Small format, big features: Senior Test Center Analyst Mario Apicella got yet another exclusive look at a shnazzy, features-packed pieces of entry-level storage hardware, this time Adaptec's Snap Server 720i. The machine "combines good administration tools, easy iSCSI connectivity, tight integration with Windows, a mirroring capability that larger arrays will envy, and scalability that should match even the fast Small format, big features: Senior Test Center Analyst Mario Apicella got yet another exclusive look at a shnazzy, features-packed pieces of entry-level storage hardware, this time Adaptec’s Snap Server 720i. The machine “combines good administration tools, easy iSCSI connectivity, tight integration with Windows, a mirroring capability that larger arrays will envy, and scalability that should match even the fastest growing repositories,” writes Mario.7 reasons your software is slow: If you’re like me, you don’t like to wait, and high on my list of pet peeves is waiting for a slow application to respond so I can get on with my work. But why, oh why, are so many apps out there such slow performers? Contributor Neil McCallister delivers not one but seven reasons, ranging from code bloat to security sapping system performance. Technology Industry