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• ATO systems outage audit prompts IT supplier SLA scrutiny

  Audit points to "inadequacies" in the ATO's business continuity management planning relating to critical infrastructure.

• Problems flagged months before HPE hardware failure hit ATO systems

  ​​Log data generated by the ATO's HPE storage hardware revealed potential issues months before the agency’s systems were hit by last year's massive outage.

• ATO looks for "way forward" with HPE after storage hardware failure

  The ATO has revealed it is working with its technology partner, HPE, to find a "way forward" following the failure of storage hardware last year.

• James Cook University moves away from Compellent, Sun and Storage Tech to IBM's XIV

  Plagued with “exorbitant” maintenance costs due to out of control data growth, Queensland’s James Cook University (JCU) has overhauled its storage area network (SAN) in a $1 million upgrade to IBM’s XIV system.
  

• Brocade boosts 10G Ethernet density for data centers

  Brocade this week rolled out 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 8Gbps FibreChannel modules for its routers and storage-area network switches designed to increase the wire-speed density of both platforms to better support network consolidation and improve service levels.

• 5 virtual desktop pitfalls

  Most <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/010710-cios-tweet.html">CIOs</a> have started considering virtual desktop infrastructure and other types of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/021909-desktop-virtualization-faq.html">desktop virtualization</a>, but only a minority has reached the deployment stage. (See related story, <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/040110-destop-virtualization-windows7.html">"As Windows 7 gains steam, VDI set to rise"</a>.) Virtual desktops can potentially provide more flexibility for users, make it easier to apply patches and reduce IT help desk calls, but there are still numerous problems that keep desktop pros up at night. Here are five pitfalls to watch out for.

• Product Guide: SAN and NAS virtualisation

  In just a few short years, storage virtualization, also known as block virtualization, has proven its worth in the large enterprise and traveled that well-worn path from pricey boutique solution to affordable commodity. As a standard feature in all but the most modest mid-tier storage arrays, storage virtualization soothes a wide range of storage management woes for small and mid-size organizations. At the same time, dedicated solutions from top-tier vendors deliver the greatest ROI to large shops managing large SANs with intense data availability requirements.

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