31 July 2010
Saturday
On my earlier blog I touched on the one subject most vendors like to hide under the carpet - end-of-life. What follows is with Sathish Murty, Technology Consultant for NetApp.
Companies pay a premium for enterprise arrays. But when budgets are tight and modular technology has caught up with enterprise arrays, CIOs are saying "good enough" is fine. So midrange storage is the "in" storage of 2009.
Analysts are predicting that enterprises and SMBs will quench their data storage needs in 2009 with modular storage. Jim Wagstaff, vice president and general manager for HP StorageWorks, discusses the rise and rise of modular storage solutions, particularly on the use of off-the-shelf hardware components.
EMC executives forecast that the first half of 2009 will see "high single digit" overall declines in IT spending, a prediction some analysts called optimistic.
Fujitsu Computer Systems Corp. adds performance, capacity and 8 gig Fibre Channel (FC) support to its midrange and enterprise Eternus SAN systems, but holds off on solid-state drives (SSDs).
IT shops can ensure availability of network and storage resources by addressing availability issues caused by changes in system configurations. This white paper explores a modular system that can help simplify this task.
This EMC white paper introduces the full architecture of and functionality of the EMC CLARiiON CX4 series with UltraFlex technology, including the CX4-120, CX4-240, CX4-480, and CX4-960. This paper lists the software capabilities of the series and also introduces the new features.
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This statement of direction describes the SAP vision, strategy, development, and commitment for enterprise performance management solutions and their future roles and positions within the overall SAP® solution portfolio by laying out a three-year road map.
Protecting corporate data requires much more than backing up data to secondary storage. Eliminating duplicate data and keeping data archives compact is key.
This case study features a top-ranked hospital for patient safety & clinical excellence, and how it ensures patient data security while lowering storage and administrative costs by up to 75 percent.
QLogic Fibre Channel stackable switches are providing the backbone for the International Broadcast Center's storage area network at the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa.
