Welcome to the premier issue of FANfare!

This publication has been created to provide you with a view of the latest industry news on storage in general, and file area networking (FAN) in particular. You'll find quick links to interesting articles on industry trends, opinion pieces by thought-leaders, helpful tips, and other insightful information. Because of your interest in Acopia Networks, FANfare will also bring you up to speed on our latest developments.

File Area Networking (FAN) to Unify Disparate Network Attached Storage (NAS) Resources

SearchStorage.com
File area networking (FAN) represents a collection of integrated resources and services used to provide a single file-based network. A FAN can bring these disparate NAS resources together and provide customers with added value -- but how? Read File Area Networking (FAN) to Unify Disparate Network Attached Storage (NAS) Resources to find out.

A Zettabyte by 2010: Corporate Data Grows Fiftyfold in Three Years

Computerworld
According to new studies from TheInfoPro and IDC, the world's data will increase sixfold annually over the next three years, bringing the total content count to 988 exabytes by 2010. How much data is that? Think of it this way: the Library of Congress could be stored 161 million times over in the world's current data glut. Read A Zettabyte by 2010 to learn more.

Keeping Pace with Storage Virtualization

CIO Today
File and block storage virtualization may be IT's best chance of alleviating the pain associated with the ongoing data tsunami. Read Keeping Pace with Storage Virtualization to learn why.

Storage Standards: PBS or Reality TV?

Enterprise Systems
Someone once quipped that the nice thing about storage standards is that there are so many of them. Industry Analyst Jon William Toigo weighs in on the topic in this three part series:

Storage Standards Part 1
Are standards something you should really care about?

Standards-based Storage, Part 2
Only when the pain and cost of the status quo becomes too great to bear will users start to make some noise.

Storage Standards Part 3: Users Sound Off
Storage standards don't top the list of customer needs.

SAN and NAS Virtualization

InfoWorld
After years of false starts and false hopes, storage virtualization is finally proving its worth. Read SAN and NAS Virtualization to learn how this technology heps companies keep pace with ever-increase storage requirements without skipping a service level.

Case Study: Starting Over with a New Data Center

ComputerWorld
Imagine the documentation involved in building a data center for 27 floors of lawyers! Starting Over with a New Data Center discusses what was learned when building out a new data center with plans for future growth.

A Guide to Daylight Savings Time Updates

Enterprise Systems
DST willl not be triggering any heart attacks this year but that three week bump ahead could cause a little heartburn. To alleviate a little discomfort we offer A Guide To Daylight Savings Time Updates.

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