Tag Archives: NAS

TB-FTE Ratios Explained, or, why storage management isn’t like Starbucks (Part 2)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Peter

In Part 1 of this post I dismissed the TB:FTE metric based on the fact that it does not measure what you think it is measuring.  That, coupled with an analysis of some reasons for asking the question “what’s the … Continue reading →

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TB-FTE Ratios Explained, or, why storage management isn’t like Starbucks (Part 1)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Peter

I have been putting off this article for years, even though it is the most frequently asked question I receive.  I’ve hit a breaking point, though, and plan on answering this question in two parts.  This is part one.  Usually … Continue reading →

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My home as a test bed for Data Management, ILM Policy, and Catalogs

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Peter

I know I am opening myself up for some ridicule and perhaps more than a few comparisons but my house has a few terabytes of data to manage.  Eight terabytes of files, pictures, movies, audio and miscellaneous “stuff” in the … Continue reading →

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