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Lakeview ships CDP for System p
November 30, 2006 -- <B>November 30, 2006</B>—Lakeview Technology, which is known primarily for its data-protection/recovery software for IBM platforms, this week began shipping continuous data protection (CDP) functionality for its flagship MIMIX software portfolio.
November 30, 2006 -- <B>November 30, 2006</B>—Lakeview Technology, which is known primarily for its data-protection/recovery software for IBM platforms, this week began shipping continuous data protection (CDP) functionality for its flagship MIMIX software portfolio.
iSCSI: Dell switches reach 10Gbps
November 30, 2006 -- <B>November 30, 2006</B>—Dell recently released the PowerConnect 6200 series of Gigabit Ethernet switches, which complements the Dell/EMC CX iSCSI/Fibre Channel storage arrays.
November 30, 2006 -- <B>November 30, 2006</B>—Dell recently released the PowerConnect 6200 series of Gigabit Ethernet switches, which complements the Dell/EMC CX iSCSI/Fibre Channel storage arrays.
The Latest Storage News-278472
November 30, 2006 -- Acronis, Ariba, COPAN, Dallas Digital, DocuLex, dtSearch, Dynamic Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Mendocino, NEC, QLogic, Red Hat, and Storage Networking Industry Association Europe (SNIA-E)
November 30, 2006 -- Acronis, Ariba, COPAN, Dallas Digital, DocuLex, dtSearch, Dynamic Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Mendocino, NEC, QLogic, Red Hat, and Storage Networking Industry Association Europe (SNIA-E)
Exanet extends clustered NAS software
November 29, 2006 -- <B>November 29, 2006</B>—Exanet this week announced a new module for its ExaStore clustered NAS software, although it won't be available until the first quarter of next year.
November 29, 2006 -- <B>November 29, 2006</B>—Exanet this week announced a new module for its ExaStore clustered NAS software, although it won't be available until the first quarter of next year.
VAR View: The time is right for CDP
November 27, 2006 -- <B>November 27, 2006</B>—Advancements in technology do not come without a fight. In recent years we have repeatedly witnessed this phenomenon.
November 27, 2006 -- <B>November 27, 2006</B>—Advancements in technology do not come without a fight. In recent years we have repeatedly witnessed this phenomenon.
Are you ready for Dec. 1 e-discovery amendments?
November 22, 2006 -- <B>November 22, 2006</B>—On December 1, e-discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Civil Rule 5) will take effect.
November 22, 2006 -- <B>November 22, 2006</B>—On December 1, e-discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Civil Rule 5) will take effect.
The Latest Storage News-277869
November 21, 2006 -- Arkivio, ATTO, AVNET, AXS-One, Brocade, Dell, Emulex, Gateway, Kalypton, Kanematsu, Microsoft, Oracle, Permabit, Sepaton, and Yosemite
November 21, 2006 -- Arkivio, ATTO, AVNET, AXS-One, Brocade, Dell, Emulex, Gateway, Kalypton, Kanematsu, Microsoft, Oracle, Permabit, Sepaton, and Yosemite
IBM SVC reduces the cost and complexity of SAN attached storage
November 21, 2006 -- ESG Lab tests IBM San Volume Controller services including online data migration and Global Mirror.
November 21, 2006 -- ESG Lab tests IBM San Volume Controller services including online data migration and Global Mirror.
Storage Markets claims to predict the future
November 21, 2006 -- <B>November 21, 2006</B>—Can a stock market model accurately predict storage market trends? Yes, according to John Ives, president of Storage Markets, and Rich Pappas, vice president,
November 21, 2006 -- <B>November 21, 2006</B>—Can a stock market model accurately predict storage market trends? Yes, according to John Ives, president of Storage Markets, and Rich Pappas, vice president,
Cisco launches entry-level 4Gbps switch
November 20, 2006 -- <B>November 20, 2006</B>—Cisco is taking a crack at the small to medium-sized business (SMB) SAN market with the launch of an entry-level fabric switch
November 20, 2006 -- <B>November 20, 2006</B>—Cisco is taking a crack at the small to medium-sized business (SMB) SAN market with the launch of an entry-level fabric switch
Data migration: Acronis comes full circle
November 17, 2006 -- <B>November 17, 2006</B>—Acronis recently launched Full Circle, a software application designed to allow organizations to migrate an entire server's data to any other physical or virtual server and back again if necessary.
November 17, 2006 -- <B>November 17, 2006</B>—Acronis recently launched Full Circle, a software application designed to allow organizations to migrate an entire server's data to any other physical or virtual server and back again if necessary.
Crosswalk upgrades grid storage
November 17, 2006 -- <B>November 17, 2006</B>—Crosswalk is set to debut a new model of its Intelligent Storage Grid System, as well as an upgraded operating system and enhancements to existing hardware,
November 17, 2006 -- <B>November 17, 2006</B>—Crosswalk is set to debut a new model of its Intelligent Storage Grid System, as well as an upgraded operating system and enhancements to existing hardware,
The Latest Storage News-277503
November 16, 2006 -- Adaptec, Attune Systems, Exanet, IBM, Intel, Maximum Throughput, Nexsan, Oracle, PowerFile, Sony, SteelEye , Storage Elements, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Voltaire, and Waterford Technologies.
November 16, 2006 -- Adaptec, Attune Systems, Exanet, IBM, Intel, Maximum Throughput, Nexsan, Oracle, PowerFile, Sony, SteelEye , Storage Elements, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Voltaire, and Waterford Technologies.
Symantec opens up APIs
November 16, 2006 -- <B>November 16, 2006</B>—In a move enabling intelligent disk devices to integrate natively with NetBackup, Symantec has developed the NetBackup OpenStorage API.
November 16, 2006 -- <B>November 16, 2006</B>—In a move enabling intelligent disk devices to integrate natively with NetBackup, Symantec has developed the NetBackup OpenStorage API.
SNIA prioritizes software development
November 15, 2006 -- <B>November 15, 2006</B>—The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is adding software development to its repertoire to more efficiently help vendors incorporate standards-based storage management into their products, and ultimately, into end-user environments.
November 15, 2006 -- <B>November 15, 2006</B>—The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is adding software development to its repertoire to more efficiently help vendors incorporate standards-based storage management into their products, and ultimately, into end-user environments.
Product highlights from Supercomputing 2006
November 14, 2006 -- <B>November 14, 2006</B>—Supercomputing 2006 (SC06), an international conference focused on high-performance computing (HPC), networking, and storage, convened this week in Tampa, FL.
November 14, 2006 -- <B>November 14, 2006</B>—Supercomputing 2006 (SC06), an international conference focused on high-performance computing (HPC), networking, and storage, convened this week in Tampa, FL.
Channel report: VARs upbeat about Q4 2006, 2007
November 13, 2006 -- <B>November 13, 2006</B>—Robert W. Baird & Co. recently completed a survey of 60 value-added resellers (VARs), focusing primarily on revenue expectations, OEM partnerships, and technology trends.
November 13, 2006 -- <B>November 13, 2006</B>—Robert W. Baird & Co. recently completed a survey of 60 value-added resellers (VARs), focusing primarily on revenue expectations, OEM partnerships, and technology trends.
Dell adds removable hard drives
November 10, 2006 -- <B>November 10, 2006</B>—Dell has entered the removable disk-drive market with the PowerVault RD1000, which is designed to back up and restore data for small to medium-sized businesses
November 10, 2006 -- <B>November 10, 2006</B>—Dell has entered the removable disk-drive market with the PowerVault RD1000, which is designed to back up and restore data for small to medium-sized businesses
The Latest Storage News-276806
November 9, 2006 -- Brocade, CBL, Data Domain, Electro Sonic, Emulex, Hewlett-Packard, McData, Memory Tech Corporation, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Network Appliance, Plasmon, SiliconSystems, Storage Networking Industry Association, Storewiz, VMware, and Xiotech
November 9, 2006 -- Brocade, CBL, Data Domain, Electro Sonic, Emulex, Hewlett-Packard, McData, Memory Tech Corporation, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Network Appliance, Plasmon, SiliconSystems, Storage Networking Industry Association, Storewiz, VMware, and Xiotech
Network Appliance to buy Topio
November 9, 2006 -- <B>November 9, 2006</B>—Network Appliance has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Topio for approximately $160 million in an all-cash transaction.
November 9, 2006 -- <B>November 9, 2006</B>—Network Appliance has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Topio for approximately $160 million in an all-cash transaction.
Virtualization: Product highlights from VMworld
November 8, 2006 -- <B>November 8, 2006</B>—At the VMworld 2006 conference in Los Angeles this week, a number of storage vendors demonstrated products that integrate with a variety of VMware offerings,
November 8, 2006 -- <B>November 8, 2006</B>—At the VMworld 2006 conference in Los Angeles this week, a number of storage vendors demonstrated products that integrate with a variety of VMware offerings,
Storage clusters: Panasas upgrades HPC systems
November 7, 2006 -- <B>November 7, 2006</B>—Panasas this week introduced two ActiveStor families of storage clusters and an upgraded ActiveScale storage operating system.
November 7, 2006 -- <B>November 7, 2006</B>—Panasas this week introduced two ActiveStor families of storage clusters and an upgraded ActiveScale storage operating system.
SAN switches: QLogic enters director space
November 3, 2006 -- <B>November 3, 2006</B>—In one of the more interesting announcements at this week's Storage Networking World conference, QLogic introduced a 128-port SAN switch,
November 3, 2006 -- <B>November 3, 2006</B>—In one of the more interesting announcements at this week's Storage Networking World conference, QLogic introduced a 128-port SAN switch,
The Latest Storage News-276309
November 3, 2006 -- agami systems, Alacritech, Arkivio, Avamar Technologies, Brocade, Cisco, CommVault, Decru (a NetApp company), EMC, Emulex, ExaGrid Systems, Hitachi Data Systems, Infortrend, Luminex Software, McData, NEC, Onaro, Oracle, Plasmon, Promise Technology, Sepaton, Storage Networking Industry Association, StoreAge Networking Technologies, TimeSpring Software, Topio, Vitesse
November 3, 2006 -- agami systems, Alacritech, Arkivio, Avamar Technologies, Brocade, Cisco, CommVault, Decru (a NetApp company), EMC, Emulex, ExaGrid Systems, Hitachi Data Systems, Infortrend, Luminex Software, McData, NEC, Onaro, Oracle, Plasmon, Promise Technology, Sepaton, Storage Networking Industry Association, StoreAge Networking Technologies, TimeSpring Software, Topio, Vitesse
The Latest Storage News-276270
November 2, 2006 -- agami systems, Alacritech, Arkivio, Avamar Technologies, Brocade, Cisco, CommVault, Decru (a NetApp company), EMC, Emulex, ExaGrid Systems, Hitachi Data Systems, Infortrend, Luminex Software, McData, NEC, Onaro, Oracle, Plasmon, Promise Technology, Sepaton, Storage Networking Industry Association, StoreAge Networking Technologies, TimeSpring Software, Topio, Vitesse
November 2, 2006 -- agami systems, Alacritech, Arkivio, Avamar Technologies, Brocade, Cisco, CommVault, Decru (a NetApp company), EMC, Emulex, ExaGrid Systems, Hitachi Data Systems, Infortrend, Luminex Software, McData, NEC, Onaro, Oracle, Plasmon, Promise Technology, Sepaton, Storage Networking Industry Association, StoreAge Networking Technologies, TimeSpring Software, Topio, Vitesse
Isilon releases software for clusters
November 1, 2006 -- Isilon has released a new version of its OneFS operating system in addition to two data-protection and management applications that run on top of OneFS.
November 1, 2006 -- Isilon has released a new version of its OneFS operating system in addition to two data-protection and management applications that run on top of OneFS.
InfiniBand edging into storage market
November 1, 2006 -- InfiniBand, the screaming-fast interconnect with low latency and loads of bandwidth, has seen a slow adoption rate in the storage arena.
November 1, 2006 -- InfiniBand, the screaming-fast interconnect with low latency and loads of bandwidth, has seen a slow adoption rate in the storage arena.
iSCSI arrays are not created equal
November 1, 2006 -- How do you differentiate one iSCSI storage array from another?
November 1, 2006 -- How do you differentiate one iSCSI storage array from another?
Why you need data-protection management
November 1, 2006 -- Data protection is a must-do-well responsibility for all IT organizations.
November 1, 2006 -- Data protection is a must-do-well responsibility for all IT organizations.
IBM brings ‘CDP’ to the masses
November 1, 2006 -- Recent surveys of backup practices at mid-sized businesses show a surprising lack of concern for performance or time constraints.
November 1, 2006 -- Recent surveys of backup practices at mid-sized businesses show a surprising lack of concern for performance or time constraints.
Vendors battle for remote office backup
November 1, 2006 -- Backing up data at remote locations has been the bane of the IT administrators’ existence since the dawn of distributed computing.
November 1, 2006 -- Backing up data at remote locations has been the bane of the IT administrators’ existence since the dawn of distributed computing.
SANs dominate at readers’ sites
November 1, 2006 -- We continually survey our readers to find out what trends, technologies, and products you’re most interested in reading about, but once a year we conduct an extensive readership survey.
November 1, 2006 -- We continually survey our readers to find out what trends, technologies, and products you’re most interested in reading about, but once a year we conduct an extensive readership survey.
EMC software automates ILM
November 1, 2006 -- EMC recently began shipments of a new software suite that helps users discover, classify, and manage unstructured file data.
November 1, 2006 -- EMC recently began shipments of a new software suite that helps users discover, classify, and manage unstructured file data.
CDP: Awareness up, adoption slow
November 1, 2006 -- The entrance of large vendors such as EMC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, and Symantec into the continuous data protection (CDP) market has raised end users’ awareness of the technology, according to a new report on the CDP market by International Data Corp.(IDC).
November 1, 2006 -- The entrance of large vendors such as EMC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, and Symantec into the continuous data protection (CDP) market has raised end users’ awareness of the technology, according to a new report on the CDP market by International Data Corp.(IDC).
Business Briefs
November 1, 2006 -- The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and EMC Education Services will jointly recognize certification programs offered by each organization.
November 1, 2006 -- The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and EMC Education Services will jointly recognize certification programs offered by each organization.
Data reduction improves backup, reduces capacity
November 1, 2006 -- Data reduction technologies, including data de-duplication, reduction, and compression, have quickly become one of this year’s most-talked-about new technologies.
November 1, 2006 -- Data reduction technologies, including data de-duplication, reduction, and compression, have quickly become one of this year’s most-talked-about new technologies.
EMC fuses file and archive virtualization
November 1, 2006 -- EMC beefed up its management platform for file virtualization with the announcement this month of version 7.0 of the EMC Rainfinity Global File Virtualization platform.
November 1, 2006 -- EMC beefed up its management platform for file virtualization with the announcement this month of version 7.0 of the EMC Rainfinity Global File Virtualization platform.
Guidelines for evaluating NAS virtualization
November 1, 2006 -- NAS virtualization is a software-based solution that, in its broadest definition, lets you manage a heterogeneous environment-including stand-alone and clustered file servers-as one storage pool.
November 1, 2006 -- NAS virtualization is a software-based solution that, in its broadest definition, lets you manage a heterogeneous environment-including stand-alone and clustered file servers-as one storage pool.
HP array targets SMBs
November 1, 2006 -- For most users, the term all-in-one invokes the image of a device that handles printing, imaging, and fax functions.
November 1, 2006 -- For most users, the term all-in-one invokes the image of a device that handles printing, imaging, and fax functions.
