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Strengthening iSCSI storage against nature

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There now exists technology to remotely boot a Windows server and connect to SAN volumes using images transferred over standard iSCSI connections. That means you don't have to buy and configure traditional host-bus adapters, and soon it will mean you can actually install operating systems this way. Microsoft may also be developing a method to boot multiple servers, and this is all quite useful, especially during heat waves!

For more on iSCSI:
- take a look at this InfoWorld op-ed

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