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IBM Storwize V7000

IBM Storwize V7000

IBM's Storwize V7000 is a mid-range SAN disk array with some very high-end features. Its data migration and virtualisation capabilities are well suited to organisations with SAN disk arrays in need of consolidation or replacement. Read more

1 April, 2011 by Roger Howorth

Dell regroups after 3Par battle

...Exanet technology could plug into a virtualised environment, including virtualised storage and thin provisioning. In July Dell said that it would acquire data deduplication company... Read more

24 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner
<endeca_term>Thin Provisioning</endeca_term> with Oracle Pillar Axiom 600

Thin Provisioning with Oracle Pillar Axiom 600

...area where operational efficiencies can be achieved is in the storage infrastructure. Thin provisioning is now recognized in the industry as a critical approach to... Read more

1 December, 2011
<endeca_term>Thin Provisioning</endeca_term>, Using ETERNUS Disk Storage Systems, Enabled Storage Use Optimization That Now Supports Stable Integrated Infrastructure Operation, as Well as Fast and Flexible Service Delivery

Thin Provisioning, Using ETERNUS Disk Storage Systems, Enabled Storage Use Optimization That Now Supports Stable Integrated Infrastructure Operation, as Well as Fast and Flexible Service Delivery

...to optimize their data storage using ETERNUS disk storage systems and their thin provisioning functions Read more

1 January, 2011
Maximize Storage Efficiency With NetApp <endeca_term>Thin Provisioning</endeca_term> and Symantec Thin Reclamation

Maximize Storage Efficiency With NetApp Thin Provisioning and Symantec Thin Reclamation

...are increasingly turning to new approaches to realize efficiency gains. In particular, thin provisioning is being rapidly adopted. The value is simple: allocate the capacity... Read more

1 September, 2010
Storage <endeca_term>Thin Provisioning</endeca_term> Explained

Storage Thin Provisioning Explained

...and performance as well as IT staff responsible for storage administration. Storage Thin Provisioning, often implemented on top of storage virtualization, directly addresses the capacity... Read more

1 June, 2010
Leveraging HP + Intel 3PAR's Architecture and <endeca_term>Thin Provisioning</endeca_term> Features to Suit Virtualized Server Environments

Leveraging HP + Intel 3PAR's Architecture and Thin Provisioning Features to Suit Virtualized Server Environments

The IT industry is a large and complex ecosystem comprising many elements that often exert influence on one industry... Read more

1 May, 2011
Apply Storage Innovations to Create a Competitive Advantage

Apply Storage Innovations to Create a Competitive Advantage

Learn how businesses can use advanced storage technologies, such as thin provisioning, deduplication and autotiering, to create a competitive advantage by speeding the... Read more

1 May, 2012
Screenshots: Windows Server 8 Beta

Screenshots: Windows Server 8 Beta

...Pools let you build massive virtual storage arrays from commodity hardware, with thin provisioning and support for the new ReFS resilient file system Read more

5 March, 2012 by Simon Bisson
EonNAS Pro 800

EonNAS Pro 800

This eight-bay NAS server offers excellent functionality, managed via a usable web interface, at an affordable price. Highly recommended. Read more

17 May, 2012 by Manek Dubash
Windows Server 8 Beta

Windows Server 8 Beta

Private clouds are the main focus of Windows Server 8, which is now available as a public beta. However, there's something in it for everyone from the smallest home office to the largest international company. Read more

5 March, 2012 by Simon Bisson
Synology RackStation RS3412xs

Synology RackStation RS3412xs

A scalable network storage appliance best suited to datacentres in mid-sized companies, the RackStation RS3412xs lacks enterprise-class features — but that's reflected in the price. Read more

17 February, 2012 by Alan Stevens

vSphere 5, VAAI and the Death of the Storage Array

The launch of vSphere 5 and its new storage related features will set the precedent for a complete rethink on how a new... Read more

2 September, 2011
Drobo B800i

Drobo B800i

...required — the B800i works out how to configure and protect your disks Thin provisioning is another standard feature, but again Drobo doesn't make a... Read more

5 July, 2011 by Alan Stevens

Why do you never delete anything?

...up less floor space. Add the capabilities of technologies such as compression, thin provisioning and deduplication, and the floor space per megabit shrinks further. But... Read more

17 February, 2012

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yeah! all we want free software

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Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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UnderINK

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