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Features in this issue

• Utility Storage-What's the Use?

  Buzzword alert: the latest word to loom from storage marketers' lexicon is utility.

• Honestly, do you really know what storage virtualization is?

  by  Charles T. Clark

  Confused by the virtualization hype? We decode the marketspeak.

• Delete old data ... really

  by  Alan Joch

  Sometimes the delete key isn't enough - you need the electronic equivalent of a shredder.

• First Storage Benchmark Released

• Non-blocking architecture

  Non-blocking architecture

• Virtualization has a credibility problem

  by  Michael Desmond

  Although virtualization has found its way into some corners of enterprise computing, storage managers are not rushing to implement it. Here's why.

• Snapshots save time and data

  by  Julie Ryan

  This powerful technology comes in several flavors - find out which one is right for you.

• Tape Automation for the Masses

  For most IT shops, backup still happens the old-fashioned way: from the host to a direct-attached standalone tape drive.

• Making Sense of EMC's Centera

  April's unveiling by EMC of Centera, has people thinking how best to pigeonhole this decidedly different array.

• DLT Cartridges

  What kind of DLT tape cartridge to purchase?

• Surprise! cheap disks cure slow backup

  by  W. Curtis Preston

  Why new ATA/IDE arrays, which are cheaper than tape libraries, might be a better bet for backup.

• Will SAN File Systems Play Larger Management Role?

  Typical SAN file systems are being positioned to play a more prominent storage management role.

• Veritas Broadens Offerings

  The company is actively moving to try to parlay its dominant market positions onto even higher ground.

• Recovering from the WTC: a personal account

  by  Darryl Brooks

  A first-hand look at what one company at the World Trade Center went through to restore operations.

• Compaq Clarifies WideSky Position

  "We are not a member of the WideSky program, we never have been, and we do not believe it is in the best interest of our customers," Sorenson says.

• SAN switches get smarter

  by  Charles T. Clark

  As storage networks become larger and more complex, smarter switches are one way to manage that complexity.

• Midrange NAS Gains Functionality

  Slowly but surely, the features found in high-end NAS boxes are finding their way to cheaper devices.

• Tape libraries automate backup

  by  Sam Green

  Everything you need to know about tape libraries.

• Now, That's a Cluster!

  Lawrence Livermore National Labs is pushing the envelope with a new storage cluster that mates 115TB of networked disk with a massive cluster of 600 dual Pentium 4 servers.