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Backup Demand Drives Cloud Storage Growth
More and more companies are opting to move their storage to the cloud according to a new report
Oracle Acquires Struggling Storage Player Pillar Data
Larry Ellison's Oracle is buying Larry Ellison's storage outfit, namely Pillar Data Systems
Business Intelligence Market Thriving
IDC reports that the market for business intelligence tools will continue to grow after rising 13 percent in 2010
Flash Optimisation Software Marks FlashSoft Debut
FlashSoft SE makes flash disks more cost-effective by creating a server-tier, read-write cache
Police Launch National Crime Database
A new database that brings together intelligence from police forces around the UK could speed up investigations
Our Readers Weather The Storage Surge
Storage is growing, but it is under control, says our poll. Next: what are your performance management aims?
IBM SmartCloud Adds Disaster Recovery, Data Archive
Two IBM cloud services launch to help extend backup, archiving and recovery for critical data and applications
HP Boosts Its Big Data Analytics With Vertica 5.0
More than a petabyte of data can be analysed in real time with HP's release of Vertica Analytics Platform 5.0
Acronis Looks To SMBs With Updated Backup Tool
Acronis has upgraded its disaster recovery platform with the release of Backup & Recovery 11
PCI SSC And Cisco Guides On Securing Virtual Systems
The PCI Council's latest guide explores virtual environment security while Cisco shows how to achieve compliance
Server Virtualisation Widespread Among Enterprises, Survey Finds
A Symantec survey has revealed the current state of server and storage virtualisation among enterprises
Vendors Converge On Packaged Clouds
HP and Oracle extend their converged infrastructure products but smaller packages are also appearing
Microsoft Office Still Rules With Readers
Despite the rise of the cloud, readers still want Microsoft Office. Next, tell us about your storage needs
IDC Warns Disk-Makers As 1TB Notebook HDD Debuts
IDC Tells HDD makers to change track to flourish as Samsung launches the first terabyte laptop hard disk
HP And Dell Quick To Benefit From Storage Acquisitions
It is noteworthy that both Hewlett-Packard and Dell, which each bought young, progressive storage companies last year, have taken their prized new IP and made it the centrepiece of their storage strategies only months after closing the ...
The Data Explosion: How To Survive And Profit
Growing data volumes are a threat to your organisation, but also offer new sources of information, says Tom Jenkins of OpenText
Green Google’s Sea Change In Data Centre Design
A Finnish data centre will use seawater to cool Google's servers and wind power to supply the electricity
HP Talks Up Appliances For Virtualisation, Cloud
HP is rolling out appliances for virtualised environments, cloud computing and new applications
Kingston Wi-Drive Enters iOS Wireless Storage Market
The Wi-Drive acts like a personal Wi-Fi file server with configurable access- point name and security settings
EMC Data Domain Analytics Engine From Index Engines
An appliance that indexes EMC Data Domain backup-image content to be extracted for business purposes
Hardware Enhancements Allow Faster Encryption
For those unwilling to sacrifice performance for security, there are hardware-based strategies for faster encryption, says Jason Brooks
Citrix XenDesktop To Run With EMC VNX Storage
The partnership enables VNX storage to scale out XenDesktop to 1,000 virtual desktops per storage array
Macca’s Cloud Archive Is ‘All Together Now’
Sir Paul McCartney's ambitious cloud archive is open for business with a little help from Hewlett-Packard
Strong Tablet Sales Begin Impacting HDD Market
Signs are emerging that tablet sales are starting to have an effect on the hard disc drive (HDD) sector
Most SMBs Ignorant Of Cloud Computing
A survey has revealed a shocking lack of aware about cloud computing within the SMB sector
EMC Adds MapR Features To Greenplum Data Analytics
The Big Data specialist will be a key part of EMC's Greenplum HD Enterprise Edition, based on Apache Hadoop
Another Comodo Partner Hit By SQL Injection Attack
Though no certificates were affected, a SQL injection attack exposed customer data for Comodo's Brazil partner
Most SMBs Now Using Network-Attached Storage
Most SMBs now use some form of networked-attached storage, says new research from In-Stat
Backup Provider Service Can Locate A Stolen PC
Backblaze's Locate My Computer allows users to geo-locate a computer if it has been stolen or misplaced