Storage

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.


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 DXi6700 deduplication and replication appliance

25 November, 2010

The DXi6700 deduplication and replication appliance provides up to 3.5 TB/h backup and provides up to 56 TB of usable capacity for Fibre Channel SAN environments.


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