New 3PAR arrays offer hardware-based thin provisioning</h1> <article> <h1>New 3PAR arrays offer hardware-based thin provisioning</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:35:50 GMT</p> <B>September 5, 2008</B> -- This week 3PAR announced the general availability of a new family of storage systems -- the 3PAR InServ T400 and T800 Storage Servers. Also known as the T-Class, 3PAR has packed the new arrays with hardware-based thin-provisioning technology and double the performance of previous-generation products. </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:45:40 GMT</p> Asigra, Atto Technology, BluePoint Data Storage, CDW, Data Domain, Distributed Systems Services, EMC, Emulex, Fusion-io, IBM, Lenovo, Paragon Software Group, Simply Continuous, Sun, 3PAR </article> <article> <h1>Adaptec embeds power management in RAID controllers</h1> <p>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:35:00 GMT</p> <B>September 3, 2008</B> -- Adaptec today announced the availability of a new power-saving feature for its Series 2 and Series 5 RAID Unified Serial RAID controllers </article> <article> <h1>InfoStor teams with Virtual Strategy Magazine</h1> <p>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:05:50 GMT</p> <b>September 3, 2008</b> -- <em>InfoStor</em> magazine and infostor.com this week announced a partnership with <em>Virtual Strategy Magazine</em> (VSM), a leading online publication dedicated to covering virtualization trends, technologies, and products. </article> <article> <h1>HP bundles EVA with clustering</h1> <p>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:45:20 GMT</p> <B>September 2, 2008</b> -- Hewlett-Packard today announced a new virtual storage system comprised of an Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) 4400 topped with scalable NAS file serving software developed via HP's acquisition of PolyServe. </article> <article> <h1>Adaptec to buy Aristos Logic</h1> <p>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:30:40 GMT</p> <b>August 29, 2008</b> -- In an effort to grow its OEM business and expand into new markets, Adaptec this week announced it has signed an agreement to acquire privately held RAID silicon and software maker Aristos Logic for approximately $41 million. </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:10:50 GMT</p> CommVault, DataCore Software, Emulex, Pivot3, Polycom Inc., Promise Technology, ProStor Systems, Storwize Inc., Tandberg Data, Vidicore </article> <article> <h1>Copan, Quantum combine MAID, file archiving</h1> <p>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:15:30 GMT</p> <B>August 28, 2008</b> -- Copan Systems and Quantum this week announced they have entered into a strategic partnership with the goal of delivering a file-based archiving and data management system for unstructured data </article> <article> <h1>EMC launches entry-level Celerra for SMBs</h1> <p>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:35:40 GMT</p> <b>August 26, 2008</b> -- EMC today announced the latest addition to its family of Celerra unified storage systems in the form of the EMC Celerra NX4, a new entry-level system capable of supporting NAS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel SAN environments </article> <article> <h1>Digi-Data T-4000 - Active Archive and Utility Storage</h1> <p>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:05:30 GMT</p> The Digi-Data T-4000 is a modular high-performance storage system designed for large digital archives, utility storage, and active secondary storage. This ESG Lab report examines the enhanced manageability, scalability, performance, and fault tolerance of the Digi-Data T-4000 along with a valuable capability called Drive Power Management (DPM) that reduces power and cooling requirements by spinning down inactive drives. </article> <article> <h1>Kazeon beefs up e-discovery</h1> <p>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:40:50 GMT</p> <b>August 25, 2008</b> -- Kazeon Systems today announced the availability of a new version of its Information Server IS1200-ECS, the data center-class model of its e-discovery product. </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:00:50 GMT</p> Caringo, Emulex, Hewlett-Packard, Hifn, Hitachi Data Systems, Microsoft, ProStor Systems, QLogic </article> <article> <h1>Storage bits from the Intel Developer Forum</h1> <p>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:40:30 GMT</p> <B>August 22, 2008</B> -- From a storage perspective, Intel stole the limelight this week at the Intel Developer Forum with the introduction of much-anticipated solid-state disk (SSD) drives for portables, desktops, and enterprise systems </article> <article> <h1>Intel debuts SSD drives at IDF</h1> <p>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:10:10 GMT</p> <B>August 20, 2008</B> -- At its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) conference in San Francisco this week, Intel's NAND Products Group took the wraps off long-awaited solid state disk (SSD) drives for mobile and desktop platforms</p> </article> <article> <h1>Panasas launches parallel storage</h1> <p>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:25:40 GMT</p> <B>August 19, 2008</B> -- Panasas today announced a refreshed product line comprising a pair of clustered storage systems and its first secondary storage array, all of which are designed to bring high-performance computing (HPC) technologies to commercial enterprise customers. <br /> </article> <article> <h1>Cleversafe enables storage service providers</h1> <p>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:50:40 GMT</p> <b>August 18, 2008</b> -- Cleversafe is set to announce tomorrow that the first commercially available Dispersed Storage Network (dsNet), a platform for storing and archiving digital content, is up and running. </article> <article> <h1>Dell PowerVault DP100 - Hands-Free Data Protection</h1> <p>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:30:10 GMT</p> ESG Lab evaluated a Dell PowerVault DP100 as part of an IT consolidation project currently underway at our corporate headquarters in Milford, MA. ESG is a proto-typical small business with thirty local employees and six remote users. In addition, at any given time, a number of employees are either mobile or working from home. ESG relies on a number of applications commonly used by small businesses, including Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Business Contact Manager and Office Accounting. </article> <article> <h1>IDC benchmarks SSDs</h1> <p>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:05:20 GMT</p> <b>August 15, 2008</b> -- The recent buzz surrounding flash-based storage and its potential applications in the enterprise has prompted many in the industry to weigh the pros and cons of augmenting or replacing traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) with high-performance solid-state disk (SSD) drives in the data center. </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:20:10 GMT</p> <font face="Arial" size="2">Asempra Technologies, Apace Systems, Cisco, LeftHand Networks, Nirvanix, QLogic, Riverbed, Sepaton, Silicon Mountain Holdings, Symantec</font> </article> <article> <h1>What is data-protection management (DPM) 2.0?</h1> <p>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:40:30 GMT</p> <strong>August 13, 2008</strong> -- Managing an effective enterprise backup environment can be an extreme challenge, and data-protection management (DPM) tools are necessary to meet that challenge. DPM software sits in a layer above the backup applications and storage devices... </article> <article> <h1>Dell PowerVault NF100 - File Sharing Made Simple</h1> <p>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:55:40 GMT</p> The Dell PowerVault NF100 storage server is a convenient and cost-effective solution for file sharing. This ESG Lab Validation report explores how the NF100, with pre-configured RAID and pre-installed Microsoft Windows Storage Server software, can be deployed and sharing files in less than 15 minutes. This report also explores how the NF100 can be used as a backup and recovery platform for local, remote and mobile users. </article> <article> <h1>Pillar pushes into the SMB market</h1> <p>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:30:30 GMT</p> <strong>August 12, 2008</strong> -- Pillar Data Systems has been steadily rolling out new products over the past year with the aim of reaching smaller customers. Now, the company seems to have achieved its goal of moving from an enterprise-only storage provider into the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market... </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:45:20 GMT</p> Adaptec, Atempo, China Security and Surveillance Technology, EMC, Emulex, FalconStor, Fujitsu, HCL Technologies Ltd., Hitachi, InMage, McAfee, Moonwalk Inc., ONStor, Oracle, Permabit, Reconnex, 3PAR, Yosemite </article> <article> <h1>Pivot3 combines server, storage virtualization</h1> <p>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:10:20 GMT</p> <strong>August 7, 2008</strong> -- Pivot3 is hoping to break out of its niche role as a storage provider for the digital video surveillance market with the debut of a new platform for the masses that runs both server virtualization and storage virtualization on one massive IP storage cluster. </article> <article> <h1>Micron rolls out enterprise-class SSDs</h1> <p>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:40:50 GMT</p> <strong>August 6, 2008</strong> -- Micron Technology this week announced the next generation of its solid-state disk (SSD) drives for enterprise servers and notebook computing applications. </article> <article> <h1>EMC unveils Clariion arrays with spin-down drives, SSDs</h1> <p>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:21:00 GMT</p> <strong>August 5, 2008</strong> -- EMC today announced the availability of the Clariion CX4 Series, a new line of midrange storage systems that brings together a myriad of features and functions... </article> <article> <h1>Storage buyers battle struggling economy</h1> <p>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:40:40 GMT</p> <strong>August 4, 2008</strong> -- Economic downturns typically touch off budget cuts and if IT buyers have not felt the squeeze yet, you will: It's coming and coming fast. ... </article> <article> <h1>Wikibon launches energy initiative</h1> <p>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:40:50 GMT</p> <strong>August 4, 2008</strong> -- Wikibon, a technology research and advisory community, today announced an energy conservation initiative ... </article> <article> <h1>Using data de-dupe for VM backup</h1> <p>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:10:50 GMT</p> For today's IT decision-makers, storage provisioning is at the core of a perfect storm hitting IT operations. More applications requiring more primary data are coming online, just as IT is changing its backup media of choice from tape to disk. This considerably elevates the importance of any technology, such as data de-duplication, that can help IT contain the consumption of disk resources. </article> <article> <h1>Lab Review: Using data de-dupe for VM backup</h1> <p>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:35:20 GMT</p> <strong>August 1, 2008</strong> -- For today's IT decision-makers, storage provisioning is at the core of a perfect storm hitting IT operations. ... </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:51:00 GMT</p> AMCC, Chelsio Communications, Emulex, FalconStor, Hewlett-Packard, Hifn, HiNet, KOM Networks, Overland Storage, QLogic, SCSI Trade Association, Total Tec, Verari Systems, VMware </article> <article> <h1>NetApp de-dupes competitors' primary storage</h1> <p>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:31:00 GMT</p> <strong>July 31, 2008</strong> -- NetApp this week fired a shot across the respective bows of its competitors with the announcement that its V-Series family of storage virtualization controllers... </article> <article> <h1>IBM debuts TSM suite with CDP</h1> <p>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:40:30 GMT</p> <strong>July 30, 2008</strong> -- IBM today launched the Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) FastBack software suite, the first set of new products resulting from the company's acquisition of FilesX in April. ... </article> <article> <h1>Emulex Converged Network Adapter - Intelligently Connecting Storage, Servers, and Networks</h1> <p>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:10:20 GMT</p> Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is an emerging standard that maps Fibre Channel storage traffic over an Enhanced 10 Gigabit Ethernet network. This report documents ESG Lab hands-on testing and customer feedback of Emulex LightPulse LP21000 Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) connecting servers within an FCoE-enabled data-center environment that leverages familiar tools and processes. </article> <article> <h1>Advanced Vault supports D2D for 64-bit operating systems</h1> <p>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:00:50 GMT</p> <strong>July 28, 2008</strong> -- Advanced Vault's disk-to-disk (D2D) backup appliances are designed to replace complicated manual tasks with automated data protection and recovery. ... </article> <article> <h1>Multi-tier storage saves energy, space</h1> <p>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:40:10 GMT</p> <strong>July 25, 2008</strong> -- Power, cooling, and space limitations are key issues faced by IT managers. Demand-side contributors include decreased hardware acquisition costs, sharp increases in server density, and an exponential rise in the volume of data being stored and managed. </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:30:40 GMT</p> ASI Computer Technologies, FalconStor, Hewlett-Packard, Hifn, NetEx, Promark Technology, Rebit, SNIA </article> <article> <h1>BakBone adds Windows recovery to NetVault</h1> <p>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:55:10 GMT</p> <strong>July 24, 2008</strong> -- In an effort to build out its data protection and recovery capabilities for Windows environments, BakBone Software this week announced NetVault: Real-Time Data Protector, a software tool that offers recovery of Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, and Windows file system data in as fast as 30 seconds, according to company officials. </article> <article> <h1>Brocade buys Foundry for $3 billion</h1> <p>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:55:40 GMT</p> <strong>July 23, 2008 -- </strong>In a shot across Cisco Systems' bow, Brocade this week announced that it has inked a definitive agreement to acquire switching and routing vendor Foundry Networks for $3 billion, adding a solid Ethernet networking portfolio to Brocade's storage networking product line and giving the company a boost in its quest for unified data networks. </article> <article> <h1>Texas Memory ships SSD drives</h1> <p>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:20 GMT</p> <strong>July 22, 2008</strong> -- Solid state disk (SSD) vendor Texas Memory Systems today announced the availability of a new RAM-based storage system with non-volatile SSD capable of sustaining up to 600,000 I/Os per second (IOPS) and delivering up to 512GB of capacity in a 4U rack-mount chassis. </article> <article> <h1>Virtual Iron - Virtualization for Server Consolidation and Advanced Management</h1> <p>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:50:50 GMT</p> <p>ESG has witnessed the rapid growth of server virtualization in companies of all sizes, industries and regions of the world. Clearly, the value of server virtualization is apparent as it drives down the physical costs of servers, drastically improves server management and reduces system footprint-regaining precious data-center floor space while decreasing power and cooling consumption. ESG Lab validated that server virtualization software from Virtual Iron delivers on the value of IT consolidation and server management for mission-critical, business-critical, and test/development environments.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Nexsan ships AutoMAID disk array</h1> <p>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:35:40 GMT</p> <strong>July 21, 2008</strong> -- Nexsan Technologies today introduced the DATABeast, a storage system capable of scaling to 4PB of capacity and designed to save power with AutoMAID (Automatic Massive Array of Idle Disks) technology. </article> <article> <h1>Asempra upgrades Windows recovery tool</h1> <p>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:10:10 GMT</p> <strong>July 18, 2008</strong> -- Data-recovery specialist Asempra Technologies is set to announce a new version of its Asempra Business Continuity Server (BCS) on Monday, with expanded application support and performance and scalability upgrades for recovering applications in Microsoft environments. </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:10:20 GMT</p> Caringo, Dot Hill Systems, Emulex, General Dynamics C4 Systems, IBM, InMage Systems, Plasmon, Mimosa Systems, 3PAR, SYSDBA, Sun </article> <article> <h1>Sun, IBM to ship 1TB tape drives</h1> <p>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:10 GMT</p> <strong>July 16, 2008</strong> -- There is some big news in the world of tape this week -- big, that is, in terms of capacity. </article> <article> <h1>ONStor takes aim at NetApp</h1> <p>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:45:30 GMT</p> <strong>July 15, 2008</strong> -- With NetApp in its sights -- specifically, the FAS3070A, FAS6040A, and FAS6080A -- ONStor today announced the Cougar 6000 series of NAS gateways, which are higher-performance versions of the company's Bobcat NAS gateways. </article> <article> <h1>Storage software market to surpass $17 billion by 2012</h1> <p>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:26:00 GMT</p> <strong>July 15, 2008</strong> -- According to a recent report from International Data Corp. (IDC), "Worldwide Storage Software 2008-2012 Forecast," the global market for storage software will exceed $17 billion by 2012, representing a 9.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2007 through 2012. </article> <article> <h1>Why you need SRM and SAN management</h1> <p>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:50:30 GMT</p> <strong>July 11, 2008</strong> -- Managing information assets has become more critical as organizations seek ways to reduce costs associated with storing information, better understand what information assets exist and where, and ensure operational uptime of the infrastructure. To achieve these goals, managers need to make timely decisions about their infrastructure that will impact where information assets reside and how they are managed. </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:40:30 GMT</p> BakBone Software, Data93, LeftHand Networks, Parallels, Peer Software, Storage Networking Industry Association, Sun Microsystems </article> <article> <h1>Evaluating options for tape encryption</h1> <p>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:20:20 GMT</p> <strong>July 10, 2008</strong> -- Given that the pressures to encrypt data at-rest are continuing to mount, and the IEEE Secure Storage Working Group is nearly finished establishing standards for disk/tape encryption and key management, it is time to revisit some operational considerations associated with planning and policy development for tape encryption. </article> <article> <h1>Sun ships open-source arrays</h1> <p>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:25:10 GMT</p> <strong>July 9, 2008</strong> -- Sun Microsystems today continued to push its open-source storage initiative with the debut of a new family of low-cost disk arrays and the availability of the Sun Fire X4540, a new addition to the company’s Sun Fire X4500 "Thumper" family. The X4540 has faster processors, PCI Express (PCIe) connectivity, and more memory than previous systems. </article> <article> <h1>VAR outlook: Q2 'subdued,' Q3 to improve</h1> <p>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:20:30 GMT</p> <strong>July 8, 2008</strong> -- Robert W. Baird & Co. recently completed its quarterly survey of the VAR market and concluded that Q2 results were "subdued" and that VARs were expecting a "slight improvement" in the third quarter. </article> <article> <h1>NEC scores OEM deal for D-Series arrays</h1> <p>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:40:30 GMT</p> <strong>July 7, 2008</strong> -- NEC Corporation of America announced today it has struck a deal with RAID Inc. that will bring NEC's D-Series modular storage arrays to more customers in the high-performance computing (HPC), government, research and corporate storage markets. </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:30:30 GMT</p> Adaptec, Atempo, InMage Systems, Marathon Systems, Nirvanix, Overland Storage, Reldata, VMware </article> <article> <h1>Compellent Storage Center v4.0 - Sophisticated Storage Simplicity</h1> <p>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:45:10 GMT</p> Organizations of all sizes are struggling with the growth, cost and complexity of online storage. New software unning on a recently upgraded industry standard server platform extends the sophisticated storage simplicity of the Compellent Storage Area Network (SAN) storage solution. This ESG Lab validation highlights the ease of use and cost-effectiveness of Compellent Storage Center version 4.0 with a focus on valuable capabilities including Fast Track, Data Progression, Dynamic Capacity, Data Instant Replay and Thin Remote Replication. </article> <article> <h1>Tek-Tools tightens link with virtual servers</h1> <p>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:31:00 GMT</p> <strong>July 3, 2008</strong> -- Tek-Tools Software has introduced an enhanced version of its Profiler Suite resource management software product with improved end-to-end data path mapping between virtual and physical resources, a new module for virtual tape library (VTL) support, and more detailed reporting capabilities for backup processes and media. </article> <article> <h1>Dell adds storage services</h1> <p>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:40:40 GMT</p> <strong>July 2, 2008 </strong>-- In an effort to streamline its storage consulting services, Dell is bringing together technologies and storage expertise from recent acquisitions and partnerships to improve its storage management, data-protection, and disaster-recovery service offerings. </article> <article> <h1>Pillar launches faster storage systems</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:16:00 GMT</p> <strong>July 1, 2008 </strong>-- Pillar Data Systems continued to push its arrays from the midrange into the enterprise today with the launch of the Axiom 600 and 600MC (Mission Critical), which have more horsepower and application provisioning profiles than previous versions. </article> <article> <h1>Data de-dupe duplicity</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> InfoStor has sponsored a number of Webcasts (presented by ESG and the Taneja Group, and archived at www.infostor.com) that delve into data de-duplication. In every case, the most frequent question from attendees is: “Realistically, what kind of de-duplication ratios can I expect?” </article> <article> <h1>Briefs</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> This section takes on late-breaking business and partnership news written for industry insiders. </article> <article> <h1>SSDs jockey for position in the enterprise</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> EMC has been shipping solid-state disk (SSD) drives in its Symmetrix DMX-4 systems for months. Sun Microsystems is prepping new hybrid arrays that mix SSDs and traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) to accelerate storage I/O. </article> <article> <h1>Products</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> <p>Each month, InfoStor rounds up timely new product announcements, providing a buyer’s guide for professionals.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Symantec adds de-dupe, CDP to NetBackup</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> At its Vision 2008 Conference last month, Symantec announced a series of updates to its Veritas NetBackup software platform, including the integration of data de-duplication and continuous data protection (CDP) technologies previously available only as stand-alone products </article> <article> <h1>Benefits of a storage services architecture</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> One of the objectives of an IT organization is to streamline operations in order to reduce costs, and well-defined and clearly communicated service offerings are essential to achieving this goal. </article> <article> <h1>iSCSI options proliferate</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> InfoStor has published dozens of case studies over the last couple of years that have focused on why and how end users are using iSCSI-based IP SANs. In general, it all boils down to the old mantra: “iSCSI is less expensive and easier to manage than Fibre Channel SANs.” </article> <article> <h1>WAN optimization/acceleration</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> <p>For several years we have been talking about the basic benefits of WAN optimization and acceleration technologies, including speeding data transfers, saving IT dollars on bandwidth, and giving remote users LAN-like access to data and applications. But as the technology evolves, WAN acceleration products have become a true enabler of many data-center projects and, in many situations, a technology that solves problems that would otherwise be insurmountable.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Why you need SRM and SAN management</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> The storage management software market can be divided into three segments: heterogeneous SRM, homogeneous SRM, and SAN management software. </article> <article> <h1>Evaluating options for tape encryption</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> <p>There are three primary options for encrypting data “at-rest”: device-, application-, and appliance-based encryption.</p> </article> <article> <h1>The new case for open source data protection</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT</p> The cost advantages are clear, and most of the drawbacks to open source backup software have recently been eliminated. </article> <article> <h1>Plasmon, NetApp offer archiving platform</h1> <p>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:10 GMT</p> <strong>June 30, 2008</strong> -- Optical archiving vendor Plasmon has joined forces with NetApp to deliver a new hybrid archiving system that combines NetApp’s disk storage for quick data recovery and Plasmon’s optical archiving platforms for long-term retention. </article> <article> <h1>Plasmon, NetApp offer archiving platform</h1> <p>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:00:10 GMT</p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Courier New" size="2"><strong>June 30, 2008</strong> -- Optical archiving vendor Plasmon has joined forces with NetApp to deliver a new hybrid archiving system that combines NetApp’s disk storage for quick data recovery and Plasmon’s optical archiving platforms for long-term retention.</font></p> </article> <article> <h1>Brocade outlines FCoE plans</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:06:00 GMT</p> <strong>June 27, 2008</strong>—Brocade executives took the stage in New York this week at the company's annual meeting with investors and analysts to detail the company's latest products and to temper some of the hype and expectations swirling around the availability of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) networking technologies. </article> <article> <h1>Latest announcements from:</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:06:00 GMT</p> Adaptec, CRC Technologies, Hewlett-Packard, Intronis Technologies, NetApp, Open-E, Parascale, Plasmon, Sepaton, VKernel, VMware, Xcedex LLC </article> <article> <h1>HP launches de-duplicating backup systems</h1> <p>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:06:00 GMT</p> <strong>June 26, 2008</strong>—Hewlett-Packard has announced a new crop of enterprise-class virtual tape libraries (VTLs) equipped with data de-duplication software OEM'd from Sepaton, as well as a homegrown de-duplication feature for its family of disk-based backup systems for SMBs. </article> <article> <h1>The promise of FCoE, the reality of adoption</h1> <p>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <strong>June 25, 2008</strong>—Since Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) was first proposed as a standard nearly a year ago by a collection of network storage vendors, the noise surrounding the technology has been deafening. Touted as the next-generation networking and storage technology, FCoE is an elixir for data centers that suffer from excessive power consumption, cabling nightmares, and spiraling costs. </article> <article> <h1>Cisco enhances virtual data centers</h1> <p>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 24, 2008</B>—Cisco today announced several additions to its portfolio of Data Center 3.0 unified fabric products and services aimed at helping customers virtualize data centers and provision applications more efficiently. </article> <article> <h1>MozyEnterprise: Secure online backup for the Enterprise</h1> <p>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:06:00 GMT</p> For organizations of all sizes, remote PC and server backup is a critical task that can be both challenging and expensive. This ESG Lab Validation report explores secure and automatic offsite backup for desktops, laptops and Microsoft Windows servers as provided by MozyEnterprise. This report is focused on the capabilities built into the MozyEnterprise offering that address the needs of enterprises, including open/locked file support, in-flight and at-rest data encryption, CDP, etc. </article> <article> <h1>Data Domain adds file-locking option for compliance</h1> <p>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 23, 2008</b>—De-duplication specialist Data Domain added a new software feature to its repertoire today when the company announced Retention Lock </article> <article> <h1>Continuity releases DR management software</h1> <p>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 20, 2008</B>—Continuity Software is set to release version 3.0 of its RecoverGuard disaster-recovery (DR) monitoring and management software with a new set of enhancements that allows the product to detect and correct DR threats and vulnerabilities in VMware environments. </article> <article> <h1>Atempo adds e-mail to file archiving platform</h1> <p>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 19, 2008</B>—Atempo has added to its file archiving platform with this week's introduction of Atempo Digital Archive for Messaging (ADAM) 2.0, a new e-mail and instant messaging archiving software product. </article> <article> <h1>Recent announcements from:</h1> <p>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:06:00 GMT</p> Atto Technology, Bosch Security Systems, DataDirect Networks, Emulex, Fusion-io, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, LSI, Mellanox, NEC Corporation of America, NetApp, Red Hat, QLogic, Sony, Spare Backup, Synnex, Voltaire </article> <article> <h1>Copan overhauls enterprise VTL</h1> <p>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 18, 2008</B>—Copan Systems has added a series of enhancements to its Revolution 300 Series virtual tape library (VTL) platform that increase storage density, security, performance, and the reliability of the system's de-duplication engine. </article> <article> <h1>NEC debuts HA software for virtual servers</h1> <p>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 17, 2008</B>—NEC Corporation of America has announced an enhanced version of its system continuity software that offers application and data protection for server virtualization platforms, including VMware ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix XenServer. </article> <article> <h1>NetBackup PureDisk from Symantec - Efficient, Storage-Optimized Data Protection</h1> <p>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:06:00 GMT</p> A growing number of organizations are deploying disk-to-disk backup and data de-duplication technologies to improve the speed and reliability of their backup and disaster recovery operations. This ESG Lab Validation Report examines Symantec's family of backup and recovery solutions that combine the power of the PureDisk global data de-duplication engine with industry-leading NetBackup backup and recovery software to improve the speed and reliability of disk-based data protection </article> <article> <h1>Dell puts 2.5-inch SAS drives in PowerVault arrays</h1> <p>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 16, 2008</B>—Dell today introduced the PowerVault MD1120 disk array, which features 2.5-inch small-form-factor (SFF) disk drives. Although Dell has been offering both 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives in its PowerEdge servers for some time, the MD1120 marks the first time the company is integrating 2.5-inch SAS drives in its storage subsystems. </article> <article> <h1>FalconStor integrates VTL with NetBackup</h1> <p>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 16, 2008</B>—FalconStor has announced availability of the Virtual Tape Library (VTL) OpenStorage Option, a new feature that turns FalconStor's VTL into a native storage target for Symantec's Veritas NetBackup 6.5 data-protection software. </article> <article> <h1>Incipient automates data migration</h1> <p>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 13, 2008</B>—It's surprising to think that spreadsheets and bodies still rule the day in the world of data migration, but it's true. Getting data off old storage arrays and onto new systems is still a personnel-intensive and pricey process. </article> <article> <h1>Benefits of a storage services architecture</h1> <p>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 13, 2008</B>—The basic premise behind a storage services architecture is to address infrastructure as a granular set of reusable services that can be invoked as needed by the appropriate business application. </article> <article> <h1>NetApp refreshes FAS, adds caching appliances</h1> <p>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 12, 2008</B>—NetApp feels the need for speed. The company this week announced a new family of appliances and a set of plug-in caching modules </article> <article> <h1>IBM adds space saving features to SVC</h1> <p>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 11, 2008</B>—IBM today announced that it has upgraded the software features of its System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) virtualization device to bring some space saving capabilities to users concerned about disk capacity and power consumption </article> <article> <h1>Symantec announces virtual server and storage platform</h1> <p>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 10, 2008</B>—Symantec announced today that it has joined forces with Citrix Systems to offer customers a virtual server and storage infrastructure that the companies claim are more than the sum of its parts. </article> <article> <h1>Symantec adds de-dupe, CDP to NetBackup</h1> <p>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 10, 2008</B>—Symantec today announced a series of updates to its Veritas NetBackup software platform, including the integration of data de-duplication and continuous data protection (CDP) technologies previously available only as stand-alone products. </article> <article> <h1>Sepaton delivers enterprise VTL with de-dupe</h1> <p>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 9, 2008</B>—Sepaton today announced the S2100-ES2 Series 1000 virtual tape library (VTL), a new model of its data de-duplicating backup systems that will take its place atop the company's product family in terms of capacity, throughput, and de-duplication performance. </article> <article> <h1>EMC Avamar - Revolutionizing Backup and Recovery</h1> <p>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:06:00 GMT</p> Rapid adoption of virtual server technology and the challenges associated with the backup and recovery of ever-growing stores of information located within branch and remote offices are causing a number of IT managers to reevaluate their data-protection strategies. ESG evaluated Avamar by examining a number of compelling capabilities that address these issues, including Source-based Global Data De-duplication, how Avamar addresses VMWare backup challenges and EMC NetWorker integration. </article> <article> <h1>Primary storage and the green data center</h1> <p>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 6, 2008</B>—The green data center—or rather the lack thereof—is a serious issue. Bloated energy budgets are finally impacting IT after years of successfully ignoring them </article> <article> <h1>Sun joins the SSD scramble</h1> <p>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:06:00 GMT</p> <strong>June 5, 2008</strong>—In a meeting with press and analysts this week, Sun Microsystems announced that it is on the verge of shipping a new crop of homegrown flash-based storage systems that combine general-purpose hardware, solid-state disks (SSDs), and open-source software. </article> <article> <h1>The new case for open source data protection</h1> <p>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 4, 2008</B>—Open source tools, utilities, and products have been available for many years. While these alternatives tend to offer low acquisition costs, companies have been hesitant to adopt them for several reasons. </article> <article> <h1>Nexsan ships SAS array with MAID</h1> <p>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 3, 2008</B>—This week, Nexsan Technologies introduced the SASBoy RAID array, which features the company's AutoMAID (massive array of idle disks) technology. The introduction marks Nexsan's first foray into the SAS market. </article> <article> <h1>How green is your storage?</h1> <p>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:06:00 GMT</p> <B>June 2, 2008</B>—An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report to Congress [1] compared the energy consumption of four primary data-center components: high-end servers, midrange servers, networking equipment, and storage devices. </article> <article> <h1>Briefs</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> This section takes on late-breaking business and partnership news written for industry insiders. </article> <article> <h1>HP announces 'extreme NAS'</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>Hewlett-Packard plans to deliver in the fourth quarter the HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System (ExDS9100), a high-performance, high-capacity NAS system specifically built to house and serve file-level data for businesses with multi-petabyte storage requirements, such as Web 2.0, digital media and other large enterprises.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Sizes and sources</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>You may have noticed that the dimensions of this issue are slightly smaller than usual.</p> </article> <article> <h1>VMware automates DR for virtual servers</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>VMware has announced a new tool for disaster-recovery management and automation in virtual server environments with the recent launch of VMware Site Recovery Manager, a software product that works with VMware Infrastructure, VMware VirtualCenter, and replication software from third parties to automate disaster-recovery planning, testing, and execution processes.</p> </article> <article> <h1>What’s a ‘next-generation FC array?’</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>The Taneja Group research and consulting firm has produced a report, titled Next Generation Fibre Channel Storage Systems Market Forecast: 2007–2011, that provides market size estimates/predictions, as well as a taxonomy that describes various segments of the Fibre Channel disk array market.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Data Domain boosts de-duplication performance</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>Data Domain has moved from dual-core to quad-core processors to deliver a new data de-duplication system that boasts a 75% boost in performance, more capacity, and extended support for remote office replication.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Products</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>Each month, InfoStor rounds up timely new product announcements, providing a buyer’s guide for professionals.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Brocade rolls out 8Gbps HBAs, switches</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>As Brocade builds momentum for its vision of unified networks in the data center, the company continues to roll out real-world hardware to support users suffering the limitations of existing fabrics as they deploy virtual server and storage infrastructures.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Primary storage and the green data center</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>Users should consider software-based technologies such as thin provisioning, storage virtualization, and tiered storage to make primary storage more energy-efficient.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Benefits of iSCSI and virtual servers</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>iSCSI SANs provide a solid foundation for virtual servers.</p> </article> <article> <h1>How green is your storage?</h1> <p>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT</p> <p>Here are 10 technologies to improve storage efficiency and reduce power consumption.</p> </article> <article> <h1>How server virtualization affects storage</h1> <p>Fri, 30 May 2008 19:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 30, 2008</B>—It's no secret that virtualization is one of the hottest trends in IT, but what's less clear is how virtual servers impact end users' storage strategies. </article> <article> <h1>SANpulse - Automating Data Migration</h1> <p>Fri, 30 May 2008 16:05:00 GMT</p> The process of migrating data and applications to a new infrastructure can be extremely lengthy, costly and error prone. SANpulse Technologies employs a powerful combination of people, processes and technology to solve the data migration problem. ESG lab performed hands on validation of the SANlogics software platform and audited a multi-month data migration project with a SANpulse customer. </article> <article> <h1>Plasmon virtualizes archiving</h1> <p>Fri, 30 May 2008 14:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 30, 2008</B>—Plasmon is moving beyond the physical limitations of traditional optical archiving into a virtual world with the announcement of the latest release of its Enterprise Active Archive (EAA) platform. </article> <article> <h1>Xsigo, Verari offer virtual storage, I/O combo</h1> <p>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 29, 2008</B>—Blade vendor Verari Systems and I/O virtualization specialist Xsigo Systems announced a joint product partnership this week that has the duo offering high-density blade systems with virtualized network and storage connectivity in the same enclosure. </article> <article> <h1>CommVault upgrades SRM software</h1> <p>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 28, 2008</B>—CommVault has announced an updated version of CommVault Storage Manager, one of five software modules that make up the company's Simpana storage management software suite. </article> <article> <h1>Silver Peak accelerates WAN appliances</h1> <p>Tue, 27 May 2008 19:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 27, 2008</B>—Silver Peak Systems has introduced the NX-9000 Acceleration Appliance, the newest and biggest member in its family of NX systems, with 10Gbps interfaces, wire-speed encryption, de-duplication, and a new set of acceleration techniques </article> <article> <h1>Video storage has unique requirements</h1> <p>Fri, 23 May 2008 22:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 23, 2008</B>—Generating video content is no longer the exclusive domain of television and movie companies. The Internet is exploding with video and other rich media content. </article> <article> <h1>Double-Take speeds up P2V migrations</h1> <p>Fri, 23 May 2008 16:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 23, 2008</B>—Double-Take Software has enhanced its flagship Double-Take for Windows software with a Virtual Recovery Assistant (VRA) module that the company claims can reduce physical-to-virtual (P2V) migrations in VMware ESX environments from hours or days to a matter of minutes. </article> <article> <h1>BakBone embeds VMware support</h1> <p>Thu, 22 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 22, 2008</B>—BakBone Software has become the latest vendor to integrate its data-protection software with VMware virtual server technology with the release of NetVault 8.1 and a software plug-in </article> <article> <h1>Atempo intros CDP for SaaS providers</h1> <p>Wed, 21 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 21, 2008</B>—Atempo is set to ship a new version of its Live Backup data-protection and archiving software that will mark its first continuous data-protection (CDP) offering for the Linux and Mac OS X markets, as well as the company's first foray into providing a platform for service providers interested in delivering storage services via the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. </article> <article> <h1>EMC adds de-duplication to disk libraries</h1> <p>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 20, 2008</B>—EMC pulled back the curtain at this week's EMC World user conference to reveal a family of de-duplicating disk libraries, new disk drive spin-down capabilities, and low-power drives for its high-end DL 4000 virtual tape library (VTL), </article> <article> <h1>HDS unifies storage management tools</h1> <p>Mon, 19 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 19, 2008</B>—Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) today made headway in its quest to unify the management of block-, file-, and content-based storage with the introduction of the Hitachi Storage Command Suite </article> <article> <h1>Brocade rolls out 8Gbps HBAs, switches</h1> <p>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 16, 2008</B>—As Brocade builds momentum for its vision of unified networks in the data center, the company continues to roll out real-world hardware to support users suffering the limitations of existing fabrics as they deploy virtual server and storage infrastructures. </article> <article> <h1>HP revamps database archiving software</h1> <p>Fri, 16 May 2008 13:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 16, 2008</B>—In an effort to combat "database bloat" and better manage data throughout its lifecycle, Hewlett-Packard has introduced an enhanced version of its HP Database Archiving software </article> <article> <h1>Spectra Logic enters de-dupe VTL market</h1> <p>Thu, 15 May 2008 19:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 15, 2008</B>—There's a new player in the world of de-duplicating virtual tape libraries (VTLs). Spectra Logic has inked a deal with FalconStor Software </article> <article> <h1>Caringo touts clustered storage capabilities</h1> <p>Wed, 14 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 14, 2008</B>—Caringo has announced a new version of its CAStor content-addressed storage (CAS) platform with an eye toward making its software an attractive, low-cost option for users interested in clustered storage. </article> <article> <h1>Data Domain boosts de-duplication performance</h1> <p>Tue, 13 May 2008 16:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 13, 2008</B>—Data Domain has moved from dual-core to quad-core processors to deliver a new data de-duplication system that boasts a 75% boost in performance, more capacity, and extended support for remote office replication. </article> <article> <h1>VMware automates disaster recovery for virtual servers</h1> <p>Mon, 12 May 2008 16:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 12, 2008</B>—VMware has announced a new tool for disaster-recovery management and automation in virtual server environments with today's launch of VMware Site Recovery Manager, a software product that works with VMware Infrastructure, VMware VirtualCenter, and replication software </article> <article> <h1>The power shift to green storage</h1> <p>Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 9, 2008</B>—According to IDC, average data-center energy costs are growing at 20% per year and are expected to double by 2012. Discussions with Wikibon.org users confirm this expectation, as shown in <B>Figure 1</B>. Compounding this dynamic is the fact that power density is going up for all IT equipment, at a rate of 20% to 30% per year. </article> <article> <h1>Riverbed ties into network management tools</h1> <p>Thu, 08 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 8, 2008</B>—After fine-tuning its WAN acceleration hardware appliances, Riverbed Technology has announced a round of software upgrades to its Central Management Console (CMC), </article> <article> <h1>IBRIX Fusion - Simple Scalable File System</h1> <p>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:05:00 GMT</p> This ESG Lab report examines the ease of installation and deployment of direct and SAN attached systems running IBRIX Fusion scalable network-attached file system software. Scalable capacity, performance for a wide variety of workloads and high availability are also explored. </article> <article> <h1>HP announces multi-petabyte file storage system</h1> <p>Wed, 07 May 2008 18:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 7, 2008</B>—Hewlett-Packard has announced the upcoming availability of the HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System (ExDS9100), a high-performance, high-capacity system specifically built to house and serve file-level data for businesses </article> <article> <h1>MonoSphere adds capacity management for VMware</h1> <p>Tue, 06 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 6, 2008</B>—Storage management software maker MonoSphere today announced a round of enhancements to its Storage Horizon capacity management product, including more features for VMware environments, </article> <article> <h1>Mimosa ships file system archiving platform</h1> <p>Mon, 05 May 2008 18:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 5, 2008</B>—Mimosa Systems is branching out. The company, known primarily for e-mail and instant-message (IM) archiving products, will announce tomorrow the NearPoint File System Archiving (FSA) system </article> <article> <h1>RenewData speeds up e-discovery</h1> <p>Fri, 02 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 2, 2008</B>—Searching thousands of backup tapes for individual files or e-mails is often time-intensive and costly. That is why RenewData is applying a new technology in its tape processing services that can quickly comb large volumes of tapes for discovery and risk management of stored information. </article> <article> <h1>IBM launches SaaS storage services</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT</p> <B>May 1, 2008</B>—This week, IBM announced its first foray into the on-demand data-protection market with the introduction of new Information Protection Services offerings based on Software as a Service (SaaS) technologies obtained via last year's acquisition of Arsenal Digital Solutions. </article> <article> <h1>Brocade debuts file virtualization box</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>Brocade recently announced a new twist on its file virtualization technology in the form of the Brocade File Management Engine (FME), a 2U in–band network appliance that automates the movement and management of file data in Windows environments.</p> </article> <article> <h1>FalconStor releases IPStor 6.0</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>FalconStor Software recently announced that it is taking a new tack toward selling its data–protection software with a round of upgrades as well as a change in its selling strategy that will see its IPStor technology sold as separate products rather than as a single software suite.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Symantec updates Storage Foundation</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>Symantec has announced the newest versions of its high–availability storage and server management software—Veritas Storage Foundation 5.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Pillar addresses virtual servers</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>In an effort to overcome performance and capacity utilization problems associated with deploying traditional storage systems in support of virtual server environments, Pillar Data Systems has introduced a set of pre–configured application profiles for its family of Axiom disk systems designed to improve the storage provisioning process for virtual machines.</p> </article> <article> <h1>HDS beefs up search for NAS, archiving</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>Addressing the tricky task of searching and retrieving unmanaged data in the data center, Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has introduced a new file and content services product that delivers common search, retention, movement, and protection of data across NAS and content archive environments.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Virtual servers meet VTLs</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>The explosive growth of server virtualization is fueling a change in the way end users evaluate and ultimately choose their backup systems.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Briefs</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>This section takes on late-breaking business and partnership news written for industry insiders.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Virtual reality sets in</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>According to IDC, the number of virtual servers deployed will rise at a 41% CAGR through 2010, resulting in almost 8 million virtual servers implemented on 1.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Energy concerns impact secondary storage</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>While much of the recent attention paid to data–center power and cooling concerns has focused on servers and primary storage systems, a recent Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) Research survey of 398 North American IT decision–makers found that energy–related issues are also affecting organizations’ secondary storage purchase decisions.</p> </article> <article> <h1>CAS systems make the grade</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>It has been several years since content–addressed storage (CAS) systems emerged to assuage end users’ fears that the pressures of regulatory compliance would ultimately result in a long–term stay in a sanitarium.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Products</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>Each month, InfoStor rounds up timely new product announcements, providing a buyer’s guide for professionals.</p> </article> <article> <h1>The power shift to green storage</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>The pressure to go “green” in general, and in storage specifically, is an opportunity to assess and modernize IT infrastructures.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Sense and sensibility about tape and disk</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>The rise of disk–based backup–and–restore technologies, most notably virtual tape libraries (VTLs), has been well–documented.</p> </article> <article> <h1>How server virtualization affects storage</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>An ESG Research survey of virtual server users reveals some interesting storage technology and implementation trends.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Avoiding ‘partial information loss’ in ECM</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>Enterprise content management (ECM) systems may require data–protection solutions that go beyond traditional backup–and–recovery software.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Video storage has unique requirements</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>No “one–size–fits–all” device meets the requirements of every video application.</p> </article> <article> <h1>It’s time for primary storage optimization</h1> <p>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT</p> <p>Capacity optimization is no longer limited to secondary storage. The advantages are the same when applied to primary storage.</p> </article> <article> <h1>HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager - Hardened, Clustered Key Management</h1> <p>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:04:00 GMT</p> The HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager (SKM) is a hardened security appliance providing centralized key management operations for HP StorageWorks Enterprise Storage Library (ESL) E-Series Tape Libraries and HP StorageWorks Enterprise Modular Library (EML) E-Series Tape Libraries. </article> <article> <h1>Caringo teams with Moonwalk for CAS migration</h1> <p>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 30, 2008</B>—Storage management software maker Moonwalk has joined forces with content-addressed storage (CAS) specialist Caringo to offer end users a heterogeneous solution for migrating data from proprietary hardware systems to Caringo's CAStor archiving platform. </article> <article> <h1>Sun adds tools, services for open-source storage</h1> <p>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 29, 2008</B>—Sun Microsystems today announced the addition of new developer tools and expanded professional service capabilities to help developers make use of Sun's freely available open-source storage software found in the Solaris operating system. </article> <article> <h1>WAFS/WDS product roundup</h1> <p>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 28, 2008</B>—The 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). </article> <article> <h1>LAB REVIEW: iSCSI array racks up high performance</h1> <p>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 25, 2008</B>—Rasilient Systems' RASTOR line of storage systems integrate custom-tuned Linux software and rely on software to provide RAID, provision virtual disk volumes, and manage iSCSI connectivity. For enterprise-class networking, the software balances iSCSI traffic load and fail-over using multiple NICs, while simplifying client management by presenting a single IP address. </article> <article> <h1>What's a 'next-gen FC array?'</h1> <p>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 24, 2008</B>—The Taneja Group research and consulting firm has produced a report, titled "Next Generation Fibre Channel Storage Systems Market Forecast: 2007-2011," that provides market size estimates/predictions, </article> <article> <h1>TCG addresses storage security</h1> <p>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 23, 2008</B>—The increased growth of various storage media has occurred at a time when increased security is required for data. In some respects, the growth has caused new data security problems. </article> <article> <h1>CommVault teams with Index Engines</h1> <p>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 22, 2008</B>—CommVault today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Index Engines to jointly offer users a new way to extract and process information from legacy backup tapes </article> <article> <h1>ag�mi upgrades iSCSI arrays</h1> <p>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 21, 2008</B>—ag�mi Systems has added to its line of ag�mi Information Server (AIS) unified storage systems with the recent launch of the AIS3006i, </article> <article> <h1>Xiotech Intelligent Storage Element - Managed Reliability</h1> <p>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:04:00 GMT</p> ESG Lab evaluated the Intelligent Storage Element (ISE), an integral component of Xiotech's new Emprise 5000 and Emprise 7000 storage systems, and its ability to enhance the availability, reliability and performance of storage systems. This report presents the results of an ESG Lab validation of the architecture, reliability and performance of Xiotech's ISE. </article> <article> <h1>IBM acquires Diligent for de-duplication</h1> <p>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 18, 2008</B>—IBM announced today that it has paid an undisclosed sum to acquire enterprise data de-duplication vendor Diligent Technologies in a move designed to plug a gap in its product lineup and bring de-duplication technology to the entire IBM storage portfolio. </article> <article> <h1>FalconStor releases IPStor 6.0</h1> <p>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 17, 2008</B>—FalconStor Software announced this week that it is taking a new tack toward selling its data-protection software with a round of upgrades </article> <article> <h1>The benefits of clustered block storage</h1> <p>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 16, 2008</B>—Today?s data centers can add storage capacity to almost incomprehensible levels. However, optimal storage capacity utilization or increased capacity does not necessarily equate to increased or optimal performance. </article> <article> <h1>Evaluating options for file system software</h1> <p>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 15, 2008</B>—One of the biggest challenges facing IT organizations today is the exponential growth of unstructured data. This trend is a result of numerous business drivers such as regulatory requirements to retain data, increasing amounts of information being created in digital form, and Web 2.0 applications. </article> <article> <h1>IBM to buy FilesX</h1> <p>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 14, 2008</B>—In a bid to bring block-level continuous data-protection (CDP) technology into its Tivoli software portfolio, IBM has announced it has inked a deal to acquire FilesX </article> <article> <h1>It's time for primary storage optimization</h1> <p>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 11, 2008</B>—The amount of information generated by enterprises has greatly increased over the last five years. Because enterprises often keep multiple copies of data for recovery and other purposes, storage capacity growth is a multiple of information growth and it is spiraling out of control </article> <article> <h1>SNW product highlights, Day 3</h1> <p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 10, 2008</B>—Rounding out our coverage of some of the product highlights at this week's Storage Networking World (SNW) show in Orlando... </article> <article> <h1>HP XP24000 - Enterprise-class Storage Virtualization for Mission-critical IT</h1> <p>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:04:00 GMT</p> ESG Lab tested the HP XP24000 storage system to validate the business impact of the new capabilities of the XP24000, including HP Thin Provisioning Software, creating large logical pools of capacity and the enhanced performance of the XP24000 as a core component of HP's extensive portfolio of IT solutions and services. </article> <article> <h1>SNW product highlights, Day 2</h1> <p>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:04:00 GMT</p> <B>April 9, 2008</B>—Day 2 of Storage Networking World (SNW) was all about Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). The emerging protocol, which has yet to achieve standard status, got a big boost today as a who's-who list of storage vendors pledged support and demonstrated real-world products based on FCoE. </article> </main></body></html>