June 2009
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June 30, 2009
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Jun'09
Industry watchers place bets on EMC-NetApp-Data Domain love triangle
Other than the extension of EMC's bid for Data Domain last Friday, the NetApp / Data Domain / EMC drama has begun to simmer along at a more muted pitch than we saw during the initial bid and ... Continue Reading
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June 30, 2009
30
Jun'09
Broadcom raises tender offer for Emulex
The saga of Broadcom and Emulex continues. Broadcom has upped the ante to $11.00 per share of Emulex ($9.25 per share was the previous offer), and dropped litigation against Emulex in a Delaware ... Continue Reading
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June 30, 2009
30
Jun'09
NexentaStor reaches out to the enterprise with high availability
Claiming 300 customers, Nexenta is looking to appeal to more traditional enterprise data centers with the addition of new HA features for Sun's open-storage ZFS in NexentaStor 2.0. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2009
29
Jun'09
HDS makes incremental updates to midrange disk arrays
Hitachi Data Systems' (HDS) AMS 2000 series got a touching up today with the announcement of some incremental updates to the midrange disk array. HDS is making two updates available now - a new ... Continue Reading
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June 29, 2009
29
Jun'09
Server-based operating systems vs. PC-based operating systems
Greg Schulz explains the differences between server-based operating systems and PC-based operating systems in this ATE response. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2009
29
Jun'09
SMB data storage podcasts: Trends and strategies in SMB storage
Listen to our podcasts on SMB storage trends and strategies. Looking to learn about the latest SMB storage trends and how-to advice? We have the answers here. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2009
29
Jun'09
Mimosa Systems adds case management tool to NearPoint 4.0 data archiving software
Mimosa Systems' NearPoint Version 4.0 data archiving software adds a case management tool, federated search and new capture methods for ingesting data into the data archive. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2009
29
Jun'09
Integrating reporting tools into your storage infrastructure
Learn how storage resource management, storage utilization, provisioning and other reporting tools can benefit your storage environment, as well as strategies IT professionals can use to maximize the efficiency of their storage infrastructure. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
26
Jun'09
06-25-2009 Storage Headlines
[display_podcast] (0:23) DataDirect Networks Web Object Scaler (WOS) challenges EMC's Atmos in the cloud (2:53) Pivot3 and Seanodes increase performance, scalability of iSCSI storage products ... Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
26
Jun'09
Keeping thumb drive storage secure through encryption and policies
Thumb drive storage security can best be achieved by using a combination of encryption, policies and user education. Continue Reading
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June 25, 2009
25
Jun'09
Using clustered network-attached storage (NAS) to manage unstructured data
Marc Staimer, president of Dragon Slayer Consulting, discusses the pros and cons of clustered NAS and the various clustered NAS vendors. His answers are also available as an MP3. Continue Reading
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June 25, 2009
25
Jun'09
CIO interview: Data backups must run on time at DFW Airport
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport CIO William Flowers discusses keeping his SAN, NAS, backup, and disaster recovery process in flying shape. Continue Reading
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June 25, 2009
25
Jun'09
Storage Roundup: ProStor adds remote replication to InfiniVault removable disk system and more
ProStor upgrades InfiniVault removable disk system with extra DR option; Mellanox rolls out 40 Gig InfiniBand switches; QLogic offers 10 Gig Ethernet (10 GbE) adapters. Continue Reading
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June 24, 2009
24
Jun'09
New DR SaaS startup buddies up with Data Domain, offers SLA
A new private-cloud SaaS player launched this week, with plans to combine VMware and Data Domain products into an off-site disaster recovery service with a money-back recovery time service level ... Continue Reading
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June 24, 2009
24
Jun'09
Adaptec’s assault on batteries
Are lithium-ion batteries running out of juice as a method to protect cache in storage arrays? There’s probably still a lot of life left in batteries in arrays, but Adaptec today unveiled an ... Continue Reading
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June 24, 2009
24
Jun'09
SMB data storage news briefs: NetGear announces ReadyNAS 3200 for SMBs
NetGear announces a new ReadyNAS for SMBs; ProStor announces general availability of ProStor InfiniVault 2.0; Seagate announces new additions to BlackArmour family; and more. Continue Reading
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June 24, 2009
24
Jun'09
Clustered network attached storage (NAS) for SMBs
Should you use a clustered NAS for your SMB? Continue Reading
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June 24, 2009
24
Jun'09
Mimosa NearPoint, LiveOffice Mail Archive offer hybrid SaaS email archiving approach
Mimosa Systems NearPoint and LiveOffice Mail Archive team to combine on-premise email archiving with an archiving service; can they convince users that both approaches can coexist? Continue Reading
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June 24, 2009
24
Jun'09
Green storage best practices control costs, increase energy efficiency
Green storage best practices control power and cooling costs, and increase energy efficiency in your data center. Tiered storage, consolidating storage arrays, solid-state drives (SSDs) and MAID can help. Continue Reading
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June 23, 2009
23
Jun'09
Caringo offers 4 TB free, plus 'cluster in a box'
Object-based storage maker Caringo Inc. has released version 3.0 of its CAStor software with new support for virtual machine clusters and a couple of freebies to sweeten the deal. CAStor is created ... Continue Reading