Legato shores up portfolio with OTG acquisition February 27, 2002
-- Legato Systems says its planned acquisition of OTG Software, a developer of data storage, data access, and e-mail management software, will result in tangible benefits for end users as early as next quarter. The combined company will reportedly unveil a detailed integration plan and product road map at the close of the deal, which could be as early as May.
Intel ships iSCSI host adapter February 20, 2002
-- Next month, Intel is expected to begin shipments of a Gigabit Ethernet adapter that is optimized for iSCSI storage applications, enabling the creation of IP-based storage area networks (SANs). According to International Data Corp., the iSCSI market is expected to ramp up later this year, growing to almost $2.5 billion by 2005. Eventually, iSCSI is expected to provide an alternative to Fibre Channel at the low end of the SAN market.
Netreon addresses low-cost SAN management February 13, 2002
-- Recently spun off from parent corporation Peerless Systems, Netreon is eyeing the midrange storage area network (SAN) market--a segment it claims has not been serviced by more-established SAN management software vendors.
StorageNetworks bets on software February 6, 2002
-- StorageNetworks put another feather in its software and services cap with a contract win from IT services company EDS, but it also hopes the contract will make a strong impact on the network storage management software market.
Network storage options: FC vs. IP February 1, 2002
-- This year, IP will emerge as an alternative to Fibre Channel for building storage area networks, presenting end users with new options
New optical drive, media boost capacity February 1, 2002
-- Within the next quarter, TDK will ship a 2GB CD-RW burner with a custom MultiLevel (ML) integrated circuit (IC) built into the drive
NDMP acceptance growing February 1, 2002
-- The Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) is expected to gain a stronger foothold in the end-user community as several vendors plan to ship products compliant with the latest Version 4.0 specification over the next quarter
Make way for the Serial ATA interface February 1, 2002
-- The new disk drive interface is designed for PCs as well as low-end servers and network-attached storage file servers
Why you need storage resource management February 1, 2002
-- An independent analyst defines SRM and its benefits to IT administrators tasked with strategic storage planning
Tips on enterprise storage management February 1, 2002
-- IT managers should focus on heterogeneity, centralization, snapshots/replication, and storage virtualization.
Software turns PC servers into NAS February 1, 2002
-- One-year-old San Francisco-based Mountain View Data (MVD) has created a software kit that allows OEMs to turn a standard PC server into a network-attached storage (NAS) appliance that supports Windows, Unix, and Macintosh files in addition to offering high-end features such as snapshots
New Products February 1, 2002
-- Inrange Technologies recently began a "controlled introduction" of a 256-port Fibre Channel director-class switch, which is part of the company's IN-VSN FC/9000 family
Holographic storage on the horizon February 1, 2002
-- The race is on to commercialize holographic data storage technology. However, products may still be a few years away
Business Briefs February 1, 2002
-- <b>Vixel</b> and <b>BlueArc</b> have signed an OEM agreement, whereby BlueArc's Si7500 Storage System will incorporate Vixel's Fibre Channel switches to provide high-speed connectivity and path redundancy between servers and storage arrays
Early adopters make the case for virtualization February 1, 2002
-- Despite a strong push by nearly a dozen vendors to promote the technology and an almost year-long media/analyst campaign to educate users about its varied benefits, storage virtualization has yet to gain a solid footing in the IT community
How to implement a network storage policy February 1, 2002
-- Establishing formal storage policies can help you get a grip on storage resource allocation and capacity usage
Former SSPs target backup/recovery February 1, 2002
-- While storage service providers (SSPs) have shrugged off the SSP business model and label, they are focusing on backup-and-recovery services, which provide one-half to two-thirds of all SSP revenue, according to Adam Couture, senior analyst at the Gartner Inc. consulting firm, in San Jose, CA
EMC at the crossroads: Wide-eyed over WideSky February 1, 2002
-- EMC faces a challenge equaled only by its assault on IBM's hegemony in the mainframe storage market a long time ago
Interoperability: What it is and what users really want February 1, 2002
-- Interoperability encompasses many layers, including conformance to standards, component-level interoperability, and end-to-end system interoperability.