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Learn three best practises for iSCSI, including why the protocol deserves to be treated as a storage network, why software initiators make sense and how VMware vSphere 4 is a perfect fit for iSCSI. Read more »

Storage in the cloud is widely available, but what's it good for? We compare applications like "electronic vaulting" and disaster recovery in this story. Read more »

Backing up network servers can be tricky, but the job gets even harder if the servers you are working with are clustered. This tip explains how to backup networked and clustered servers! Read more »

Learn the difference between a recovery point objective (RPO) and a recovery time objective (RTO), to refine your disater recovery plans. Read more »

Our semi-regular roundup of new products and deals in the storage industry covers Dell's new BackupExec-fuelled PowerVault, Quantum's new LTO-5 kit, new SMB NAS from Synology and QNap plus a nice milestone for NetApp . Read more »

Solid state disks (SSDs) are blazingly fast, but very expensive. Learn how to use SSDs in ways that justify their cost in this tip. Read more »

Everyone who's anyone in enterprise storage is now a member of a "stack" alliance that brings together storage, servers and virtualization. We ask if these alliances represent value for users, or potentially annoying lock-in tactics. Read more »

Backup Guru W. Curtis Preston explains how to backup Hyper-V servers, and how the processes you'll need to adopt differ from those that work for  VMware servers. Read more »

IBM has added source-side data deduplication that does not require additional licensing, policy-based client distribution, and simultaneous copy operations, to TSM 6.2. Read more »

The storage blogosphere is in a more contemplative mood this week, but EMC and NetApp still manage to argue, while 3Par, Compellent and HP all come in for criticism from various quarters. Read more »

"NetApp & CSC field engagement program" revealed in set of documents describing plans to target the USA’s top 100 companies, including Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton. Read more »

In the wake of the dissolution of its reseller arrangement with Sun/oracle, Hitachi Data Systems' Hu Yoshida looks ahead at HDS' future products - including an upgrade to USP - and virtualization plans. Read more »

EMC’s surprise decision to offload its Ionix product line is welcomed by many, but Gartner warns customers need to be wary of EMC’s management roadmap. Read more »

Backup techniques like data deduplication, data protection management, continuous data protection, synthetic backups and virtual server backup emerged as point solutions. This W. Curtis Preston feature assesses how these new features have made the journey into mainstream backup tools from EMC, Symantec, CommVault and IBM. Read more »

Data Domain deduplication is at the heart of a planned backup-as-a-service product from Australian IT services company Brennan. Read more »

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is buying the new version of BackupExec but sticking with the older NetBackup 6.5 Read more »

Here's a look at the most popular network-attached storage devices for SMBs in the $2,000 to $10,000 price range. Read more »

CenITex, Victoria's shared services IT agency, is looking for a company to arrange for off-site storage of 25,000+ backup tapes. Read more »

NetApp’s controversial ‘tiering is dead” statement is generating almost as much heat and light this week as newer news, like EMC’s Ionix hand-off and the HDS/Sun divorce. Then there's the small matter of RAID 5 and 6 expiring in 2019. Read more »

NetApp and its Australian Marketing Director  Roger Mannett have parted ways, as the company increases its focus on the channel. Read more »