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.
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.
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.
oOh!media manages data growth with Hitachi SAN infrastructure
10 February, 2011
Outdoor shopping centre signs and large-format billboards all form part of Australia’s $427 million out-of-home advertising industry. Within this sector, oOh!media Group, operating from offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney, produces and sends large data files to and from its other offices and clients.
Storage best practices
19 January, 2011
NetApp's John Martin points out the best practice for storage utilisation. With continued pressure on IT departments to prove their worth to the business, a key area to examine is storage utilisation. Implementing storage best practices will allow IT professionals to drive value back into the business and demonstrate return on investment. With this in mind, here are 10 best practice areas to consider when reviewing data storage.
Diasaster recovery relief offered to Queensland businesses
13 January, 2011
According to reports, thousands of small and medium businesses will have lost their servers and IT infrastructure as well as potentially their data. StorageCraft is appealing to service providers, ISPs and server hosting companies to donate space for those customers who have been affected by the flooding to help businesses bring their critical systems online.
EnGenius ECB-9500 gigabit wireless-N multifunctional client bridge/access point
20 December, 2010
The EnGenius ECB-9500 gigabit wireless-N multifunctional client bridge/access point is an 11N wireless device with seven operation modes - access point/client bridge/universal repeater/router/client router/WDS. It is designed to operate in different kinds of business environments and is suitable for enterprise environments and high-throughput and high-distance wireless applications.
EnGenius EAP9550 wireless N multifunctional device
20 December, 2010
The EnGenius EAP9550 wireless N multifunctional access point/universal repeater/WDS device with a smoke detector design is able to blend into various environments, making this model suitable for hotels, schools, cafes, public common areas, as well as enterprise environments and high-throughput and high-distance applications.
Data reduction the answer to storage overload
14 December, 2010
Storage. For those organisations struggling to manage and protect the explosive growth in data, it is a huge issue. Indeed, many companies require 40% more storage each year. However, it is possible to reduce your storage footprint. Reducing your storage impact is a smart step forward in 2011 for any business, regardless of size.
Disaster recovery planning for the IT professional
14 December, 2010
In business, as in life, we regularly learn that the unexpected is a reality. For IT leaders, the cyclone season serves as a reminder to review disaster recovery processes, policies and procedures to prepare their critical technology infrastructure in the face of a natural or human-induced disaster.
Quantum RDX removable disk-based data protection system
25 November, 2010
The Quantum RDX removable disk-based data protection system uses data reduction technology to decrease cartridge requirements by up to 20:1. Suitable for small to medium-sized businesses, the system offers removable disk cartridges for on-site and off-site storage to meet data backup, disaster recovery and archiving requirements and can serve as a replacement for low-end tape devices, such as DDS/DAT.
Fluid Data Storage Center 5 solution
25 November, 2010
The Storage Center 5 version of the Fluid Data storage solution integrates a data movement engine, software and modular hardware platform and features portable volume replication kits, scalable SAS, tiered storage with RAID 6 protection, virtual I/O ports and virtual server mapping to automate operations, simplify disaster recovery and enable tiered storage for enterprises of all sizes.
