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Oracle Explains How Pillar Buy Fits Its Storage Strategy
June 30, 2011 -- Oracle assures observers that its pending purchase of Pillar Data Systems is all part of a larger plan.
June 30, 2011 -- Oracle assures observers that its pending purchase of Pillar Data Systems is all part of a larger plan.
Oracle Buys Pillar Data Systems
June 29, 2011 -- Oracle announces its intent to buy out SAN Block I/O vendor Pillar Data Systems.
June 29, 2011 -- Oracle announces its intent to buy out SAN Block I/O vendor Pillar Data Systems.
What Is Big Data?
June 28, 2011 -- I have been asked to attend a discussion group on "Big Data" to discuss Big Data. Unfortunately, what is missing from most discussions on "Big Data" is a definition.
June 28, 2011 -- I have been asked to attend a discussion group on "Big Data" to discuss Big Data. Unfortunately, what is missing from most discussions on "Big Data" is a definition.
World's Data Doubling Every Two Years
June 28, 2011 -- Storing data is a growing business, perhaps more than most IT professionals ever imagined, according to IDC.
June 28, 2011 -- Storing data is a growing business, perhaps more than most IT professionals ever imagined, according to IDC.
Winchester Delivers Two 10 GbE FlashDisk Arrays
June 27, 2011 -- Users of Winchester Systems' VX-3460 line can now get the disk arrays with 10 Gb Ethernet ports.
June 27, 2011 -- Users of Winchester Systems' VX-3460 line can now get the disk arrays with 10 Gb Ethernet ports.
IDC Reports Recovering Storage Software Market Strengthens
June 24, 2011 -- After a tough year of recovery for storage software in 2010, a leading analyst firm sees renewed growth ahead as corporate IT moves to satisfy 'pent-up' demand.
June 24, 2011 -- After a tough year of recovery for storage software in 2010, a leading analyst firm sees renewed growth ahead as corporate IT moves to satisfy 'pent-up' demand.
Half of Organizations Still Use Tape
June 23, 2011 -- In its annual survey of IT professionals, Sepaton finds old habits -- and old tape systems -- die hard.
June 23, 2011 -- In its annual survey of IT professionals, Sepaton finds old habits -- and old tape systems -- die hard.
OCZ Debuts New Line of Enterprise SSDs
June 22, 2011 -- OCZ bumps up the speed with its new line of SSDs for the enterprise.
June 22, 2011 -- OCZ bumps up the speed with its new line of SSDs for the enterprise.
New King of the Hill
June 22, 2011 -- Japan is now home of the world's fastest computer. How important is pure speed, and what are the implications?
June 22, 2011 -- Japan is now home of the world's fastest computer. How important is pure speed, and what are the implications?
Evaluation of Technology for System Procurement
June 22, 2011 -- When evaluating proposals, be sure to set a skills and knowledge baseline according to the project's needs. Also consider dividing the team into component skill sets.
June 22, 2011 -- When evaluating proposals, be sure to set a skills and knowledge baseline according to the project's needs. Also consider dividing the team into component skill sets.
Acronis Ships Backup & Recovery 11
June 21, 2011 -- Long a disk imaging stalwart, Acronis just updated its backup and recovery package for businesses.
June 21, 2011 -- Long a disk imaging stalwart, Acronis just updated its backup and recovery package for businesses.
Panasas Parallel Storage Appliance Holds 6 Petabytes
June 20, 2011 -- Panasas announces its ActiveStor 11 storage appliance will be able to handle up to six petabytes of hard-disk capacity.
June 20, 2011 -- Panasas announces its ActiveStor 11 storage appliance will be able to handle up to six petabytes of hard-disk capacity.
5 Must-Have SAN Features
June 20, 2011 -- Your SAN's functionality can have a significant impact on your company's profit. Here are 5 must-have SAN features for your next purchase.
June 20, 2011 -- Your SAN's functionality can have a significant impact on your company's profit. Here are 5 must-have SAN features for your next purchase.
Xyratex to Ship HPC File Appliance
June 17, 2011 -- The company claims its Lustre-based storage system will let users store petabytes of data and retrieve them at blazing speeds.
June 17, 2011 -- The company claims its Lustre-based storage system will let users store petabytes of data and retrieve them at blazing speeds.
ESG Lab Review: SQL Server 2008 and Hyper-V
June 17, 2011 -- This report presents the results of ESG Lab testing of the performance and scalability of Hyper-V R2 SP1 server virtualization technology.
June 17, 2011 -- This report presents the results of ESG Lab testing of the performance and scalability of Hyper-V R2 SP1 server virtualization technology.
Imation Ships Removable Hard Disk Library for SMBs
June 16, 2011 -- Imation expands its RDX hard-disk cartridge storage systems for small and medium customers.
June 16, 2011 -- Imation expands its RDX hard-disk cartridge storage systems for small and medium customers.
NetApp Adds New Cloud Features to OnCommand Management Tools
June 15, 2011 -- NetApp beefs up its OnCommand management software for cloud control.
June 15, 2011 -- NetApp beefs up its OnCommand management software for cloud control.
Hitachi to Offer Turnkey Private Cloud Solutions
June 14, 2011 -- The company aims to make cloud computing easy for eager but reluctant enterprises.
June 14, 2011 -- The company aims to make cloud computing easy for eager but reluctant enterprises.
Funny Thing About Tape: It Is Not Dead
June 14, 2011 -- Despite 40 years of pronouncements: Tape is not dead. Isn't it time vendors embraced the whole storage hierarchy?
June 14, 2011 -- Despite 40 years of pronouncements: Tape is not dead. Isn't it time vendors embraced the whole storage hierarchy?
NEC Shows New Content-Addressable Memory Tech
June 13, 2011 -- New technology developed by NEC and Tohoku University can save data to non-volatile memory even when the power is off.
June 13, 2011 -- New technology developed by NEC and Tohoku University can save data to non-volatile memory even when the power is off.
OCZ RAID-0 PCIe SSD--Speed, Glorious Speed!
June 13, 2011 -- OCZ is doing some pretty cool stuff lately. For example, at the recent Computex show, they introduced the OCZ Z-Drive, an R4 88 PCIe SSD that has eight SandForce SF-2281 SSD controllers in a RAID-0 configuration.
June 13, 2011 -- OCZ is doing some pretty cool stuff lately. For example, at the recent Computex show, they introduced the OCZ Z-Drive, an R4 88 PCIe SSD that has eight SandForce SF-2281 SSD controllers in a RAID-0 configuration.
Asigra Adds Smartphones to Its Cloud Backup Support
June 10, 2011 -- Version 11 of the software provider's premier tool for backup, restore and recovery adds a laundry list of new features.
June 10, 2011 -- Version 11 of the software provider's premier tool for backup, restore and recovery adds a laundry list of new features.
openBench Labs Reviews: Nexsan API Integration
June 10, 2011 -- Nexsan drives down storage TCO by tightly integrating management software with Windows APIs.
June 10, 2011 -- Nexsan drives down storage TCO by tightly integrating management software with Windows APIs.
ESG Lab Review: EMC Greenplum DCA
June 10, 2011 -- Big data has become a big challenge as organizations look to revamp their infrastructures and processes to scale to accommodate steep growth rates without the equivalent cost curve.
June 10, 2011 -- Big data has become a big challenge as organizations look to revamp their infrastructures and processes to scale to accommodate steep growth rates without the equivalent cost curve.
Fujitsu Partners with Microsoft on Cloud Services, Storage
June 9, 2011 -- Microsoft and Fujitsu plan August rollout for Windows Azure running in Fujitsu datacenters in Japan.
June 9, 2011 -- Microsoft and Fujitsu plan August rollout for Windows Azure running in Fujitsu datacenters in Japan.
OCZ Hybrid PCIe drive
June 9, 2011 -- I'm still looking over the postings around Computex 2011, and I found something else very interesting--a Hybrid PCIe drive. OCZ was showing what they called "RevoDrive Hybrid" that is a PCIe SSD and an HD, all on the same PCIe card.
June 9, 2011 -- I'm still looking over the postings around Computex 2011, and I found something else very interesting--a Hybrid PCIe drive. OCZ was showing what they called "RevoDrive Hybrid" that is a PCIe SSD and an HD, all on the same PCIe card.
Are Vendor User Groups Worth Attending?
June 9, 2011 -- Today's user group meetings are quite different from those of the previous decade. In general, quality is up, and logistics are simpler.
June 9, 2011 -- Today's user group meetings are quite different from those of the previous decade. In general, quality is up, and logistics are simpler.
ESG Lab Review: Infineta Data Mobility Switch
June 8, 2011 -- This report presents the results of ESG Lab testing of Infineta's hyper-scale WAN optimization switch.
June 8, 2011 -- This report presents the results of ESG Lab testing of Infineta's hyper-scale WAN optimization switch.
Riverbed Goes Downstream with Whitewater
June 7, 2011 -- New cloud storage gateway acceleration appliance form factors debut focused on the small and mid-sized business.
June 7, 2011 -- New cloud storage gateway acceleration appliance form factors debut focused on the small and mid-sized business.
Schools Need to Teach About I/O
June 6, 2011 -- CS and EE students need to learn about I/O and storage along with the advantages and disadvantages of various languages and methods. In most cases, they're not.
June 6, 2011 -- CS and EE students need to learn about I/O and storage along with the advantages and disadvantages of various languages and methods. In most cases, they're not.
6 Storage Resource Management Pain Points--Mitigated
June 6, 2011 -- Storage resource management is no walk in the park. It's time to put some good tools to work for it.
June 6, 2011 -- Storage resource management is no walk in the park. It's time to put some good tools to work for it.
Likewise Expands Storage Authentication
June 3, 2011 -- Likewise aims to make it easier to have CIFS/SMB and NFS authentication to work together on storage networks.
June 3, 2011 -- Likewise aims to make it easier to have CIFS/SMB and NFS authentication to work together on storage networks.
Computex - OCZ Revodrive 3 - Coolness in PCIe form
June 3, 2011 -- RevoDrive 3, a new PCIe-based SSD from OCZ announced at Computex, breaks from its PCIX predecessors by being a pure PCIe play.
June 3, 2011 -- RevoDrive 3, a new PCIe-based SSD from OCZ announced at Computex, breaks from its PCIX predecessors by being a pure PCIe play.
What Is Data Managenment?
June 3, 2011 -- Lately, I've been getting requests from various people for 'data management plans.' In theory, some sort of plan that manages data and makes life better sounds great. The problem is, no one seems to know what 'data management' is.
June 3, 2011 -- Lately, I've been getting requests from various people for 'data management plans.' In theory, some sort of plan that manages data and makes life better sounds great. The problem is, no one seems to know what 'data management' is.
ESG Lab Review: DataCore SANsymphonyV
June 2, 2011 -- ESG Lab evaluated SANsymphony-V with an eye on assessing the value of infrastructure-wide storage virtualization including centralized management, ease of use, capacity efficiency, data mobility, and performance.
June 2, 2011 -- ESG Lab evaluated SANsymphony-V with an eye on assessing the value of infrastructure-wide storage virtualization including centralized management, ease of use, capacity efficiency, data mobility, and performance.
Micron Announces New Generation of Fast SSDs
June 2, 2011 -- The Idaho memory manufacturer debuts a new line of high-performance SSDs on PCIe cards.
June 2, 2011 -- The Idaho memory manufacturer debuts a new line of high-performance SSDs on PCIe cards.
Texas Memory Claims Fastest 1U Flash Storage Unit
June 1, 2011 -- New SSD packs high-performance and up to 5 TB of storage into a small rackmount space.
June 1, 2011 -- New SSD packs high-performance and up to 5 TB of storage into a small rackmount space.
Stay Safe With BitLocker
June 1, 2011 -- If you're a Window's Server 2008 user, be sure to check out BitLocker to keep your data secure. This webcast steps through how to configure and use BitLocker.
June 1, 2011 -- If you're a Window's Server 2008 user, be sure to check out BitLocker to keep your data secure. This webcast steps through how to configure and use BitLocker.