Matthew Sarrel

Labs Gallery: Dot Hill 2722 Provides Solid Storage in a Small Form Factor by Matt Sarrel SAS Drives The Dot Hill 2722 is equipped with 24 15,000-rpm SAS drives. Rear View Here you see the 2722 from behind, with redundant power supplies and storage controllers. Hot-Swappable Each of the two controllers is hot-swappable and contains […]

It is very hard to find fault with the Dot Hill R/Evo 2722. It’s a solid step into the smaller 2.5-inch form factor, with an easy-to-use GUI, extremely strong performance and a high-availability architecture. The Dot Hill 2722 is a 2U RAID storage array that can house as many as 24 2.5-inch drives accessible via […]

HP LeftHand Starter SAN Provides Flexibility, Robust Storage Capabilities Read the full review here. HP LeftHand Combo eWEEK Labs tested the HP LeftHand P4300 4.8TB SAS Starter SAN Solution. Centralized Management Console The first time I launched the SAN/iQ Centralized Management Console, the Find Nodes Wizard ran to help me import new storage nodes. Find […]

The HP LeftHand P4300 4.8TB SAS Starter SAN Solution is an affordable, scalable and manageable iSCSI SAN for midsize and larger organizations. The centerpiece of the offering is the SAN/iQ storage software and its excellent management capabilities. The combination of LeftHand’s software and Hewlett-Packard’s hardware (the units I tested were 2U DL185 servers) creates a […]

Cybernetics miSAN D Delivers Easy iSCSI SAN Configuration by Matt Sarrel Status Report After logging in, the main screen of the management GUI shows virtual disk and network interface status, as well as overall read/write performance. Virtual Disk Creation Creating a virtual disk couldn’t be easier. Simply select a disk array, the amount of space […]

If your data center is like most data centers, then you’re probably constantly shopping for storage systems and storage upgrades. Although the majority of businesses are slicing their IT budgets this year, recent surveys by Forrester have shown that storage (and security, to a lesser extent) spending is still growing. How can you balance growing […]

How do you securely manage devices that are located at customer sites or branch offices? Hopefully the answer doesn’t include driving there every time something goes down. If it does-and you’ve got enough offices and devices to take advantage of the price and architecture-then Lantronix’s ManageLinx “virtual device network” could help you out of a […]

Lantronix ManageLinx Remote Device Tool Shows Promises, Glitches, eWEEK Labs Finds Web GUI When you first log in to the DSM’s Web GUI, you see a graphical layout of all DSCs and their status, as well as the devices they connect to. Note the options on the left to sort by geographical location as well […]

You can say anything you want about why IBM may be buying Sun Microsystems, but I think it’s all about storage. In the storage world, Sun has continued to innovate while IBM has continued to stagnate. IBM largely sells its own old technology and resells storage technology built by others, such as NetApp and LSI. […]

eWEEK Labs Says GFI LANguard 9.0 a Useful Network Security Tool for SMBs By Matthew D. Sarrel Startup When GFI LANguard 9.0 starts up, you are presented with the most common scanning choices. After selecting a type of scan to perform, you’re guided through a series of steps. The most flexible option is Launch a […]

Vulnerability assessment and patch management go hand-in-hand as essential network and end point security administration. There are a lot of products that scan for vulnerabilities such as open TCP ports, open shares, unused user accounts, weak passwords and missing security updates. Combining those scans with automated deployment of new patches for operating systems, applications, security […]

eWEEK Labs Takes a Look at the Lenovo ThinkServer RD120 by Matthew D. Sarrel Easy Access Removing the top of the server shows how well-designed it is inside. All components can be accessed easily, although there is a lot packed into a small case. Various removable baffles ensure proper internal air flow for cooling. Good […]