Get Syncy With IT
PC file synchronization tools have been around since users needed to sync files on their floppy disks to their new-fangled hard drive. I liked them in theory in the past, but needed them to do something more than sync local files to other local folders. Now, with products like GoodSync and BeInSync that handle local and remote syncing including backup, these tools have really become useful.
Unix tip: Monitor disk arrays with sccli commands
Disk arrays take a lot of worry about disk failure off your shoulders, but that's no reason not to notice when one goes bad. The sccli command can tell you a lot about what's happening with your StorEdge arrays. Let it warn you about disks gone bad.
Netgear launches first-ever six-bay desktop NAS for SMBs
Netgear has announced the worldwide availability of a six-bay desktop network-attached storage solution (NAS) for small- and medium-sized businesses. A press release claims that this is the first such NAS in the world and that it is designed to meet the centralized network storage needs of up to 200-user SMBs.
Making storage easier for non-IT execs to understand
Mountains of corporate governance regulations, multiplying numbers of web pages, and swathes of demand for keeping audio, video and still images in digital formats have made controlling storage a CIO-level issue over the last several years. However, the data flood has been good news as far as the giants in disk, tape and storage servers have been concerned, as they offer the water wings that allow companies to wade through the accumulating terabytes of information.
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