Storage Need
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Netgear ReadyNAS NVX
Reviews The ReadyNAS NVX is a highly capable network storage appliance that will work equally well in a small or medium-sized business or at home. It supports a wide range of protocols and is easy to manage.
Tags: Unit, Apple iTunes, Power Supply, Access Control, Apple Macintosh, User Account, NAS, Web interface, Microsoft Windows, Agence France-Presse
Netgear SC101T Storage Central Turbo
Reviews Netgear's SC101T Storage Central Turbo is robust, relatively attractive and affordable, making it suitable for all but the most demanding environments, although managing the device can be tricky.
Linksys EFG120
Reviews The EFG120 network attached storage unit offers the perfect feature set for some small businesses, but everyone else should turn to better-equipped competition.
Using the Share and Storage Management Console
Techguide Microsoft has made a number of improvements to the venerable File Services role. Find out what to do with the enhanced capabilities.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003, Role, Volume, Storage Management, File Server, Storage, Small And Medium Business, Permission, NTFS Permission, Resource
Proper estimation of storage needs
Insight Here are some tips for more accurately estimating storage needs, thereby smoothing out future capacity-planning efforts.
Tags: Storage management
Tiger, Longhorn search for desktop answers
News Overstuffed hard drives make it hard to find the data you want. Can Apple and Microsoft cut through the clutter?
How to protect yourself from RAID-related UREs
Techguide An Unrecoverable Read Error during a RAID rebuild can ruin an entire day. Scott Lowe talks about UREs and how you can avoid falling victim to this silent threat.
Tags: RAID, Data centers, Data backup, disaster recovery, bit error rate, RAID array, RAID, Microsoft Corp., Scott Lowe, Backup, RAID 5
Making the choice between virtual and physical servers
Techguide "Virtualize everything" is a popular M.O. in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense.
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, Virtualization, Database, Microsoft SQL Server, Scott Lowe, Virtual Environment, Storage, Server, Hardware
GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China
News Timed with Obama's visit, General Electric announces deals in China around high-speed rail, hybrid locomotives, and coal gasification plants with underground carbon storage.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Gasification, U.S., General Electric Co., Green IT, Storage, electric vehicle, memorandum of understanding, carbon dioxide
PalmOne LifeDrive
Reviews PalmOne's LifeDrive promises productivity, connectivity and entertainment in one sleek package.
HP iPaq Pocket PC hx4700: a first look
Reviews HP's latest business handheld gets a VGA-resolution screen and other enhancements.
Acer TravelMate C111TCi
Reviews Acer’s TravelMate C111TCi squeezes more into its small frame than any convertible tablet, making it one of the best in its class.
Stop buying storage
Techguide The current economic downturn means storage managers no longer have the luxury of cutting management corners. However, this presents an opportunity to improve the storage cost profile.
Tags: Data centers, Data Management, Databases, Organization, Storage Management, Storage, De-duplication, provisioning, Storage Allocation, Data Deduplication
Does FCoE mean the end for iSCSI storage solutions?
Techguide Fibre Channel over Ethernet is coming along with some of the same benefits that have made iSCSI a success. Will FCoE steal iSCSI's thunder in the data center?
Tags: Storage, Ethernet, TCP/IP, Fibre Channel, Storage, TCP/IP, Environment, data center, Ethernet, iSCSI
Centralize desktop control with VDI
Techguide Find out some of the reasons for considering virtual desktop infrastructure, and the ways by which a VDI implementation takes form.
Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Virtualization, Virtual Desktop, Solution, Virtual Machine, Storage, operating system, application virtualization, VDI
