<![CDATA[Storage Hardware]]> http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com en-us Copyright 1996-2010 Quin Street Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com http://backend.userland.com/rss HP Overhauls SMB Storage Portfolio http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3902566 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3902566 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. Pliant Rolls Out Low-Cost MLC SSDs http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3902491 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3902491 Company expects MLC technology will cut the price of SSDs in half. VMworld: Scale Computing Ships 'JBOD Killer' for SMBs http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3901566 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3901566 SMBs can build unified SAN/NAS storage clusters starting at 1.5TB for $7,500. Coraid Doubles Density of Ethernet SANs http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3900321 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3900321 Company claims better performance than Fibre Channel at 20 percent the cost. EMC Ships Unified Management Software for Clariion, Celerra http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3900136 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3900136 Software release also includes Fast Cache tiering, native FCoE connectivity and VMware VAAI integration. FalconStor Tackles I/O Bottlenecks for VDI http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3900176 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3900176 Virtual desktops get an I/O performance boost from the Network Storage Server (NSS) SAN Accelerator&#146;s SSD technology. Dell to Buy 3PAR for $1.15 Billion http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3898681 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3898681 Dell is about to shell out $1.15 billion for virtual storage array specialist 3PAR. Micron Ships 6Gbps SATA SSDs; Seagate Partners with Samsung http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3898401 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3898401 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. Overland Beefs Up NAS, Tape Library Families http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3894741 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3894741 Overland Storage has announced a new SnapServer NAS system and a NEO tape library with LTO-5 tape support. Fusion-io Creates Flash-Optimized OS Subsystem http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3894366 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.enterprisestorageforum.com/hardware/article.php/3894366 Fusion-io has combined the capabilities of traditional I/O subsystems with the features of virtual memory to create a hybrid flash-optimized OS subsystem called the ioMemory VSL.