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Storage Magazine Columns

I joined the crew at Storage Magazine before the first issue was published, writing many feature articles and serving as a contributing editor. I also helmed the “Best Practices” and “Integration” columns for many years!

Best Practices

  • Best Practices: From WORM to Worst (Feb 2007) Everyone thinks about online data in the same way: You write it, read it, rewrite it and keep it forever. But many organizations have far more data that’s written once, read a few times and kept alive forever. You might say this bulk data is “write once, read several times” (WORST), and it can bloat your storage environment.
  • Best Practices: Is it Really a Disaster? (Dec 2006) Was it really a disaster after all? It’s important to distinguish operational recovery from disaster recovery because the tools and techniques used in each situation can differ significantly.
  • Best Practices: Untangling the Encryption Chain (Oct 2006) In many companies, data that should be safeguarded against loss or theft isn’t getting encrypted. The main reason why so many storage managers are shying away from encryption is that they don’t understand how it functions within the storage infrastructure.
  • Best Practices: How to Count the Cost of Storage (Aug 2006) The cost of each gigabyte of storage is declining rapidly in every segment of the market. Enterprise storage today costs what desktop storage did less than a decade ago. So why are overall costs increasing?
  • Best Practices: The Rise of the Ultra-Dense Array (Jun 2006) Disk drives are getting smaller and smaller even as their capacities rise. Now storage vendors are packing more disks than ever into smaller spaces, which saves costly data center real estate. But the denser arrays also have a downside–higher power consumption and more heat.
  • Best Practices: Misplaced Priorities (Apr 2006) In this age of compliance and despite well-publicized cases of data theft, a recent security survey from GlassHouse Technologies indicates that few companies are paying much attention to storage security.
  • Best practices: A Toaster Oven in the Data Center (Feb 2006) The midrange array market may still be hot, but storage managers are wary of getting burned. While midrange vendors keep piling on the features, storage pros are becoming disenchanted with midrange systems despite their more modest price tags.
  • Best Practices: Is ILM for Real? (Dec 2005) ILM product initiatives today generally amount to little more than repackaging old products with new names, says Stephen Foskett. But you can still get ready for real ILM with tiered storage, consolidation and a service-oriented approach.
  • Best Practices: Who Watches the SAN? (Oct 2005) There’s a tug-of-war going on over the storage network. Network people want to manage it, and so does the storage staff. But who should control the SAN?
  • Best Practices: Bulletproof Windows (Aug 2005) It’s time to take Windows’ storage features seriously. Two key technologies-Multipath I/O and the Volume Shadow Copy Service-demonstrate why Windows is much more storage-friendly than people think.
  • Best Practices: The Metric System (Jun 2005) Metrics can improve your organization’s service and user satisfaction. Here are some key performance indicators that will help you hone your storage environment.
  • Best Practices: Windows and Storage: Debunking the Myths (Apr 2005) Windows often gets a bad rap when it comes to storage, but you can tap into Windows’ hidden resources to make it more enterprise-worthy.
  • Best Practices: The Storage Revolution (Dec 2004) The storage revolution
  • Best Practices: Get your storage management group up and running (Oct 2004) Follow this methodical plan to build an effective storage management group with clearly defined responsibilities.
  • Best practices: The Smartest Man in Storage (Aug 2004) Here’s how to distinguish best practices in storage from sloppy ideas and unproven methods.
  • Best practices: Five Axioms for Storage (Jun 2004) Metcalfe’s law explains how the Internet works. But what about storage? Here are five rules to help you build a storage strategy.

Integration

  • Integration: Building Your Storage Management Group (Apr 2004) When creating your dedicated storage management group, there are better ways to determine staff levels than relying on a simplistic metric based on the number of terabytes per manager.
  • Integration: Make Policies Your Policy (Mar 2004) It’s essential to create sound strategic, tactical and organizational policies to keep your organization from running amuck.
  • Integration: (Feb 2004) There are many new technologies that you may want to try, but you need to implement them with new processes and procedures to maximize the benefits these new products bring.
  • Integration: Two Routes to Tiered Storage (Dec 2003) Tiered storage is a hot idea, but implementing it can be trickier than appears. This article defines the two different approaches–heterogeneous and homogeneous–and helps you choose the strategy you should employ.
  • Integration (Oct 2003) The key to making sense of the the bewildering amount of storage management products offered today is knowing what you need and ignoring the rest.
  • Integration : Securing Your Storage Infrastructure (Jun 2003) Are you keeping your SAN secure? Here’s a start on process and infrastructure to safeguard your pooled data.
  • Integration: Real World Utilization (Apr 2003) Stephen Foskett takes a real-world look at how storage is being utilized and the answers are shocking.
  • Integration: Utilization (Feb 2003) If you’re figuring your space utilization from the host side, you’re getting the wrong answer. Here’s how to get a truer utilization picture.
  • Integration: End to End Management in Sight (Dec 2002) SNIA is promising a new solution that manages heterogeneous storage environments. Will it deliver?
  • Integration: Vendor Independence: Are the Tradeoffs Worth It? (Oct 2002) The good–and bad–of vendor independence.
  • Integration: Are You Mature Enough for New Technology? (Aug 2002) Introducing new technology to your department isn’t as easy as it sounds.
  • Integration: BCVs Planning for Performance (Jun 2002) A further look at business continuance volumes.
  • Integration: Avoid the Pitfalls of Business Continuance Volumes (Apr 2002) Business continuance volumes.

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