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By Tom Clark
Microsoft offers new iSCSI-enabling software, making it possible to cost-effectively bring Windows servers into the data center.]]>Tom ClarkThu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/fibre-channel/make-the-most-of-your-san-with-iscsihttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/shared-storage-for-the-masses
By Tom Clark
Tom Clark shares how the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) host adapters, IP storage switches, and iSCSI-to-SCSI bridge products are changing the composition and costs of SANs so that even small and midsized businesses can enjoy the benefits of storage pooling.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 21 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/shared-storage-for-the-masseshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/quality-of-service-for-sans
By Tom Clark
SAN vendors are scrambling to satisfy customer demands for better management, security, and QoS features.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 05 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/quality-of-service-for-sanshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/enabling-iscsi-migration25880
By Tom Clark
Read Tom Clark’s perspective on the future of Internet SCSI (iSCSI), which has been the subject of rampant speculation in the storage industry for the past 2 years.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 15 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/enabling-iscsi-migration25880http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/enabling-iscsi-migration
By Tom Clark
Read Tom Clark’s take on the future of Internet SCSI (iSCSI), which has been the subject of speculation in the storage industry for the past 2 years. ]]>Tom ClarkMon, 15 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/enabling-iscsi-migrationhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/the-intelligent-storage-network
By Tom Clark
Tom Clark discusses the inherent contradictions between combining storage and networking technologies into an integral solution. ]]>Tom ClarkMon, 17 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/the-intelligent-storage-networkhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/storage-resource-management
By Tom Clark
Learn how integrating intelligent SRM agents into the OS simplifies the storage process and helps contain the unrelenting growth of data.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 13 May 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/storage-resource-managementhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/infrastructures-and-applications
By Tom Clark
Just as essential services support the typical neighborhood, an underlying infrastructure provides the "plumbing" for your data communications network. Running applications smoothly depends on a stable, standards-complaint network.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 15 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/infrastructures-and-applicationshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-client/standardization-and-storage-networking-technologies
By Tom Clark
The emergence of open systems has had a profound impact on the development of data-communications technologies. Read Tom Clark’s perspective on this subject as it relates to storage.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 18 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-client/standardization-and-storage-networking-technologieshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/raid2/storage-virtualization-in-process
By Tom Clark
The curious reader might ask, "Why virtualize storage at all? What’s wrong with ordinary physical storage?" Learn why virtualization still maintains the glow of tremendous promise, awaiting fulfillment in real, workable products.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 11 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/raid2/storage-virtualization-in-processhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/backup-recovery/disaster-recovery-in-an-uncertain-world
By Tom Clark
Following the September 11 attacks, the storage-networking industry was in an awkward situation. Rather than exploit the surge of interest in disaster recovery, most vendors restated the technology benefits SANs generally provide for disaster recovery.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 07 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/backup-recovery/disaster-recovery-in-an-uncertain-worldhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-client/what-drives-storage-networking-innovation-
By Tom Clark
For storage networking to achieve widespread adoption, who must lead the storage industry and draw the guidelines for its further evolution. Is it customers? Is it vendors? Learn Tom Clark’s perspective on the subject in today’s commentary. ]]>Tom ClarkMon, 03 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-client/what-drives-storage-networking-innovation-http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/the-future-of-storage-networking
By Tom Clark
What lies ahead for Storage Networking? What’s its value for enterprise networks? How do storage virtualization and IP storage networking fit into the scope of mainstream networking? Read Tom Clark’s perspective on these complex storage technologies.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 29 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/storage/the-future-of-storage-networkinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/ip-security-ipsec2/storage-area-network-security
By Tom Clark
The introduction of SANS has changed the view of secure data storage--peer-to-peer networking technology has the potential for unsercured access. Learn how SANs security is possible as networks expand their disaster-recovery and remote-backup strategies.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 08 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/ip-security-ipsec2/storage-area-network-securityhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/interoperability/standards-compliance-versus-interoperability
By Tom Clark
Standards compliance doesn’t guarantee interoperability. Conversely, interoperability doesn’t guarantee standards conformance. Read Tom Clark’s view of the subject in today’s Perspective.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 10 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/interoperability/standards-compliance-versus-interoperabilityhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/can-ip-storage-save-the-day-
By Tom Clark
As the technology sector goes through tough times, even the storage industry is feeling the effects of the current uncertainty. Read about the challenges and opportunities in storage networking that promise to save the day.]]>Tom ClarkMon, 20 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/san/can-ip-storage-save-the-day-