Enterprise Storage

HP StorageWorks SAN (formerly LeftHand Networks) is the right move

Tools4Ever’s UMRA is a must-have

QLogic offers 8Gbit Fibre Channel switches through EMC Select

Adds to 8Gb Fibre Channel stackable switches offered by HP

Cisco helps drive “record” Q4 SAN mkt.

Sequential growth impressive as numbers meet 2008 totals

EMC’s concept of virtual storage

Storage becomes much like virtual machines

Intel wins top spots in SSD storage drive ranking

DRAMeXchange said SSDs vary widely in quality depending on the controller chips, NAND chips and firmware

Seagate FreeAgent DockStar

3PAR InServ goes solid state

Adaptive optimization with SSD provides huge performance boost

EMC offers deduplication, thin provisioning for VWware on Celerra

New plug-ins are free with current maintenance agreements

Recovery is sweet – and sweat