Hyper-converged storage startup Nutanix, valued as high as $2bn in 2014, sets sights on an early-2016 public debut
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NetApp Buys Flash Storage Firm SolidFire For £587m
NetApp says SolidFire takeover will allow it to offer comprehensive flash range to customers
Microsoft Acquires Big Data Analytics Startup Metanautix
Metanautix specialises in analysing data from different silos, and will now be folded into Microsoft's SQL Server and Cortana services
DRaaS Awakens: Disaster Recovery Lessons From Star Wars
Sharon Moses, director of marketing at Quorum believes R2D2 and DRaaS have more in common than you might think
How Big Data Is Changing The Sports Industry
Valery Bollier, co-founder of daily fantasy football game Oulala.com, examines how big data is changing the way sports can be observed and analysed
Microsoft Makes OneDrive Free Storage U-Turn
Microsoft goes back on decision to dramatically reduce the amount of free storage available to OneDrive users following online backlash
Huawei Wants To Be Top Three Global Storage Vendor By 2018
Huawei wants to take start competing with IBM and EMC with storage on a global scale
Toshiba Faces £40m Penalty Over Accounting Scandal
Japanese shareholder revolt as securities watchdog recommends Toshiba be fined nearly £40m
Wikipedia Brings In AI Editor
Wikipedia entries to face scrutiny from artificial intelligence tool in order to ease editor workload
Big Data ‘Fails Businesses’ Due To Access, Skills Shortage
Skill shortage, red tape, and tardy access to information cited for Big Data failings among businesses
IT Life – Aiming High
Richard Gadd from Hitachi Data Systems tells us about his IT Life
Portal Brings Together Open Data Sets From Across Europe
The European Data Portal is part of the EU's broad single digital market strategy
Google Search Now Lets You Stream Content From Apps
New tool looks to open up realms of information that may otherwise be hidden away
Personal Cloud Revenues Will Hit £59bn By 2020
Vendors such as Dropbox, Google, and Apple will see cash rolling in a BYOD increases personal cloud storage adoption amongst consumers
Twitter Ordered By Russia To Keep Data Local
Russia joins Safe Harbour aftermath and demands Twitter store user's data within the country
Dell’s EMC Acquisition In Danger Over Tax Problems – Report
Hefty tax bill could kill off what could be the largest acquisition deal in tech history for Dell and EMC
EC Tells US To Sort Out Safe Harbour Deal
'Over to you', as European Commission tells the US to sort out the Safe Harbour data sharing agreement
Microsoft Ends Unlimited Free OneDrive Storage
Users will be limited to 1TB of space following Microsoft complaints of over-subscription
ClearSky Data’s Multi-Tiered Storage Idea Wins $27m Funding
Boston startup's innovative approach to storage could allow customers to reduce costs whilst upping agility
Seagate Revenues Dip But Firm Looks To Samsung HDD Deal For Comfort
Profit is also down, but Seagate banking on Dot Hill and Samsung deals to make a turnaround in 2016
ICO Reassures Firms After Data ‘Safe Harbour’ Ruling
“Don't panic” ICO tells British firms after data sharing deal with US is torpedoed by top Euro court
Cat Videos And Porn: The Dark Data Plaguing UK Businesses
New report finds millions of pounds wasted on having to store redundant data in the workplace such as adult material, music, and personal photos
Oracle Reveals Big Data Cloud Platform
Oracle OpenWorld – Big data platform makes getting insights from your big data easier than ever
Western Digital Coughs Up £12.2bn For SanDisk
Purchase of flash storage giant Sandisk is latest in large acquisition deals currently reshaping tech industry
How Companies Can Protect Their Legacies
Matthew Bryars, CEO from Aeriandi, discusses how sensitive information from ‘legacy’ call recordings can be properly safeguarded
Ireland Confirms Facebook Data Sharing Probe
Fallout begins after court ruled data sharing with America is invalid, as Ireland kicks-off investigation
Additions To Dell Range Improve Support And Enable Cost-Efficient Data Centres
Large-scale customers will "reap the benefits" of the company's new offerings, Dell promises
Two-Thirds Of Enterprises Failing To Meet Data Control Best Practices
IDC study reveals many companies ae falling behind at keeping their corporate information protected
Quiz Of The Week: How Well Do You Know EMC?
Take our weekly quiz on just-acquired-by-Dell storage firm EMC
Half Of Second-Hand Hard Drives Sold on eBay, Amazon Still Contain Personal Data
And even though many have them have had wipe attempts, texts, photos, and emails still persist on hard drives and mobile devices