Compellent - Intelligent Tiered Storage
Compellent has a valuable ILM capability that provides metadata for each block -- this enables them to move unused blocks to lower tiers of storage and back to high tiers when needed. This level of...
View ArticleOptimizing IT: How much can you save on storage?
The new method of optimizing IT takes a more holistic view of problems and leverages innovations in technologies and services to increase efficiency and get better return on existing assets. This in...
View ArticleWell, the idea was good...
One of this sysadmin pilot fish's regular tasks is recovering space on Windows servers, and his usual procedure is to spot the users with the biggest files and then call or email them, asking them to...
View ArticleWell, it's a change, all right
Tired of working for a very large corporation for decades, this IT pilot fish decides it's time for a change and takes a job as IT manager for a small company -- and a year into the new job, he's...
View ArticleWill cloud computing kill the storage area network?
The acceptance of server and storage virtualization has enabled a paradigm shift in how data center infrastructure is purchased and deployed.
View ArticleStorage predictions 2014, a decade early
It's always entertaining for me to take a look back at my previous predictions, so I decided to go back and re-read my previous attempts at foreseeing the future direction of storage, and review my...
View ArticleUnclear on SEVERAL concepts
This IT department is running out of storage space fast, so this pilot fish gets the job of convincing users to do some old-file housekeeping -- and the task of dealing with a boss who's sure he knows...
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