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EMC brings thin provisioning, MAID and SSD to Clariion CX4
Along with support for solid-state disk, EMC's next-gen Clariion includes thin provisioning and MAID, and a new architecture for mixing Fibre Channel and iSCSI. Article
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Double-Take acquires emBoot for $9.6M
Boot-from-SAN and iSCSI target software from emBoot will push Double-Take into new markets and fill in gaps in its disaster recovery products. Article
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NetApp dedupes data on rivals' primary storage
NetApp extends its free data deduplication to its V-Series gateways, making it possible for its customers to dedupe their primary storage. But users say what's missing is a GUI and data dedupe for VTLs. Article
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Blade server doubles number of VMware virtual machines
Blade server doubles number of VMware virtual machines; Emulex offers virtual HBA management for Solaris 10. Article
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EMC 'sitting on Fort Knox' sparks acquisition talk
EMC attributed solid second-quarter earnings to new storage product features, like virtual provisioning and data deduplication, leaving it with a pile of cash to make acquisitions. Article
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Brocade acquires Ethernet equipment maker Foundry Networks for $3 billion
The acquisition of Foundry matches Brocade's product lines to Cisco's, but observers are concerned about the $3 billion price tag, which dwarfs the $713 million buyout of McData. Article
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Nexsan DataBeast storage array consolidates SATA, SAS disk storage
With its DataBeast array, Nexsan puts SATA and SAS in one system that can scale up to 336 TB in one 42U rack or to 5 PB with expansion racks. Article
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Storage sales immune to recession. . .so far
Financial analysts' research shows organizations are still buying storage despite an overall slowdown in IT spending, thanks to deduplication, disaster recovery and compliance. But one analyst says the third quarter "may be ugly." Article
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Sun gives Thumper storage server a bump in power, expandability
As part of its open storage initiative, Sun brings out a new Thumper storage server and dense JBODs as storage for systems built with Open Solaris and ZFS. Article
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DataDirect CEO: Storage needs are unpredictable, demand scalability
Clustered storage vendor DataDirect Networks has gained a foothold in the rich media and Web 2.0 markets that larger storage vendors like EMC and NetApp are trying to move into. Article