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Storage Startup Altaro Readies Hyper-V Backup Option

A startup that specialises in home PC backup is readying a backup option for Microsoft Hyper-V VMs

IBM Scientists Demo Speedy GPFS Storage System

IBM has shown a speedy storage architecture that helps companies struggling with data overload

Cloud Storage Uptime Guarantee Of 100% From Nasuni

There are not many 100% guarantees, especially in the world of IT, but this is apparently one of them

AVG Promotes MultiMi As Digital Lifecoach

AVG is securing MultiMi's future by adding its market reach to help those who need to juggle their digital lives

Seagate Looks To Enterprise With Speedy Pulsar SSDs

Seagate claims that its new enterprise-class Pulsar solid state drives (SSDs) are the fastest yet

Disaster Preparation Must Be Based On When, Not If

Disaster recovery is not an option but a necessity and it is time to wake up, says Chris Preimesberger

Gen3 Of IBM XIV Storage System Ready To Go

IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 uses a grid architecture to process high-transaction workloads faster

Cloud Vendor Lock-Ins Lock Out Secure Practices

Cloud providers are dragging their heels on the subject of federated, open cloud, impacting heavily on customer security, claims Eric Doyle

Stepping Up To Storage, Part III

SMBs need a storage solution that will bring efficiency and banish confusion from their files

Oracle Launches Expansion Rack For Exadata Storage

Oracle is rolling out a Storage Expansion Rack for adding storage to Oracle Exadata database machines

Morgan Stanley Loses Data For 34,000 Investors

Investors notified of lost CDs containing sensitive data en route to New York State's Tax Department

Yahoo Grooming Hadoop As A Big Data Standard

Yahoo's Raymie Stata acknowledges Hadoop's core needs refining before it can become a de facto industry standard

Why Does Oracle Want Another Storage Provider?

There are three good reasons, says Chris Preimesberger. The IP is good, Larry Ellison can afford it and egos needed to avoid bruising

Stepping Up To Storage, Part II

Small businesses need storage which is easy to use - but it also must meet tough regulations

Oracle Acquires Struggling Storage Player Pillar Data

Larry Ellison's Oracle is buying Larry Ellison's storage outfit, namely Pillar Data Systems

Flash Optimisation Software Marks FlashSoft Debut

FlashSoft SE makes flash disks more cost-effective by creating a server-tier, read-write cache

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

Acronis Looks To SMBs With Updated Backup Tool

Acronis has upgraded its disaster recovery platform with the release of Backup & Recovery 11

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

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