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Hewlett-Packard launches first external 6 Gbps Serial-Attached SCSI enclosures
HP's first 6 Gbps SAS enclosure is an update to MSA; analysts expect 6-gig SAS to become a viable alternative to Fibre Channel drives in networked storage systems. Article
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IBM adds thin provisioning to DS8000, asynchronous mirroring to XIV Storage System
IBM moves to fill gaps in its enterprise storage platforms by adding thin provisioning to the DS8000, and asynchronous mirroring and dual processors to the XIV Storage System. Article
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Compellent begins shipping solid-state drives in Storage Center SAN
One early adopter is using a SAN made up of SSDs to boost the performance of a tricky application, and says tiered storage progression may come in handy in the future. Article
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A tutorial on self-healing data storage systems
Data storage systems are increasingly offering the ability to repair hard disk drive failures without user intervention. Learn about self-healing storage in this tutorial. Feature
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DataDirect Networks Web Object Scaler (WOS) challenges EMC's Atmos in the cloud
DataDirect Networks claims its Web Object Scaler (WOS) object-based scale-out cloud data storage system for Web 2.0 data centers is faster than EMC's Atmos product. Article
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Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) expands thin provisioning with Storage Reclamation Service and Hitachi Dy
Hitachi Data Systems' thin provisioning now supports midrange disk arrays, an HDS Storage Reclamation Service feature and a new Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning assessment service. Article
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Fujitsu adds DX60 and DX80 midrange disk arrays to Eternus line
Fujitsu's DX60 and DX80 replace the Eternus 2000 series with a new single-controller entry model starting at under $6,000, and a new approach to battery-backed cache. Article
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Storage Performance Council offers SPC-1C/Energy (SPC-1C/E) benchmark
Storage Performance Council's SPC-1C/E provides a framework for measuring the performance and energy consumption of storage components, with benchmarks for larger systems and more workload types to follow. Article
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Storage Decisions Chicago 2009 Session Downloads
Download all the sessions that were presented to storage professionals at the recent Storage Decisions 2009 conference in Chicago on topics including backup, SANs, storage virtualization, storage management and disaster recovery. Article
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Exploring systems that detect and repair hard disk problems automatically
A trend in storage product messaging these days is the theme of self-healing storage - the ability of a system to detect and repair hard disk problems automatically. In this month's cover story, independent storage expert Marc Staimer explains how an... E-Zine