Storage area network (SAN) technology has been around since the late 1990s, but historically it was priced far out of the range of small IT departments. Now this option for making more-efficient use ...

Storage-area networks (SAN) are being adopted more frequently today, but uncertainty still exists among users about why to install them and the applications that can make the best use of them. SANs ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Storage area networks (SANs) allow multiple processors to share a pool of common storage. It is a ...

Customers who understand network storage no doubt want to exploit its benefits. But there are still many more questions than answers surrounding both the technology and the future of the business.

Karen Schwartz is a freelance technology writer based in the Washington D.C. area. Imagine the effect on a university's network when thousands of students rush to register online for classes as soon ...

The acceptance of server and storage virtualization has enabled a paradigm shift in how data center infrastructure is purchased and deployed. End user companies are migrating from purchasing separate ...

Today's organizations are demanding high-speed data protection for complex and resource-intensive data such as image, audio, and video files—as well as for large databases. In addition, the amount of ...

Before I get into building a system, keep in mind that "cheap" doesn't need to equate to "junk". In fact, you can build a pretty decent system with loads of disk space for relatively little money. Or, ...

Jacquelyn Bengfort is a freelance writer based in Washington, DC. A social anthropologist by training, she writes on topics from education to the military, gender to fictional post-apocalyptic ...