New Dell SAN ships virtualisation-ready
17 June, 2009 by Simon SharwoodDell's new PS4000 SAN will support apps virtualised under vSphere, Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer.
Four rules for thin provisioning
11 June, 2009 by Alan RaddingThis list of best practices explains how to get the most out of thin provisioning.
Tiered storage system
02 June, 2009The EMC Virtual Matrix architecture integrates industry-standard components with EMC Symmetrix capabilities to deliver a system that is claimed to provide scalability to hundreds of thousands of terabytes of storage and tens of millions of IOPS (input/output per second), supporting hundreds of thousands of VMware and other virtual machines in a single federated storage infrastructure.
The role of storage blades in virtual environments
25 May, 2009 by Jeff BolesJeff Boles, analyst at Taneja Group, explains how storage blades fit into today's data centres in this interview.
Virtualisation demands new provisioning plans
13 May, 2009 by Staff writersNew provisioning plans are now required, thanks to the influx of virtualisation and the growth of storage demands.
Windows Storage Server 2008 includes virtual improvements
11 May, 2009 by Beth PariseauMicrosoft's new Storage Server 2008 includes a number of improvements, not the least of which is better virtualisation features.
How to buy storage for virtualisation
08 May, 2009 by Eric SeibertThere are several things to keep in mind when buying storage to go with your virtual environments. This guide explains.
Guidelines for virtualising storage infrastructure
07 May, 2009 by Jerome M. WendtThese four tips explain how to virtualise your storage infrastructure in the best possible way.
In EMC's RapidIO, "everything is virtualised"
23 April, 2009 by Richard ChirgwinWe explain EMC's RapidIO, a bus standard that the company says will be responsible for carrying data in its new storage arrays.
The impact of virtualisation on storage and backup
23 March, 2009 by Andrew McCreathGlasshouse Technologies' Andrew McCreath explains how server virtualisation changes how you must approach backup and storage design.
Five assumptions about storage virtualisation - and why they're wrong
18 March, 2009 by Simon ElishaThere are some myths surrounding storage virtualisation that are thrown around quite often. Simon Elisha from Hitachi sets the record straight.
Celerra gets de-dupe, virtualisation plugins
23 February, 2009 by Simon SharwoodA product refresh means EMC's latest batch of Celerra models will include deduplication and VMware plugins.
Big storage techs in 2009
07 January, 2009 by Deni ConnorThe big storage technologies in 2009 will be VTLs, deduplication, virtualisation, SATA and encryption.
DataCore's iSCSI bundle now aimed at virtualisation-curious shops
07 January, 2009 by Beth PariseauIn an affort to attract SMBs curious about virtualisation, DataCore has cut the price and capacity of its iSCSI SAN offerings.
