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TripAdvisor Loses User Data In Possible SQL Attack
TripAdvisor, an Expedia company, confirms the database theft of a part of its member email list
Oracle’s 37% Revenue Growth Exceeds Expectations
Larry Ellison cites an upsurge in new business, largely as a result of last year’s Sun Microsystems buy
Open Source Data Tool For Analysing “Big Data”
Facebook scraper Pete Warden unveiled his answer to allow anyone to analyse Big Data on the cheap
Spectra Logic Adds Data Integrity To Tape Storage
Spectra Logic tape-storage systems automatically checks media and data throughout the data's storage life
Reding Unveils EU Data Protection Law Update
Non-EU companies such as Google and Facebook could face legal action of they violate EU privacy regulations
Forrester: Virtualisation Use Grows Sharply
The server virtualisation market is maturing, with a spike in virtual servers, says Forrester
“Big Data” Boot Camps Launched By IBM
IBM's skills initiative offers free boot-camp training to help IT workers to tackle emerging Big Data issues
Enterprises Warned To Take Cyber Spying Seriously
An Ovum analyst warns of enterprises' cavalier attitude towards shutting out cyber spies
NetApp Acquires LSI’s Storage Division For £297M
NetApp has joined the rush to buy into the "big data" storage market by netting LSI's Eugenio storage business
Western Digital’s Hitachi Storage Buy Is A Gamble
Western Digital will soon own half of the world's HDD market. But why take a risk on a waning technology, asks Chris Preimesberger
SMBs Backing Up To Cloud, Finds Forrester
New survey results find midmarket companies are increasingly turning to cloud data back-up
Western Digital Acquires Hitachi Storage
$4.3bn acquisition follows industry reports of a nosedive in sales of HDD devices
SSD Firmware Causes Forensic Concern
New research calls the technologies used to safeguard and erase SSD data into question
3PAR-Based SAN Storage System Arrives From HP
HP has integrated 3PAR's products and services into a blade architecture for its cloud-building initiative
Strong Storage Market Recovery Reported For 2010
Disk storage revenues reached £5.1 billion in 2010, showing strong growth in high-end systems
Teradata Buys Aster For ‘Big Data’ Credentials
Teradata has digged deep to acquire Aster Data Systems to improve its big data analytical capabilities
Coraid’s New-Age DAS Throws Out SAN Storage
Coraid claims its AoE Layer 2 protocol offers a much simpler disk storage process than iSCSI or Fibre Channel
Micro-Modular Data Centres Roll Into Britain
Fully-enclosed racks could roll in to take the place of data centres, says Elliptical Modular Systems
New Green Grid Guide Extends To Servers And Storage
In its Data Centre Maturity Model, the Green Grid adds servers and storage to its power and cooling concerns
CeBit: HP Updates Storage And Wireless
HP integrates 3Par's storage into its cloud offering, and upgrades its wireless LAN products for CeBit
Gmail Accounts To Be Recovered From Tape
To restore the Gmail accounts it lost at the weekend, Google is going to its tape backup
Intel Rolls Out SSD Built For Speed
The new 510-series solid-state drive features fast 6Gbps SATA throughput for high-performance deployments
Other World Computing Launches 12TB Desktop Drive
Other World has shipped the largest-ever RAID storage drive for the desktop
Apple First To Make Quick Shift To Intel Thunderbolt
Intel’s Thunderbolt will hit Apple’s new MacBook Pro devices first to bring fast video/audio transfers
Business Worried About Virtual Disaster Recovery
Hybrid virtualised environments are causing businesses backup and recovery concerns reports Acronis
SAP Updates BusinessObjects Platform
SAP has released version 4.0 of its BusinessObjects platform, taking the fight to its enterprise rivals
Gartner Predicts Inflection Point For Data Warehousing
Gartner analysts predict growth and consolidation for the data-warehousing market in 2011
ICO Raps Local Council Over Lost Memory Stick
Cambridgeshire County Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after losing a memory stick
Space Shuttle Discovery Set For Final Mission
The space shuttle Discovery is prepared to set off for the International Space Station this week