Virtual machine storage is a demanding business. Where once one app server equalled one physical server and the demands on storage were known and predictable, with virtual machines, storage I/O has ...

Looking for a quick, easy and inexpensive way to increase your file server capacity or do some server consolidation with existing hardware? A virtual file server using VMWare or Microsoft ...

The term NAS virtualisation can be used to describe two capabilities of NAS appliances. NAS virtualisation can refer to the ability to virtualise multiple NAS heads into a single virtualised file ...

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

There are no SANs in the cloud because the venerable storage technology just doesn't scale to that level. But there are ways around it, and Microsoft shops should start with the company's Scale-Out ...

After reading my article "Backing Up Live Virtual Server VMs," a couple of administrators asked me if it was possible to back up individual files or folders inside a running Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 ...

Over the last couple of weeks, we talked about one of Microsoft’s newest products called Microsoft Data Protection Server. This week, I want to provide you with an update on the next release of their ...