ITworld Storage

More data isn't always better, says Nate Silver

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:57:36 +0000

Big data may seem to promise big insights to users, but more isn't always better, cautions statistician Nate Silver, who became one of America's most well-known faces of data analysis after his FiveThirtyEight blog accurately predicted 2012 presidential election results in all 50 states.

Fusion-io CEO resigns, is replaced by former HP executive Robison

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:48:21 +0000

Fusion-io President and CEO David Flynn has resigned and will be replaced by Shane Robison, the former CTO of Hewlett-Packard.

Review: HP 3PAR conjures powerful storage magic

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:48:20 +0000

HP 3PAR StoreServe 7400 combines high scalability, high performance, and a big bag of tricks for easing storage management.

Google simplifies content management on its cloud storage service

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:35:25 +0000

Google has added a new notification to its Cloud Storage service, allowing applications to automatically take action when new content is uploaded by users.

Isilon OneFS software to expand scope of EMC's scale-out NAS

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:10:09 +0000

EMC will continue extending its Isilon OneFS network-attached storage operating system to new use cases later this year, adding deduplication, compliance auditing and object storage features.

EMC's Syncplicity to gain hybrid-cloud storage capability

IDGNS staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:12:00 +0000

Only a year after acquiring Syncplicity, EMC is getting ready to make the company's enterprise file management system work with hybrid clouds.

SAP unveils HANA Enterprise Cloud service

IDGNS staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:38:17 +0000

SAP is set to offer customers the option of running their applications on top of a cloud-based version of its HANA in-memory database technology.

10 cloud storage and backup services for your small business

kgerich — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:18:00 +0000

The cloud is an increasingly viable (and inexpensive) storage and backup option for small businesses. Here are 10 services worth a look--and, possibility, your data.

SAP launches free online training for HANA, other new technologies

IDGNS staff — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:40:50 +0000

SAP is hoping to sow more seeds of interest in its newest technologies, including the HANA in-memory database, through a new online training program available at no charge.

Supersize your free cloud storage to 100GB or more

IDGNS staff — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:05:29 +0000

Massive amounts of cloud storage for zero money. All this can be yours, with the right strategy and a little help from your friends.

Verizon rolls out mostly pointless cloud-storage service

IDGNS staff — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:45:24 +0000

Verizon Wireless has announced a new cloud-storage service to compete with Dropbox, Google Drive, and SkyDrive, but it's not really clear why anyone would use it in place of those services.

How to build a bulletproof cloud backup system without spending a dime

IDGNS staff — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:01:19 +0000

The no-cost guide to backing up photos, documents, music, and more.

Box takes electronic health records to the cloud

IDGNS staff — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:26:51 +0000

Healthcare was among the first industry verticals to adopt tablets and other mobile data devices, but getting the most out of mobile technology requires the capability to access large amounts of key information--like patient records.

Sizing your disk backup and deduplication system to avoid future missteps

IDGNS staff — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:23:49 +0000

If you ask the right questions upfront and analyze each aspect of your environment that impacts backup requirements, you can avoid the consequences of buying an undersize system that quickly exceeds capacity.

21 tips for supercharging your cloud storage

IDGNS staff — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:12:30 +0000

Enjoy offline access to essential files, get more gigabytes for free, and squeeze more productivity out of your cloud storage.