Storage and IT professionals have a lot more to worry about than just the economy. Automation and the demand for broader IT experience are other issues threatening job security.

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

A Forrester study looks at how organizations are using data storage technology to support their virtual server environments.

As data storage hardware sales slump, software sales hang on — just barely.

With both budgets and staff getting cut, storage managers are finding they need to justify everything they spend while saving as much as they can on data storage costs. The results can be painful for vendors, too.

The EMC unit's new NAS devices provide easy and cheap data storage for small businesses looking to protect virtual environments, but they aren't a threat to NetApp — yet.

With the Obama Administration and the economy likely to keep Green IT issues in focus, data storage vendors say they're working on both their products and their own practices.

Data de-duplication, database integration and reporting and monitoring tools are among the new features of IBM's storage management software.

One company turned to iSCSI, OpenSolaris and Linux, commodity hardware and even solid state drives to control data storage costs.

The two IT giants said the next phase of their decade-old relationship will include a focus on SharePoint management and data loss prevention.

Data doesn't stop growing even in a tough economy. Here are some strategies to help you manage.

The storage software vendor inks reseller deals with Tech Data and Ingram Micro, a sign that storage virtualization could finally be ready to catch on.

Quest Software has acquired the assets of storage capacity management startup MonoSphere.

Storage remains a priority for end users, but in some cases budgets have been cut and vendors are more willing to deal.

Symantec has unveiled new storage management functions that could save users a bundle on hardware costs.

A new service brings data center automation within reach of small businesses.

One analyst thinks data center automation will be here within five years, which means you better start planning for it now.

There are a number of steps storage managers can take to make the most of their storage resources in tough times.

The storage giant adds server management to a growing data center automation portfolio.

If you virtualize your server environment without taking storage into consideration, your performance will likely suffer.

They're early in development, but some new technologies hold promise for reducing server virtualization's demand on storage environments.

A pair of new reports say better information governance could save enterprises a whole lot of headaches — and earn them money too.

When it comes to storage and data center energy costs, users aren't getting enough information, according to a recent report.

AutoVirt hopes its lower-cost data migration product will catch on with storage users.

CA and Symantec have made e-discovery central to a pair of new data management offerings.