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Data Centre Management Costs Continue To Grow
Despite increased automation capabilities, IDC points to a range of data centre approaches that are driving higher management spending
3PAR Launches Autonomic Storage Tiering for High-End Arrays
Autonomic tiering prevents problems from happening using intelligence gained by a constant data collection
Investigation Continues Into Malware In Battery Charger Software
A Trojan hidden within software for the Energizer Duo USB battery charger may have been around since May 2007, according to Symantec
IBM Adds Deduplication To Mainframes
For the first time ever IBM is adding a deduplication appliance to its System z mainframe server that can compress up to 25TB of tape application data down to just 1TB
Stonewood Offers Ultra-Secure SSDs
A British company is now offering an ultra-secure solid state drive (SSD) that is approved to carry top secret government data
UK Criticised For Surveillance Culture
Updated: The UK government was criticised for having allowed a surveillance culture to develop, at a Westminster meeting
Samsung Cuts DRAM Power With 30nm Tech
Samsung says its 30-nanometer-class, 2GB DRAM is greener, but memory only uses a small percentage of the power consumed by a laptop
Execs Divided Over Oracle’s Acquisition Of MySQL
With its newly acquired Sun intellectual property and R&D in hand, Oracle is moving headlong into new territory, but the MySQL acquisition continues to cause controversy
Oracle Plans To Revamp Sun’s Supply Chain
Oracle is reforming Sun's supply chain to save money on transportation, distribution and inventory, as part of a move to make the hardware business profitable again
Nexsan Upgrades Energy-Efficient Dedupe Storage System
Nexsan has upgraded its file storage system designed for data protection and disaster recovery applications that need high-performance deduplication
Cisco’s New SAN Tools To Connect With UCS Fabrics
New SAN tools from Cisco can direct data traffic using any protocol from any node to any device within a Cisco fabric
Data Loss Companies Risk £500,000 Fine As Fraud Soars
British companies are facing fines of up to half a million pounds for data losses, as experts warn that fraud losses in the UK are at an all time high
Zycko Offers Tool To Tame Unstructured Data
Zycko has launched an online tool that can help IT bosses analyse the massive growth of unstructured data within their organisation
Seagate Debuts Speedy USB 3.0 External Drive
Seagate has demonstrated an external hard drive that features super fast transfer rates, thanks to USB 3.0
Iomega Offers Virtual PC Clones
Storage provider Iomega is now offering technology that will allow users to keep a virtual copy of their computer in their pocket
Kingston Admits To Secure USB Drive Flaw
There are red faces over at Kingston after the company admitted that a number of its encrypted USB sticks can be hacked, and asked customers to return the affected drives
Kingston Adds Liquid Cooling To DRAMs
Liquid cooling, used to make servers greener, will be offered to hobbyists for faster plug-in DRAMs by Kingston
Oracle Set To Win Battle For MySQL
The standoff between Oracle and the antitrust regulators of the European Commission has finally been broken, according to knowledgeable sources, and that an agreement is imminent.
Review: Iomega’s Low-Cost StorCenter ix2-200
Iomega's StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage, with improved iSCSI support, will serve small offices, departments and power users well as a network storage device.
Dell Pushes Ahead With Converged Data Centre Strategy
Dell ups its game in the converged data centre market with new management software and a unified networking fabric based on 10GbE.
Telehouse To Open Green Data Centre In London In 2010
A new green data centre in London's Docklands will provide heat energy to the surrounding housing developments
Sustainable Use Of Storage Hitting Sales
Gartner reports that worldwide external disk storage revenue totaled more than $3.9 billion (£2.34bn) in the third quarter of 2009, a 7.3 percent decline from the same period in 2008
Extreme To Help Businesses Virtualise Data Centres
Extreme Networks will outline its strategy for helping businesses migrate data centers from physical infrastructures to virtualised environments
IBM Includes Other Vendors’ Kit In Data Centre Containers
IBM follows other vendors into the mobile data centre market - and its shipping containers don't have to hold IBM kit
Databases Ignored In Disaster Recovery Plans
A third of companies have admitted that their disaster recovery plans do not protect their entire database
Virtualisation Moves On To Conquer Networks And Desktops
With claimed annual savings of £2500 per server and £78 per desktop, virtualisation is moving on to conquer networks and desktops, say reports.
UK Cloud Storage To Debut Livedrive Backup
UK-based online service offers a "set-it-and-forget-it" file backup services that the company claims is easy to set up and easy to access
Human Error Blamed For Rising Data Loss
Human error is increasingly the cause of enterprise data disasters, as lack of resources and increasing complexity takes its toll
AMD And Intel Put Differences Behind Them And look To The Future
Now that the bitter and costly legal battle between AMD and Intel is over, both companies can focus on their future plans