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Clean Up Your Mac! Essential OS X Tidiness Tools and Techniques

January 19, 2009 By Stephen 6 Comments

I'm not an inherently tidy person. That's one reason that I upgraded my MacBook Pro's hard disk to 320 GB! But as a storage and data management consultant, I generally keep my computers much cleaner than my office. So I was surprised to see a pop-up window on my Mac telling me that my hard drive was full! It was time to investigate data management applications for OS X. … [Read more...] about Clean Up Your Mac! Essential OS X Tidiness Tools and Techniques

Symantec’s Thin API: The Plot Thickens

October 24, 2008 By Stephen 5 Comments

Last week, I lauded Symantec for introducing an API in Storage Foundation which will interact with the thin storage capabilities of supported arrays. Since then, I've learned more about this capability, and I am writing this update to share that knowledge. As I noted last week, the press release was a bit hard to follow and comprehend (and not just for me), and one of my … [Read more...] about Symantec’s Thin API: The Plot Thickens

Storage Virtualization Charlotte: Thoughts and Reactions

October 21, 2008 By Stephen 4 Comments

I've just finished my day in Charlotte on my Storage Virtualization Seminar tour for TechTarget. We had another great crowd - everyone seemed interested even if some were shy about speaking up. I was especially pleased to see the optimism about the city's post-Wachovia future. Comments at the event focused on management, with my concerns about ownership and … [Read more...] about Storage Virtualization Charlotte: Thoughts and Reactions

The Storage Utilization Waterfall: Raw, Usable, and Used

October 1, 2008 By Stephen 3 Comments

My February 2003 column for Storage magazine focused on the surprising difficulty of measuring storage utilization. I wrote:   "A true measurement of utilization would reflect every layer of usage metrics - from raw disk in a shared array to used storage within files. Raw storage for each new frame of reference is contained within the used storage measured above it, so low … [Read more...] about The Storage Utilization Waterfall: Raw, Usable, and Used

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