When it comes to high availability clustering solutions in Windows 2000, you have two main choices: the Microsoft Cluster Service and network load balancing. Learn the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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The Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) of Australia and New Zealand has set about adapting its relations with end users and the wider ICT community as part of its plan to "make storage sexy".
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Dell announced Monday plans to acquire SAN equipment manufacturer EqualLogic in a $1.4 billion cash deal, which may cause Dell to reconsider its partnership with storage leader, EMC.
Shoving everything into a hosted environment effectively creates a quick and dirty disaster recovery strategy.
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We test and compare NAS devices designed to suit a specific set of medium-enterprise requirements.
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When it comes to high availability clustering solutions in Windows 2000, you have two main choices: the Microsoft Cluster Service and network load balancing. Learn the advantages and disadvantages of each.
There's no question data volumes are growing; how long will it be before 100 megabits isn't enough? ZDNet Australia evaluates the performance benefits and cost effectiveness of gigabit Ethernet over copper and fibre.
Managing data can be difficult, especially if you have almost 500 terabytes of storage and spend $10,000 a month on backup tapes. This case study looks at how Melbourne IT, one of Australia's biggest web hosting companies, handles storage
The Rack Station RS408 is an attractive NAS solution with plenty of performance, plus lots of extras to tempt the smaller business.
Consumer NAS drives don't get classier or easier than the Maxtor Shared Storage Plus, but we'd like to see Gigabit Ethernet on it.
We test and compare NAS devices designed to suit a specific set of medium-enterprise requirements.
The last year has seen prices tumble for network attached storage. We look at four of the best options to get some more storage on your network.
There's no question data volumes are growing; how long will it be before 100 megabits isn't enough? ZDNet Australia evaluates the performance benefits and cost effectiveness of gigabit Ethernet over copper and fibre.
Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
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