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Industry News and Analysis QuorumLabs BC/DR appliances target SMBs November 6, 2009 -- QuorumLabs this week released its onQ data protection appliances aimed at cost-conscious SMBs that need full business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) functionality. Read more > Arkeia acquires Kadena for data dedupe November 4, 2009 -- Arkeia this week acquired Kadena Systems, a developer of data deduplication technology and plans to integrate the technology into its flagship Arkeia Network Backup software. Read more > HP strikes back with Converged Infrastructure Architecture November 4, 2009 -- Hewlett-Packard is putting its own twist on the data center of the future with today's launch of the HP Converged Infrastructure Architecture and a set of associated services and partner offerings that create a virtualized, on-demand data center. Read more > EMC, Cisco form cloud coalition with VMware November 3, 2009 -- EMC, Cisco and VMware today joined forces to create the Virtual Computing Environment coalition as the companies attempt to corner the market on data center virtualization and the transition to private cloud infrastructures. Read more > Lab Review: Bridging the archive-backup divide October 30, 2009 -- With the introduction of government regulations for strict archiving of particular data along with new backup technologies such as disk-to-disk backup and data deduplication, IT must now bridge that divide with a flexible archiving solution that easily integrates into current IT procedures. Read more > More Industry News and Analysis >>		Bits & Bytes Blog by Dave Simpson Editor-in-Chief VARs rank vendors October 26, 2009 – In my last post I recapped the results of a channel survey conducted by Robert W. Baird & Co., concluding that the majority of resellers are optimistic about their revenue prospects in the fourth quarter. In fact, it was the most... Read More >> by Kevin Komiega Senior Editor EMC, Cisco, Vmware cause waves with cloud coalition November 3, 2009 -- Competitors are already calling the EMC – Cisco – VMware Virtual Computing Environment coalition and its Vblock compute systems a veiled approach to vendor lock-in, but the trio begs to differ.EMC, Cisco and VMware caused a commotion... Read More >> Business Briefs Recent announcements from: Brocade, Microsoft, Promise Technology, STEC, Tandberg Data and WD. Read More > More Business Briefs >>

Featured Articles Why you need disaster recovery management DR testing can be a complex and costly proposition, but DRM products can help by automating the test and change management processes. Read More >> Featured Articles Market Prepped for 6Gbps SAS Few doubted that the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface would succeed, but even fewer realized how quickly it would take off. If estimates from market research firm IDC prove accurate, SAS will account for 50% of all enterprise-class disk drive shipments this year. Read More >> Featured Articles Sorting out SSD strengths and weaknesses There are many options available for solid-state disk (SSD) drives, and a number of organizations - including SNIA - are working on standards that will facilitate the evaluation process. Read More >> Featured Articles Options for disk-based backup and recovery There are now a lot of alternatives for disk-to-disk (D2D) backup and recovery, and choosing the right solution depends largely on business requirements. Read More >> Featured Articles Where do SSDs fit: Servers or arrays? Something of a religious war has popped up in the enterprise solid-state disk (SSD) drive space -- where do SSDs belong: In the storage array or in the server as direct-attached storage? Read More >> Featured Articles How real is cloud computing/storage? The terms cloud computing and cloud storage have been gaining popularity over the past year, becoming the new winners in the marketing buzzword wars. However, obtaining mindshare and headlines is only the first hurdle in becoming a sustainable long-term trend that delivers value. Read More >> 1/6

News from the Wires Investor Notice: Investigation on Behalf of Investors in STEC, Inc. Announced by Former Attorney General of Louisiana and KSF Law Firm (Nov 5, 2009) Server Technology, Inc. Announces Solutions for Powering Cisco's Unified Computing System (Nov 5, 2009) Blue Coat Announces Strategic Plan to Drive Long Term Revenue Growth and Increase Operating Profitability (Nov 5, 2009) SGI Reports Q1 Fiscal 2010 Financial Results (Nov 4, 2009) Stec Inc. 3Q earnings up more than 20-fold (Nov 3, 2009) Read More Wire News >> White Papers Virtualization, Deduplication, and the Data Protection Connection - Reinventing IT Infrastructure Consolidation with Efficient Data Protection Sponsored By:  Syncsort Incorporated The 5 Critical Planning Steps For An Effective Disaster Recovery Plan Sponsored By:  InMage Systems A Consolidated Approach to Disaster Recovery, Local Backup, and Application Recovery: Sponsored By:  InMage Systems Virtualization Technologies and Their Impact on Disaster Recovery Planning Sponsored By:  Double-Take Software USA Matching Data Deduplication Approaches to Workload Characteristics: The Quantum DXi7500 Sponsored By:  Quantum Corp Long-Term Data Protection and Retention - Finding the Correct Balance Sponsored By:  Quantum Corp Backup and Recovery: The Benefits of Multiple Deduplication Policies Sponsored By:  Quantum Corp The Truth About Tape - Nine Myths to Reconsider Sponsored By:  LTO Ultrium TAPE and DISK Square Off Again - Tape Remains King of the Hill with LTO-4 Sponsored By:  LTO Ultrium Securing Sensitive Information - Key Management and LTO-4 Tape Encryption Sponsored By:  LTO Ultrium More White Papers >>		Webcasts On Demand Data Protection for Virtual Environments Join us on this webcast to learn how technology used in Syncsort BEX can dramatically reduce virtual machine backup time and impact, making backup fast, efficient ... Sponsored by:  Syncsort Unified Storage for Virtual Servers: iSCSI SANs and NAS  In particular, the Webcast will explore the benefits of using a combination of iSCSI-based IP SANs and NAS to maximize storage performance and efficiency in ... Sponsored by:  RELDATA ESG Dedupe 2.0: The Benefits of Optimizing Primary and Secondary Storage This session will present an overview of the various solutions for the challenges of Primary and Secondary Storage Optimization and real-world examples of successful ... Sponsored by:  Permabit Technology Corporation Taneja Group Storage Considerations for Desktop Virtualization Join experts from Isilon Systems and Surgient for a 60-minute, free webinar on best practices for defining and managing scalable storage solutions for self-service ... Sponsored by:  Isilon Systems Surgient Six Ways to Reduce Your Backup Window Join virtualization industry experts to learn about best practices, tips and technologies, plus newly available options found in vRanger Pro 4.0 DPP, to improve ... Sponsored by:  Vizioncore Leveraging Capacity Optimization to Reduce Datacenter Footprint and Storage Costs Capacity optimization is becoming a must-have technology for organizations looking to reduce storage costs.... Sponsored by:  Storwize IDC More Webcasts >> Featured Videos IT professionals in the healthcare and broadcast industries explain the benefits of using Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology, including performance, reliability, reduced power and cooling requirements, less noise, and space savings.; BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama; Hewlett-Packard; InfoStor; SAS; serial attached SCSI technology; Starz Entertainment Group; Tri-Center Community Schools Testimonial; Customer Testimonial; hp; InfoStor; LSI;

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