Storage area network (SAN) technology has been around since the late 1990s, but historically it was priced far out of the range of small IT departments. Now this option for making more-efficient use ...

Today's organizations are demanding high-speed data protection for complex and resource-intensive data such as image, audio, and video files—as well as for large databases. In addition, the amount of ...

This week, Xiotech Corporation launched the Magnitude 3D 1000m mobile storage area network specifically designed to meet the needs of government agencies. The Magnitude 3D 1000m makes it easier for ...

At a special event at this week’s NAB 2004, Apple introduced Xsan, a Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at US$999 per system. The new file system is aimed at users in video and other ...

Here at Miami, we have a lot of systems running to keep the campus afloat. With those systems comes data and files that need to be stored. As one can imagine, with a footprint as big as Miami's, that ...

Assessing any investment in storage is a question of balancing cost, performance and capacity. We look at some of the most useful storage performance metrics – capacity; throughput and read/write; ...

In 1993, when Intel ushered in the modern computing age by releasing its Pentium chips, devices roared along at then-astounding speeds of around 60 MHz. Today's mainstream CPUs reach speeds of around ...

This guide provides an overview of data storage, its benefits, the different types, and the top products. The data generated through business devices can be sensitive, complex, and essential for ...