Storage Management Reports

EZINE: In this edition of CW ANZ, we look at how organisations are using storage analytics to manage their storage footprint and what suppliers are doing to help enterprises get the most of out of the technology.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 06 Feb 2019

EGUIDE: Linear Tape File System (LTFS) offers the chance to build nearline storage with the cost profile of tape and the access times of NAS. This guide walks you through LTFS and tape NAS.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 16 Jan 2019

EGUIDE: In this guide you will find all you need to know about LUNs, LUN configuration and management, including their use in virtualised environments.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 16 Jan 2019

EGUIDE: In this e-guide we look at the basics of Docker storage and backup, key containers capabilities in storage vendors' offers and how containers can be incorporated into the private cloud environment.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Dec 2018

EGUIDE: The internet of things is being used to improve storage options. In this 13-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how the IoT could increase volumes of data, the challenges it may bring, and the role edge processing, analytics and the cloud has to play in increasing profits

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 10 Dec 2018

EGUIDE: In this e-guide we look at why established security suppliers are finally adding containers to their repertoire, and how security pros must decide between trusted platform integration and the latest features from startups.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 21 Aug 2018

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, read about hybrid IT's growing mindshare in ASEAN, Red Hat's hybrid cloud container push and what you need to consider when buying hyper-converged infrastructure systems.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 24 May 2018

EGUIDE: In this guide we look at LUN provision and management, RAID and flash storage, plus tuning for analytics workloads and key emerging technologies that can give your organisation a competitive advantage in mission-critical operations, such as storage-class memory, NVMe flash and persistent memory.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 15 May 2018

VIDEO: In this video, Computer Weekly's editor-in-chief, Bryan Glick, explains what is happening in storage and cloud according to our 2018 IT Priorities survey, taken by over 250 IT decision makers and managers.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Premiered: 02 May 2018

EGUIDE: In this guide we look at the architectural issues blocking agreement on NVMe, the fundamentals that underlie NVMe and its blistering performance, the key NVMe product deployments available, and ask what will become of the storage features associated with the storage controller.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 10 Apr 2018

EGUIDE: In this e-guide we give you a complete run-through of the main choices in data storage for containers, look at the essentials of virtual servers storage, plus all you need to know about storage performance in virtual server and desktop environments.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 20 Nov 2017

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, read about how Australian organisations are coping with the storage challenges of big data, why flash storage is still too expensive for some companies and how NetApp is evolving to keep up with changes in the industry.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 06 Nov 2017

EGUIDE: We look at why it makes sense to go hyper-converged, how HCI differs from converged infrastructure, the pros and cons of hyper-converged vs traditional storage arrays, HCI software products available, and whether hyper-converged can help unleash the blistering performance potential of NVMe flash storage.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 25 Sep 2017

EGUIDE: Object storage does away with the tree-like hierarchies of file systems used by traditional storage NAS and SAN systems.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 06 Jun 2017

EBOOK: Storage needs are ever increasing—and data volumes constantly expanding. How are today's systems accommodating these capacity demands? In this buyer's guide, Computer Weekly experts look at the evolution of storage systems and how they meet processing demands, the continuing role of all-flash arrays, and how to buy the best storage investment.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 11 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: Flash storage is already much faster than spinning disk, but with the advent of NVMe – a new standard based on PCIe – flash could achieve a potential that has so far eluded it.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 31 Mar 2017

EGUIDE: PCIe SSD cards fit straight into PCIe slots in servers and array hardware and often brings much higher performance than traditional HDD-format flash drives..

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 01 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: We walk you through the key storage metrics you need to know about, look at how storage array makers present them in their product literature, and how to decode IOPS, latency and read/write performance figures.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 16 Nov 2016

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This guide offers a comprehensive survey of the hybrid flash storage market. We give the lowdown on hybrid flash products from the big six storage vendors and the startups and specialists. Plus, we take a look at what's best for virtual desktops: All-flash or hybrid?

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 10 Oct 2016

EGUIDE: This guide offers a comprehensive survey of the all-flash array market. We look at all-flash products from the big six storage vendors and the startups and specialists. Plus, we give the lowdown on all-flash vs hybrid flash arrays and all-flash vs server-side PCIe SSD.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 19 Aug 2016

EBOOK: In this 13-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how the technology cuts the numbers of discrete skills and associated costs while demanding that those who remain retrain to ensure they know how to manage all parts of the stack – and the organisation implements it with care and an understanding of the risks.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 24 May 2016

EGUIDE: This guide offers a collection of our most popular articles on storage-related issues from the first few months of 2016.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 18 Apr 2016

ANALYST REPORT: The dread of any IT manager is in making a significant purchase of hardware or software to then find that they are 'locked in' to one supplier. But analyst Clive Longbottom asks, is this still the case?

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 14 Mar 2016

WHITE PAPER: This resource demonstrates how Carestream Health created a powerful, scalable data center platform able to accommodate more users without sacrificing service quality. Learn how they improved processing power, allowing them to meet the challenges of serving more users while handling more data-intensive workloads.

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 | Published: 29 Oct 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper reveals five opportunities for infrastructure cost savings. Learn how to simplify management of your data center through integration and automation of network, compute, and virtualization technologies.

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 Apr 2011