july 25
Thinning out wasteful storage
Availability of storage systems that offer thin provisioning is expanding
Computerworld Opinion by GlassHouse CTO, Jim Damoulakis
july 18
Perhaps high-capacity disk isn't such a good thing
Every organization has large quantities of aging unstructured file system data
Computerworld Opinion by GlassHouse CTO, Jim Damoulakis
july 9
Tape backup is WORN (write once, read never)
Unfortunately, tape currently comes up short
Computerworld Opinion by GlassHouse CTO, Jim Damoulakis
july 2
Is your iPhone more secure than your laptop?
If a BlackBerry gets stolen, it can be wiped of all information remotely
Computerworld Opinion by GlassHouse CTO, Jim Damoulakis
july
The ultimate archiving challenge
An archiving deployment requires long-term retention management while avoiding vendor lock-in.
by GlassHouse CTO, Jim Damoulakis
june
Corral virtual server backup
This excerpt from W. Curtis Preston's new book Backup & Recovery describes the three different ways to back up a VMware server, and the pros and cons of each method by W. Curtis Preston, vice president of data protection at GlassHouse
june
Best Practices: The science of storage management
Consistency is the key to a disciplined storage operation by Ashish Nadkarni, GlassHouse principal consultant
june 6
Disaster recovery testing is sorely missing
For a plan to be relevant, it needs to be maintained and updated by GlassHouse CTO, Jim Damoulakis
june
A closer look at NAS virtualization
Administrators can create storage pools and tiers more easily in a virtualized environment by Ashish Nadkarni, Glasshouse principal consultant
may 30
Do away with 'free' storage
Proper cost allocation must begin with accurate storage cost metrics by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
may
Protecting SharePoint data
As Microsoft's collaboration app gains popularity, it will hold more and more corporate data; however, protecting that data isn't so easy by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
may 8
Four steps to deal with data copies
Most companies have no mechanism to ensure that data access rights are consistent by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
may 1
From boom to resume: the tyranny of the logistics time line
When disaster strikes, even the prepared organization can feel a cold chill as the
tyranny of the Logistics Time Line impacts carefully planned RTO objectives. by Dick Benton, principal consultant, GlassHouse Technologies, Inc.
may 1
New tape encryption options await you
LTO 4 now offers native encryption, so what are you waiting for? by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
April 20
Could this finally break vendor lock-in?
XAM creates the handshake for CAS by GlassHouse CTO, Jim Damoulakis
April 12
Balance workloads with RAID types
Not all RAID types are created equal; the RAID you use can have a major impact on application performance. by Ashish Nadkarni, GlassHouse principal consultant
April 3
Feng shui IT
Architectural balance trumps CPU cycles and throughput by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
March 28
Alaskan orphaned server responsible for $38B data loss
In order to back up a system, you have to know it's there by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
March 23
Tips for data retention and purging
A successful data purging project requires cooperation between many non-IT and IT groups, including the storage team by John Merryman and James Brissenden from GlassHouse Technologies.
March 13
Why multivendor strategies don't work
We have vendor co-existence, not true interoperability today by GlassHouse CTO, Jim Damoulakis
March 12
Are backups a waste of time?
New business requirements may mean your backup process won't adequately protect company data. by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
March 6
Disk drives lack reliable failure model
You should absolutely not depend solely on RAID 5 by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO.
March
ILM- turning regulatory burden into commercial advantage
Statutory record keeping is nothing new, but legislators and regulators now expect IT to store ever-in reasing amounts of information by Paul Hammond, UK Managing Director of GlassHouse
February 27
Killing risk, unifying data protection
In IT, it's important to question and reevaluate why we do things. Computerworld Opinion by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
February 21
Eliminating database recovery
Maintaining old copies of databases can become absurdly wasteful by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
February 15
Encrypt It
Unencrypted data at rest is data at peril. by W. Curtis Preston, GlassHouse vice president of data protection
February 14
From WORM to WORST
Active data stays online and old stuff goes offline, but what about data you need only occasionally? by Stephen Foskett, GlassHouse director of strategy services
February 13
How to stop SharePoint backup woes.
Coming soon: Backup products that target SharePoint 2007 by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO.
January 30
Three fundamental guidelines for determining backup health
A high backup success rate doesn't mean a risk-free environment by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
January 29
Disaster Recovery: A Pragmatist's Viewpoint
The professional CIO knows that today’s business requirement mandates an executable DR plan, and the DR plan be supportive of real business priorities. by Dick Benton, GlassHouse senior consultant
January 23
SharePoint backup dangers could dwarf Exchange
Most backup vendors have not introduced SharePoint-specific add-ons with any substantial capabilities by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
January 19
Data Migration: Plan to Succeed
Specific aspects of a data center move need to be addressed to ensure success by Ashish Nadkarni, GlassHouse principal consultant
January 17
Why are there no iPhones in storage?
I've been drooling over the Apple iPhone by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
January 12
Back to DR planning basics
There haven't been many recent disasters, but that doesn't mean you can forget disaster recovery practices. by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
January 12
The skinny on data deduplication
Data deduplication products drastically cut the amount of data you need to back up, but the way these systems reduce and store data varies. by W. Curtis Preston, GlassHouse vp of data protection
January 9
Knowing when to jump ship from a technology
A smart buyer keeps aware of industry trends by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO
January 2
Alternatives for recovering historic data
Keeping tapes years based on retention policies results in an enormous backlog by Jim Damoulakis, GlassHouse CTO |
