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Learn which factors storage administrators must take into account when putting together a disaster recovery strategy in a virtual server environment.

Learn two approaches to backing up virtual machines created under VMware.

Expert Chris Wolf gives advice on managing backups in virtual environments.

LUN migration and other data management topics are addressed in this tip.

Learn how your LUN can be expanded and partitioned in this article.

Greg Schulz explains how to create and implement LUNs.

Rick Cook explains how to avoid replacing the wrong drive in an array.

Greg Schulz defines Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) and how they are used in storage arrays.

Learn how to avoid some common NAS upgrade mistakes.

Rick Cook outlines the most efficient uses of RAID 6 and RAID 10.

Here's a checklist for storage administrators using global spare drives to create a more reliable SAN.

To understand SAN performance and what is normal SAN behaviour, you must have a performance baseline.

Learn three tactics that can help you mitigate performance penalties when dealing with data encryption software.

To get the most out of a web-based email archiving service you must select the right vendor. This tip outlines what you need to consider.

Archival data management solutions require long-term management strategies. This tip will help you get your archival data management strategy started.

Learn about hardware and software iSCSI initiators and when you should choose each.

Data retention is an important consideration with a VTL, as the space available for backups is finite. Developing a data retention strategy is critical, and this tip offers advice on what you need to consider.

Storage expert Kevin Beaver outlines 10 reasons you need to step up your storage security game.

This tip provides an overview of the Linear Tape-Open update to LTO-4, detailing its new features and what you need to consider before upgrading to LTO-4.

Rick Cook provides an overview of the state of 10 GigE today, outlines the benefits and limitations of 10 GigE and offers some insight into the future of IP storage networking.