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- July 03, 2013
03 Jul'13
Early adopters see Red Hat Storage Server as SAN alternative
Red Hat Storage Server's early adopters see promising results in small projects requiring ease of scalability, high availability and replication.
- June 27, 2013
27 Jun'13
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- June 27, 2013
27 Jun'13
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- June 18, 2013
18 Jun'13
Users consider combo of Red Hat OpenStack with Red Hat Storage
Red Hat integrates its storage software with its Red Hat OpenStack open source cloud distribution and updates roadmap for year-old storage server.
- June 05, 2013
05 Jun'13
SDSC's OpenStack Swift object store mirrors major providers' systems
SDSC uses an OpenStack Swift object store for private cloud service and takes the same storage approach as major providers.
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Cybersecurity in the Cloud: Eliminating Confusion and Closing Gaps in Protection
Sponsored by HPE - Security continues to be a major source of concern as organizations move more workloads and applications into the cloud. According to the Flexera 2020 State of the Cloud Report, security is the top cloud challenge for decision-makers, cited by 83% of respondents. This situation has been exacerbated by COVID-19 and the expansion of remote work, as well as adoption of multicloud strategies by a large percentage of organizations. See More
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In Financial Services, IT Modernization Is Key to Digital Transformation Success
Sponsored by Dell Technologies VMware - Digital transformation is the key to survival, success and innovation in the financial sector. For companies in banking and other financial services, digital transformation can be a wide-ranging and potentially complex undertaking. See More
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Choosing the Right Cloud Storage Infrastructure for Improved Risk Management
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Optimizing Storage Architectures for Edge Computing: 5 Design Considerations
Sponsored by Western Digital - From the data center to the edge, 5G and high-speed flash storage are enabling emerging IoT use cases from autonomous vehicles to smart cities and the supply chains of the future. When designing storage to support IoT at the edge, you must consider how 5G and your storage choice will impact data center architectures. See More
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- May 21, 2013
21 May'13
Hitachi Data Systems launches HCP Anywhere for online file sharing
Hitachi Data Systems addresses online file sharing through HCP Anywhere as part of its Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) object cloud storage system.
- May 06, 2013
06 May'13
EMC World 2013: EMC ViPR has vendor on software-defined storage route
EMC ViPR, the vendor's software-defined storage technology, is designed to manage heterogeneous storage as one pool while adding cloud features.
- May 03, 2013
03 May'13
Hitachi NAS Platform adds primary deduplication
Hitachi Data Systems gives its HNAS product primary deduplication -- after years of tweaks to avoid performance impact.
- May 03, 2013
03 May'13
EMC's RecoverPoint, SRDF shake hands
EMC will make a bunch of product launches next week at its annual EMC World conference in Las Vegas. But there were upgrades the vendor couldn’t wait to announce, so it revealed a handful of data ...
- April 18, 2013
18 Apr'13
NAND shortage could slow pace of flash price drops, squeeze SSD makers
A shortage of NAND in the second half of 2013 could slow flash price drops and squeeze out some SSD vendors, but it won't affect SSD availability.
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- March 26, 2013
26 Mar'13
Storage tiers: SAS interface, MLC flash rising
SAS vs. SATA battle in enterprise data storage shows hard drives with SAS interface trending up; cheaper MLC SSDs outnumber SLC in enterprise.
- January 16, 2013
16 Jan'13
Tegile hybrid SAN SSD solves contractor's VDI performance issues
Tegile Systems hybrid SAN's SSDs and data reduction technologies solved Egan Company's virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) performance issues.
- January 03, 2013
03 Jan'13
Nexsan storage acquired by Imation for $120 million
In the first storage acquisition of 2013, Imation takes a big step by acquiring Nexsan storage for $120 million.
- December 17, 2012
17 Dec'12
Amazon, Google, Microsoft cut cloud storage prices again
Amazon, Google and Microsoft keep cutting cloud storage prices to put data in the cloud to lure customers, but other associated costs remain the same.
- December 11, 2012
11 Dec'12
EMC Atmos storage cloud gets new hardware, native Amazon S3 support
The EMC Atmos storage platform gets denser hardware and the ability to move customers' data off Amazon S3 to an Atmos public or private cloud.
- December 04, 2012
04 Dec'12
Silver Peak WAN acceleration software, VXOA, expands hypervisor support
Silver Peak moves ahead with its strategy to make its WAN optimization software accessible to storage administrators.
- November 21, 2012
21 Nov'12
Parallel NFS suffers delays due to Linux client work, 'monster' spec
A work in progress for more than eight years, parallel NFS is trying to overcome numerous product delays and issues with slow Linux client support.
- November 05, 2012
05 Nov'12
NetApp FAS storage line refreshed with FAS3220, 3250 models
The NetApp FAS storage line has been refreshed with the FAS3220 and FAS3250 models to bolster its midrange storage and FlexPod offerings.
- November 01, 2012
01 Nov'12
HP StoreVirtual replaces LeftHand, adds StoreEasy NAS
HP's StoreVirtual (previously LeftHand) SAN and StoreEasy NAS lines have been introduced, with FC connectivity and Windows Storage Server 2012.
- October 30, 2012
30 Oct'12
Windows Storage Server 2012 adds enterprise-grade features
Microsoft added enterprise features to Windows Storage Server 2012, but experts say it's unlikely to result in enterprise demand for the OEM product.
- October 26, 2012
26 Oct'12
Nimble Storage hybrid array improves law firm's VDI performance
Lindquist & Vennum claims its Nimble Storage CS240 hybrid storage array improved performance for its 350-seat virtual desktop infrastructure, or VDI.
- September 28, 2012
28 Sep'12
Hybrid and all-SSD arrays can save money, when used in the right spots
Colby-Sawyer College and Aerospace Optics found ways to save money for high-performance apps with hybrid and all-SSD arrays.
- September 25, 2012
25 Sep'12
With HUS VM, Hitachi takes its unified storage to the enterprise
Hitachi Data Systems rolls out Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM), taking its multiprotocol storage array to the enterprise.
- July 30, 2012
30 Jul'12
Direct marketing firm solves VDI storage woes with hybrid flash array
Direct marketing firm EU Services received a performance boost from Nimble Storage hybrid flash to remove VDI storage bottlenecks.
- July 13, 2012
13 Jul'12
Storage Radio: What's new in EMC NetWorker 8
On our latest Storage Radio podcast, join SearchStorage.com’s Ellen O’Brien and Dave Raffo as they delve into our top news of the week.
- July 06, 2012
06 Jul'12
University solves write IOPS VDI problem with Whiptail storage flash array
The University of Portland turned to a Whiptail all-solid-state storage array to get sufficient write IOPS performance for its VDI project.
- June 14, 2012
14 Jun'12
Dell storage products roadmap includes server flash, primary dedupe
The Dell storage products roadmap outlined at Dell Storage Forum 2012 includes server-based flash, storage virtualization and primary data reduction.
- May 10, 2012
10 May'12
Quantum partners with Amplidata for object storage
Quantum will add object storage as a tier on top of its StorNext file system with the help of an OEM deal with startup Amplidata. Quantum revealed the OEM deal Wednesday, and said it will have a ...
- April 24, 2012
24 Apr'12
Hitachi Data Systems moves into unified storage architecture with HUS
Hitachi Data Systems combines BlueArc’s SiliconFS with block storage for its first unified storage architecture.
- April 03, 2012
03 Apr'12
Storage benchmark, planning tools for VDI can help alleviate cost overruns
VDI storage benchmarking and planning tools can give administrators a better idea of their storage requirements and costs before beginning a virtual desktop project.
- February 27, 2012
27 Feb'12
Dell EqualLogic supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet copper for iSCSI SAN
Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs now support 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) copper as well as optical, reducing the price of the higher-speed Ethernet.
- February 17, 2012
17 Feb'12
HDS enhances non-disruptive data migration to VSP
Hitachi Data Systems Corp. has added a non-disruptive data migration capability to its flagship Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) that minimizes downtime for hosts and applications when moving data ...
- February 10, 2012
10 Feb'12
Red Hat brings GlusterFS to Amazon cloud
Red Hat has been tweaking and expanding the NAS storage products it acquired from Gluster last October. This week Red Hat brought GlusterFS to the cloud with an appliance for Amazon Web Services ...
- December 06, 2011
06 Dec'11
Aptare expands storage management software
Storage software vendor Aptare is branching out to managing file storage. The vendor today launched Aptare StorageConsole File Analytics, which helps discover and analyze unstructured data. Or, as ...
- November 08, 2011
08 Nov'11
NetApp adds FAS2240 entry-level unified storage array
NetApp upgrades its entry-level storage platform with the FAS2240 to compete with unified EMC VNX and VNXe platforms and iSCSI SANs from HP and Dell.
- August 26, 2011
26 Aug'11
MLC drives, PCIe technology give SSDs run for their money
Manufacturers see demand grow for multi-level cell (MLC) solid-state drives and PCI Express technology to bring down prices.
- August 22, 2011
22 Aug'11
Dell adds 2.5-inch SAS, MLC SSDs to EqualLogic
Dell revamped its EqualLogic iSCSI SAN hardware today, adding new entry-level and midrange platforms with support for 2.5-inch SAS drives and multi-level cell (MLC) solid state drives (SSDs) for ...
- August 17, 2011
17 Aug'11
Xiotech changes name, improves ISE
Xiotech is changing its name to X-IO (pronounced X-I-O) Technologies as part of an overhaul that really started in 2008 when it launched its ISE architecture and accelerated with the appointment of ...
- June 10, 2011
10 Jun'11
Best of need vs. best of breed
I was recently teaching a class on storage technology and systems to a group of IT professionals. I’m always interested in finding out what they know about storage products and what they hear about ...
- June 07, 2011
07 Jun'11
Dell turns EqualLogic into multiprotocol storage with clustered NAS
Dell adds Exanet file system into EqualLogic iSCSI SAN through new FS7500 appliance that turns EqualLogic into multiprotocol storage but requires adding a separate box.
- May 05, 2011
05 May'11
Archiving's two primary use cases
Data archiving is often incorrectly assumed to be an extension of backup. That’s mainly because earlier technology limitations necessitated the use of backup software to store data on devices. ...
- April 11, 2011
11 Apr'11
EMC Isilon, DataDirect Networks launch clustered NAS for big data
EMC Isilon upgrades its performance and capacity NAS platforms and operating system, while DataDirect Networks jumps into the enterprise NAS market with NAS Scaler.
- March 10, 2011
10 Mar'11
NetApp buys LSI's Engenio for high-performance block storage
NetApp expands its storage platform by paying $480 million for LSI's Engenio Fibre Channel block storage division. Wants to reach new set of customers with intense block-based storage needs.
- February 23, 2011
23 Feb'11
Scale-out vs. scale-up: the basics
There's been a lot of talk about scale-out and scale-up storage lately, and I get a sense that a lot of people don't understand that these terms are not synonymous. And that causes confusion among ...
- January 17, 2011
17 Jan'11
EMC combines Clariion, Celerra into VNX unified storage
EMC VNX is the result of the long-awaited consolidation of its Clariion SAN and Celerra NAS platforms into a unified storage system that will sharpen the competition with NetApp.
- December 14, 2010
14 Dec'10
Data storage trends 2011: Predictions of hot data storage technologies
Explore this expert FAQ as three analysts weight in and tell us what they think are the hottest data storage technologies and data storage trends for 2011.
- September 27, 2010
27 Sep'10
HP sticks with Hitachi for high-end storage array
Hewlett-Packard is launching is version of Hitachi Data System’s new VSP system today, which should end speculation that HP will sever its OEM deal with Hitachi’s parent company for its enterprise ...
- September 27, 2010
27 Sep'10
Hitachi Data Systems releases Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) enterprise storage array
Hitachi Data Systems upgrades its high-end storage array; Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) scales higher than its previous system and supports more granular tiering and provisioning.
- September 24, 2010
24 Sep'10
USA.NET eliminates LUN problem with scale-out NAS
Email hosting company ran into problems with millions of small files required large LUNs, but streamlined performance and storage management with Isilon's scale-out NAS systems.
- September 03, 2010
03 Sep'10
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.
- July 19, 2010
19 Jul'10
Does Nimble dedupe?
Nimble Storage Thursday came out of stealth with a storage system that the startup’s executives said combines primary storage with deduplication for backup in the same device. It makes sense that ...
- July 12, 2010
12 Jul'10
Are value-added resellers (VARs) an SMB's best friend?
If SMBs do the right research, a VAR, or channel partner, can often provide the IT assistance they need.
- June 21, 2010
21 Jun'10
6 Gbps SAS drives signal end of line for Fibre Channel disk drives
Shift to 6 Gbps SAS drives signals the end of Fibre Channel disk drives, as manufacturers plan no upgrades or improvements beyond current 4 Gbps FC iteration.
- May 10, 2010
10 May'10
EMC releases VPlex "active-active" storage
This morning's big announcement at EMC World is called VPlex, which EMC says will allow for federation of data over geographic distance. VPlex was first publicly discussed at last year's VMWorld ...
- April 05, 2010
05 Apr'10
Mastering NAS management: A network-attached storage case study
Simply having a series of NAS devices is not an efficient way to manage your data. Find out how some companies are mastering NAS management.
- March 16, 2010
16 Mar'10
LSI delivers Flash-based PCIe card with 6 Gbps SAS interface
LSI PCIe card – with Seagate solid state modules -- will compete with Fusion-io cards in a solid-state storage market moving past its latest hype cycle; LSI also launches 6 Gbps SAS switch for direct attached storage (DAS).
- March 15, 2010
15 Mar'10
Interlock Technology looks to ease EMC Centera data migration through XAM
The startup has sprung up to offer data migration services to EMC Centera customers, using the XAM interface to extract archived data with metadata and compliance policies intact.
- March 08, 2010
08 Mar'10
The pros and cons of removable disk storage for small businesses
Removable disk storage is making its way back into data storage environments. Find out what the pros and cons are for disk compared to tape.
- February 16, 2010
16 Feb'10
HP refreshes and renames MSA, LeftHand platfroms
This should be a busy year for Hewlett-Packard storage, with upgrades expected to each of its major SAN array platforms. HP started that process today by launching two new systems at the low-end of ...
- February 10, 2010
10 Feb'10
Riverbed Steelhead 7050 uses solid-state drives to boost WAN performance
Riverbed incorporates solid state drives into its new SteelHead 7050 WAN optimization appliance, as well as a new approach to data protection to speed performance for data replication and high-end disaster recovery.
- September 14, 2009
14 Sep'09
Network-attached storage (NAS) performance issues with SMBs can be avoided with proper planning
SMBs often run into NAS performance issues and unexpected problems, which can often be avoided with proper planning.
- September 08, 2009
08 Sep'09
Low-cost MLC NAND flash gains in enterprise solid-state storage
New specialty NAND flash devices from Fusion-io and enterprise MLC from STEC are seen as solid-state storage alternatives to higher cost SLC, but wide performance gulf remains.
- September 07, 2009
07 Sep'09
Fibre Channel switch options for SMBs
Recently, the Fibre Channel industry has become more attractive and affordable for SMBs. This article explores FC switch considerations and products for SMBs.
- June 17, 2009
17 Jun'09
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.
- June 11, 2009
11 Jun'09
New data archiving products focus on software-only delivery, cloud integration
Emerging data archiving products focus on software-only delivery and grid architecture, latch onto cloud integration and look for alternatives to SQL databases for indexing.
- June 03, 2009
03 Jun'09
SSD trends in enterprise storage
Find out why solid-state drives (SSDs) are rapidly becoming a major factor in enterprise data storage arrays, and what you need to know about the multifaceted technology. Learn about SSD trends and future directions in this tutorial.
- May 29, 2009
29 May'09
Brocade slams Cisco in SAN switching, gains in Fibre Channel director market
Fibre Channel switch revenues dropped like other storage product areas last quarter, but Cisco's sales fell much more than those of its rival Brocade.
- May 01, 2009
01 May'09
QLogic buys NetXen for 10 Gigabit Ethernet silicon
QLogic acquires startup NetXen for $21 million to acquire 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) iSCSI offload for its converged network adapter (CNA) strategy.
- April 08, 2009
08 Apr'09
Explaining the Electronic Discovery Reference Model
The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) divides the e-discovery process into six areas and identifies the functions associated with each one.
- April 07, 2009
07 Apr'09
Brocade rolls out FCoE switch, adapters
After taking a conservative approach to FCoE, Brocade gets into the game with its long-anticipated switch and adapters for converged networks.
- March 18, 2009
18 Mar'09
EMC strengthens Iomega NAS
EMC adds remote-access capabilities, direct torrent downloading, folder quotas, and support for jumbo frames and Apple File Protocol to its Iomega StorCenter ix2 NAS device.
- March 03, 2009
03 Mar'09
Storage best practices for virtual server environments
Measuring and tuning storage performance has grown more challenging with the proliferation of virtual servers. Learn how RiskMetrics Group has adapted to its changing environment, and best practices for managing storage in virtual server ...
- January 26, 2009
26 Jan'09
What are clustered storage architectures?
Learn more about clustered storage architectures and the various vendor products on the market.
- January 15, 2009
15 Jan'09
SSDs: Your mileage almost certainly will vary
Maybe this is what happens with any brand-new technology, but so far there's been such wide variability in the solid-state drives that have been announced for the enterprise since EMC added STEC ...
- January 05, 2009
05 Jan'09
EMC acquires open-source assets from SourceLabs
EMC has confirmed it acquired assets, including people, from SourceLabs for its cloud computing group, but hasn't provided details about how the assets will be used.
- December 09, 2008
09 Dec'08
NetApp discontinues replication app
NetApp today quietly pulled the plug on its SnapMirror for Open Systems (SMOS) heterogeneous data replication software, acquired from startup Topio for $160 million in 2006. In a press release ...
- September 04, 2008
04 Sep'08
Optical storage still evolving
Prognosticators weigh the merits of "future" technologies and the tried and true solutions of today.
- August 15, 2008
15 Aug'08
NetApp expert says pNFS not necessarily VMware solution
After my article the other day about storage pros hoping for a VMware performance boost from pNFS, part of the new NFS 4.1 standard currently being ratified by IETF, I came across a response from ...
- August 07, 2008
07 Aug'08
RAID technology quiz
Take a few minutes and test yourself on RAID technology. Do you know which RAID type is the fastest or which one is seen in SATA environments? Challenge your co-workers to a RAID pop quiz showdown, and find out who's the mighty RAIDer in your shop.
- June 10, 2008
10 Jun'08
SSDs vs. 20,000 rpm drives: Who wins? I do!
It's been a while since I've been able to spend some quality time behind the keyboard, I've been suffering from a gigantic "honey-do" list and it was difficult for me to use some huge work ...
- April 08, 2008
08 Apr'08
EMC acquires Iomega, creates consumer storage division
After chasing its consumer storage partner for two weeks, EMC finally acquired Iomega and its strong consumer channels for about $213 million.
- April 03, 2008
03 Apr'08
All you need to know about storage area network switches
Today, many storage area network switches provide powerful features that can help administrators organize and manage the storage network, including storage virtualization, provisioning/zoning, ISL trunking, performance planning and security features...
- March 31, 2008
31 Mar'08
Storage area network connectivity overview
Each switch and storage system on the storage area network (SAN) must be interconnected -- usually through optical fiber or copper cabling -- and the physical interconnections must support bandwidth levels that can adequately handle the peak data ...
- March 20, 2008
20 Mar'08
Mendocino Software, R.I.P.
Not all storage startups either went public or got acquired for big bucks over the past two years. Mendocino Software sold little of its continuous data protection (CDP) software and found no ...
- 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.
- 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.
- December 31, 2007
31 Dec'07
Top 10 technology IPOs of 2007
The market for tech IPOs heated up in 2007, and while EMC spinoff VMware attracted investors beyond anyone's expectations, other stocks tailed off late in the year.
- October 31, 2007
31 Oct'07
Iron Mountain acquires Stratify for $158M
Iron Mountain will add legal processing to its e-discovery services through the purchase of its legal review partner.
- October 24, 2007
24 Oct'07
Clustered storage vendor Isilon hot-swaps CEOs
Beset by disappointing sales since it went public last December, Isilon turns to founder Sujal Patel as its CEO.
- July 11, 2007
11 Jul'07
IBM washes hands of IceCube storage project
IBM is spinning out its long overdue next-generation storage system, code-named IceCube, and is seeking $15 million in funding to commercialize the product.
- June 26, 2007
26 Jun'07
Iron Mountain buys Accutrac for records management
Continuing its effort to reinvent itself as an online backup and records management company, Iron Mountain announces its second acquisition in this market in as many months.
- June 08, 2007
08 Jun'07
Introduction to SAN technology
SANs overcome the problems of traditional network storage by moving storage resources off the common user network and reorganizing those storage components into an independent, high-performance network. SANs also support storage features such as ...
- June 08, 2007
08 Jun'07
Introduction to network attached storage (NAS)
NAS offers accessibility and performance that falls between server storage and SAN storage. Multiple NAS boxes can be added to the LAN as needed for additional network storage but every NAS box will require some amount of routine management work. As...
- June 01, 2007
01 Jun'07
WAN storage guide -- Chapter 1: WAN basics
It's easy to get WAN connectivity, but getting the right connectivity requires knowledge of WAN essentials such as bandwidth, cost, latency and reliability.
- May 21, 2007
21 May'07
IBM chief engineer talks green storage
IBM engineer Clod Barrera discusses the growing energy crisis in storage, the need for better power efficiency metrics and the future for "green" products.
- April 12, 2007
12 Apr'07
ISCSI for beginners
iSCSI is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. Learns the basics in this fast guide.
- February 05, 2007
05 Feb'07
HDS to acquire Archivas for up to $120M
HDS will acquire archiving software partner Archivas for close to $120 million, stepping up its effort to compete with EMC in this market.
- January 30, 2007
30 Jan'07
Hybrid drives hit NAS boxes
DNF will be making hybrid drives available in all of its storage products, but it doesn't recommend them for IP SANs.
- January 18, 2007
18 Jan'07
Brocade migration tool does the trick for EMC user
The University of New Mexico Hospital first tried EMC's SANCopy to migrate data off of an old Xiotech array, but ended up having to use Brocade's Data Migration Manager instead.
- December 13, 2006
13 Dec'06
Mixing SAS and SATA disk drives can cause problems
Mixing SAS and SATA disk drives in the same enclosure can cause interoperability issues, but vendors are finding workarounds.