13 March 2010
Saturday
As storage vendors continue to improve on their storage management tools, data configuration gets easier and better.
Storage sprawl has become a problem for many organizations. Storage administrators are fighting back by consolidating storage hardware in order to simplify their storage environments. However, storage consolidation isn't simply a matter of buying new hardware during a technology refresh.
EMC won its bidding war against NetApp to acquire data dedupe specialist Data Domain for $2.1 billion, but faces integration challenges. Meanwhile, NetApp ponders its Plan B.
Looking to outbid rival NetApp, EMC boosts its offer for data deduplication vendor Data Domain to US$2.1 billion, or $33.50 per share.
At the heel of EMC's attempt to woo Data Domain with a cash offer at a 20% premium over NetApp's initial offer, Data Domain has announced that it's entering a new agreement with its original suitor.
Two suitors within two weeks -- will Data Domain choose NetApp or EMC? Check out Joe Tucci's letter to Frank Slootman, and place your bets!
The practice of tiered storage has emerged as a way to mitigate this expense by keeping mission-critical data on the fastest disk platforms, while relegating less valuable data to slower and less expensive storage, such as SATA disk or even tape.
This segment of the Tiered Storage Buying Guide covers specific considerations for data classification tools, such as indexing, search and migration.
This chapter of the Tiered Storage Buying guide focuses on specific considerations for data migration tools, such as where data migration will be handled.
Consultants say buyers have the power over vendors when purchasing storage and should use that buying power wisely before they lose it.
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Backup and archiving have changed over recent years partly riding on advances in technology. When do you perform backup and when to archive? What are the technical and operational considerations that need to be looked into for each. This paper looks at Simpana Software as a platform for achieving both.
This paper looks at Simpana as a platform for seamlessly extending local backup and archive to a new tier of cloud-based storage. Virtually unlimited storage capacity from our integrated cloud storage partners helps users dramatically reduce costs and operational complexity while improving long-term compliance.
The move to cloud computing is not easy, and its important to get it right the first time. Curtin University of Technology with the help of Optus Business, Alphawest, Cisco, EMC, and VMware, takes the first steps that will provide Curtin with an on-demand access to a fully virtualized private data center.
Asian sports associations looking to improve performance (winning gold medals) can take a leaf off the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA)'s book, when it comes to blending the best in both athletic and IT infrastructure.
