Tiered storage
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While global economic recovery is still uncertain in 2010, the growth rate of storage and the demand on storage infrastructures continue to intensify. Instead of continuing to add more storage systems, capital or operational investments must be maximized to the fullest extent and be more cost-effective and sustainable. Here's how...
With the ARX file virtualization solution, SEGA conserves expensive storage resources, reduces backup time by 40%, and positions itself for further growth.
Avere Systems' FXT Series of NAS appliances support automated block-level storage across RAM, NVRAM, Flash, SAS and SATA storage.
The Gehring Group is a leading company for the planning and construction of precision honing machines. Just as it does with its own products, Gehring also places a high priority on superlative quality in the iT solutions it uses.

Storage tiering is about saving money by storing information appropriate to its value. Manish Bapat, VMware business manager for EMC South Asia, looks at the challenges faced by companies looking to better utilize their storage infrastructure.
Storage admins use techniques ranging from tiered storage to energy efficiency to reclaim storage space.
Classifying data for tiered storage may sound simple, but it's not. Learn best practices for effective tiered storage, including capacity planning and data archiving technology.

Not all data is created equal, however, and deriving business value from information dispersed over many different sources means integrating, analyzing and optimizing heterogeneous types and sources of information throughout its lifecycle. This IBM paper discusses the potential this new type of Information On Demand strategy can offer to companies in terms of creating new business insight and managing risk -- key advantages for businesses faced with increased regulatory and global competitive pressures.










