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Micron Introduces First Enterprise 2.5-inch PCIe SSD
The PCIe interface on a hot-swappable 2.5-inch card gives data centre administrators a high-speed option for storage servers
Toshiba And WD Sign HDD Facilities Agreement
Toshiba and Western Digital have reached an agreement that will see the two trade hard disk drive facilities
Report Praises Green Credentials Of eBay’s Arizona Data Centre
Data centre achieves "new levels of energy efficiency", according to a study by the Green Grid
Hotter Data Centres Need To Find Tougher Kit
Hotter data centres waste less energy but we need vendors to support higher temperature tolerance in their hardware, says Peter Judge
Facebook To Tackle Open Source Storage Hardware
Social networking site plans to build own storage hardware to handle growing number of user uploads
Dell Plugs Data Centre Recovery Gap With AppAssure Deal
Dell continues to transform itself from its box shifter origins with the acquisition of backup specialist AppAssure
Box Updates Android Client, Offers 50GB Storage
Box has updated its Android client software with collaboration features, as well as 50GB of free storage
Poor Business Execution And HDD Shortage Blamed For HP Earnings Drop
Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman faces lower revenue, profit and profit margins as she signals a long-term recovery process
Imation Targets SMBs With DataGuard Backup Appliances
Imation is taking aim at the SMB sector with the launch of its purpose-built DataGuard backup appliances
GreenBytes Launches Solid State Storage Array
GreenBytes is targeting SMBs with the launch of a flash storage array that can handle deduplication
Dell And Siemens Create Storage Cloud For Medical Images
Dell and Siemens have put together a massive cloud-based storage system for medical images
Iomega Reveals New Storage Server Lineup
Iomega is offering a new series of storage arrays that can use either high capacity SATA drives or speedy SSDs
Microsoft Reduces SQL Azure Database Pricing And Offers Lower 100MB Option
Microsoft has announced price reductions for its SQL Azure cloud database services with a new minimum 100MB option
HDS Offers Cheap Virtual Storage Migration, Promises No Downtime
Hitachi Data Systems is claiming a faster route for moving large amounts of data to the cloud
Storage Breakthrough Claimed With Hot Disk Technology
Scientists are detailing a potential storage breakthrough that uses heat to magnetically record and store data
Google Readies Drive Cloud Storage Service
Google is potentially weeks away from launching an online storage service, dubbed Drive
EMC Targets Servers With PCIe NAND Flash Card
EMC has launched a PCIe NAND flash card that is actively targeting high-transaction servers
Has HP Leaked Next Week’s Server Announcement?
HP may have unwittingly revealed that next week's server-related announcement will concern its ProLiant G8 servers
Fast SSD Caching And App Monitor Added To IBM XIV Storage System Gen3
IBM has added performance-boosting solid-state caching to its XIV Storage System Gen3, and an monitoring iPhone app
Amazon Reduces AWS Cloud Storage Prices
Amazon has dropped the price of its cloud storage offering, as it passes cost savings back to its customers
Symantec Reveals Integrated Backup Solution
Symantec has released new backup software that can make use of tape, disk, physical or even virtual environments
SGI Targets Cloud With Integrated Storage Platform
SGI has launched an integrated server and storage system for cloud and data storage use
Nimbus Data Launches Big-Scale, Low-Power Solid State Storage System
The E-Class system can support up to 500TB of capacity while consuming only five watts of electricity per terabyte
More Affordable Flash Memory Will Tempt Enterprises
Improvements to flash memory technology could make it the primary storage mechanism for enterprise tier 1 storage says Frank Ohlhorst
Cleversafe Storage System Holds 10 Exabytes
Storage provider Cleversafe has moved beyond petabytes to the next level: exabytes
Megaupload Users’ Data Could Be Deleted By Thursday
Legitimate files on the Megaupload site may be deleted this week, say US federal prosecutors
IBM Ships Analytics Appliance For Retailers’ Big Data Requirements
IBM's analytics appliance targets retailers to help them wrangle with Big Data and gain insight into customer buying patterns
Mozy Touts Device Neutral Cloud Storage With Stash
Mozy is offering a beta of Stash that synchronises cloud-based backup files across a range of devices
PCIe Virtualisation Boosted As Micron Aquires Virtensys
Micron's aquisition of Virtensys enables data centres to share local storage across multiple servers with more efficient virtualisation of NAND flash storage.