Google Apps Vault, the search engine's data governance solution, is now available to existing customers
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Apple Blocks Update For SkyDrive App – Report
Apple is said to be blocking an update for the SkyDrive app as it clashes with Microsoft over profits
IBM Chip Breakthrough Makes Light-Borne Data A Real-World Proposition
Silicon nanophotonics should supplement speed up computers for Big Data
Toshiba Increases Hard Disk Drive Capacity To 4TB
Toshiba has unveiled the 3.5-inch, 7,200 rpm MG Series line of SATA and SAS disk drives, all holding 4TB of storage, the company's highest capacity yet
HP Discover: HP Ugrades Primary And Backup Storage
Autonomy features heavily despite the legal issues that erupted last month
Dropbox To Open International HQ In Dublin
The new office will handle sales and support, and employ 30 to 40 staff
Amazon Web Services Cuts Storage Prices Again
Amazon Web Services storage prices have been reduced again, and more functionality added to its ElastiCache service
Newzbin Dies A Miserable Death
Newzbin gives up the ghost after staff leave, payments firms pull out and ISPs block access to the site
Google Drive And Gmail To Allow 10GB Attachments
Gmail users now have the ability to send 10GB file attachments in their emails thanks to Google Drive integration
NetApp Improves E-Series Storage Performance
NetApp has updated its high-end E-Series storage platform, which is designed for big data-type systems
Neat Company Takes Digital Filing System To The Cloud
Neat Company has created a cloud service that goes with its digital filing system products
IBM Adds Entry-level Storage Array For SMBs
Big Blue has updated its lower-end storage portfolio with the entry-level Storwize V3700, aimed at SMBs
Dell Profit Falls 47 Percent As PC Slump Bites
The stagnant PC market continues to impact the financial performance of Dell, even as it moves into new sectors
HP Targets Big Data With Purpose-Built ProLiant Server
HP is firmly targeting the big data trend with the unveiling of a purpose-built ProLiant SL 4500 server
DataDirect Adds Intelligence To Hybrid Flash Storage
DataDirect's SFA7700 supports both NAND flash and spinning disk storage volumes, with the ability to 'anticipate and optimise' workloads
iWave Automates Storage Provisioning
iWave's Storage Automator allows line-of-business users to provision, extend and reclaim enterprise storage without involving the IT department
Kim Dotcom Loses Me.ga Domain Name, Blames US
Omega hackers currently controlling the address are threatening to sell it
Terracotta Launches ISV Partner Programme For Big Data Memory
Terracotta is to work with software vendors on offering real-time big data access to their customers using the BigMemory Go big-data memory product
Kim Dotcom Wants Free Fibre For New Zealand
Stop worrying about building roads and lay fibre instead, says Meagaupload founder
Samsung Touts SSD Potential For Green Data Centers
Samsung continues to argue that solid state drives (SSDs) can make for more energy efficient data centres
Google Drive Files Open To Share On Google+
Files on Google Drive can now be shared directly with the world via the Google+ social networking platform
Kim Dotcom Announces Mega-Replacement For Megaupload
Megaupload is reborn as Mega, will use encryption and won’t be responsible for hosted files
Splunk Gets High Availability Update
Splunk wants a bigger piece of the Big Data pie
Juniper, EMC Work Together On Storage Arrays
Juniper's QFabric data centre networking portfolio can now work with EMC's VMAX and VNX storage arrays, following months of testing
EMC Boss Tucci Dismisses Juniper Acquisition Talk
Joe Tucci has reiterated EMC's relationship to Cisco and denied acquisition plans for Juniper Networks
IT Life: The Joy Of Log Management
Forty years at the cutting edge of log management, has left Assuria's Nick Connor with an abiding love of the field
HP Will Play Violin To Its Storage Customers
HP willl lead on 3Par for storage deals, but you can bet Violin will have a place in the orchestration, says Chris Preimesberger
EMC Profit Falls As Storage Giant Cuts Forecast
EMC has produced a strong set of financial results despite customer worries over economic growth
Project Impala Gives Cloudera’s Hadoop A Real Time Boost
Hadoop goes beyond batch to real time with Impala
What Happens If We Can’t Get Big Data Skills?
Big Data may be risky, but it's cheap enough to learn on the job, says Peter Judge