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NetApp leads again in enterprise array Quality Awards
In SearchStorage.com/Storage magazine’s Quality Awards for Enterprise Arrays, find out which products have proved valuable and reliable in five main categories. Survey
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NetApp wins 6th enterprise storage systems Quality Awards survey
NetApp wins the sixth annual Quality Awards for enterprise storage systems. It excelled in sales-force competence, product quality, features, reliability and technical support. Survey
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Primary storage deduplication's impact on backup deduplication
Learn about the issues customers should consider when implementing primary storage deduplication alongside a backup deduplication system, such as rehydration and performance penalties. FAQ
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Compellent regains top honors for midrange storage arrays in fifth Quality Awards user survey
Compellent tops the fifth TechTarget Quality Awards user survey of midrange storage arrays; other eight finalists also score high in quality, features, reliability, support and sales-force competence. Survey Results
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Enterprise storage arrays: NetApp on top in fourth annual competition
NetApp won the top spot in our latest enterprise storage arrays Quality Awards competition; find out why and which other companies were ranked high by our readers among enterprise storage arrays. Survey Results
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Top data storage products of the year
SearchStorage.com's Products of the Year awards are out. Find out which five products – in five categories -- made it to the top of the pile of storage hardware and software released last year. Products of the Year
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Storage arrays
Use our Partner Program Directory to choose a storage array vendor partner. Whether you are looking for a new partner program or want to see what your competition's partner programs are like, our easy-to-read checklists will help you weigh the benefi... Partner Program Directory
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How do I choose the right drive for my customer?
Selecting the right drive for your customer comes down to performance requirements and spindle allocation. Learn how choose among FC, SAS and SATA drives. FAQ
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How should RAID configuration be determined?
Learn how to determine which RAID configuration works best for your customer's data storage array. FAQ
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Hard drive replacement
Storage managers are replacing 11% of their hard drives, according to primary disk expenditures seen in a recent Storage magazine purchasing intentions survey. Buying Guide
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EMC says new VMAX and Thunder coming soon, HDD price hikes staying
Headlines: EMC announced that the price increase for HDDs put into place last year will continue and to watch out for a new high-end Symmetrix VMAX storage system and the “Project Thunder” flash caching appliance. News | 23 Apr 2012
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Hard disk drive shortage takes aim at enterprise SAS, SATA in 2012
Headlines: Analysts and vendors expect the hard disk drive shortage caused by Thailand floods to curtail availability of enterprise SAS and SATA drives until at least the second half of 2012. News | 29 Feb 2012
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EMC, customers stung by hard drive shortages from Thailand floods
Headlines: EMC informs its partners and customers that it will increase list prices of its hard drives starting Jan. 1 as a result of the shortages caused by Thailand’s floods. News | 21 Dec 2011
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EMC maintains disk revenue lead
Headlines: EMC holds on to the No. 1 slot as external disk storage vendor this past quarter, with its networked storage revenue up by 22%. News | 07 Dec 2011
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MLC drives, PCIe technology give SSDs run for their money
Headlines: Manufacturers see demand grow for multi-level cell (MLC) solid-state drives and PCI Express (PCIe) technology as enterprise server and storage system vendors aim to cut costs. News | 31 Aug 2011
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Oracle storage strategy: Make our apps run better
Headlines: Oracle executives say their storage strategy is to sell storage systems that run their databases and other apps faster and more efficiently. News | 06 Jul 2011
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FlashSoft caches server flash, hopes to speed application performance
Headlines: Startup FlashSoft launches software to turn SSD and PCIe server flash into a cache for most accessed data to reduce latency and speed application performance. News | 29 Jun 2011
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Seagate has SLC/MLC flash enterprise solid-state drives
Headlines: Seagate finally gets into the enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs) space with its Pulsar family of single-level cell (SLC) and multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash devices. News | 16 Mar 2011
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NetApp refreshes FAS storage arrays; Backup reporting software keeps backups 'honest'
Headlines: NetApp refreshes its product portfolio with new FAS3200 midrange and FAS6200 enterprise arrays, and adds solid state drive (SSD) support -- without automated tiering. Article | 10 Nov 2010
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EMC rolls out Clariion, Celerra enhancements; HP offers $1.6B for 3PAR
Headlines: EMC rolled out a range of enhancements to its midrange Clariion and Celerra storage array platforms. It also shipped primary data reduction and FAST for SSDs. Article | 25 Aug 2010
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Fixing disk array controller performance problems
Find out how storage vendors are addressing bottlenecks in disk array controllers, as well as the benefits and downsides of these approaches for your customers. Tip
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How to diagnose disk array controller performance problems
Learn about the components in a disk array controller and find out how to determine whether a customer’s performance problem originates with the controller as well as what’s causing the problem. Tip
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Implementing SSD in a cache appliance can improve performance across multiple storage systems
Learn about the benefits of using solid-state storage in a cache appliance, how the appliance compares with other SSD implementations and why storage VARs should pay attention. Tip
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Using MLC flash memory in enterprise arrays
Find out how enterprise MLC flash can be the right solid-state storage option for customers looking for a measurable increase in performance without the cost of SLC-based flash. Tip
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The RAID rebuild process and its impact on customers
Read up on the RAID rebuild process and how data protection drops during a RAID rebuild, to help customers decide whether to plan around the limitations of traditional RAID. Channel Impact
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Enterprise hard drives: Will new drive technologies relegate them to the middle tier?
Find out about the mechanical limitations of enterprise hard drive technology, how solid-state storage is pushing hard drives out of their Tier 1 position and why high-capacity SATA drives will be the dominant enterprise hard drive of the future. Tip
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How to integrate data storage platform software/hardware for DIY storage systems
Learn how to combine storage platform software and hardware to create an integrated storage system for customers—with better profit potential than from reselling systems from the big storage vendors. Tip
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How to improve power efficiency in archive hardware and on primary storage
Learn how to optimize your customer's archive and primary storage environments for maximum power efficiency, through the use of power-managed drives and tools to monitor data access patterns. Tip
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Helping storage administrators save money: Telling both sides of the story, Part 2
There are many ways your storage administrator customers can save money, but make sure they understand the pros and cons of each technology, in this second of a two-part series. Tip
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New dynamics in data protection sales
With disk replacing tape as the preferred initial backup medium and new data protection tools for continuous data protection and deduplication available, VARs are faced with a problem: how to maintain a short sales cycle while supplying customers wit... Tip
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What is thin provisioning? Which applications benefit most?
Learn more about thin provisioning, and discover which applications benefit most from it. Ask the Expert
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NetApp leads again in enterprise array Quality Awards
In SearchStorage.com/Storage magazine’s Quality Awards for Enterprise Arrays, find out which products have proved valuable and reliable in five main categories. Survey
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EMC says new VMAX and Thunder coming soon, HDD price hikes staying
Headlines: EMC announced that the price increase for HDDs put into place last year will continue and to watch out for a new high-end Symmetrix VMAX storage system and the “Project Thunder” flash caching appliance. News
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Hard disk drive shortage takes aim at enterprise SAS, SATA in 2012
Headlines: Analysts and vendors expect the hard disk drive shortage caused by Thailand floods to curtail availability of enterprise SAS and SATA drives until at least the second half of 2012. News
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EMC, customers stung by hard drive shortages from Thailand floods
Headlines: EMC informs its partners and customers that it will increase list prices of its hard drives starting Jan. 1 as a result of the shortages caused by Thailand’s floods. News
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EMC maintains disk revenue lead
Headlines: EMC holds on to the No. 1 slot as external disk storage vendor this past quarter, with its networked storage revenue up by 22%. News
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Fixing disk array controller performance problems
Find out how storage vendors are addressing bottlenecks in disk array controllers, as well as the benefits and downsides of these approaches for your customers. Tip
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How to diagnose disk array controller performance problems
Learn about the components in a disk array controller and find out how to determine whether a customer’s performance problem originates with the controller as well as what’s causing the problem. Tip
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MLC drives, PCIe technology give SSDs run for their money
Headlines: Manufacturers see demand grow for multi-level cell (MLC) solid-state drives and PCI Express (PCIe) technology as enterprise server and storage system vendors aim to cut costs. News
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Oracle storage strategy: Make our apps run better
Headlines: Oracle executives say their storage strategy is to sell storage systems that run their databases and other apps faster and more efficiently. News
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FlashSoft caches server flash, hopes to speed application performance
Headlines: Startup FlashSoft launches software to turn SSD and PCIe server flash into a cache for most accessed data to reduce latency and speed application performance. News
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About Disk Storage Hardware
Get information on disk storage hardware basics for value-added resellers (VARs) and storage service providers. The news, tips and expert advice in this section will help you advise customers on disk storage hardware including disk arrays, disk drives and virtual tape libraries or VTLs (combining tape backup with disk storage technology), as well as how to choose the right storage hardware for backups, plan storage capacity for hard disks and implement new disk storage hardware solutions.