Disk arrays

MUST READ Disk Storage ALL-IN-ONE RESEARCH GUIDES - Our complete guide to disk storage is divided into three chapters: Drives, RAID and disk arrays. Backup Buying Guide Chapter 3: Enterprise-class disk arrays STORAGE LEARNING ON-THE-GO - You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our Backup All-In-One Buying Guide. Download Chapter 3: Enterprise-Class Disk Arrays in .pdf format now. Best storage products of 2006 revealed ARTICLE - Our annual Storage Products of the Year feature highlights some hidden gems in the data classification and remote data protection area. Disk and disk subsystems FINALISTS: 2006 STORAGE PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR - Find out who the finalists are for disk and disk subsystems

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	IBM set to launch block-level XIV Storage System SearchStorage.com | 12 Aug 2008 ARTICLE - IBM's XIV Storage System offers 50% more storage -- 180 TB -- over the XIV Nextra model, but the system still lacks scalability, replication and System z support.

	Clariion array update blurs line between EMC platforms SearchStorage.com | 05 Aug 2008 ARTICLE - A bigger, faster Clariion, with features that first appeared in the Symmetrix, has some thinking the increasing overlap between EMC systems means EMC may be merging some systems.

	NASA sticks to budget with do-it-yourself storage SearchStorage.com | 01 Aug 2008 ARTICLE - When the budget for a new project left no room to add more storage arrays, a NASA center used Exanodes storage virtualization software to repurpose Linux servers as storage arrays.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 29

	Creating half a mirror out of 3 drives totaling 300 GB 14 Dec 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - Storage management expert Ashley D'Costa answers a reader's question: "Can I create a logical array from my disk bay, which has two disks totaling 300 GB by installing RAID 0?"

	Tutorial on solid-state disk (SSD) devices Submitted By: Rick Cook | 12 Sep 2007 TIP - Solid-state disk (SSD) devices use much less power and produce less heat than hard disks. But until their prices come down, they'll at best be niche devices.

	SATA port multiplier vs. SATA multilane 06 Feb 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - What is the difference between a SATA port multiplier and SATA multilane?

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 13

	Self-healing storage explained George Crump, Contributor | 19 Aug 2008 SELF-HEALING STORAGE EXPLAINED - IT environments require a highly reliable foundation of storage. Self-healing arrays that eliminates up to 70% of drive failures will minimize overall data vulnerability.

	Storage consolidation: Disks and disk subsystems overview SearchStorage.com | 03 Mar 2008 ALL-IN-ONE GUIDE - Any storage consolidation effort must involve a serious consideration of disk subsystems and the specific disk types that those systems will contain

	Enterprise disk array consolidation product specifications Stephen J. Bigelow, Features Writer | 21 Feb 2008 BUYING GUIDE - Knowing the purchasing criteria for enterprise-class disk arrays, as well as product specs for the leading arrays, can help storage managers make savvy buying decisions.

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WHITE PAPERS

	Managing the Information That Drives the Enterprise Storage Published by: Storage Magazine | 19 Aug 2008 WHITE PAPER - Enterprise-class virtual tape libraries (VTLs) are an increasingly cost-effective destination for data that needs to be backed up or restored quickly, and isn't quite ready for offsite archiving.

	Conquering the Storage Provisioning Balancing Act - Dell/EMC CX4 Virtual Provisioning Overview Published by: Dell | EMC | 08 Aug 2008 WHITE PAPER - In this white paper learn how Virtual Provisioning and the new Dell/EMC CX4 Series helps organizations to reduce storage costs by increasing capacity utilization, simplifying storage management, and reducing application downtime.

	HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400) Performance Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company | 07 Aug 2008 WHITE PAPER - In this white paper learn how sequential performance provides customers with improved data transfer rates for applications such as data warehousing, streaming video, high-performance technical computing, and backups and restores.

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WEBCASTS: 1 - 1 of 1

	Virtual Tape Libraries: The Fast Path to Successful Disk-to-Disk Backup and Recovery - Vendor Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   23 MAY 2006, 14:00 EDT (18:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Attend this live Webcast as Stephanie Balaouras, senior analyst at Forrester, discusses a comprehensive list of integrated enterprise data backup and protection strategies including virtual tape libraries.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 10

	array-based memory 08 Jul 2008 WORD - Array-based memory is an evolving solid-state storage technology similar to flash memory but with potentially greater storage capacity. The increased capacity results from the fact that array-based memory is three-dimensional ...

	terabyte 07 May 2004 WORD - A terabyte is a measure of computer storage capacity and is 2 to the 40th power or approximately a thousand billion bytes (that is, a thousand gigabytes). Also see byte, gigabyte, teraflop, and petabyte.

	storage medium 31 Jul 2001 WORD - In computers, a storage medium is any technology (including devices and materials) used to place, keep, and retrieve data. A medium is an element used in communicating a message; on a storage medium, the "messages" - in the ...

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MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 125

	The debate continues: Disk vs. tape Storage Magazine | 11 Aug 2008 TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -

	The Real Deal: 146GB hard drives buck falling prices trend Storage Magazine | 11 Aug 2008 TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -

	A blade new world for storage Storage Magazine | 12 May 2008 TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Disk arrays:  Disk drives, RAID