity Management and Radical...
I'm pleased to have been invited to write and speak on storage topics for a decade I’m pleased to announce that I will be presenting at all four of TechTarget’s excellent end user-focused 2009 Storage...
View ArticleWe Hold These (Storage) Truths…
I usually welcome discussion (and even argument) about the things I know best: There is always more to learn, and the best insights come through engaging those who disagree with us. But some ideas have...
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Granularity: The Hidden Challenge of Storage Management
How granular is your storage? This question is just as relevant today as when I first published this article in 2008! Many storage challenges focus on correlating high-level uses of data (such as...
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Changes in Technology Drive Changes in IT Organizations and Roles
Servers, storage, and networks may be interconnected, but most large IT organizations keep the administrative teams from mixing. But the next-generation virtual data center might change that! Lots of...
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We Need a Storage Revolution
I think this sentiment is just as valid today as when I posted it in 2008! Although many discussions in the storage industry focus on the relative merits of one protocol or another, the conversation...
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NetApp Unifies and Consolidates Software, Not Just Storage Capacity
NetApp has begun to unify their Onaro and Akorri acquisitions under the OnCommand Insight name NetApp has long wanted to be known for its “unified storage” offerings, storage arrays that combine NAS...
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Qumulo Launches To Manage Data At Scale
“We’re getting the band back together!” That’s how the pitch must have gone for the founding team at Qumulo, who also happened to create Isilon, now a major product at EMC. But what do you do after...
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Defining Failure: What Is MTTR, MTTF, and MTBF?
Most IT professionals are used to talking about uptime, downtime, and system failure. But not everyone is entirely clear on the definition of the terms widely used in the industry. What exactly...
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FreeNAS First Impressions
I’ve dabbled with FreeNAS in the past and had such a great experience with pfSense (a similar FreeBSD-based project) that I jumped in with both feet on my home office server build. But my initial...
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