scalable storage arrays

Latest News

  • Intel to launch Jasper Forest storage chips

    This integration of the I/O hub via PCIe enables significant power and space savings, resulting in one of the highest performance-per-watt Intel Xeon chips ever.Jasper Forest also provides a scalable option to system designers ranging from a a…
  • Intel Nehalem processor aimed at data storage, comms

    Intel announced it will ship an enhanced version of its dual-processing Nehalem Xeon chip aimed specifically at the data storage and communications market with the ability to natively create RAID and is integrated with PCI Express (PCIe).The…
  • Sun doubles performance of mid-range disk arrays

    Sun has launched two new mid-range, modular disk arrays that the company claimed would double the capacity, memory and throughput of its previous 6500 series arrays.The Sun Storage 6580 and 6780 arrays are marketed as more scalable, faster and…
  • Network Instruments claims network data recorder capacity record

    Coupled with the trend to consolidate activities into larger data centres, customer demand for larger, scalable solutions will continue to increase.If even more storage is needed, NI also offers a write-to-SAN option that stores the capture…
  • Dell announces first EqualLogic arrays

    The move follows Dell's acquisition of EqualLogicannounced last November.Targeted at small to medium businesses, the Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series of arrays includes controllers, disks and chassis with 16-bay enclosures that are scalable to store…
  • First offshore carbon-neutral data vault

    Our services are exceptionally scalable and cost-effective with an operational stability that is ideal for decades-long retention policies," said Sol Squire, Data Islandia's MD. The USP-V virtualises attached storage arrays, be they HDS or…

Latest Features

  • Guide to SAN and NAS virtualisation

    HPC (high performance computing) applications, such as seismic processing, video rendering, and scientific research simulations, rely heavily on file virtualisation technologies to deliver scalable data access.Three architectural approachesFile…
  • Revving up its storage horsepower

    These They need a storage product that can scale capacity quickly, up to very high levels with balanced storage capacity, I/O performance and processing power.MSO is a file-oriented storage product and will consist of ProLiant controllers using…
  • EMC's incredible Hulk

    It is intended for Web 2.0 or 'Cloud' applications, according to Tucci, meaning it will be highly scalable in capacity, and performance through multiple controllers. The term 'containerised data services' has been used in connection with thin…
  • 3PAR's view of HP's so-called thin provisioning

    Fat and manual provisioning on a platform with as few as 56 disk drives versus thin and autonomic provisioning on a massively scalable array -- the differences are stark. New arrays will have to be purchased and installed and volumes will then need…
  • Dell's view of the storage world

    What we can see here is that Dell is a box-shifter, a great and highly-efficient shifter of simple to use, scalable and performant storage boxes, with system-level consultancy and proof-of-concept capabilities as well.
  • SNW: Users hope storage consolidation will lower TCO

    If you've got 10 vendors, you've got 10 armies of people to take care of them," which is not scalable, he said.While consolidating storage requires spending money in the short term, in the long run it can save organisations money by reducing the…
 

How-Tos

  • How to virtualise SQL Server

    This has been understandable in the past but VMware environments are now more robust and should be able to handle SQL Server.It's worth taking the plunge; there are some very good reasons to move some of your SQL servers onto a virtual…
  • Case Study: Fauchier Partners hedges its storage bets on EqualLogic

    With EqualLogic partner Virso, Danbury and his team were able to design and build a scalable SAN infrastructure to meet the company's requirements for simple management and high performance, while also improving storage utilisation rates.
  • Case Study: Unified storage sorts out a Surrey hospital file problem

    File-level requests come in from application servers to the Bobcat which then sends them on as block-level requests over Fibre Channel to a Brocade switch and on to the FLXD array again.The benefitsFor The Royal Surrey Hospital Trust there were…
  • Case Study: Fidelity's infidelity with EMC

    To that end, it evaluated technologies based on four key elements: scalable, tiered storage; centralized management software; and nimble reporting capabilities. HDS states that since switching from EMC, Fidelity has experienced a reduced number of…
  • Case Study: MAID service for Time Warner Cable

    Copan's flagship product, the Revolution 200T, utilizes this patent-pending MAID-based architecture, and its Power-Managed RAID scheme, to deliver massively scalable and reliable disk-based storage at affordable cost points.

Reviews

  • Adaptec Snap Server 720i

    Many different combinations of drives, controllers, and software are available in storage arrays for small and mid-sized businesses, but one example that you should not miss is the Snap Server 720i that Adaptec trotted out last week.With the 720i…
  • EqualLogic PS300e

    A highly scalable and cost-effective iSCSI drive array ready for enterprise use. s got performance, fault tolerance, massive storage capacity and plenty of options to expand easily but above all else it delivers them at a price point that compares…
  • Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition

    Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition Alan Stevens, Techworld Build scalable firewall arrays with the latest Microsoft software review,reviews It's important to understand the positioning of the Enterprise Edition of ISA Server 2004 as a…
  • DataCore SANmelody

    Simple storage solution supporting iSCSI and fibre-channel; lower cost than hard disk arrays; very good performance; MMC snap-in for simple management; highly scalable. The price for the package on review includes support for iSCSI, eight volumes…

White Papers

  • Using VMware Infrastructure 3 with 3PAR Utility Storage in Datacenter Deployments

    PAR helps restore simplicity to open-systems on-line storage environments through a broadly scalable, highly efficient, and controllable storage platform. Typically, these enterprise storage solutions consist of traditional storage arrays that…
  • Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape Backup

    This solution is easily scalable as your needs change expand the Snap Server 4500 from base configurations of 1.0 or 1.6TB with up to two 1TB Snap Disk 10 expansion arrays or three 2TB or 4TB Snap Disk 30 expansion arrays.
  • Scaling Business Applications with New Servers and Storage

    Dell has developed a new generation of server, storage, and workstation products that advance the scalable enterprise strategy-continuing the drive to standardize core infrastructure elements and reduce the complexity of the computing…
 
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