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IBM updates midrange storage system, software
IBM's midrange DS5000 now supports 8 Gbps Fibre Channel; QLogic gets InfiniBand OEM deal with IBM; Emulex HBAs support latest HP EVAs.30 Apr 2009
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Reducing storage network complexity with FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) enables companies to retain an existing Fibre Channel (FC) infrastructure, keep existing FC management tools in place, provide the same level of performance (with...29 Apr 2009
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Oracle and LSI claim BLOB performance breakthrough
Oracle Database 11g's SecureFiles running on LSI's Engenio 7900 storage system can compete with file system performance while storing unstructured data objects in a database for better metadata man...29 Apr 2009
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MAID product roundup
MAID and spin-down storage systems play into recent green IT and consolidation trends, and analysts predict most storage systems will one day offer the power-saving features.28 Apr 2009
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MAID technology remains underutilized
Analysts say MAID is still not fully employed in data centers. But regulations mandating more power savings will help drive the technology, as will the rise of persistent data.28 Apr 2009
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The state of MAID in data centers
MAID and spin-down storage systems are playing into green IT and consolidation trends. Regulations mandating more power savings will drive the technology, as will persistent data.28 Apr 2009
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ONStor embraces ZFS, goes multiprotocol
By adding open-source Zettabyte File System (ZFS), ONStor provides iSCSI capabilities to its traditional NAS offerings.24 Apr 2009
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Atempo Digital Archive adds dedicated Mac support
Atempo rounds out support for Macs in its archiving product, Zmanda bumps up backup for open-source MySQL, Tandberg Data ships 114-slot LTO-4 tape library.23 Apr 2009
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EMC revenue down, employees asked to take pay cut
Revenues are down sharply and EMC is trying to cut costs to maintain margins, but sales of the Celerra multiprotocol arrays continued to grow during the first quarter.23 Apr 2009
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Data classification for storage managers
Data classification tools offer more automation and are closely tied to business initiatives as e-discovery and storage tiering become more prevalent.22 Apr 2009
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Texas Memory Systems rolls out all-Flash disk array
The RamSan vendor is hoping to attract price-conscious users to SSDs with a 2U, 5 TB NAND-Flash JBOD.22 Apr 2009
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Cisco shops look ahead to FCoE
Cisco customers say FCoE makes sense as they try to centralize IT and keep data center sprawl to a minimum.22 Apr 2009
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Data classification best practices
Data classification benefits from a team effort between IT and business stakeholders, whether the result is storage tiering, e-discovery or another project.22 Apr 2009
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Clustered storage essentials: What to ask your vendor
Here are eight esstential questions to ask your clustered stoage vendor. .22 Apr 2009
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Data classification fueled by e-discovery, storage tiering
Today's data classification products allow storage professionals more automation and the ability to take action on the information they tag and index.22 Apr 2009
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Permabit makes secondary storage its primary goal
Permabit offers customers a way to move data off expensive tier 1 storage, claiming it can reduce the cost of storage to less than $1 per gigabyte.21 Apr 2009
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Analysts see Oracle-Sun deal as storage 'game changer'
Oracle's plan to deliver systems "from application to disk" will have it competing with its biggest storage partners, according to industry experts.20 Apr 2009
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Ocarina partners take on NetApp in primary storage dedupe
BlueArc, EMC, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems and Isilon are looking to deliver a feature users have been clamoring for as data grows and budgets shrink.20 Apr 2009
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HP carves up blade storage with LeftHand software
Hewlett-Packard takes another step toward its 'blade everything' strategy with a combination of LeftHand SAN/iQ iSCSI SAN software and BladeSystem servers.20 Apr 2009
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Rorke launches post-production SAN
Rorke launches new RAID system, Gear6 rolls out Web Cache for memcached servers, Thales adds key management appliance.16 Apr 2009
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