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Google Boosts Storage For App Engine
Google gives developershigh-availability storage option and HRD Migration tool in latest update
Apple To Make Flash Move With Anobit Buy?
Hard to swallow but Apple could be about to acquire flash memory hardware maker Anobit
Microsoft Rejigs Windows Phone Management Team
Andy Lees will report diectly to Steve Ballmer, while Terry Myerson takes on Windows Phone division
Sandforce Introduces SSD For The Cloud
Sandforce has introduced a multi-level cell flash SSD and claims it is the first optimised for cloud use
Q1 PC Shortfall Expected Due To Thai Floods
There will be a shortfall of 3.8 million PCs shipping in the first-quarter because of the HDD shortage
Greenplum Announces Unified Analytics Platform
EMC Greenplum has announced a more accessible Big Data platform that allows for easy collaboration
Latest MapR Hadoop Adds Win And Mac Support
The v1.2 release puts Hadoop analytics in the hands of more users, with extra languages and platforms
Cisco’s CloudVerse Centralises Cloud Strategy
Cisco is bringing together its products for cloud services under the CloudVerse umbrella
Red Gate Announces Space Flight Finalists
One lucky DBA could be one of the first to experience sub orbital flight
Cryptek Secure USB Stick Offers Over 14m Passwords
Cryptek's new USB stick offers both 256-bit encryption and an exterior locking mechanism
IBM Shows Graphene Technology In Action
Developments in graphene chips, racetrack memory and transistor size will take us beyond Moore’s Law
HP Responds To Oracle Claim Of Itanium Deception
HP and Oracle have accused each other of lying about the future of Intel's Itanium chip
Fusion-io Claims Ability To Process World Debt
Fusion-io showed how its solid state drives could handle a world of credit card transactions on a single server
STEC Extends Data Centre SSD Range
STEC has expanded its solid-state drive range aimed at enterprises deploying heavy-duty workloads
British Newspaper Archive Goes Digital
The British Library has made millions of local and national newspaper pages searchable online
HP: 50 Zettabytes Of Data Created Each Year By 2020
As data explodes HP Labs is showing some ideas on how businesses can cope with it
HP Announces Two New Deduplication Products
HP launches a new wave of dedupe tech to help businesses slim down their storage
EC Clears Western Digital’s Hitachi Acquisition
After selling off some assets, WD's merger goes ahead, reducing the number of HDD suppliers to to three
Swedish Cloud DBaaS Avoids Patriot Privacy Snag
As the Patriot Act drowns Safe Habor concepts, European cloud services find a marketing angle
PostgreSQL Database-as-a-Service From Heroku
Platform-as-a-service provider Heroku launches relational object database service built on Postgres
Companies Urged To Opt For Flash-based Storage
Businesses are being advised to replace their tiered storage with a full SSD-based approach
HP Project Brings Itanium And x86 Systems Together
Project Odyssey will allow mission-critical HP Itanium and x86 servers to run in the same enclosures
Google Upgrades Mobile Mgt To Include iOS
Google has upgraded its mobile management services to include Android, iOS and Windows Mobile
Rambus Loses Suit Against Tech Rivals
A business model based on litigation is risky - Rambus loses more than half its stock value
Network Storage Servers For SMBs From WD
The pre-configured 4TB-8TB DX4000 Sentinel can connect to public clouds or provide a local private cloud
IBM Report Points Watson At Gov, Health, Education
Tech Trends report asked developers where advanced data analytics would yield the greatest benefits
Thai Flooding To Hurt HDD And PC Shipments
The flooding in Thailand has resulted in significant damage to the world's HDD supply chain, IDC warns
Solaris 11 Released As Cloud Virtualisation OS
The first Solaris release under Oracle is tuned for Sparc chips and Oracle applications but targets the cloud
Hadoop World Highlights Dataset Security Issues
Hadoop World speakers touted the software for analysing unstructured data, others focused on security