BitCloud business continuity and disaster recovery solutions updated
19 July, 2011
BitCloud has updated its range of business continuity and disaster recovery solutions that can be used to provide complete IT system redundancy and failover.
Transcend JetFlash 200, 220 and 620 USB flash drives
19 July, 2011
The JetFlash 200 USB flash drive that incorporates enterprise-level data security has been added to the range of Transcend Security series flash drives. The series includes the JetFlash 220 with an extra built-in fingerprint reader and the JetFlash 620 which offers the JetFlash SecureDrive password protection software for maximum protection.
LiteSpeed for SQL Server multi-instance backup management update
19 July, 2011
The updated version of LiteSpeed for SQL Server provides multi-instance backup management so DBAs can easily apply consistent backup strategies across the entire SQL Server environment.
SNIA ANZ reveals 2011-12 board of directors
28 June, 2011The Storage Networking Industry Association for Australia and New Zealand (SNIA ANZ) has revealed its board of directors for 2011-12. Board members are elected each year by SNIA ANZ members and are responsible for pursuing the association’s strategic objectives in the following 12 months.
Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with 1 TB storage capacity per disk platter
22 May, 2011
Seagate has released a 3.5″ hard drive featuring 1 TB of storage capacity per disk platter. The company’s GoFlex Desk products feature the hard drive, delivering storage capacities of up to 3 TB and an areal density of 625 Gb per square inch.
Lexar Media Crucial m4 solid-state drives
20 May, 2011
Crucial m4 solid-state drives are available in capacities ranging from 64 to 512 GB and incorporate Micron’s 25 nm NAND flash technology in a 2.5″ form factor.
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 disaster recovery software
19 May, 2011
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 is claimed to simplify disaster recovery and data protection needs across physical, virtual and cloud environments by combining file-based backup and system-level recovery in an integrated solution for the backup and recovery of images, files and virtual machines (VM). Support for applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft SQL Server will also become available.
Web host scores deduplication goal
12 May, 2011
Web host and streaming provider Hostworks has deployed a backup, recovery and deduplication system, affording the company 20 TB of deduplicated data capacity, which ultimately allowed it to support the 2010 FIFA World Cup websites of Australian broadcaster SBS.
Intel SSD 320 solid-state drives
26 April, 2011
The third-generation solid-state drive SSD 320 Series is based on Intel’s 25 nm NAND flash memory, and replaces and the X25-M SATA SSD.
Solid-state drives speed past data recovery techniques
07 April, 2011 by Simon Sharwood
Solid-state disk drives are fast, use little power, get cheaper almost every day and are winning friends among all the big storage vendors. But the disks may also make it harder to use the last line of defence: data recovery. Simon Sharwood reports on the (mostly) upsides and downsides of data recovery using solid-state drives.
How to ride the waves of the Storage Tsunami
11 March, 2011 by John Giere*
The proliferation of email however it arrives is causing storage headaches for service providers.
Seagate Barracuda XT 3 TB desktop drive
10 March, 2011
The Barracuda XT 3 TB desktop drive eliminates the need to purchase extra hardware or software to overcome the 2 TB barrier. It provides highest available capacity for high-definition video editing and production systems, high-performance PC gaming systems and desktop PCs.
Storage management simplified at research institute
23 February, 2011
The data collected and analysed at Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in Sydney could unlock the mysteries of a range of conditions, from cancer to brain conditions and developmental abnormalities.
Constellation.2 1 TB hard drive
10 February, 2011
Constellation.2 is claimed to be the first 2.5” enterprise-class hard drive to reach a 1 TB capacity. Designed for server storage applications, it provides 6 Gbps performance, good data integrity and low power consumption.
Symantec Data Insight for Storage for data management
10 February, 2011
Symantec Data Insight for Storage can be used to better understand and manage the sharp growth of unstructured data, including files such as documents, spreadsheets and emails.
