It's not always the best tool for the job, but if you need to get a backup into the cloud quickly and easily, rsync might do the trick. Charlie Schluting steps you through how to build a script to do just that.
Tags: Storage, backup, rsync

As networking, storage and servers become more tightly integrated, the data center will be casting for a new super administrator position.
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Some say fragmentation introduces serious performance bottlenecks, others disagree, and everyone seems to have a strong opinion.
Tags: Storage, NAS, operating system, network

Still dithering about Sun's high-performance filesystem? Here are ten reasons to give it a look today.
Tags: Linux, Storage, Unix, OpenSolaris, ZFS

Have your storage needs gone beyond a few lines of rsync scripting? With a combination of Amazon's cloud services, DRDB and Linux you can craft a resilient storage solution.
Tags: Linux, open source, Storage, Cloud Storage, DRDB

Huge cabinet-size tape libraries, with robots feeding fibre channel-attached tape drives, arranged in a row so that tapes can be passed between cabinets, manually removing tapes for off-site transport? This cannot be the pinnacle of backup technology.
Tags: Storage, server, networking, tape, hard drives

Key drives pose malware propagation risk, and the damage isn't limited to desktop PCs.
Tags: Storage, security, Symantec, USB

New rack servers introduce Cisco to a new vertical and widen the presence of its Unified Computing System.
Tags: virtualization, Cisco, Storage, server, blade servers

NetEx tunes its HyperIP WAN optimization appliances to bypass application protocols and mitigate the problems posed by packet loss and latency.
Tags: VMWare, Storage, appliances, WAN optimization

With its release of the Xeon 5500 and an accompanying 10Gbps network controller, Intel provided improvements to Ethernet throughput that put the chipmaker on the leading edge of network evolution.
Tags: virtualization, Intel, Storage, Nehalem, EtherNet

Using GFS, the free clustered file system in Linux, you can create a truly robust cluster that does not depend on other servers. In this article, we show you how to properly configure GFS.
Tags: Linux, Storage, clusters

Bacula is a popular, robust and open source backup solution. Learn the basics of Bacula configuration with our simple guide.
Tags: open source, Storage, backup

Opinion: Sun's Thumper and Thor provide outstanding performance and value, but if the company thinks it's going to pick off NetApp customers, it needs to provide some polish.
Tags: Sun Microsystems, Storage

iSNS can help you keep a lid on iSCSI sprawl. Here's how to configure and run iSNS on OpenSolaris.
Tags: Storage, server, iSCSI, Solaris, iSNS

Some say maturity and grim economic reality combine to motivate cuts.
Tags: services, e-Mail, marketing, Storage, security

The readers have spoken, and though it cost our intrepid Linux expert her weekend, our series on building a Linux RAID server moves into the experimental territory of RAID 10.
Tags: Linux, Storage, RAID, LVM

The potent combination of Linux RAID, SATA and LVM can provide you with a powerful and inexpensive storage server. (First of two parts)
Tags: Linux, Storage, RAID, LVM

Explore the use of rsync as a powerful tool for backing up data, synchronizing and transferring file trees, and mirroring Web sites.
Tags: Linux, Storage, software, backup, rsync