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IBM leads among top storage vendors for midrange arrays
IBM proved to be the top storage vendor in the Quality Awards for midrange arrays survey, outperforming a strong group of contenders. Quality Awards
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Can flash storage technology meet cloud service providers' needs?
Flash technology can be a boon to both cloud service providers and enterprises as they continue the hunt for a highly available and cost-effectively scalable storage solution. Feature
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NetApp leads again in enterprise array Quality Awards
In SearchStorage.com/Storage magazine’s Quality Awards for Enterprise Arrays, find out which products have proved valuable and reliable in five main categories. Survey
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Midrange storage array vendors: NetApp, Dell lead in sixth Quality Awards
NetApp barely grazes by Dell to take the top midrange storage array vendor spot in Storage magazine’s sixth Quality Awards survey. Find out how end users ranked them and six other vendors in five key categories. Quality Awards
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vStorage APIs: Considerations for VARs
See how VMware’s vStorage APIs change the way storage resources interact with a customer’s VMware server virtualization environment, as well as how they impact storage product choices. Guide
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NetApp wins 6th enterprise storage systems Quality Awards survey
NetApp wins the sixth annual Quality Awards for enterprise storage systems. It excelled in sales-force competence, product quality, features, reliability and technical support. Survey
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Primary storage deduplication's impact on backup deduplication
Learn about the issues customers should consider when implementing primary storage deduplication alongside a backup deduplication system, such as rehydration and performance penalties. FAQ
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Compellent regains top honors for midrange storage arrays in fifth Quality Awards user survey
Compellent tops the fifth TechTarget Quality Awards user survey of midrange storage arrays; other eight finalists also score high in quality, features, reliability, support and sales-force competence. Survey Results
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Unified computing alliances: Opportunity for VARs
Find out what opportunities the unified computing alliances among vendor heavyweights such as Cisco/EMC/VMware and NetApp/VMware/Cisco hold for storage VARs, in this FAQ podcast with StorageIO's Greg Schulz. FAQ
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Enterprise storage arrays: NetApp on top in fourth annual competition
NetApp won the top spot in our latest enterprise storage arrays Quality Awards competition; find out why and which other companies were ranked high by our readers among enterprise storage arrays. Survey Results
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NetApp's Kidd predicts 2013 storage trends; cloud storage prices cut
Find out what NetApp's chief technology officer Jay Kidd sees being the biggest trends in storage for next year. News | 24 Dec 2012
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HP launches midrange 3PAR storage arrays; NetApp announces all-flash array plans
HP is attempting to reverse its declining storage sales by releasing two new 3PAR storage arrays aimed at the lower end of the midrange. News | 10 Dec 2012
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DataDirect launches midrange scale-out storage for 'big data'; more news
DataDirect Networks will begin shipping its first hybrid flash array, a scale-out system aimed at 'big data,' shortly after the New Year. News Briefs | 19 Nov 2012
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NetApp updates midrange FAS; HDS launches first SSD product; more news
NetApp added two new models of its FAS storage array with greater capacity, processing power and array flash caching; more news. News briefs | 12 Nov 2012
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HDS revamps Unified Compute Platform; vFoglight Storage 2.0 released
News briefs: HDS releases the newest version of its Unified Compute Platform, now fully integrated with VMware vCenter; more news. News | 15 Oct 2012
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Hitachi announces first enterprise unified storage system; more news
News briefs: Hitachi last week added the first enterprise unified storage system to its Hitachi Unified Storage platform; more. News | 01 Oct 2012
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VeloBit tries to entice customers with trial caching software, SSD; more news
News briefs: VeloBit seeks customers by offering a free trial version of its HyperCache product and a loaner SSD through a partnership with Micron. News | 24 Sep 2012
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HGST prepares helium-based hard drives, EMC still leads storage market; more news
News briefs: Western Digital’s Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) intends to ship its first 3.5-inch, helium-based hard disk drive in 2013. News | 17 Sep 2012
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QLogic preps server-side flash cache HBA; Riverbed beefs up Whitewater; more news
News briefs: QLogic's Mt. Rainier HBA technology will combine shared storage management with server-side flash caching through solid-state drives and PCIe cards. News | 10 Sep 2012
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NetApp embraces server flash cache, reseller deal with Fusion-io
News briefs: NetApp moves into server flash cache to compete with EMC's VFCache and strikes up a reseller deal with Fusion-io. Plus, more news from Dell, Nimbus, Quest, Amazon, Virsto and others. News | 27 Aug 2012
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Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster: Basic points for customers
Learn about the most important factors for a Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster, including Failover Clustering, Cluster Shared Volumes and more. Tip
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Object storage architecture not just for cloud
VARs have reason to pay attention to object storage. It has another use case besides cloud storage: content management systems. Tip
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Unified storage architecture approaches: Modular vs. integrated
Find out what the considerations are for VARs with customers looking for both file and block storage in a single device. Tip
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All-flash storage systems: Types and use cases
Learn about all-flash appliances and all-flash storage arrays, as well as the scenarios they're best suited for. Tip
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Fixing disk array controller performance problems
Find out how storage vendors are addressing bottlenecks in disk array controllers, as well as the benefits and downsides of these approaches for your customers. Tip
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How to diagnose disk array controller performance problems
Learn about the components in a disk array controller and find out how to determine whether a customer’s performance problem originates with the controller as well as what’s causing the problem. Tip
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vSphere storage changes bring opportunities for VARs
Find out the changes to vSphere storage that VMware introduced in Version 5 of the server virtualization platform, as well as what they mean for your SMB and enterprise customers’ storage systems. Tip
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How to perform storage network performance analysis and fix storage network problems
Learn how to conduct storage network performance analysis to troubleshoot and fix storage network problems relating to network capacity, adapters, cabling and switches. Tip
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Integrated IT stacks: What they mean for VARs
VARs competing against integrated IT stacks may find the best advantages in the areas of configuration choice, existing equipment and vendor lock-in. Tip
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Implementing SSD in a cache appliance can improve performance across multiple storage systems
Learn about the benefits of using solid-state storage in a cache appliance, how the appliance compares with other SSD implementations and why storage VARs should pay attention. Tip
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What is thin provisioning? Which applications benefit most?
Learn more about thin provisioning, and discover which applications benefit most from it. Ask the Expert
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Virtualization and green storage technology overhype
Certain aspects of virtualization storage and green storage technologies are getting more attention then they currently warrent. Ask the Expert
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Recommending storage blade servers
Resellers should look for these signs that indicate storage blade servers could be useful for a customer. Ask the Expert
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Storage blade server training
Storage blade server training is necessary for resellers who sell and support storage blade servers. Ask the Expert
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Archiving storage systems -- VTL or disk to disk
Archiving storage systems will vary from instance to instance depending on the customer. Expert Greg Schulz explains the differences between VTLs and disk to disk based storage. Ask the Expert
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Data deduplication in the storage channel
Data deduplication can reduce the amount of data that is being stored by VARs' customers. This provides the oportunity for VARs to enhance storage support for clients and add value to a customer's enterprise. Ask the Expert
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ViPR drill-down: Data plane and control plane
Randy Kerns, a senior analyst at Evaluator Group, discusses some of EMC ViPR's details and prospects in this SearchStorage video. Video
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Schulz: Using RAID can prolong SSD lifespan
RAID and solid-state storage are rarely discussed together, but Greg Schulz says SSD lifespan could benefit from a RAID implementation. Video
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Expert video: SSD advantages and disadvantages
Learn about SSD advantages and disadvantages in this expert videocast with Demartek Founder and President Dennis Martin. Video
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Green data storage FAQ podcast
Don't have time to dig into the green data storage FAQ guide now? Now you can download the podcast in MP3 format. Podcast
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ViPR drill-down: Data plane and control plane
Randy Kerns, a senior analyst at Evaluator Group, discusses some of EMC ViPR's details and prospects in this SearchStorage video. Video
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Schulz: Using RAID can prolong SSD lifespan
RAID and solid-state storage are rarely discussed together, but Greg Schulz says SSD lifespan could benefit from a RAID implementation. Video
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Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster: Basic points for customers
Learn about the most important factors for a Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster, including Failover Clustering, Cluster Shared Volumes and more. Tip
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Object storage architecture not just for cloud
VARs have reason to pay attention to object storage. It has another use case besides cloud storage: content management systems. Tip
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NetApp's Kidd predicts 2013 storage trends; cloud storage prices cut
Find out what NetApp's chief technology officer Jay Kidd sees being the biggest trends in storage for next year. News
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HP launches midrange 3PAR storage arrays; NetApp announces all-flash array plans
HP is attempting to reverse its declining storage sales by releasing two new 3PAR storage arrays aimed at the lower end of the midrange. News
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DataDirect launches midrange scale-out storage for 'big data'; more news
DataDirect Networks will begin shipping its first hybrid flash array, a scale-out system aimed at 'big data,' shortly after the New Year. News Briefs
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Unified storage architecture approaches: Modular vs. integrated
Find out what the considerations are for VARs with customers looking for both file and block storage in a single device. Tip
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NetApp updates midrange FAS; HDS launches first SSD product; more news
NetApp added two new models of its FAS storage array with greater capacity, processing power and array flash caching; more news. News briefs
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All-flash storage systems: Types and use cases
Learn about all-flash appliances and all-flash storage arrays, as well as the scenarios they're best suited for. Tip
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