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Tiered storage can reduce the overall cost of storage through data classification -- the process of assigning different categories of data to different types of storage media. Find news and resources about tiered storage on this topic page.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (22) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (8) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (15) , DEFINITIONS (2) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (74)

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Data storage management overview: Chapter 3 - Tiered storage
ARTICLE - IT departments are implementing tiered storage technology to meet their performance needs, yet keep spiraling storage costs under control.

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 22
Storage Decisions San Francisco 2008 Session Downloads
Storage Decisions | 24 Nov 2008
ARTICLE - Download all the sessions from the Storage Decisions San Francisco 2008 conference on topics including backup, SANs, storage virtualization, storage management and green storage.
Interest in solid-state storage gains traction
SearchStorage.com | 23 Oct 2008
ARTICLE - Storage vendors are committed to solid-state drives, although they remain split on how to best deliver SSDs to address cost and reliability issues.
Storage Decisions New York 2008 Session Downloads
Storage Decisions | 01 Oct 2008
ARTICLE - Download all the sessions from the Storage Decisions New York 2008 conference on topics including DR, SANs, backup, storage virtualization, storage management and green storage.
VIEW ALL NEWS ON TIERED STORAGE

  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 8
Tutorial: Creating a tiered SAN architecture
Submitted By: Rick Cook | 31 Oct 2007
TIP - This tip offers the pros and cons of a tiered SAN architecture, as well as a number of points to consider before creating a tiered SAN.
Why you should perform data classification
13 Jul 2007
TIP - This tip outlines some of the main reasons why data classification is essential.
Using SAS and SATA for tiered storage
Submitted By: SearchStorage.com | 11 Jul 2007
TIP - This podcast offers detailed information about SAS and SATA so you can strike the right balance between SAS and SATA in a tiered storage environment.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 15
Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Storage & Capacity Management Track (San Francisco 2008)
Storage Decisions | 24 Nov 2008
STORAGE DECISIONS - This Storage Decisions San Francisco 2008 track examines traditional methods of operational data protection, as well as compelling alternatives.
Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Storage & Capacity Management Track (New York 2008)
Storage Decisions | 01 Oct 2008
STORAGE DECISIONS - This Storage Decisions New York 2008 track examines traditional methods of operational data protection, as well as compelling alternatives.
How to create Tier 0 storage by leveraging solid-state drive technology
SearchStorage.com | 19 Jun 2008
TIER 0 STORAGE USING SSDS EXPLAINED - With prices of solid-state drive (SSD) technology dropping, companies are starting to use SSD technology in a high-performance tier of storage called Tier 0.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 2 of 2
tiered storage
28 Nov 2004
WORD - Tiered storage is the assignment of different categories of data to different types of storage media in order to reduce total storage cost. Categories may be based on levels of protection needed, performance requirements, ...
information life cycle management
11 May 2004
WORD - Information life cycle management (ILM) is a comprehensive approach to managing the flow of an information system's data and associated metadata from creation and initial storage to the time when it becomes obsolete and is ...
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 74
Forging a long-term retention plan
Storage Magazine | 10 Nov 2008
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -
Keep it simple, stupid: Part deux: Storage Bin 2.0
Storage Magazine | 12 Sep 2008
COLUMNS - Are you one of those companies that leaves inactive data on the most expensive architecture and applies stringent (expensive) processes to that same data? If so, wise up!
Storage Bin 2.0: The life and death of information
Storage Magazine | 11 Aug 2008
COLUMNS - We sometimes complicate our processes to create a perception of increased value. Forget information lifecycle management and tiered storage; concentrate on the four simple stages of life for any kind of information.
VIEW ALL MAGAZINE CONTENT ON TIERED STORAGE

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