Alternatives to DAS in Hadoop storage
Hadoop storage systems traditionally call for the strict use of embedded DAS for hardware-based storage within the Hadoop MapReduce framework. But alternatives exist.
 
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Examining HDFS and NameNode in Hadoop architecture
Be on the lookout for issues with NameNode and HDFS when using Hadoop architecture for big data storage.
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Scalable storage systems: Examining scale-out NAS
Scale-out NAS systems can accommodate data growth simply by adding more capacity and processing power.
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Understanding storage in the Hadoop cluster
Of all the ways to handle the storage requirements of 'big data' analytics, the Hadoop cluster is receiving the most attention. Find out why.
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Managing big data: Petabytes, exabytes and analytics
Learn the differences between managing big data and traditional data warehousing. We'll also explore big data analytics, MapReduce and Hadoop.
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What to consider when choosing a ?big data? infrastructure
As the adoption of a big data infrastructure continues in firms, understanding unstructured storage environments becomes even more important.
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Storage magazine's May 2012 PDF
Download Storage magazine's all-digital issue. This month: archiving to the cloud, direct-attached storage and our Storage Purchasing Intentions survey.
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Cloud storage not so spooky anymore
Lower prices, no vendor lock-in, endless storage capacity -- cloud storage is getting downright friendly these days.
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Sort through storage ?junk drawer? for efficient DR program
In this segment from his Storage Decisions presentation, Jon Toigo says that categorizing data can make a more efficient DR program.
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Jon Toigo on storage virtualization for disaster recovery
Jon Toigo discusses the virtues of storage virtualization, including how it can improve the efficiency of your infrastructure, improve your data protection efforts and its role in disaster recovery.
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Data storage best practices: Jon Toigo?s top 5 storage efficiency tips
Watch these five storage best practices video clips from expert Jon Toigo and read his tips to achieve efficiency in your storage environment.
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SLC vs. MLC explained, part 2
Dennis Martin discusses SSD error correction, energy consumption compared with traditional disk drives, and SSD cost per IOPS.
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Five data protection guidelines for business continuity
Storage expert Jon Toigo offers data protection guidelines to help storage admins achieve the best possible results when protecting data in their care.
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MLC vs. SLC
Dennis Martin discusses the major differences in price, performance and storage capacities between MLC vs. SLC solid-state drives.
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Storage magazine's April 2012 PDF
Download Storage magazine's all-digital issue. This month: integrating cloud backup, storage for virtual servers and coping with big data.
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Capacity utilization efficiency is not above your pay grade
In this data storage efficiency tip, expert Jon Toigo explains how capacity utilization can yield benefits like more disk space and lowered costs.
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Capacity allocation efficiency explained
Jon Toigo provides tips on how to improve capacity allocation efficiency. Successful allocation prevents storage-related downtime and associated costs.
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FC technology still dominates enterprise storage networking
FC technology will likely remain the dominant storage networking technology in enterprise IT for at least two years, as 10 Gigabit Ethernet options mount a stiffer challenge.
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Choose an integrated stack for efficiency, easy storage implementation
An integrated stack bundles servers, storage and networking in a preconfigured product and is easy to install and manage.
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Top 10 enterprise data storage terms from SearchStorage.com
Our list of the top 10 data storage terms allows IT pros to dig deeper into popular storage industry terminology.
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