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Storage performance testing -- Strengths and weakneses
Storage performance testing (SPT) may be called for when there is a pressing question that a storage administrator needs to answer. Continue Reading
Storage performance testing -- The vendors
Storage performance testing can be performed in-house by establishing a test setup designed to simulate the workload and traffic patterns expected by a system under test. Continue Reading
Storage performance testing -- Introduction
Every storage administrator is concerned with system performance. Knowing how a system will run in the data center -- and predicting its limitations in your particular environment -- is absolutely essential for storage managers. Continue Reading
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Backup guidelines: Keeping off-site storage 'in-house'
You may have considered handling your long-term tape media storage internally for security or cost-efficiency reasons. This tip provides tape handling and storage information that can save you some future pains and unpleasant surprises. Continue Reading
Consider technology lifecycle before archiving
Getting vendors to agree to a standard for minimum technology lifecycle would be very challenging. Continue Reading
Lessons from Katrina: Part 5, Making redundancy redundant
In the last of our five-part series on rebuilding your data center after a disaster, Carrie Higbie has tips on how to make your redundant site redundant—including checklists for hardware, software, circuits, cabling infrastructure and data.Continue Reading
Lessons from Katrina: Part 4, Resuming operations with end users
In part four of our series on rebuilding your data center after a disaster, Carrie Higbie has guidelines on how to get your users back into the network.Continue Reading
Lessons from Katrina: Part 3, Replacing active components
In part three of our series on rebuilding your IT infrastructure after a disaster, Carrie Higbie focuses on replacing the active components on a network.Continue Reading
Lessons from Katrina: Part 2, Operating from a remote site
In part two of our series on rebuilding after a disaster,Carrie Higbie discusses remote offsite services and how to bring business operations back on line at an alternative site.Continue Reading
Lessons from Katrina: Part 1, Rebuilding a critical infrastructure
Rebuilt your data center after a disaster: Networking expert and hurricane veteran, Carrie Higbie shares tactics on how to rebuild your critical data center infrastructure after a disaster. This is the first, in a three-part series.Continue Reading
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Rsync and Amanda: Keeping your data safe with open source backup
Rsync and Amanda are two straightforward open source products that can simplify your backup procedure.Continue Reading
Distance between home and recovery
A user recently asked what our expert thought about having a recovery site 3-4 hours away. See what expert Robert McFarlane said.Continue Reading
Data center disaster recovery plan basics
Expert Bob McFarlane explains data center disaster recovery plan basics.Continue Reading
Setting the record straight on recertified media
Hesitant about using "used" media? This expert insists that not everything you hear about used media is true.Continue Reading
To encrypt or not to encrypt? That is the question
A manager searches for answers to his encrypting quandary.Continue Reading