Storage

Event shows the many faces, challenges of big data

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:04:40 +0000

The burgeoning tech industry movement around big data is churning up a variety of new applications, but remains an evolving field that faces lingering challenges, judging from an event held Wednesday at a Microsoft research facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

OCZ launches 16TB flash card

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:34:52 +0000

The R4 CloudServ card acts as flash cache in a server.

ESG ~ HP StoreOnce: the Next Wave of Data Deduplication

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:53:37 +0000

Leveraging deduplication in backup environments yields significant advantages. The cost savings in reducing disk capacity requirements change the economics of disk-based backup. For some organizations, it allows disk-based backup-and, importantly, recovery-to be extended to additional workloads in the environment. For others, deduplication makes it possible to introduce disk-based backup where it may not have been feasible before.

Evaluator Group: Storage Federation - IT Without Limits (Analysis of HP Peer Motion with Storage Federation)

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:52:19 +0000

As the role of IT increases within organizations, the need to move data when and where it is needed is critical to support emerging business requirements. This has become increasingly difficult due to the huge growth of data volumes. This white paper sponsored by HP + Intel evaluates a solution that aims to enable the movement of data without physical limitations. Read now and see how this could enable agility and efficiency.

HP Converged Storage Sets the Stage for the Next Era of Computing

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:50:37 +0000

Enterprise storage has undergone many changes in recent years - with converged storage and infrastructure 2.0 paving the way for reduced IT infrastructure costs and greater performance. This report discusses the latest trends that are setting the stage for the next era of computing. Learn about the new infrastructure and storage trends that are changing the way business storage works today.

HP gives Vertica a fresh face

IDGNS staff — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:41:21 +0000

Hewlett-Packard's Vertica subsidiary has updated its real-time analytics software, giving it a graphical user interface and connectivity to big-data-styled analysis systems.

Hard drive prices to remain high through 2014

IDGNS staff — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:31:24 +0000

Hard disk drive supplies will continue to languish due to last year's floods in Thailand and prices will continue to remain high through 2014, according to two different research firms.

The hidden costs of the data explosion

abennett — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:15:02 +0000

As data grows out of control, it's easy to overlook the high price of maintaining BC/DR solutions to keep all that data safe.

Startup launches array tuned for unstructured, structured data

IDGNS staff — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:15:23 +0000

Startup Starboard Storage Systems came out of quiet mode with its first product: a storage array that discerns between structured and unstructured data in order to tailor I/O performance. It's also targeted at virtualized server environments.

Google "Drive" could step on cloud partners' toes

IDGNS staff — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:51:35 +0000

Google is preparing to launch a long-rumored cloud storage service that tramples a bit on products and services offered by Google partners. A Wall Street Journal report citing “people familiar with the matter” says the new “Drive” service will be launched by Google in the coming weeks or months. What does that mean for other companies that Google works closely with?

Thunderbolt: One year later

IDGNS staff — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:07:02 +0000

It's been almost 12 months since Thunderbolt made its debut on the 2011 MacBook Pro. In that time, just a few dozen Thunderbolt products have shipped, to the disappointment of users eager to take advantage of the fast connection.

AppAssure vs Acronis

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:23:30 +0000

In this study of data protection for environments with virtual and physical servers running Windows, openBench Labs tested AppAssure Backup and Replication software v 4.7 and Acronis Backup & Recovery 11. Both solutions utilize block-based technology to unify data protection operations.

Guaranteeing 100% Backup Recovery

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:20:54 +0000

The single biggest challenge for IT personnel involved in the data protection process is making sure that their backups are recoverable every time. Management and users won't remember the ninety-nine successful recoveries but they will always remember the one failure.

NextAdvisor picks its top cloud storage services for consumers

IDGNS staff — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:58:23 +0000

Consumer and small business product review site NextAdvisor.com launched a new category, with reviews and comparisons of the best cloud storage services.

Hitachi releases first 25nm SLC SSDs for storage arrays

IDGNS staff — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:07:24 +0000

Hitachi GST announced the Ultrastar SSD400S.B, which uses high-endurance SLC NAND flash memory to create an enterprise-class drive that also comes with native encryption.