Cloud Storage

The Cloud Storage topics page provides news articles, tips, tutorials, guides, special reports and podcasts for data storage professionals looking for cloud storage best practic... More about Cloud Storage

Recent Definitions

• Amazon ElastiCache

  - Amazon ElastiCache is a fully managed caching service. ElastiCache is protocol-compliant with Memcached, an open source, high-performance, distributed...

• object storage

  - Object storage, also called object-based storage, is a generic term that describes an approach to addressing and manipulating discrete units of storage call...

• cloud file storage

  - Cloud file storage is a storage service that is delivered over the Internet, billed on a pay-per-use basis and has an architecture based on common fil...

Highlights

• How to reverse Hadoop issues with private cloud storage

• Dropbox for Business makes enterprise file sharing move with AD tie-in

• Backupify upgrades cloud-to-cloud backup of Google Apps

More Cloud Storage Topics

• Private Cloud Storage

• Public Cloud Storage

• Cloud Computing Infrastructure

Storage and Virtualization

The Storage and Virtualization topics page provides news articles, tips, tutorials, guides, special reports and podcasts for data storage professionals who manage storage hardwa... More about Storage and Virtualization

Recent Definitions

• N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV)

  - N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) is a technology that allows a single host bus adaptor (HBA) called an "N_Port" to register multipl...

Highlights

• VMware virtual servers offer advanced shared storage options

• Three vendors still stalking storage virtualization

• Follow the leader: Mature virtualization projects reap biggest benefits

More Storage and Virtualization Topics

• Data Storage Solutions for a Virtual Environment

• File Virtualization or NAS Virtualization

• SAN Virtualization and SAN Storage Consolidation

• Storage Network Virtualization

• Virtualization Strategy

SAN (storage area network)

SAN (storage area network) technologies cover Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SAN planning, switches, SAN routing and partitioning, SAN protocols, HBAs and RAID configuration. Find the la... More about SAN (storage area network)

Recent Definitions

• software-defined storage

  - Software-defined storage (SDS) is a data storage approach in which all the programming that controls storage-related tasks exists solely in s...

• FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet)

  - FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) is a storage protocol that enable Fibre Channel communications to run directly over Etherne...

• cluster quorum disk

  - A cluster quorum disk is the storage medium on which the configuration database is stored for a cluster computing network. The cluster configuration...

Highlights

• SAN and NAS storage trends include software-defined storage, flash

• Hyper-V 3.0's virtual Fibre Channel feature explained

• Making the switch to VHDX

More SAN (storage area network) Topics

• ISCSI SAN

• SAN switch

• SAN management

• Multiprotocol or unified storage

• Fibre Channel (FC) SAN

NAS (network attached storage)

Find information on network attached storage (NAS) clusters, NAS hardware or appliances, NAS management and NAS virtualization. More about NAS (network attached storage)

Recent Definitions

• Object Storage Glossary - Words2Go

  - A handy glossary that contains definitions related to object storage.

• clustered storage

  - Clustered storage is the use of two or more storage servers working together to increase performance, capacity, or reliability. Clustering distributes ...

• pNFS (Parallel NFS)

  - The Parallel Network File System (pNFS) is part of the NFS v4.1 protocol that allows compute clients to access storage devices directly and in paral...

Highlights

• Object technology comes to storage: What's all the fuss about?

• Hitachi NAS Platform adds primary deduplication

• SAN and NAS storage trends include software-defined storage, flash

More NAS (network attached storage) Topics

• Clustered NAS

• NAS hardware

• NAS management

Primary Storage or Storage Hardware

Primary storage refers to storage that is in active use, in contrast to storage used for backup purposes. Find resources about primary storage and storage hardware, including RA... More about Primary Storage or Storage Hardware

Recent Definitions

• active/active array

  - Active/active (also called dual active) is a storage array configuration in which two (or more) storage controllers work together to process inputs/...

• P/E cycle

  - A solid-state-storage program-erase cycle is a sequence of events in which data is written to solid-state NAND flash memory cell (such as the type found in a so-ca...

• resistive RAM (RRAM)

  - Resistive random-access memory (RRAM) is a form of nonvolatile storage that operates by changing the resistance of a specially formulated solid die...

Highlights

• Fusion-io buys NexGen Storage, adds hybrid arrays

• Kaminario K2 flash array replaces PCIe with SAS SSDs

• NAND shortage could slow pace of flash price drops, squeeze SSD makers

More Primary Storage or Storage Hardware Topics

• Disk arrays

• Disk drives

• Solid-State Storage

• RAID

Data Backup

Recent Definitions

• host-based replication

  - Host-based replication is the processes of using servers to copy data from one site to another.

Highlights

• Dreamworks' storage tiers help animate movie making

• LTO tapes show uptick in Q4 sales, but overall revenue falls

• Dell SAN strategy examined after move to go private

More Data Backup Topics

• Disk-based backup

• Tape backup and libraries

• Data storage backup tools

• Data reduction and deduplication

Data Protection

Storage professionals now have the responsibility of keeping corporate data safe through disaster recovery planning, remote data protection and other security measures. News and... More about Data Protection

Recent Definitions

• disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS)

  - Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is a predetermined set of processes offered by a third-party vendor to help an en...

• write through

  - Write through is a storage method in which data is written into the cache and the corresponding main memory location at the same time. The cached data allows...

• failback

  - Failback is the process of restoring operations to a primary machine or facility after they have been shifted to a secondary machine or facility during failover.

Highlights

• PHD Virtual buys DR testing startup VirtualSharp, eyes cloud DR

• Linear tape file systems play different role in health care, media

• Sepaton adds data-at-rest encryption for enterprise disk backup

More Data Protection Topics

• Disaster recovery and planning

• Remote data protection

• Secure data storage

Data Storage Management

Data storage management consists of tiered storage initiatives, data storage compliance, data archiving, remote and offiste data storage, storage virtualization and having the r... More about Data Storage Management

Recent Definitions

• Amazon ElastiCache

  - Amazon ElastiCache is a fully managed caching service. ElastiCache is protocol-compliant with Memcached, an open source, high-performance, distributed...

• erasure coding

  - Erasure coding (EC) is a method of data protection in which data is broken into fragments, expanded and encoded with redundant data pieces, and stored acros...

• bidirectional replication

  - Bidirectional replication is a method of replication between storage media such as hard disks or virtual disks in different locations, in w...

Highlights

• Dell Foglight management tools upgraded, rebranded

• Object technology comes to storage: What's all the fuss about?

• Hitachi NAS Platform adds primary deduplication

More Data Storage Management Topics

• Data storage compliance and archiving

• Primary storage capacity optimization

• Data management tools

• Tiered storage

• Remote and offsite data storage

Storage Strategy

Storage strategies for the data center, outsourcing storage, small business storage, jobs and salaries, and storage vendors are all topics that you'll find covered in this section. More about Storage Strategy

Recent Definitions

• capacity sprawl

  - Capacity sprawl, in a storage context, is a situation in which multiple, under-utilized or badly managed storage media occupy more overall space than can ...

• shared storage

  - Shared storage is a medium accessible by all of the subscribers in a network, intended for file storage and allowing simultaneous access by multiple subscri...

• I/O contention (input/output contention)

  - I/O contention (input/output contention), occurs when virtual machines compete for I/O resources because there is a l...

Highlights

• 2013 shaping up to be a 'decent' year for IT data storage spending

• Storage Holy Grail: End bifurcated storage infrastructure management

• Software-defined storage: Answering frequently asked questions

More Storage Strategy Topics

• Enterprise storage, planning and management

• HPC storage

• Outsourced storage and storage service providers

• Small business storage

• Storage management jobs and salaries

• Storage vendors

• Storage market research reports

• Data center storage