Optimising storage infrastructure using deduplication
08 March, 2010
With massive volumes of data being generated daily, organisations are being flooded with data and they are struggling to effectively manage information growth. Symantec’s Paul Lancaster sets out the reasons why deduplication technologies will help with data storage.
Innovating for business agility
01 March, 2010 by Merri Mack
Voice&Data interviews Paul Young, CIO of the Ausenco Group, and finds being a CIO is not so much about the technology but about innovation and the people.
Tandberg Data RDX QuikStor removable storage system
24 February, 2010
The capacity of the RDX QuikStor removable storage system has been expanded to include a 640 GB cartridge, claimed to be the largest in its class, allowing users with larger data sets to simplify media management and reduce cartridge swap time.
Verbatim mobile hard drive
23 February, 2010
The Mobile Hard Drive is a portable 2.5″ hard drive, available in 320 and 500 GB capacities.
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 backup and recovery solution
08 February, 2010
Symantec has announced Backup Exec 2010 to help mid-sized businesses protect data and utilise less storage.
Symantec NetBackup 7 protection, storage and recovery platform
08 February, 2010
Symantec has announced NetBackup 7 for the protection, storage and recovery of information through a single, unified platform.
Dell 10GbE storage and networking solutions and services
11 January, 2010
Dell has introduced 10GbE storage and networking solutions and services to allow users to create a flexible infrastructure orchestrated through synchronised infrastructure management. With an underlying 10GbE, users can increase performance, decrease costs and consolidate cabling with an end-to-end 10GbE architecture.
Dense disks make for smart storage
01 January, 2010
Disk drives will soon reach 10 terabytes, but the storage industry is worrying about how these new drives will complicate storage, rather than rejoicing in extra capacity. Simon Sharwood explains the new technologies pushing disk capacity higher and explores why larger disks are not entirely good news.
D-Link xStack DSN-1100-10 5-bay iSCSI SAN array enclosure
10 December, 2009
The D-Link xStack DSN-1100-10 5-bay iSCSI storage area network (SAN) array enclosure, for SMBs, holds up to 5 TB of data. Each bay can hold one 3.5-in SATA drive with up to 1 TB capacity.
Quantum Scalar i40 and i80 tape libraries
10 December, 2009
Quantum has added Scalar i40 and i80 tape libraries to its iLayer tape automation portfolio, to provide SMBs and distributed data centres with more storage capacity, room for continued growth and simplified system management.
Hitachi Ultrastar C15K147 and 15K600 hard drives
26 November, 2009
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has announced two Ultrastar 15,000 rpm hard drives: C15K147, a 2.5″ 6 Gbps serial attached SCSI (SAS) hard drive, and the 600 GB 15K600 3.5″ with either 6 Gbps SAS or 4 Gbps fibre channel arbitrated loop (FCAL) interfaces. The drives are industry compliant, self-encrypting and enterprise class.
Tandberg DPS1000 Series Virtual Tape Library
25 November, 2009
The Tandberg DPS1000 Series Virtual Tape Library (VTL) optimises the performance of data protection operations, with ready access to data and reduced backup and recovery time, the company claims.
Quantum disk-to-disk backup
25 November, 2009
Quantum has released the DXi6500 series that integrates disk-to-disk backup and restores performance with all leading backup applications, using a simple NAS interface and the company’s deduplication technology.
Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drives
25 November, 2009
Toshiba’s USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drives feature complete system backup (Windows only), password protection for added security and enhanced software features.
StorageCraft ShadowProtect 3.5 backup for failing hard drives
25 November, 2009
StorageCraft ShadowProtect 3.5 enables backup of failing hard drives so users can salvage as much data as possible. It allows a backup to continue even if some areas of the hard drive can no longer be read.
