Storage Software

A video showing the process of expanding a volume on a Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN. 

Its amazingly simple:  First, you expand the volume in the management console, which automatically takes unused capacity from the free pool - including additional space you will need for snapshots. Then you go to the system side and expand the size of the file system. In this case, it shows using DISKPART in Windows.

And without further ado......

WSJ reporter Justin Schreck wrote a post "Dell Looks For Money in Storage." Check it out.

Money quote:

"...Dell Inc. has focused on the flashy consumer products, including its “Studio” line of laptops that was formally introduced Thursday and has been a topic of earlier Web leaks. But the company seems to also have high hopes in an area that seems more boring: data storage for small and medium businesses."

Personally - I don't find storage boring but I'll let it go. I'm winding up the propeller-head hat right now...

Chris Evans writes about keeping things simple, especially storage.

We have a live demo today of VMware's SRM with Dell EqualLogic's iSCSI storage.  This is a great chance to check out what this new technology is all about. 

Hosted by Will Urban   ;    Wednesday June 11, 12:00 pm EDT, here

Other upcoming live demos are listed below:

Product Features, Functions and Benefits: Thursday, June 12;   3:00 pm EDT ;   Tuesday June 17; 12 pm EDT   and    Thursday June 19;  3:00 EDT

SQL Server Auto Snapshot Manager: Friday, June 13;   1:00 pm EDT 

Exchange Auto Snapshot Manager:  Wednesday, June 18, 12 pm EDT

German language product demo:     Friday, June 13;  10:00 am  CEDT   and   Friday, June 20;  10:00 am CEDT

VMware integration:       Friday, June 20;  1:00 pm EDT

Chris Evans, the Storage Architect, had an interesting post last week about how two airports in Europe were closed recently because a couple WWII bombs were found.  He then goes on to discuss data storage "time bombs", one of the biggest threats to archived data.

Data archiving repositories are probably the best hedge against losing data in the digital dark ages.

I've thought that archiving services are the best option for most businesses.  Why do this yourself if you don't have to?  I would rather not be responsible for the details if there are others who are going to specialize in it.  Security and privacy concerns have to be addressed as do redundancy and survivability.