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Wiley: Object storage for Dummies

Posted September 23, 2013 - 11:31 am

Recognizing the Data Growth Problem
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IBM Delivers Innovation On New x86 Systems and Solutions

Posted September 22, 2013 - 11:30 pm

You need an IT infrastructure that provides scalability, performance and efficiency tailored to the specific goals of your business. Join us for this on-demand webcast to learn more about IBM's new innovation...
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NetApp's hybrid cloud plan targets storage for any virtual systems

Posted September 20, 2013 - 1:08 pm

Hybrid is a hot word in the cloud right now. All the cloud vendors seemingly have a hybrid strategy that they say gives users a common management platform between public clouds and their on-premises deployments.
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CERN attempting to tackle big data with new data center and toolchain

Posted September 19, 2013 - 10:15 am

CERN is doubling its data center capacity and rewriting its toolchain to meet big data demands.
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How to calculate the costs of solid state drives

Posted September 18, 2013 - 3:11 pm

Many organizations are considering swapping out some of their Hard Disk Drives (HDD) for Solid State Drives (SSD) to increase I/O throughput and power density (IOPS/Watt). But how do you compare cost vs. performance to determine the best technology mix for specific application environments?
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Five free Dropbox tools you're not using (but should be)

Posted September 16, 2013 - 5:02 pm

Dropbox is handy, but you can make it even easier to use with a wide range of products and services that work hand in hand with the cloud-based storage, syncing, and sharing service. Check out these five favorites for getting even more bang for your Dropbox buck.
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3 wireless media hubs: Extra storage for mobile devices

Posted September 16, 2013 - 4:47 pm

Travelers who want to take some extra storage and battery power along with them should check out these three mobile devices.
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NAND flash use is up, but Apple's buying binge slows

Posted September 16, 2013 - 3:23 pm

While overall use of NAND flash is up, Apples consumption waned over the past quarter. At the same time, 3D NAND flash, which offers far greater capacity than todays flash drives, is expected to dominate the future.
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Intel successfully demos SSD overclocking, but will it come to market?

Posted September 13, 2013 - 7:21 pm

Intel successfully managed to overclock an SSD by 10 percent at its Intel Developer Forum, but it's unclear whether or not the company will ever formally release the technology to market.
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DRAM prices up over 27% since China FAB fire

Posted September 12, 2013 - 2:54 pm

Prices of DRAM chips have continued to climb after a major Hynix FAB plant was damaged by fire last week.
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SSDs do die, as Linus Torvalds just discovered

Posted September 12, 2013 - 2:41 pm

Linux coder Linus Torvalds wrote this week about how the SSD in his workstation suddenly stopped working, forcing him to delay work on the Linux 3.12 kernel.
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14 things you need to know about data storage management

Posted September 12, 2013 - 12:40 pm

Storage and data management experts share their advice on what steps you need to take to choose the right data storage solution(s) for your organization -- and how you can better ensure your data is properly protected and retrievable.
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Valve announces Steam Family Sharing; share your library of digital games with your friends

Posted September 12, 2013 - 6:00 am

Sharing your Steam games first leaked back in June, but now Valve has officially announced its plan to allow limited sharing of your downloaded games. Beta starts soon!
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SAP aims for bigger presence in 'big data' with Hadoop partnerships, new apps

Posted September 11, 2013 - 2:38 pm

Few tech buzzwords of late have been more prevalent than "big data," and SAP is hoping to make sure the market knows it's hip to the trend with a series of new announcements.
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Despite the competition, NAND flash has at least another decade of life

Posted September 11, 2013 - 12:18 pm

There are many would-be replacements to NAND flash but they won't be anywhere near as cheap for at least a decade, and thus not viable.
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Cloud Insight: 6 essential facts for defining a successful cloud strategy

Posted September 11, 2013 - 10:15 am

Misinformation may be the most daunting obstacle when building IT infrastructure. To help you separate the facts from the hype, experts from HP Technology Consulting have created this informative guide.
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Seagate to produce 5TB hard drive next year, 20TB by 2020

Posted September 10, 2013 - 3:57 pm

Seagate announced that it has sold more than 1 million drives using a new recording technology that will offer consumers 5TB hard drives next year and possibly 20TB drives by 2020.
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Snapshot Management for Data Protection

Posted September 10, 2013 - 3:15 pm

Conventional backup and recovery approaches clearly can't keep up with ever-growing storage demands. Learn how Simpana Software can help you modernize your data protection strategy.
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Red Hat continues to burnish Storage Server

Posted September 10, 2013 - 10:34 am

Nearly two years after the purchase of Gluster, Red Hat continues to polish the scale-out storage software for enterprises, making it more compatible with cloud services and Microsoft enterprise software.
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Seagate unveils a hard drive for tablets, shuns SSDs

Posted September 9, 2013 - 12:32 pm

Seagate has unveiled a new hard drive with up to 500GB of space that will give tablets PC-like storage, while offering the same power, performance and reliability of an SSD.
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Intel aims new Professional line of SSDs at enterprise, SMB clients

Posted September 9, 2013 - 11:05 am

Intel will launch a new family of SSDs at this week's Intel Developer Forum, offering security and remote management features for enterprise and small-business client devices.
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Disk storage revenues decline in Q2

Posted September 9, 2013 - 10:56 am

Disk storage systems sales generated $7.7B in the second quarter, a 5% decline from the same quarter in 2012, according to IDC.
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Fragging wonderful: The truth about defragging your SSD

Posted September 6, 2013 - 10:58 am

We analyze the tech reasoning and put four defraggers through their paces on both kinds of drives. The results may surprise you.
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Should I defrag my solid-state drive?

Posted September 6, 2013 - 10:57 am

If so, what's the best tool for the job?
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Microsoft adds a wing, more closets to the homes of SharePoint Online tenants

Posted September 5, 2013 - 6:33 pm

To prevent SharePoint Online customers from feeling boxed in, Microsoft wants to improve the way they upload and store documents in the platform, Office 365's cloud collaboration server.
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