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March 31, 2009 -- Startup ParaScale is now offering a standalone software product capable of creating public or private storage clouds for a starting price of less than $10,000.
March 31, 2009 -- This ESG Lab Report documents the results of hands-on testing of the Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) 2000 with a focus on ease of implementation and management, availability, and agility as well as performance and capacity scalability.
March 30, 2009 -- QLogic is shipping to OEMs the second generation of its CNAs, which support the FCoE protocol. Company officials claim that virtually all of the Tier-1 server and storage OEMs are qualifying the adapters, and that products may reach end users within the next six months.
March 27, 2009 -- Axcient has joined the growing list of vendors providing cloud-based storage services. Like some other vendors, Axient offers a hybrid approach that combines cloud-based data protection with a backup/recovery and replication appliance that resides at the customer's facility.
March 26, 2009 -- VMware recently contacted the Taneja Group to conduct an assessment of how VMware ESXi 3.5 and Microsoft Hyper-V compare when it comes to consolidating multiple servers -- what we refer to in our Technology Validation Report as "VM density." The Taneja Group executed a set of tests to evaluate hypervisor performance under different types of workloads.
March 26, 2009 -- This report explores how Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series iSCSI arrays and PowerEdge servers, along with IBRIX Fusion -- a purpose-built platform for scale-out NAS -- have been combined to create a fast and scalable networked file serving solution that is easy to deploy and manage.
March 25, 2009 -- Dell is transitioning to a new series of EqualLogic iSCSI SANs with faster processors, more cache, additional Ethernet ports, and support for solid-state disk (SSD) drives.
March 25, 2009 -- Arista Networks, CA, Compellent Technologies, Caleido AG, GlassHouse Technologies, IBRIX, LaCie, STEC, Storage Guardian, Sun Microsystems and Terascala.
March 25, 2009 -- Via Web Services, Xiotech moves storage administration out of its device-centric ghetto into the world of virtual operating environments.
March 24, 2009 -- IT hosting company The Planet announced the general availability of a new Storage Cloud service that lets users choose where and how they store data across North America, Europe or Asia.
March 24, 2009 -- <strong>March 23, 2009</strong> -- Data Domain expanded its line of de-duplicating disk-based backup products with the introduction of the DD660, a quad-core processor system that offers a 50% increase in both speed and capacity over its dual-core predecessor.
March 19, 2009 -- CA recently began shipping new releases of both the mainframe and distributed versions of its storage resource management software, marking the first time the company has synchronized releases of both versions.
March 18, 2009 -- Mimosa Systems, which is primarily known for data protection, e-mail and file archiving software, is extending its reach into the fast-growing Microsoft SharePoint archiving market with the debut of Mimosa NearPoint for SharePoint.
March 18, 2009 -- EMC, LSI, SANRAD, StoneFly, StorageCraft Technology and Storage Guardian.
March 17, 2009 -- Cisco put a new twist on next-generation data center designs this week with the debut of the Unified Computing System (UCS), which combines compute, network, storage access, and virtualization resources in a single system based on a new line of blade servers developed by Cisco.
March 16, 2009 -- Recognizing that disaster recovery (DR) includes more than just data protection, Continuity Software is adding high availability (HA) gap detection and reporting to a new version of its RecoverGuard software.
March 12, 2009 -- Sun Microsystems is continuing on its quest to put flash drives everywhere. The company revealed the latest step in its solid-state disk SSD) drive strategy when it announced availability of SSDs for its Sun x64 servers, chip multi-threaded (CMT) servers, and blade server systems.
March 12, 2009 -- With very few exceptions, it's rare to find two companies with identical data centers. Filtering through the numerous messages from storage vendors to figure out the best solution for your unique environment is a difficult task at best.
March 11, 2009 -- EMC today announced Smarts Server Manager, a new tool that identifies the locations of virtual machines, determines their relationships to other parts of the infrastructure, and automates root cause analysis in VMware environments.
March 11, 2009 -- AMD, Isilon Systems, i365, Ocarina Networks, Seagate, Seanodes and Spectra Logic.
March 11, 2009 -- Isilon Systems is shipping three new NAS platforms for transactional applications, nearline storage, and traditional scale-out implementations and offering integrated compression and de-dupe from Ocarina Networks.
March 10, 2009 -- Hewlett-Packard today announced enhancements and additions to its Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) systems, the SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP), and Data Protector software.
March 10, 2009 -- Texas Memory Systems is shipping to OEMs the RamSan-20 solid-state disk (SSD) drive, which packs 450GB of flash memory on a PCIe card. End-user shipments are expected in the next month or two.
March 9, 2009 -- Pillar Data Systems has joined the ranks of vendors now offering support for solid-state disk (SSD) drives across its line of enterprise storage arrays.
March 6, 2009 -- Clusters address performance, scalability, efficiency and other IT requirements, but there are a number of options.
Is 2009 the year of unified fabrics?
March 5, 2009 -- Is 2009 the year of unified fabrics?
March 4, 2009 -- AutoVirt, Caringo, FalconStor Software, Fusion-io and Western Digital.
March 4, 2009 -- In this Lab Validation, ESG Lab explores how the HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System leverages standards-based servers and storage, along with clustered file services, to create an extremely scalable, easy to manage networked storage solution designed to reduce data center footprint, administration requirements, and acquisition costs.
What is virtual infrastructure optimization (VIO)?
What is virtual infrastructure optimization (VIO)?
March 3, 2009 -- Virtual infrastructure optimization provides critical insight and management for virtual server environments.
March 2, 2009 -- Data Domain today released a new version of the Data Domain operating system, which can increase the performance of the company's de-duplicating disk-based backup systems by as much as 100%.
March 1, 2009 -- Clusters address performance, scalability, efficiency and other IT requirements, but there are a number of options.
March 1, 2009 -- The Storage Networking Industry Association's Green Storage Initiative (GSI) group recently released tools for classifying and measuring the energy consumption of storage systems.
March 1, 2009 -- Each month, InfoStor rounds up timely new product announcements, providing a buyer&rsquo;s guide for professionals.
Lights, cameras, storage!
March 1, 2009 -- This issue includes our annual Storage in the Studio supplement, which focuses on the role of storage in media/entertainment applications, such as pre- and post-production, non-liner editing, animation, special effects, etc. in the film and TV industries.
March 1, 2009 -- The newest version of IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) backup/recovery software includes performance, scalability, and availability upgrades, as well as free data de- duplication technology.
March 1, 2009 -- Dell has entered a three-way development partnership with Quantum and EMC under which the trio will develop and standardize all Quantum, Dell and Dell/EMC storage products on a common de-duplication architecture.
March 1, 2009 -- While doing some research for a white paper, I came across the term ?high velocity data??a term that resonated with me but caused me to wonder what the implications of high velocity data were for storage architectures.
March 1, 2009 -- Warren Buffett's remark that, "only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked," is apropos for the current economic downturn.
Do you really need a SAN?
March 1, 2009 -- Application-centric storage models challenge the dominance of SAN architectures.
March 1, 2009 -- Xsigo Systems has landed a big partner: Dell is reselling Xsigo's line of I/O virtualization products as a server and storage connectivity option for its PowerEdge servers and PowerVault, EqualLogic, and Dell/EMC storage systems.
March 1, 2009 -- CommVault has released a new version of its flagship data protection software, Simpana 8, with upgraded recovery management, data de-duplication, virtual server protection, and content management capabilities.
March 1, 2009 -- This section takes on late-breaking business and partnership news written for industry insiders.
March 1, 2009 -- Virtual tape libraries (VTLs) have come of age, solidifying their position as a preferred technology for tackling backup windows and data growth.
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