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Red Gate To Send Lucky Database Admin Into Orbit
A competition exclusively for DBAs will send one into space - but Red Gate promises to bring them back
Adoption Of Cloud Recovery Service Increases
Gartner research has discovered a growing uptake of recovery-as-a-service (RAAS) among businesses
Big Data Analytics Set For Bright Future, Says Ovum
Big Data analytics is being touted as the next investment area for the majority of enterprise organisations
IBM Uses Analytics To Boost Security Systems
IBM's data analytics expertise is being applied to data from several sources to identify security threats
Kroll Ontrack Updates E-Discovery Cloud Service
Kroll Ontrack updates its cloud-based e-discovery software to better enable internal document discovery
Informatica Teams Up On Free Hadoop Parser
The Informatica/Hortonworks parser turns complex data into structured or semi-structured format in Hadoop
Bocada Launches VM Backup Monitoring Package
Bocada Vision addresses issues of VM recoverability by providing insight into backup success and recovery points
Users Risk Major Data Loss With Poor Backup
A study has revealed a significant number of people are failing to protect their personal data with backups
Study Supports Global Warming, And Need For Good Data
New analysis of climate change data supports the theory that the world is warming up, but will it cool the warming debate, asks Peter Judge
SNIA Releases Storage Power Efficiency Specs
The Emerald storage efficiency programme from the SNIA gets some teeth
Cyber-Attack Fears Boost Symantec’s Quarter
Symantec posted strong quarterly results, noting continuing demand despite the uncertain economy
Oracle Offers NoSQL Database For Big Data Push
Oracle continues its big data push after making its NoSQL database available for download
The Big Data Conundrum
Companies must examine their business processes, to get the full benefit of the power of Big Data, says Ricoh Europe’s Carsten Bruhn
Cloud Environment Innovation Promised By EMC
EMC, preparing to launch Project Lightning, seeks better ways to move VM workloads around data centres
OCZ Takes Solid State Drives To A Terabyte
OCZ has released what it claims is the world's first one terabyte SSD in a 2.5 inch form factor
Quantum Launches vmPro For Virtual Protection
Quantum has launched its vmPro virtual data protection offerings to safeguard virtualised systems
Endeca Buy Boosts Oracle’s Big Data Management
Oracle plans to acquire Endeca Technologies to improve its access to unstructured and Big Data
Thailand Floods Threaten HDD Supply Chain
A key component of PCs could potentially be in short supply after severe flooding in Thailand
ViaSat Flash Drive Is Certified For Top Secret Data
ViaSat's Eclypt Nano memory sticks are the first to be certified to handle top secret data by the CESG
Dell And EMC End Storage Partnership Two Years Early
Dell revealed it has officially discontinued reselling EMC storage products ending a 10-year partnership
Imation Unveils Scalable Data Protection Appliance
Imation has launched a scalable storage solution geared towards helping SMBs with data recovery
Dell: Big Buyers Are Big Winners
If you've got the infrastructure, the brand and the balance sheet, why wouldn't you grow by acquisition, asks Dell's Dave Johnson
Nirvanix To Supply IBM’s High-End Cloud Storage
A five-year OEM deal with Nirvanix gives IBM's a cloud service that will enable ubiquitous access to data
Microsoft Adopts Apache Hadoop For Data Analytics
Open source Apache Hadoop to become Microsoft's Windows Azure and Server big data analyser
IBM Launches ‘SmartCloud’ Platform As A Service
IBM puts mission-critical applications in the cloud with its new SmartCloud platform as a service
Oracle Social Network Launched For Cloud
CEO Ellison took the wraps off a business Social Network to front the new Oracle Public Cloud
IBM Lures Disgruntled Oracle Customers To Defect
IBM is looking to lure disgruntled customers, who are tired of Oracle's restrictive policies and rising prices
Red Hat Buys Gluster For Cloud-Ready Storage
Red Hat enters the storage software business by acquiring a virtual appliance-style file system vendor
Teradata Merges Big Data Into Warehouse Appliance
Teradata Data Warehouse Appliance 2690 triples the data storage processing capacity of its predecessor