Contributed Editorial

51. Virtualization Selection Made Easy 12/8/2008
    Finding a virtualization technology that addresses your technical requirements, business goals, and corporate governance might seem like a Herculean task — but not if you follow these simple guidelines. By Panos Hawandjian
52. Guest Column: Virtualization Selection Made Easy 12/8/2008
    Finding a virtualization technology that addresses your technical requirements, business goals, and corporate governance might seem like a Herculean task — but not if you follow these simple guidelines. By Panos Hawandjian
53. Disaster Recovery Strategy For Microsoft Environment 12/8/2008
    In business, a computer disaster equals an event that halts the normal operation of day-to-day business activities. A disastrous event can involve system malfunction, operational errors, virus attacks, acts of nature, accidents, or sabotage. The result of such a disaster is that business stops--orders cease to be placed, accounting activities freeze, data is unavailable, electronic communications halt, and the company has no access to decision-critical information. All of these events cost companies revenue and may result in unrecoverable damage. By Dr. Vas Srinivasan, VP of Marketing, Sonasoft
54. Disaster Recovery Strategy For Microsoft Environment 12/8/2008
    In business, a computer disaster equals an event that halts the normal operation of day-to-day business activities. A disastrous event can involve system malfunction, operational errors, virus attacks, acts of nature, accidents, or sabotage. The result of such a disaster is that business stops--orders cease to be placed, accounting activities freeze, data is unavailable, electronic communications halt, and the company has no access to decision-critical information. All of these events cost companies revenue and may result in unrecoverable damage. By Dr. Vas Srinivasan, VP of Marketing, Sonasoft
55. Practical Considerations In Cloud Computing 12/5/2008
    There is a great deal of confusion surrounding cloud computing these days, in part because the technology is based on the same fundamental components (systems, networks, and storage) as in-house, hosted, and grid computing. However, the concept of cloud computing is easy to understand when you first look at it from a business perspective. By JD Wilson, CEO and Founder, WarLock Software
56. Guest Column: Practical Considerations In Cloud Computing 12/5/2008
    There is a great deal of confusion surrounding cloud computing these days, in part because the technology is based on the same fundamental components (systems, networks, and storage) as in-house, hosted, and grid computing. However, the concept of cloud computing is easy to understand when you first look at it from a business perspective. By JD Wilson, CEO and Founder, WarLock Software
57. Seeing Is Trusting — Trust In Optical Storage 11/26/2008
    Optical discs are a major source of entertainment content and also a popular way to share, transport and back up data files. Security of optical discs has been problematic with inconsistent approaches to data encryption. News reports show the vulnerability of unprotected content on optical discs being compromised when discs with sensitive data are lost or stolen. By Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates
58. Contributing Editorial: Seeing Is Trusting — Trust In Optical Storage 11/26/2008
    Optical discs are a major source of entertainment content and also a popular way to share, transport and back up data files. Security of optical discs has been problematic with inconsistent approaches to data encryption. News reports show the vulnerability of unprotected content on optical discs being compromised when discs with sensitive data are lost or stolen. By Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates
59. Introduction To Unified NAS & IPSAN In Comparison With FCSAN 11/17/2008
    Approach towards networked storage started in the 1980s with the introduction of Network Attached Storage devices and continued later in the 1990s when Fibre Channel (FC) emerged as an alternative method of connecting storage. FC could be used in either a loop technology, with up to 126 devices attached to a loop, or in a fabric with switches connecting multiple file servers and storage devices. By S.Gopinath, SANAT Technologies
60. Introduction To Unified NAS & IPSAN In Comparison With FCSAN 11/17/2008
    Approach towards networked storage started in the 1980s with the introduction of Network Attached Storage devices and continued later in the 1990s when Fibre Channel (FC) emerged as an alternative method of connecting storage. FC could be used in either a loop technology, with up to 126 devices attached to a loop, or in a fabric with switches connecting multiple file servers and storage devices. By S.Gopinath, SANAT Technologies