Infinite data retention leads to costly mistakes
06 August, 2010
High storage costs, long backup windows, litigation risk and inefficient e-discovery plague companies, survey finds.
Tandberg Data 1 TB RDX cartridge
03 August, 2010
Tandberg Data’s 1 TB RDX cartridge, for use with the company’s RDX QuikStor disk-based removable storage system, is claimed to be a first for this capacity. Other RDX cartridge capacities include 160, 320, 500 and 640 GB.
NetApp supports Intel Ethernet X520 SFP+ 10GbE server adapters
02 August, 2010
NetApp has announced it will support the Intel Ethernet X520 family of SFP+10 gigabit ethernet (10GbE) server adapters, assisting users to transition from a fibre channel infrastructure (FCoE) to a high-performance FCoE infrastructure.
Hewlett-Packard StoreOnce data deduplication software
07 July, 2010
StoreOnce data deduplication software can be deployed at multiple points in a converged infrastructure, reducing the number of times data has to be deduplicated and enabling clients to more efficiently manage and control data growth.
Hewlett-Packard StorageWorks D2D backup systems
07 July, 2010
All StorageWorks D2D backup systems contain StoreOnce software. The D2D4312 delivers disk-based backup and restore capabilities and scales up to 48 TB, enabling clients to consolidate backup of multiple servers in a single process. Optional multisite replication functionality automates backups to a centralised location in the data centre.
Hewlett-Packard StorageWorks P4800 BladeSystem SAN and EVA Cluster
07 July, 2010
Creating a virtual pool of shared storage resources is a key technology in the evolution to a converged infrastructure. StorageWorks P4800 BladeSystem storage area network (SAN) and the StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) Cluster enable clients to consolidate servers, storage and desktops by creating virtual resource pools of capacity. This enables clients to easily shift resources as the organisation requires.
Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System product line enhancements
07 July, 2010
The Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System product line enhancements include built-in inline data deduplication that can be combined with inline data compression, 4 and 8 Gbps fibre channel protocol support, multiple storage pools, and 1 and 2 TB SAS disk drives.
Hitachi Cloud Service for Private File Tiering
07 July, 2010
The Hitachi Cloud Service for Private File Tiering will enable enterprise users to move legacy or lower value file data to a private cloud located within the user’s firewall. In partnership with Digi-Data, the company also has a public online cloud storage solution that provides a complete services menu for telecommunications, service providers and systems integrators to deliver public cloud storage-as-a-service offerings to consumers and SMBs.
Enabling corporate cloud storage
07 July, 2010 by Brad Newton*
Innovations in cloud storage services are causing a growing number of enterprises to take notice. After all, keeping up with data growth using the traditional storage model is fast becoming a challenge. Compounding this issue are the challenges of supporting a growing number of critical applications as well as rich media types while also meeting demanding service level requirements within strict budget constraints.
Compellent Storage Centre SAN with zNAS
02 July, 2010
The Compellent Storage Centre SAN with zNAS consolidates file and block storage on a single, intelligent platform, integrating next-generation ZFS software, high-performance hardware and architecture to provide a responsive, granular and automated storage system.
Hitachi GST Z-Series Travelstar and CinemaStar drives
09 June, 2010
Hitachi GST has launched the 7 mm Z-Series range of ultra-slim and light z-height Travelstar and CinemaStar drives, the claimed highest capacity and fastest 7 mm 2.5″ drives that enable ultra-portable computers, CE devices and industrial systems.
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex external hard drive storage
09 June, 2010
The FreeAgent GoFlex external hard drive storage solution includes plug-and-play portable and desktop drives. Interchangeable cables and desktop adapters allow each drive to adapt to the interface or device being used and the hard disk drives are designed to provide interoperability between operating systems in order to work with both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X computers.
Tandberg Data StorageLoader series tape library with LTO-5
09 June, 2010
The StorageLoader series tape library with LTO-5 enables automated backup and archiving with capacities from 24 TB in a compact 1U footprint. Designed for SMBs, it shortens backup windows, simplifies storage management and reduces backup and archiving costs.
Quantum DXi4510 and DXi4520 disk backup appliances
18 May, 2010
The Quantum turnkey DXi4510 and DXi4520 disk backup appliances work with backup software packages to provide non-disruptive deduplication, assisting SMBs and remote offices to simply and cost-effectively address backup needs.
Ontrack Data Recovery refined toolkit
18 May, 2010
Kroll Ontrack has announced a refined toolkit for its Ontrack Data Recovery for flash and solid state drives (SSDs) that allows the company’s engineers to offer users a higher success rate and quicker data retrieval turnaround, while increasing the integrity of the information recovered.
