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Parallel File System vs. REST/SOAP
May 23, 2013 -- Is it time to change the metadata atomicity requirements in the standards?

Big Data and HSM
May 22, 2013 -- Are hierarchical storage management and tape poised for a comeback?

HDS Tackles Mobility, Secure Cloud File Sharing with HCP Revamp
May 21, 2013 -- New Hitachi Content Platform features combines secure, enterprise-grade mobile file access with consumer-friendly features.

DNA and Storage
May 16, 2013 -- Is it time to start developing standards for storing data in DNA?

Is SATA Going the Way of the Dodo Bird?
May 15, 2013 -- SAS offers numerous benefits over SATA.

Software Defined Storage Startup PernixData Raises $20M
May 15, 2013 -- Server Server-side flash software specialist tackles virtualized application performance.

StorageQuest Launches All-Flash Archiving Appliance
May 9, 2013 -- Flash comes to the data archiving market in an unconventional way.

Stranger Than Fiction: Hitachi Discusses Holographic Storage
May 8, 2013 -- They plan to launch by 2015.

EMC ViPR Adds More Bite to Software-Defined Storage
May 6, 2013 -- The new controller helps data centers virtualize and manage a central pool of storage.

Extreme Enterprise Applications Drive Parallel File System Adoption
April 30, 2013 -- High-performance parallel file systems are becoming commercially available just in time to support today's "extreme applications."