Data Center Backup and Storage

Three options for data storage management that combat sprawlTip - Lower costs make it tempting to add more storage to a network, but poor integration can lead to storage sprawl. These three data storage management options could be the fix.
Data backup software: Selection, implementation and optimization advice for Indian businessesTutorial - Data backup is not as simple as it sounds. Here's our take on how midsized Indian companies should select backup and recovery solutions.
Data center storage trends 2010: What's hot and what's on the horizonTip - It's been a busy couple of years in the advancement of IT storage systems technologies. In this tip, storage industry experts comment on hot data center storage trends that data center admins should be keeping an eye on in 2010, including thin provisioning and the adoption of SSDs.

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out-of-order execution (OoOE)

Definition -Out-of-order execution (OoOE) is an approach to processing that allows instructions for high-performance microprocessors to begin execution as soon as their operands are ready.
Data center managers seek simple disaster recovery options

News -Egenera’s PAN Portability fixes some – but not all – of the challenges of disaster recovery for bare-metal servers.
data center resiliency

Definition -Data center resiliency is the ability of a server, network, storage system, or an entire data center, to continue operating even when there has been an equipment failure, power outage or other disruption.

Data Center Servers and Storage E-book

Feature -The Data Center Servers and Storage E-book covers selection criteria for virtual server selection, monitoring and management guidelines to keep virtual servers running smoothly.
Tape backup storage will remain relevant in the data center

Tip -Recent moves by Oracle and IBM suggest continued support for tape backup storage, while a new EMC campaign advocates a switch to disk. In this tip, a mainframe expert argues that tape-based storage will continue to be critical for data centers and mainframe shops.
How will SSD fit into the data center?

Tip -How will solid state drives (SSD) be used in data center environments, and what does the future hold for storage technologies?

Data center managers seek simple disaster recovery options

News -Egenera’s PAN Portability fixes some – but not all – of the challenges of disaster recovery for bare-metal servers.
Will SSD performance benefit your data center?

Tip -SSD performance alone may not give you the results you expect following a hardware upgrade.
Storage energy use in the data center: Ask the Expert podcast

Podcast -As more storage is added to the data center, how does one deal with increased energy demands to power these storage arrays and to keep them cool?

Oracle buys Pillar, Microsoft loses virtualization guy: News in brief

News -Oracle fills its storage hardware gap with Pillar Data Systems acquisition; virtualization evangelist David Greschler leaves Microsoft; and the feds bust a major cybercrime ring.

Proper Linux DRBD setup helps sidestep common issues

Tip -Execute a proper DRBD setup in Linux to save money and avoid headaches.
Setting up a mirrored Linux DRBD configuration over the network

Tip -Administrators can use the distributed replicated block device (DRBD) in Linux to set up basic data redundancy to connect the storage of multiple servers.
IT pros rethink data center infrastructure to support 'big data'

News -"Big data" analytics isn’t just for Web 2.0 anymore. Here’s how IT pros at some well-known companies manage big data infrastructure.