Feature Articles

  1. Another Industry First 9/14/2009
    Recently we announced support for 2 TB disks in our Axiom array. Thanks to technologists in the hard disk industry, we have witnessed an amazing progression of bit density improvement for the last 54 years. By Mike Workman
  2. How Much Are You Really Saving With Traditional Deduplication Appliances? 7/1/2009
    People often get obsessed with dedupe ratios and dedupe technologies, and have a hard time seeing the "big picture" around how much they're really going to save. Let's compare the savings from the traditional target-based dedupe vendors (like Data Domain, among many others) against standard commodity disk-based storage. I purposely left CommVault out of this and put myself in the shoes of an IT shop evaluating deduplication as a whole versus the "next best alternative" which is simply to use generic off-the-shelf storage. It also helps minimize any accusations that I'm unfairly manipulating the CommVault pricing just to make us look good.
  3. How Much Are You Really Saving With Traditional Deduplication Appliances? 7/1/2009
    People often get obsessed with dedupe ratios and dedupe technologies, and have a hard time seeing the "big picture" around how much they're really going to save. By Dipesh Patel
  4. Reliability, Availability And Serviceability 6/22/2009
    At a fundraising event a few months back at my son’s high school, I spotted a ride in a restored WWII B-17 bomber in the silent auction. Being a nut for planes, especially military stuff, I had to bid on this. As luck and my wallet would have it, I won.
  5. Case Study: ITV.com Upgrades To Compact, Energy-Efficient Nexsan SATABeast Xi's For Mac Environments 6/11/2009
    ITV is the largest commercial television network in the UK offering a full range of programs and genres including drama, entertainment, news, current affairs, sports and children’s programming. Programs for ITV.com are provided by ITV’s in-house production unit and by the independent sector. As a result, the broadcaster’s production editing team edits hundreds of hours of online video every month. By Nexsan
  6. ITV.com Upgrades To Compact, Energy-Efficient Nexsan SATABeast Xi's For Mac Environments 6/11/2009
    ITV is the largest commercial television network in the UK offering a full range of programs and genres including drama, entertainment, news, current affairs, sports and children’s programming. Programs for ITV.com are provided by ITV’s in-house production unit and by the independent sector. As a result, the broadcaster’s production editing team edits hundreds of hours of online video every month. By Nexsan
  7. White Paper: Archiving Email For Compliance And Competitive Advantage 6/3/2009
    This white paper will outline the top 10 reasons why organizations should archive their email. While not all email archiving solutions are alike, these top 10 reasons should be considered when evaluating the implementation of email archiving software or hardware. By ArcMail
  8. Archiving Email For Compliance And Competitive Advantage 6/3/2009
    This white paper will outline the top 10 reasons why organizations should archive their email. While not all email archiving solutions are alike, these top 10 reasons should be considered when evaluating the implementation of email archiving software or hardware. By ArcMail
  9. Think Outside The Box With Next-Gen Dedupe Software 4/15/2009
    I've been on the road the past few weeks as part of our Simpana 8 seminar series, and it's clear that everyone wants to reduce the amount of data they need to store, protect and manage. By David West, Vice President of Marketing & Business Development, CommVault
  10. 2009 Demands Shifts In Storage Behavior And Adoption Of Next Generation Technologies 4/15/2009
    With a grim economic outlook for 2009, IT managers must continue to pay special attention to budget. Any opportunity to cut back on expenses while still deploying the necessary technology to meet the growing demands of data management will be welcome relief for IT managers struggling to keep fledgling departments afloat. By Jered Floyd, CTO of Permabit