Network World, 05/27/02

Storage is abuzz with exciting young technologies. In this special Network World supplement, we examine how such technololgies may fulfill your growing storage needs.

The NAS/SAN convergence IT executives have envisioned mixed network-attached storage and storage-area network architectures, and now are building the bridges.
Disaster-proofing storage systems From remote copy to synchronous mirroring, these techniques bring resiliency to storage systems.
Refining storage backups Petroleum giant Valero Energy drills for better data back-up and restore operations.
The latest on iSCSI IP storage here we come, thanks in large part to the widespread adoption of the iSCSI specification for carrying SCSI traffic over IP networks.
IPSec for IP storage The birth of a standard to apply IPSec to IP storage is imminent, but added costs, performance impact and vendor noncompliance could hinder mass adoption.

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