Table of ContentsNews Analysis & TrendsEMC upgrades CDP, launches VTLEMC recently began shipping two additions to its data-protection portfolio, including a new version of its RecoverPoint network-based replication and continuous data-protection (CDP) software and its first virtual tape library (VTL) system built specifically for IBM zSeries mainframe environments. Symantec enters online backup with SaaSSymantec’s long-awaited entry into the online backup-and-recovery services market has come to fruition in the form of the Symantec Protection Network (SPN), a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, and two new services—an online backup service for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and an online storage option for the newly announced release of the company’s Backup Exec 12 software. Start-up commercializes open source storageThe Cleversafe project was launched on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) as an open-source storage initiative with one goal: creating a “storage Internet. HP ships low-cost EVA arrayHewlett-Packard took a long look at its family of Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) midrange SAN systems and decided that the low-end of the EVA line was missing the mark when it came to the cost and ease-of-use requirements of medium-sized businesses. Focus OnWAFS/WDS product roundupThe market for wide area file services (WAFS), wide area data services (WDS), and WAN optimization technologies continues to grow as end users grapple with keeping distributed enterprises connected with fast access to applications and data over wide area networks (WANs). Case StudiesBlock virtualization: Switches, appliances, arraysIt seems as if the argument over where block-level virtualization should reside has been around since the dawn of SANs. DepartmentsEditorialDoes SaaS for storage makesense?Although the acronym “SaaS” doesn’t work well in the storage market—because we already have a SAS, as in Serial Attached SCSI—Software as a Service (SaaS) as applied to storage applications may be one of the hottest trends this year. Business BriefsBriefsThis section takes on late-breaking business and partnership news written for industry insiders.
New ProductsProductsEach month, InfoStor rounds up timely new product announcements, providing a buyer’s guide for professionals. Special ReportCDP moves into the maturity phaseAfter a slew of acquisitions, the continuous data-protection (CDP) market is maturing, and the debate between “true CDP” and “near CDP” is no longer an issue for most IT organizations. FeaturesSoftware as a Service (SaaS) meets storageThe SaaS delivery model is making inroads into the storage market, especially in applications such as backup and disaster recovery. OpinionThe quest for unified storage management, part 2In part one of this series (see March 2008, p. 18), we looked at the unfulfilled promise of the Storage Networking Industry Association’s Storage Management Initiative—Specification (SMI-S) to wrangle hetero-geneous storage platforms under a unified management approach. Lab Review8Gbps SAN delivers blazing speedGo from 0 to 8Gbps in 10 minutes with the HP StorageWorks 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit. ESG Insight‘iWikiCloudStorage 2.0’ or . . .?Do you wonder what the next “wave” of storage means for your organization? Don’t worry: It’s not really “iWikiCloudStorage 2. |
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