What options and features or solutions should we be looking for in a SAN solution that will need to last 7-10 years. [more inside]
posted by jmd82 on Feb 5, 2013 - 12 answers

I need to quickly become an expert in SAN technology. [more inside]
posted by patrad on Feb 1, 2011 - 4 answers

I have a server with a Perc5/i RAID controller and 8 drive bays. I'd like to use it primarily as a storage server, with the idea of buying 4 drives now and expanding later. I'd like to put ESXi on the server and OpenFiler (or FreeNas) ontop of that. I don't need any drive redudancy (there's an attached tape controller), but I'd like to be able to pop in a new drive and expand it like you'd be able to do with LVM. Is this possible? [more inside]
posted by geoff. on May 11, 2010 - 7 answers

Oracle / Storage geeks: What are the alternatives to exadata for high-performance I/O with a rac system? [more inside]
posted by H. Roark on Nov 26, 2009 - 1 answer

How can i calculate (or make a good approximation) of how much some data has changed in bytes? [more inside]
posted by daveyt on Feb 1, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area with a van and a trailer, and my plans for where to put all of this when I arrive have fallen through. Where should I store my stuff? [more inside]
posted by gum on May 2, 2007 - 3 answers

Cost effective, shared storage for Mac? [more inside]
posted by brundlefly on Jul 4, 2006 - 6 answers

Can you help me with the purchase of a SAN for my small to medium sized business? We're looking to attach 4-6 servers to ~2-3 TB of storage space. [more inside]
posted by stovenator on Aug 30, 2005 - 8 answers