February 2008
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February 29, 2008
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Feb'08
Iron Mountain changes CEOs
After 27 years, Richard Reese will step down as CEO to focus on integrating Iron Mountain's many business units, while Bob Brennan takes over the company's top spot. Continue Reading
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February 29, 2008
29
Feb'08
NetApp ships 12TBStoreVault iSCSI SAN
The S550 iSCSI SAN goes for just over $5,000 for 12 TB capacity; storage vendors rally around Windows Server 2008. Continue Reading
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February 28, 2008
28
Feb'08
Hard drives coming to a theater near you
At a media event for BlueArc in Boston yesterday, I spoke to Tom Burns, director of post-production infrastructure for Technicolor, about an interesting project going on with movie studios and ... Continue Reading
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February 27, 2008
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Feb'08
EMC serves up new pricing for Mozy
The Mozy online backup service has gotten considerably more expensive since EMC acquired it from Berkley Data Systems. After buying Berkeley Data Systems for $76 million last October, EMC placed ... Continue Reading
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February 27, 2008
27
Feb'08
BlueArc sticks to its guns in data center storage
BlueArc's CEO talks about a long IPO process, and why you don't need a grid or cluster to manage Web 2.0 storage. Continue Reading
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February 27, 2008
27
Feb'08
Guide to data migration tools for storage consolidation
One of the hardest parts about storage consolidation is data migration -- knowing what data to move, and when and where to move it. What are the criteria for purchasing a data migration tool? Continue Reading
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February 27, 2008
27
Feb'08
Simplifying data migration product purchases
Data migration is a key part of any storage consolidation initiative. Learn what product specifications you need to look for when purchasing a data migration tool. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2008
26
Feb'08
Cisco hooks up WAAS with Windows Server 2008
Cisco and Microsoft divulge a deal to sell Windows Server 2008 installed on Cisco WAAS appliances for remote offices. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2008
26
Feb'08
HP slots new disk array into EVA line
HP's 4400 addition to its Enterprise Virtual Array line is seen as an attempt to broaden the array's appeal, perhaps to customers who aren't primarily HP shops. Continue Reading
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February 26, 2008
26
Feb'08
IBM: Thin provisioning on the way for DS8000
IBM's DS8000 disk arrays get another incremental brushup to go with the new z10 mainframe, and officials promise more new features before the end of the year. Continue Reading
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February 25, 2008
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Feb'08
Chargeback applies real values to actual storage utilization
Users demand unlimited growth and peak performance for all of their data because they're not the ones that foot the bill. This is changing with the use of chargeback storage techniques. By employing chargeback storage tools, IT departments can ... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2008
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Feb'08
Apple’s move away from hardware lock-in to low-cost generic arrays is a shrewd one
I've been seeing the scuttlebutt about Apple and Promise Technology and couldn't help but add my two cents about how many Promise arrays I've seen pop up lately. Last week, while installing our IBM ... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2008
22
Feb'08
Reports say SaaS email archives not ready for prime time
The latest Forrester Wave research says that hosted email archiving products aren't taking off as fast as their on-premise counterparts in the enterprise. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2008
22
Feb'08
3PAR supports SATA disk drives
3PAR claims it will support SATA without a reduction in performance; Pillar to ship application-aware thin provisioning; Incipient gets $15.6 million in new funding. Continue Reading
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February 21, 2008
21
Feb'08
New SSDs are on their way
Or so says Pliant Technology, a new company that just received $8 million in Series A funding. It's comprised of former execs from storage companies including Maxtor, Quantum, Fujitsu and Seagate. ... Continue Reading
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February 21, 2008
21
Feb'08
EMC buys Pi and forms a cloud computing group
EMC acquired Pi Corp., a company with Microsoft roots that was still in stealth, and has formed a new cloud computing business unit around it. Continue Reading
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February 21, 2008
21
Feb'08
Checklist: Purchasing disk arrays for storage consolidation
Knowing the purchasing criteria for enterprise-class disk arrays, as well as product specs for the leading arrays, can help storage managers make savvy buying decisions. Continue Reading
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February 21, 2008
21
Feb'08
Product snapshots: Disk array consolidation products
Knowing the purchasing criteria for enterprise-class disk arrays, as well as product specs for the leading arrays, can help storage managers make savvy buying decisions. Continue Reading
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February 20, 2008
20
Feb'08
Apple updates XSan software, discontinues XServe arrays
Apple refreshes its SAN file system software, but dumps its XServe RAID disk array in favor of reselling a RAID disk subsystem from Promise Technology. Continue Reading
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February 20, 2008
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Feb'08
Compellent adds disk stroking and app tuning to SAN
Compellent's StorageCenter SAN improves block-level storage automation to offer granular quality of service features within disk drives. Continue Reading