Jake

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Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0.2 release

I’m a bit behind, but Veeam have released version 5.0.2 of its rather excellent Veeam Backup & Replication product. Not a major release, and some minor new features, but it does fix some outstanding issues its had: Internet access from virtual lab. SureBackup virtual labs now provide an optional internet access from fenced-off environment. This …

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Starwind – Free ISCSI SAN

Starwind have recently released a free version of is ISCSI SAN product set, with no capacity limits! It includes the following features: Data Deduplication: Data Deduplication is a specialized mechanism of data-compression that allows reducing needed storage capacity due to the process of eliminating duplicated data Snapshots & Clones: Capture point-in-time snapshots with unlimited rollback …

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First EMEA HP Channel Partner Matrix InstallFest

Being described as elite and crème de la crème is always a brilliant way to start a course.  But this was no ordinary course I was attending, because of ITEX’s (the HP Channel Partner I currently work for) outstanding partnership with HP, and coupled with my not too shabby qualifications 🙂 I had been invited …

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To FOM or not to FOM, that is the question!

You have a mutli node P4000 environment, do you need a Fail Over Manager (FOM) or not? But first, what the hell is a FOM? The FOM is a specialized version of the SAN/iQ software. It runs as a virtual appliance in VMware that can be run on ESX, ESXi VMware Workstation or VMware player.  …

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HP 3par… and?

So, your favourite(!) storage vendor has just shelled out 2.1 billion dollars on a product line that sits alongside their bestselling Mid-Enterprise Storage Arrays (EVA) but also pokes its finger at the Mission Critical arrays (XP).  Just what are customers going to gain from 3par? 3par offers: FC & iSCSI connectivity with built in dedicated site …

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