Archive What disaster recovery plan? According to SNW Online columnist Toigo, the key to justifying disaster recovery is data management. Posted November 14th The Balkanization of standards Vendors conspire; storage users lose. Posted May 9th Whose "value" is it? Ubiquitous offshore commodity products equalize vendors and put price-conscious users in charge, says SNW Online columnist Toigo. Posted January 24th Reconstructing the utility storage system vision According to columnist Toigo, vendor misrepresentations have warped the original vision of SANs. Posted November 15th Aggregate, then segregate, then aggravate Fibre Channel SANs: Nothing more than a fabrication. Posted July 19th Who really needs ILM anyway? Our intrepid columnist Jon William Toigo says vendors should be ashamed of themselves for contextualizing the requirement for ILM technology within corporate governance. Posted May 3rd Devices are getting a clue SAN apostates seek new faith. Posted February 2nd Pet peeves and perturbations lead to petulence Get ready for more "solutions." Posted October 20th The Mean Season Temperatures rise as a hot air front sets in. Posted July 21st What you missed in Chicago, Phoenix and Las Vegas If you weren't on the storage conference circuit this spring, fear not: SNW Online columnist Jon William Toigo was, and he picked up some interesting information. Posted May 19th Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM, EMC, BMC Software ... er, Legato ... er ... As the economy gets tougher, Jon William Toigo says, the tough guys are seeking cover within the shadow of the blue chip vendors. Posted March 24th We're mad as heck, and we're not going to take it anymore! Storage networking users don't want vendor hype or self-serving advice from analysts who are in the pockets of their vendor clients — they want products and services that work. Posted February 17th The lowdown on IDE/ATA, Parallel SCSI, Serial ATA and Fibre Channel disk drives Everyone agrees that the application is what ultimately matters. But what protocols will lead users to application success? Posted December 9th The myths of SRM Given the current state of SRM, users are still required to make do with multiple software tools from multiple vendors — augmented by their own wits — in order to affect storage management. Posted October 7th Feedback: feedback@snwonline.com Questions: questions@snwonline.com Technical difficulties: webmaster@snwonline.com