Storage Networking

Achieving Robust Clustered Storage with Linux and...

Load balancing is difficult. We often we need to share file systems via NFS or other mechanisms to provide a central location for the...

Falling 10GbE Prices Spell Doom for Fibre...

The days may be numbered for the dominant data storage interconnect technology.I have been tracking the prices of 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel...

Dell Becomes a Data Storage Contender

It's been a little less than 17 months since Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) acquired EqualLogic, and during that time the company has transformed itself from...

Get Your Free Networked Storage

Open source software is hardly a new concept, but it has only recently begun to make significant inroads into the world of enterprise data...

Data Storage Sales Hit the Skids

Recent reports from IDC and Gartner confirm what anyone following quarterly earnings reports already knows: It's been a tough year for data storage vendors.Both...

File System Benchmarks Need to be Reformed

I've found myself getting worked up lately about some of the file system benchmark information and tests that have been published. Vendors use...

IBM Embraces FCoE, Converged Data Center Networks

IBM (NYSE: IBM) will use Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adapter technology from Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) and QLogic (NASDAQ: QLGC) as it equips its...

HP Unveils Storage, Virtualization Offerings for Small...

HP (NYSE: HPQ) is adding to its small business lineup with new unified data storage systems, SANs and a bundled offering that makes server...

Sun Gives Its Open Storage Line High...

Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) has added a new data storage system to its Open Storage product lineup.The new 96-terabyte Sun Storage 7310 is positioned...

Hitachi Data Says It Can Prevent Storage...

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) today announced new clustering technology that the company says can deliver 100 percent uptime for critical data storage assets, but...

Google Could Learn a Thing or Two...

One of the interesting (though increasingly tedious) parts about being a long-term technology analyst is seeing the same mistakes made over and over again....

Is HDS Set to Take On EMC?

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is taking a page from archrival EMC (NYSE: EMC) and trying some viral marketing.HDS has been sending out invitations to...

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15 Software Defined Storage Best Practices

Software Defined Storage (SDS) enables the use of commodity storage hardware. Learn 15 best practices for SDS implementation.

What is Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)?

Fibre Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE) is the encapsulation and transmission of Fibre Channel (FC) frames over enhanced Ethernet networks, combining the advantages of Ethernet...

9 Types of Computer Memory Defined (With Use Cases)

Computer memory is a term for all of the types of data storage technology that a computer may use. Learn more about the X types of computer memory.
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