EMC claims its new Celerra software cuts VMware storage needs in half, doubles cloning speed and automates failback.

3PAR beats EMC to the punch with storage tiering at the sub-LUN level.

Hitachi's high-end storage arrays leave Oracle's data storage product lineup; will others follow?

Data storage vendors continue to tailor their offerings for the cloud.

HP, IBM and Cisco sign adapter deals for converged data center networks.

FalconStor and Violin Memory have combined storage virtualization with solid state drives to speed storage networking performance.

Big Blue unveils a virtual tape library with deduplication capabilities for backing up z/OS environments.

Double-Take's backup software and Amazon EC2 give smaller businesses the equivalent of a disaster recovery site in the cloud.

Brocade's Ethernet business weakens as its storage networking business takes off.

The information management giant is building a formidable data backup, recovery and archiving business.

HP unveils new offerings for iSCSI and Fibre Channel storage networking environments.

A new startup promises enterprise-class online storage for a nickel a gigabyte per month with no transfer fees.

EMC's Atmos cloud storage system gets new levels of data protection and a big boost in performance and capacity.

Big Blue is the latest data storage vendor to offer extreme scale-out network attached storage.

Micron's acquisition of Numonyx gives the memory firm a big stake in phase change memory (PCM) and NAND flash, two technologies that could change enterprise data storage.

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Dell may be poised to enter the clustered NAS and deduplication markets.

Holographic data storage has yet to achieve commercial viability despite decades of development efforts.

Six months after losing a bidding war for Data Domain to EMC, NetApp backs away from the market for VTL deduplication.

Continuity Software says its disaster recovery monitoring software is the next best thing to extensive DR testing.

Storage management and backup software vendor CommVault is giving its Simpana software new cloud storage capabilities.

Oracle revealed this week that it not only plans to keep Sun's disk storage business, but its tape business too.

EMC returned to growth in the fourth quarter, thanks to storage hardware, deduplication and virtualization.

NetApp joins with Cisco and VMware to offer unified data center infrastructures spanning data storage, networking and servers.

Backup Exec and NetBackup get new data dedupe features, along with better virtual machine protection and archiving and replication capabilities.

EMC partners Quantum and FalconStor have their own data deduplication offerings.

EMC and rival Pillar Data Systems announce support for 2TB SATA drives in their data storage arrays.

NetApp may have a plan for keeping up with rivals EMC and HP in the race for integrated stacks.

Cisco offers its Fibre Channel SAN customers new services for security, data migration and I/O acceleration.

Direct-attached storage is very much alive, thanks to 6 Gbps SAS technology.

Server virtualization means a whole lot of money for data storage vendors — but the ride might not last forever, according to a new report.

Security and data protection are top enterprise needs, according to the software vendor, while clouds are the lowest priority.

Virtualization and virtual desktops will lead to a resurgence in enterprise storage spending this year, according to analysts.

The RAID array maker for HP, HDS, NetApp and Sun picks up a critical piece of management software.

Could 3Par be acquired by NetApp or HP? Some analysts have their doubts.

AMD is using Dot Hill's software RAID technology to save server users the cost of hardware RAID adapters.

The data storage giant is the first high-end vendor with native 8-gig Fibre Channel, but others will soon follow.

QLogic and Emulex have a new competitor in the converged network adapter (CNA) market.

EMC claims that its Data Protection Advisor eliminates the need for disaster recovery testing.

Gluster uses its open source clustered file system and commodity hardware to create a scalable storage system for less than the cost of proprietary systems.

Dell made a big move today into high-speed networking and storage and network management.

The data storage giant finally releases its long-awaited SSD tiering technology.

Symantec unveils new features for making the most of heterogeneous storage environments.

NAS and iSCSI lead the way as the storage market posts sequential growth in the third quarter for the first time this year.

Centera gets new clustering abilities, and Data Domain gets indexing to help speed legal searches.

NetApp posts strong financial results and says it isn't afraid of the new VMware-Cisco-EMC partnership.

Nexenta and ParaScale are using open source software and commodity hardware to slash storage costs for enterprises.

After conquering the enterprise storage market, the IT giants have their eye on PCs.

Despite a number of new data storage features, there's still room for storage vendors to support the latest version of Microsoft's e-mail platform.

Wall Street analysts had good things to say about NetApp and Brocade this week — and they also had some interesting things to say about merger prospects for both companies.

Protecting server virtualization environments is a common theme among data storage hardware vendors.

PolyServe gets the boot from HP's Extreme Data Storage System.

Symantec is adding Linux support to its Backup Exec System Recovery software.

The long-awaited partnership between the IT giants finally arrives — and appears to make a couple of competitors uneasy.

EMC plans a new Atmos — and a possible partnership with Cisco and VMware.

Complications with the Sun-Oracle merger and a dispute with NetApp may have hurt Apple's ZFS plans.

Emulex's single-chip converged network adapters finally arrive, but the company insists it's not late to market.

Big Blue's long-awaited high-end storage system refresh finally arrives.

EMC dropped some new product hints on its quarterly earnings call this morning.

The former dedupe partners-turned-rivals unveil competing midrange deduplication appliances.

Micron claims a breakthrough in endurance for MLC and SLC NAND technology.

Microsoft recovers most T-Mobile Sidekick data, but the service's reputation may take longer to recover.

IBM, HDS, Sun and 3PAR are among the vendors with big product announcements this week.

After NetApp raised its financial outlook last week, it's hard to find an analyst who isn't optimistic heading into EMC's quarterly earnings report.

A massive data loss at T-Mobile should drive home one point: Always have more than one copy of your data.

VMware's Site Recovery Manager is making disaster recovery easier for more than 2,000 customers.

IBM and Symantec are the latest storage vendors to launch massive clustered systems for enterprise cloud environments.

Signs that Brocade and NetApp could be acquired could mean more upheaval for the data storage industry.

Zmanda uses open-source backup software and Amazon S3 to offer cheaper backup for small businesses.

HP's new sub-$1,000 storage offerings compete with the likes of Buffalo and Iomega.

New rules requiring that federal and healthcare records be protected could mean more business for storage vendors.

MaxiScale and Symform serve different markets with the same message: saving on storage costs.

Cascaded replication and 180-to-1 remote site fan-in features are aimed at large distributed enterprises.

Brocade adds data center extension and FCoE capabilities to its DCX Backbone family with new switches and blades.

EMC's latest move into IT management involves configuration management and data center mapping, and the company also discusses its SSD roadmap.

NetApp and NEC were just two of the storage vendors trotting out new product offerings this week.

The enterprise solid state drive (SSD) market may finally see some competition.

Intel's Pat Gelsinger will head EMC's flagship storage division as CEO Joe Tucci sets a retirement date.

One online backup provider that found a way to build its own storage servers on the cheap is sharing what it learned.

The solid state storage vendor could put Incipient's storage virtualization technology to good use.

Dell adds to its growing data storage portfolio with a new low-end NAS offering powered by Microsoft.

Hitachi and BlueArc team up on a new NAS offering, but EMC and NetApp don't have to worry just yet.

After three straight quarterly declines, IDC is seeing some hope for data storage sales.

The EU's in-depth review will mean months of uncertainty for Sun customers — and opportunity for rivals.

EMC makes a play for dominance of the fast-growing e-discovery market.

Dell's evolution as a data center and storage player continues with a new Ethernet and FCoE switch deal.

EMC and HP are just two of many storage vendors with announcements at this week's VMworld show. Will there be big news from the VMware-Cisco-EMC alliance?

Big Blue once again taps LSI for its midrange SANs. Can a NAS deal be far behind?

The data storage rivals unveil new technologies for virtual and cloud environments.

The EMC-NetApp bidding war over Data Domain shows just how big the dedupe market is, and HP says it's ready to do battle.

The solid state drive maker has found a way to make lower-cost MLC technology ready for enterprise use.

NetApp is the first storage vendor to offer an end-to-end FCoE solution — and the company also predicts that the technology will eventually overtake Fibre Channel.

NetApp's sales are so far faring better than the rest of the data storage industry. And the latest in the Cisco-Brocade battle.

The most surprising thing about STEC's phenomenal growth is that it's all coming from EMC.

Anyone putting off archiving their SharePoint files is running out of excuses.

EMC says it plans to keep selling Quantum's dedupe solutions, but Quantum isn't taking any chances.

NAS gateways and unified storage appear to be LSI's priority following its ONStor acquisition, but don't rule out the pure NAS market.

Replication is becoming a must-have feature for data deduplication vendors.

Are Cisco's latest storage switch innovations enough to reverse market share losses to Brocade?

LSI's move into the NAS market could mean trouble for the IBM-NetApp partnership.

EMC sees signs of hope for IT spending as it prepares to close the acquisition of Data Domain.

Big Blue deepens its commitment to Fibre Channel over Ethernet and converged data center networks with its latest networking deals.

Data Domain extends its deduplication performance lead as EMC reveals a few details about its plans for the company.

The acquisition of the file serving specialist means that HP won't be making a play for NetApp anytime soon, according to analysts.

After a long and public takeover battle, EMC is working to reassure Data Domain employees.

Fusion-io says it has combined low-cost MLC flash with the reliability of enterprise-class SLC.

The Data Domain deal may be done, but the process of sorting out the winners and losers is just getting started.

The Emulex-Broadcom takeover battle is over.

EMC has prevailed in the bidding war for data deduplication pioneer Data Domain. So what's next for Quantum and NetApp?

EMC completes its transition from data storage vendor to IT management company with the new Ionix product line.

Symantec has some nifty plans for data deduplication, but users will have to wait for some of the features.

EMC's latest offer for Data Domain puts rival NetApp in a tough spot. Updated: NetApp weighs next steps.

Plenty of companies are planning enterprise-class SSDs, but it could be a year or more before they catch up to the early market leader.

Opponents of the proposed merger between Data Domain and NetApp will get their day in court.

Analysts see tentative signs that enterprise storage spending is beginning to pick up after a tough first half.

Broadcom raises its hostile bid for Emulex, but sets a deadline for getting a deal done.

EMC gives Data Domain shareholders more time to decide, but the biggest news this week could come from the FTC.

With no competition on the horizon, the SSD maker's dominance will likely continue into next year.

Already the best-performing storage vendor this year, Dell hopes to add to its story with new entry-level arrays.

Data Domain once again says it favors NetApp over rival suitor EMC, but don't count out EMC just yet.

On one level, the bidding war between EMC and NetApp for Data Domain appears to be a battle of East and West coast tech cultures.

Symantec, Dell and Hitachi were about the only bright spots for the data storage market in the first quarter.

Rather than hit the acquisition trail for deduplication technology, Dell is choosing to partner instead.

An SEC filing reveals that NetApp raised its bid for Data Domain twice before merger talks became public — and that Data Domain had interest from another company besides EMC.

The bidding war for data deduplication specialist Data Domain may not be over just yet.

The next move in the bidding war for Data Domain appears to be up to EMC.

As EMC and NetApp fight over Data Domain, other vendors continue to roll out deduplication products to tap into the fast-growing market.

Big Blue adds FCoE adapter technology from QLogic and Brocade to its servers as converged data center network technology begins to appear in the marketplace. And HP is getting in on the act too.

NetApp's proposal to acquire data deduplication specialist Data Domain has turned into a bidding war.

The latest version of Sun's open source ZFS file system includes automated management of SSDs. And OpenSolaris gets new networking and virtualization features.

Sun's latest Open Storage offering includes cluster and dual controller options for high availability.

HP says it has made storage management and virtual server adoption easier for small businesses.

HDS says it's developed data storage technology that promises 100 percent uptime, but only the largest storage customers will be able to afford it.

EMC's top data storage official can go to work for rival HP — on one condition.

Hitachi Data Systems has a 'big announcement' coming — and the high-end storage vendor is dropping a big hint about what the news might be.

Sepaton follows Data Domain and others into the bandwidth-saving market for replication solutions that get rid of duplicate data.

IBM is adding solid state drives and new management software to its DS8000 data storage arrays.

In a shocker for the data storage industry, NetApp will acquire data deduplication pioneer Data Domain.

An old data storage technology is providing Sun Microsystems with a surprising source of growth.

EMC today unveiled a new vision for cloud storage, including a major partnership with AT&T.

The data storage giant unveils the final piece of its IT compliance and configuration management lineup, spanning applications, networks, servers and storage.

The difficult data storage market could take a toll on NetApp, according to analysts. And a look at winners and losers in the storage sector after a trying first quarter.

Larry Ellison says Oracle will hang on to Sun's hardware business, including the data storage and tape lines.

Windows Storage Server will apparently be folded into future versions of Windows Server, but the 2008 version released this week includes some nifty upgrades for storage users.

While just a tiny part of a $13 billion company, Sun's Open Storage program exemplifies everything the company had hoped to achieve in its turnaround efforts.

Broadcom's takeover battle with Emulex got a little more hostile today.

EMC has won the first round in its battle to keep its top data storage executive from defecting to HP.

Emulex says it doesn't need Broadcom to succeed in the emerging market for converged data center networks.

The long-awaited successor to Windows Storage Server 2003 is finally on the way.

HP has lured away EMC's top data storage executive, but EMC is suing to halt the move.

Sun's Open Storage program was its strongest business in the March quarter — just in time for Oracle to figure out what to do with the program.

GE thinks it's the company to finally make holographic storage technology realize its promise.

Big Blue will resell Brocade's Ethernet switches, but claims it's not retaliating against Cisco.

CA is making a bold move to grab share in the data backup and recovery market.

After a tough first quarter, EMC CEO Joe Tucci waxes about the outlook for IT spending and sizes up the company's new competitive threat from the merger of Oracle and Sun.

EMC was just one of many data storage vendors announcing support for VMware's new vSphere 4 cloud operating system.

A combination of the two companies would be well positioned for Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Broadcom says.

Oracle's sudden move into the data storage business has industry analysts wondering — and storage vendors on edge.

HP rolls out its first offerings from its acquisition of LeftHand Networks — and the company's global reach could mean a quick return on its investment.

Sun's latest Open Storage offering is aimed at 10GbE and InfiniBand HPC environments.

EMC's new high-end data storage array is built for a new era of virtualized data centers. Will Clariion users see the same architecture some day?

SandForce claims it has overcome the performance and reliability limitations of MLC-based flash data storage.

Between IBM, Sun and Cisco, turmoil in the server market appears to be altering the competitive landscape in the data storage business.

An EMC announcement set for April 14 could be the company's new high-end data storage array.

This week's Storage Networking World show seemed to focus on products that help users do more for less.

Brocade unveils new FCoE switches and CNAs — and waxes about the future of Fibre Channel and its competition with Cisco.

A new startup unveils what it claims is an industry first: a cloud service for primary data storage.

Merger talks between Sun and IBM have apparently fallen apart, at least for now.

IBM's takeover of Sun could be announced as soon as Monday — but it could take much longer to resolve antitrust and other issues. Update: IBM-Sun talks could be on 'brink of collapse.'

EMC overhauls its e-mail archiving platform for a new era of regulatory compliance and e-discovery.

The first quarter appears to have been a tough one for data storage vendors, but some analysts see a bottom.

Sun continues with its cost-cutting plans amid reports of a tough quarter and no signs of a deal with IBM.

QLogic sees Fibre Channel over Ethernet arriving in servers and storage by the end of the year — thanks to its converged network adapter (CNA) technology.

Why EMC loaned its data deduplication partner more than the stock market said it was worth.

Dell refreshes its EqualLogic data storage line with new lower-cost SSDs, and the company will also resell EMC's best-selling unified storage arrays.

The SAN vendor automatically migrates inactive data off pricey SSDs to less expensive disk.

Data Domain's new data deduplication appliance slashes the price for its highest-end features by more than a third.

As Sun moves its Open Storage efforts to the cloud, some wonder if an IBM acquisition of Sun would spell the end of the company's open source storage program.

EMC, NetApp and VMware stand to benefit from Cisco's new Unified Computing System, while Brocade could find itself in an interesting position.

Thanks to EMC and other top data storage vendors, STEC's solid state drive sales are 'through the roof.'

Sun Microsystems is proposing a new flash data storage form factor that could save users a ton of space in servers and storage arrays.

The data storage giant adds root-cause analysis technology to VMware and says its will hang on to its virtualization subsidiary.