Taneja Group analyst Jeff Boles explains why performance, long neglected by storage innovation, is now at a mismatch with today's applications. But a solution may be on the way.
Analyst Study on Brocade Communications Systems Inc. and NetApp Inc.
The company expands its line-up to include high-density SSDs using MLC NAND flash memory.
InSite One helps customers reduce costs associated with long-term data storage and migration.
The Radicati Group has named CaseCentral as a Top Player in its “E-discovery Solutions – Market Quadrant 2010” market brief.
The JEDEC Solid State Association has published two sets of standards for endurance and reliability.
From Apple to EMC to LinkedIn, see our picks for the top 10 most visionary tech CEOs in 2010.
InMage is out to make backing up virtual machines (VMs) a snap.
The aim of the newly formed vendor group is top develop standards for PCIe-based solid state disks (SSDs).
The SnapSAN S1000 array supports multi-protocol connectivity and energy efficient drive technologies.
The 2011 IT Salary Guide indicates compensation is on the rise.
This list of the top 10 storage acquisition candidates is based mostly on the opinions of InfoStor readers, the majority of which are channel professionals – VARs and integrators.
The new HP ExpertONE program offers certifications and training for converged infrastructures and a “fast track” incentive for Cisco Certified networking pros.
Cloud computing, though a relatively new concept, is already affecting the role of IT in the data center. How will the cloud change the way you work?
Global enterprise information technology spending in 2011 is expected to grow just 3 percent as IT pros struggle to manage a deluge of growing data.
The company’s latest high-end VTL will compete head on with EMC’s Data Domain DD880.
The confusion lies in the nomenclature as IBM has launched the Storwize V7000 storage array, but nixed the Storwize brand as it pertains to real-time data compression.
The Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standard has been ratified as IEEE 802.3az, and along with it has already come vendor support from silicon vendor Broadcom.
The company’s software-only offering brings fault tolerance and high availability to SMP and multi-core CPU servers in Windows environments.
The company’s march toward network convergence continues with 10Gbps CNAs and NICs.
Data Robotics, Dot Hill and MicroNet Technology have each refreshed their mid-range RAID storage products for small and medium-size businesses (SMB).
The new version of CommVault’s flagship data protection platform includes array-based snapshot integration and source-side data deduplication.
The cost-per-megabyte equation has gone out the window. There are a variety of new metrics that must be used to calculate the true cost of a storage system.
Small business with a data storage problem? Here are six tips for buying storage and maintaining and protecting your data.
Léo Apotheker is set to take Mark Hurd’s place as CEO of HP, but can he fill Hurd’s shoes?
Experienced and educated data center designers, managers and facilities personnel have jobs waiting for them. Here are 10 options for beefing up your data center education.
IBM announced plans to acquire privately-held networking vendor BLADE Network Technologies for an undisclosed sum as it continues to build out its cloud computing portfolio.
Cisco, EMC and VMware have partnered with Orange Business Services to deliver cloud services based on the Vblock system.
Dell has added to its SMB storage line as users plan to refresh their IT infrastructures.
The successor to the high-end USP system, Hitachi’s Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) will also be sold by OEM partner HP.
STEC is now shipping new SSDs and now supports DRAM, SLC and MLC NAND Flash.
Violin’s addition of MLC-based devices to its line of SSDs is indicative of the general trend toward MLC NAND flash in enterprise disk arrays.
The database giant reported big numbers for the first quarter and has big product announcements planned for next week’s Oracle OpenWorld conference.
Brocade’s new MLXe routing platform takes packet processing from what used to be a 40Gbps full duplex pipeline to 100Gbps.
CommVault is expanding its presence in the cloud with a new round of software and partnership extensions.
HP’s interim CEO said the company was willing to go higher than its final $2.4 billion offer to win the highly publicized bidding war with Dell over storage vendor 3PAR.
Rob Enderle details why he believes the marriage between Oracle and Mark Hurd is a bad match.
HP refreshed its mid-range storage arrays and introduced a number of storage products geared toward SMBs as part of its "Just Right IT" initiative.
Company expects MLC technology will cut the price of SSDs in half.
A roundup of the data protection, backup and recovery, business continuity and disaster recovery announcements made at this week’s VMworld conference.
VMware can’t rule the world without gobbling up some little guys. The company made some acquisitions to help propel its cloud offerings into the mainstream.
VMware delivers vFabric as part of its cloud strategy, leveraging its SpringSource technologies.
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the multi-billion dollar bidding war between Dell and HP.
Akorri’s latest cross-domain management software lets SAN administrators monitor and optimize performance and capacity utilization.
Virtual desktops get an I/O performance boost from the Network Storage Server (NSS) SAN Accelerator’s SSD technology.
Dell reported strong performance for Q2, beating analysts’ quarterly revenue and earnings estimates and showing growth in the Dell EqualLogic storage portfolio.
HP’s third quarter earnings may have been solid with revenue and profits up, but the company must now turn its focus to finding a new CEO after Mark Hurd’s tumultuous resignation.
The Storage Networking Industry Association is focusing on defining best practices for cloud-based backup and recovery.
Xsigo Systems is hinting that it has hit on a "breakthrough" in virtual I/O for the data center.
The latest additions to Intel’s Atom processor line are aimed at NAS devices for SMBs and home offices.
Storage software startup Actifio is trying to do for data management what virtualization did for servers.
There are several open source technologies available for building low-cost – and in some cases no-cost – NAS servers.
Micron's 6Gbps SATA drives compete with SSD drives from Intel, Samsung and STEC. Meanwhile, Seagate is partnering with Samsung for enterprise-class SSD controllers.
Cisco's CEO John Chambers cites "unusual uncertainty" in the economy as Q4 sales miss analyst estimates, though earnings per share were up.
There have already been 15 storage acquisitions this year. Here is a rundown of the top 10.
HP interim CEO Cathie Lesjak says the company will go forward with key initiatives and strategy in aftermath of Mark Hurd's departure.
Oracle is investing in Sun's Unix platform and will use technologies from OpenSolaris as part of the next Solaris release.
The latest data from TechServe Alliance finds some cause for optimism in the IT employment sector.
Startup Translattice launched this week with the goal of changing the way enterprises provision distributed applications and data.
HP chairman, CEO and president Mark Hurd resigned Friday in the wake of sexual harassment charges by a former HP contractor.
With the future of OpenSolaris under Oracle unclear, a new effort aims to deliver an alternative to the popular open source software.
Recent quarterly earnings reports seem to indicate that the storage industry is on a slow rebound, driven in part by technology refreshes.
Intel's new C5500/C3500 series processors, formerly code-named Jasper Forest, have been heralded by some as one of the most significant advancements in storage in the last decade.
Backup appliances based on open source software have potential advantages over traditional backup software or in-house scripts.
Public cloud storage services are fast becoming a more attractive option for the enterprise, according to a new report by research firm Ovum.
IDC analyst Noemi Greyzdorf looks at alternatives ranging from scale-out file-based systems to traditional tape archives.
Networking and storage continue to converge, with FCoE bringing them ever closer. Some firms even claim 10GbE Ethernet is helping drive the growth of cloud computing.
Conventional wisdom dictates that SLC technology is the only type of NAND flash suitable for enterprise-class SSDs. However, that line of thought is changing.
IBM has merged its two non-services divisions – hardware and software – into a single business unit under one manager.
Overland Storage has announced a new SnapServer NAS system and a NEO tape library with LTO-5 tape support.
New Virtual Steelhead Appliance set to debut, providing IT buyers with another option for WAN optimization and acceleration.
EMC broke its Q2 revenue record, reporting consolidated revenue of $4.02 billion, an increase of 24% compared with the year-ago quarter.
Dell made a move to acquire storage optimization specialist Ocarina Networks on Monday that raised a number of questions about the company’s plans for data deduplication.
There has been some new activity in the RAID arena with companies like Infortrend and Arena-MaxTronic adding to their respective product families, according to a recent report from sister site InfoStor.com.
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