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EMC launches services for Oracle with Symmetrix V-Max, FAST; more data storage news
EMC adds services to improve performance of Oracle databases on Symmetrix V-Max storage arrays and with FAST software; CommVault partners with cloud storage vendors Rackspace and Mezeo; STEC adds multi-level cell (MLC) solid state drives. Article
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HP adds iSCSI SAN virtual appliance for Hyper-V; more data storage news
HP adds iSCSI SAN virtual appliance for Microsoft Hyper-V; QNAP launches new NAS platform; BlueArc, DataDirect Networks combine for media workflow storage; and more data storage news. Article
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Hewlett-Packard beats Dell, pays $2.35 billion for 3PAR
Hewlett-Packard outbids Dell and will pay $2.35 billion for storage array vendor 3PAR; HP needs to determine where 3PAR's products fit in its storage strategy while Dell considers its next move. Article
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EMC ships primary data reduction, FAST for solid-state drives (SSDs), unified management
EMC rolls out bevy of products previewed in May, including EMC FAST upgrade, Unisiphere and block compression for primary data reduction; promises native Fibre Channel over Ethernet by end of year. Article
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Hewlett-Packard outbids Dell with $1.6 billion offer for 3PAR
Hewlett-Packard (HP) makes $1.6 billion bid to wrest storage systems vendor 3PAR from its rival Dell; HP says 3PAR could take firm into cloud storage realm. Article
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STEC improves MLC SSD; and other data storage news
STEC implements CareCell, SAFE technologies to improve performance and reliability of MLC SSD line; Samsung partners with Anobit; and other data storage news. Article
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Oracle sticks a fork in Illumos, OpenSolaris community
According to a leaked internal memo, Oracle won't cooperate with Illumos and OpenSolaris community; Nexenta CEO says this won't hinder ZFS storage development. Article
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Dell acquires thin provisioning pioneer 3PAR to expand data storage product lineup
Dell's acquisition of 3PAR strengthens its Fibre Channel SAN platform; vendor has acquired thin provisioning, iSCSI, NAS, and primary data deduplication technologies over the past three years. Article
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Oracle hardware strategy positions firm in workload optimization space
John Fowler laid out the Oracle hardware strategy in a webcast; talked about workload optimization, but had few specifics about data storage. Article
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Symantec helps NetApp with thin provisioning; and other data storage news
NetApp hooks into Symantec's Thin Reclamation API; 3PAR remodels InForm Management Console; Iron Mountain forms e-discovery consulting practice; and other data storage news. Article