Disk Arrays

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Disk Array Actuator: A Case for Self-Maintaining Array of Identical Disks by Atrato, Inc.
comparisons to the traditional disk arrays previously mentioned. The resulting analysis details a high-density storage array with much finer tuning,...
Enabling Economically Viable Long-Term Disk-Based Data Protection by Diligent Technologies Corporation, an IBM Company
in the effective capacity of a given disk array of 25x or more. Diligent's ProtecTIER platform is an enterprise-scale comprehensive data-protection...
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i by Dell, Inc.
of the PowerVault series of disk arrays to deliver an IP network storage solution that can consolidate storage on up to 16 hosts...
Using Tape Virtualization to Improve Backup Performance by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
the easiest way to introduce disk into a tapebased backup infrastructure. A VTL is a set of disks that emulate tape; you see a disk array, your backup...
Five Key Considerations for Evaluating the Scalability of Disk-based Backup Solutions by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
evaluating the scalability of any disk-based backup solution. This paper outlines the five key questions you should ask when evaluating the scalability of...
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000 by Dell, Inc.
PowerVault MD3000 is a modular disk storage array capable of housing up to 15 3.5-inch SAS or SATA disk drives in a single 3U rack enclosure. Review this...
HP Simply Consolidation Solution Guide: Your Guide to Shared Storage for Business Efficiency by Hewlett-Packard Company
This guide is designed to help you understand the benefits of consolidating your storage by sharing storage from...
Data Protection Using Premium Features: PowerVault™ MD3000 and MD3000i by Dell, Inc.
premium features include Virtual Disk Snapshot and Virtual Disk Copy. Dell offers key-enabled premium features to help enhance the functionality of the...
Midrange Rivals Top Dog by Storage Magazine
differences.

High-end midrange arrays and low-end enterprise arrays look awfully similar these days. During the last few years, features like clustering...
The State of Enterprise Solid State Disk by SearchStorage.com
document explains what Solid State Disk is, when you need it, why it is so popular, and the future of SSD. What is Solid State Disk? -- In The Enterprise:

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Transforming Your Backup Through Data De-Duplication by Quantum Corporation
that also includes conventional disk backup, tape, replication, and encryption. Quantum's solutions allow data de-duplication technology to...
Modular Storage: The Dell™ Powervault™ MD Storage Family by Dell, Inc.
44; the PowerVault MD3000 disk storage array for highly available direct attached storage, the PowerVault MD1120 expansion enclosure for high-...
Mix SAS/SATA Drives for Speed or Capacity by Storage Magazine
Mixing high- and low-cost SAS and SATA disk drives within the same system, at interconnect speeds comparable to Fibre Channel (FC), is a recipe for significant...
Using RAID 6 on the SUN™ Storagetek™ 6140 Array Increasing Reliability for Storage Arrays by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Using Sun StorageTek 6140 arrays with RAID 6 technology feature can provide enhanced reliability for applications with large data sets requiring...
Talking Storage with Fred Moore by CA
by evolving technology and mass arrays of data. New applications and technologies are constantly being promoted and optimized to adapt to the ever-changing...
Confront Escalating Data Storage and Power Requirement with HP's Enterprise Virtual Array by Mobius Partners
The University of Houston was facing unprecedented demands for power from its High Performance Computing Lab and to...
Tools to Test Your DR Plan by Storage Magazine
disks to the configuration of RAID arrays--to ensure it works and matches the storage configuration at your primary site.

The first place to look for confirmation...
Deploying Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Standard Edition with SP2 Using the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i iSCSI Storage Array by Dell, Inc.
Dell PowerVault MD3000i storage arrays (with MD1000 expansion enclosures). Based on observations derived from testing and analysis by the Dell Database...
HP StorageWorks MSA2000 Family by Hewlett-Packard Company
new HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays offer the best price-performance features for direct attach environments, small clusters, and entry-level...
QUALITY AWARDS III: Compellent Shakes up the Midrange Array Competition by Storage Magazine
The midrange array category for the Diogenes Labs–Storage magazine Quality Awards appears to...
HDS Reigns over Enterprise Arrays ... Again by Storage Magazine
Quality Awards for enterprise arrays saw some shifts among the vendors, but a familiar theme prevailed as Hitachi Data Systems won again. In horse racing, it's...
Dell Storage Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V by Dell, Inc.
guide primarily focused on storage arrays based on their support for key virtualization features, such as high availability and virtual machine migration...
LEARNING GUIDES
party HSM applications such as EMC Disk Extender for NAS, EMC Rainfinity, EMC Centera file archiver, Arkivio auto-stor and Enigma Data Systems SmartMove).
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Court reached the limit of 12 disk shelves on its NetApp FAS 3020 within three years and recently put in a purchase order to upgrade to the FAS 3140, which...
on storage technologies.

How NAS arrays differ from SAN arrays

One of the distinguishing characteristics of a NAS array is its use of file-based protocols: NFS...

with IBM System Storage DS3400 arrays with an initial capacity of 3 TB. Since then, Buening was able to reduce the number of physical servers to just three, each...