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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
Oracle Expands BI Focus With Exalytics Appliance
Larry Ellison used his keynote speech at Oracle OpenWorld to tout Oracle's forthcoming Exalytics appliance
Violin Memory Introduces First All-Silicon Enterprise Storage
Violin Memory says its new arrays are built for Tier 1 workloads in a 3U SAN-attached platform
SSD Adoption Set To Rise, Says IBM Study
IT departments look increasingly set to utilise solid state drives (SSDs), a new report has found
Ingres Rebrands To Actian For Big Data App Push
One of the famous names in databases is being renamed to Actian because it says BI is not working
HP 3PAR Arrays Use Latest Hitachi 3.5-inch SSDs
Hitachi Ultrastar SSD400S uses enterprise-grade NAND flash and power-loss-management technology
Intel Unveils New SSDs For Enterprise Data Centre
Intel has ramped up production of its solid state drives (SSDs) for enterprises and data centres
HP Opens Private Beta Test Bed For Cloud Services
HP is capitalising on its membership of the OpenStack community to compete with Amazon Web Services
News International Asked Outsourcer To Delete Emails
Details of further requests from News International to delete emails have been submitted to MPs
Seagate Hits 4TB Storage On Desktop
Enough storage in a $250 desktop device to store the collected knowledge of a top TV quiz contestant
Steve Wozniak to Keynote London Conference
Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak will address the enterprise IT show IP Expo, in London in October
Toshiba Adds Wi-Fi To Flash Card
Toshiba has launched a new Flash memory card that comes with embedded Wi-Fi capabilities
IBM Snaps Up Britain’s i2 For Analytics Expertise
IBM is acquiring UK-based analytic tools specialist i2 in order to beef up its security expertise
VMware vSphere 5.0 Supports Giant VMs: Review
Storage and networking capabilities get a work over with the latest version of VMware's vSphere
Database As A Service Launched By VMware
VMware announced vFabric Data Director, a database as a service platform for enterprises, at VMworld
Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Storage Format Plans
Microsoft has revealed how Windows 8 will be interoperable between two popular file-storage formats
SunGard Enhances Recovery With Cloud Option
SunGard has updated its recovery portfolio to include the recovery of mission-critical virtual machines
IBM Building 120 Petabyte Storage System
IBM's latest project is a 120PB storage system that will support simulations of complex real-world phenomena
Data Masking Touted As Protection For Sensitive Info
Data masking should be utilised more to protect a business's sensitive data from security risks
Windows 8 Changes To File Management Revealed
Microsoft's Windows 8 will offer file management tweaks changing how files are copied between locations
Ingres’ Big Data Battle Vectors On Microsoft
Ingres has ported its Vectorwise system to Windows to offer fast Big Data analysis to all sizes of firms
Amazon Web Services Launches ElastiCache
AWS announces the release of ElastiCache to run an in-memory cache for apps addressing the AWS cloud
Slower Disk Drives Could Slash Data Centre Power
Disks that slow down when their data goes 'cold' could cut power in data centres, says a Facebook engineer