NetBackup 6.5 Spreads the Love Around
Symantec announced availability of the latest NetBackup revision today, version 6.5. This release is nearly complete in its buzzword-compliance, with enhanced support for VTL and backup to disk, data...
View ArticleStorage Fixes in VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 2
VMware just released Update 2 for VMware ESX Server 3.5 (Virtual Infrastructure), and it includes some storage fixes of note: Support for Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for filesystems Windows Server...
View ArticleWhat is VMware VDC-OS vStorage?
Hopefully, VMware's three pillars (vCloud, vClient, and VDC-OS) are a little more solid (not to mention closer) than the Three Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula VMware packed a lot into their...
View ArticleStorage Changes in the VMware vSphere 4 Family
VMware officially launched their next-generation (version 4) enterprise family of products today under the “vSphere 4″ name. As I’ve been doing for the last few major ESX releases, I’m focusing this...
View ArticleHow To Select a Virtual Server Backup Product?
A few months ago, DCIG released their Virtual Server Backup Software Buyer’s Guide. Although some were critical of the process and results of this guide, I appreciate the effort involved in pulling...
View ArticleBack From the Pile: Interesting Links, March 11, 2011
This regular series features highlights from the week. My writing: How Will Thunderbolt Affect Enterprise Storage? Introducing Storage for Virtual Environments (From My Seminar) Other great stuff:...
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