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HP gives Vertica a fresh face

Posted February 14, 2012 - 4:41 pm

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.
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Hard drive prices to remain high through 2014

Posted February 13, 2012 - 3:31 pm

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.
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The hidden costs of the data explosion

Posted February 13, 2012 - 1:15 pm

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.
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Startup launches array tuned for unstructured, structured data

Posted February 13, 2012 - 6:15 am

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.
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Google "Drive" could step on cloud partners' toes

Posted February 12, 2012 - 7:51 am

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?
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Thunderbolt: One year later

Posted February 12, 2012 - 7:07 am

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.
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AppAssure vs Acronis

Posted February 10, 2012 - 10:23 am

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.
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Guaranteeing 100% Backup Recovery

Posted February 10, 2012 - 10:20 am

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.
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NextAdvisor picks its top cloud storage services for consumers

Posted February 9, 2012 - 9:58 pm

Consumer and small business product review site NextAdvisor.com launched a new category, with reviews and comparisons of the best cloud storage services.
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Hitachi releases first 25nm SLC SSDs for storage arrays

Posted February 9, 2012 - 3:07 pm

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.
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Google's GDrive Reportedly To Launch As Dropbox-rival 'Drive'

Posted February 9, 2012 - 9:38 am

Google's long-rumored GDrive that would let you upload and store files to its servers and be able to access them from anywhere you have an Internet connection may finally be close to launching in the coming weeks as a more cheaply priced Dropbox rival.
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Hands on with Amazon Storage Gateway

Posted February 8, 2012 - 2:57 pm

Amazon's new Storage Gateway offers a twist on cloud-based backups, but beware of the rough edges
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Second life: Revive your old workstation with SSDs

Posted February 8, 2012 - 2:33 pm

With lower costs and higher capabilities, workstation-grade SSDs can significantly extend the useful life of old hardware
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Terabytes per second writing on hard drives with heat

Posted February 8, 2012 - 12:20 pm

Using a laser to heat magnetic bits on a hard drive may boost write speed hundreds of times.
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Researchers claim 100-fold increase in data storage speed

Posted February 8, 2012 - 11:29 am

European researchers may have found a way to speed up data storage 100-fold, breaking one barrier holding back how fast data can be transferred.
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Why one insurance company ditched its own hardware for a cloud-based SAN

Posted February 8, 2012 - 9:29 am

Why do some enterprise managers decide to brave their way into the new and unknown of cloud-based services? Sometimes it's simply because the old technology just isn't working out that well anymore.
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Toshiba's 1TB USB 3.0 drive; winter gloves for touch-screening

Posted February 7, 2012 - 9:24 pm

The latest external hard drive from Toshiba features 1TB of storage capacity, a USB 3.0 connection (with USB 2.0 support), a free 30-day trial of cloud backup software, file/folder data encryption (256-bit, via password protection), an internal shock sensor to protect it from drops, and a drive space alert system that tells you if the drive is full.
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IBM boosts flagship array speeds by 3X with SSD caching

Posted February 7, 2012 - 9:06 pm

Enhancements to IBM's XIV Storage System include an SSD caching option that can increase system performance by up to three times.
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MegaUpload takedown didn't slow pirate downloads, just moved them offshore

Posted February 7, 2012 - 4:16 pm

Between 30 percent and 40 percent of all file-sharing traffic went through MegaUploads until it was shut down. Since then the number of files being downloaded has remained steady, but from different sites, many of which use data centers in the EU or Asia rather than the U.S.
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Maingear's six-core laptop has 1.8TB of SSD storage

Posted February 7, 2012 - 2:52 pm

PC maker Maingear is chasing the laptop performance crown with its latest Titan 17 laptop, which can be configured to include Intel's fastest desktop processor and up to 1.8TB of solid-state drive storage.
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Red Hat launches storage appliance for Amazon's cloud

Posted February 7, 2012 - 9:24 am

Red Hat has announced the Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services (AWS), which can take advantage of Amazon's cloud while at the same time offering excellent performance, the company said on Tuesday.
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ESG Analyst White Paper - VMware's vSphere Storage Appliance: High Availability for Small IT Operations

Posted February 7, 2012 - 8:40 am

Learn how small and midsized businesses are increasingly adopting virtualisation to deliver consolidation, improve data back up and disaster recovery and increase security with an in-depth new paper from the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). Learn directly from your peer's experiences and see why VMware's solutions are perfect for the growing and ambitious business.
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Amazon Web Services lowers price of storage in its cloud

Posted February 7, 2012 - 6:19 am

Amazon Web Services has cut the cost of storing data using its Simple Storage Service (S3) -- saving users with 50 TB stored on the service around 12 percent on their monthly bill, the company said on Monday.
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EMC to flesh out VFCache with VMware integration, other additions

Posted February 6, 2012 - 7:38 pm

EMC has big plans this year for the VFCache flash storage it introduced on Monday, with the coming enhancements including SSDs, 1TB cards, integration with VMware and less expensive MLC flash media.
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Symantec releases faster next-gen NetBackup, Backup Exec software

Posted February 6, 2012 - 2:47 pm

Symantec announced new versions of its flagship backup applications for SMBs and the enterprise adding more support for virtual machines, a cloud storage offering and integration of snapshot and backup management
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White Paper

AppAssure vs Acronis

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.

White Paper

Guaranteeing 100% Backup Recovery

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.

White Paper

ESG Analyst White Paper - VMware's vSphere Storage Appliance: High Availability for Small IT Operations

Learn how small and midsized businesses are increasingly adopting virtualisation to deliver consolidation, improve data back up and disaster recovery and increase security with an in-depth new paper from the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). Learn directly from your peer's experiences and see why VMware's solutions are perfect for the growing and ambitious business.

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Understand Your Data: The Future of Backup and Archiving

Archiving and Backup are the foundation of the next generation of information governance. However, commodity data protection tools and basic archives are only good for storing data. In the changing IT landscape, understanding what you are keeping, when to delete, and delivering insight to the business from your data is the future of these systems. Join us to hear the impact of private and public cloud solutions, "big data" and your choices while market evolves.

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NetVault: #1 in the 2011 Oracle Backup Solutions Buyer's Guide

Want to know how NetVault Backup compared against other Oracle backup software solutions - and why it's DCIG's #1 choice? In this 37-page report you'll get unbiased, third-party evaluations of Oracle backup software - and why NetVault Backup sits on the top of the list. Download your copy today.

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