Henry Baltazar

Storage resource management software is one of the most useful tools for visualizing and trending storage resources. And IBMs Tivoli Storage Resource Manager Version 1.1 is one of the most powerful SRM packages we have seen to date. TSRM 1.1, which shipped last month, not only provides coverage for a wide range of platforms—including NetWare, […]

Networked storage is the future—and the future is already here. According to International Data Corp. numbers, sales of networked storage this month surpassed those of DAS (direct-attached storage) for the first time. If dollars equal votes, the people have spoken, and it is clear that storage consolidation, through NAS and SAN technologies, is a major […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Xserve RAID Apples first foray into the RAID market yields an interesting storage unit that blends ATA drives with Fibre Channel connectivity. Unfortunately, its currently an Apple-only product (for Xserve and other Apple systems). It would make things pretty interesting if Apple were to build in Windows and Unix support as well. KEY […]

In response to my recent data protection article, I got a couple of really persuasive letters from readers suggesting that tape has lost its place as a backup medium and that I had wasted my time doing a tape roundup story. While I am not ready to engrave a tombstone for tape, there are definitely […]

During the past year, innovations and emerging technologies have made storage more accessible, powerful and inexpensive (from a cost-per-megabyte point of view) than ever before. Despite these improvements—and, to some degree, because of them—storage networking and management have become two of the biggest headaches for IT managers. The problem with storage today can be summed […]

IT managers looking to beef up storage on their low-end servers and workstations should check out the versatile Addonics Combo RAID system. The $165 Addonics Combo RAID, which shipped last month, comes with two hard drive enclosures, two drive cradles, two IDE-to-Serial ATA converters and a Serial ATA PCI host controller with on-board RAID Level […]

Tape technology continues to evolve and has remained relevant despite innovations in the storage market. Even with advances in disk-to-disk backup and optical storage, for example, IT managers continue to rely on tape for its proven reliability. During the past few years, a number of improvements have been made to the midrange space of the […]

Data protection has always been a central IT responsibility, but as data continues to expand at exponential rates and policies about data retention and availability become more stringent, IT managers need to be absolutely confident in the technology protecting their core applications. In this package, eWEEK Labs examines several pieces of the data protection puzzle […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EchoView E400 StorageTeks $50,000 EchoView E400 appliance is a powerful new data protection system that allows IT managers to journal data changes and roll back volumes to a recent stable state in the event of an emergency. The iSCSI-based EchoView E400 has relatively limited data capacity, however, and will be most compelling for […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Connected DataProtector 7.0 Connected DataProtector 7.0 provides enterprise-class backup capabilities for organizations with large numbers of client systems to protect. The client-side interface is a strong point; its easy to use and gives end users the power to initiate backups and restores. Features such as SendOnce make backups faster and more effective, especially […]