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Storage virtualization solutions help make the most of virtualization
Gartner analyst Stanley Zaffos explains how storage virtualization can help mitigate the effect of server virtualization on storage resources. News
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How to fix block alignment problems in Windows Server 2003
Storage expert Howard Marks discusses how unaligned block storage can make servers run much slower and how to use alignment to maximize potential. Video
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Windows Storage Spaces: Thin provisioning for Windows Server
In Windows Server 2012, Windows Storage Spaces allows for thin provisioning and brings RAID-like features to improve virtual hard disk resiliency. Answer
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SAN multipathing: Implementation and key considerations
Storage expert Howard Marks describes different types of SAN multipathing and what to look out for when implementing it in certain environments. Video
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VMware View Storage Accelerator: Cutting IOPS usage peaks
View Storage Accelerator in VMware View 5.1 cuts costs by reducing I/O utilization through deduplication and software caching. Tip
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Server virtualization issues contribute to data management complexity
The impact of server virtualization issues on today's data management environment is discussed in this video tip from Storage Decisions Chicago 2012. Video
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Offloaded Data Transfer speeds up reads and writes in Hyper-V
Storage expert Brien Posey explains how Offloaded Data Transfer, a new feature of Hyper-V 3.0, works to perform tasks quicker. Answer
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Hyper-V 3.0's Virtual Fibre Channel: Direct connection to FC storage
Hyper-V 3.0's Virtual Fibre Channel allows VMs to directly connect to FC-based storage, facilitating clustering and allowing broader virtualization. Answer
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How Hyper-V storage migration has improved in version 3.0
Storage expert Brien Posey compares VMware Storage vMotion and Hyper-V Live Storage Migration, with a look at how they work. Answer
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Virtual machine storage simplified in Hyper-V 3.0
Hyper-V 3.0 simplifies virtual machine storage by eliminating Cluster Shared Volumes requirement and adding option to use file servers for storage. Answer