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Top Ten Takeaways from EMC World

Cloud storage, big data and the software-defined trend played major roles at the event.
Tags : EMC, big data, Pivotal, RSA, VMware, Cloud Storage, software-defined storage, Storage

EMC Goes 'Wild' with Cloud and Big Data Strategy

The company unveiled a host of new products--including many with animal names--at EMC World.
Tags : EMC, Storage, Documentum, Isilon, big data, NAS, cloud computing, Pivotal, data protection

EMC Books Record Q1 Revenues, Announces New Pivotal Developments

The data storage giant weathers an enterprise IT landscape defined by cautious spending and reveals a big new investor for its Pivotal spin out.
Tags : Pivotal, Flash, Storage, EMC

Eight Big Data Storage Stars

These storage management solutions complement Hadoop.
Tags : EMC, IBM, big data, Hadoop, Red Hat, storage management

High Availability Storage Consulting Buying Guide

These vendors can help you design your storage architecture for high availability.
Tags : high availability, consulting, Dell, EMC, SunGard, Storage

Big Data NAS Buying Guide

Several vendors offer network storage solutions designed to handle Big Data.
Tags : NAS, Storage, big data, HDS, Panasas, HP, EMC

EMC Intros VMAX Cloud Edition for 'As-a-Service' Enterprises

EMC targets enterprise cloud infrastructures with new preconfigured storage systems that offer extensive automation and self-service administration.
Tags : VMax, cloud computing, Storage, EMC

EMC Q4 Earnings Boosted by Strong Enterprise Storage and Cloud Demand

High-end arrays, midrange storage systems and cloud software and infrastructure offerings helped the IT giant hit $6 billion in quarterly revenues for the first time.
Tags : EMC, Flash, cloud computing, Storage

EMC Atmos Embraces Amazon's Cloud

EMC seeks to widen its cloud storage platform's appeal with the addition of Amazon S3 support.
Tags : cloud computing, Amazon, Storage, EMC

EMC Flash Storage Buyer's Guide

The recent VMworld showcased some key flash-based storage solutions.
Tags : Storage, EMC, Flash

Making Sense of VMax, VPlex and VNX -- EMC Storage Buying Guide

At the heart of EMC's massive storage portfolio sits VMax, VPlex and VNX, similar sounding product families with very different offerings. We differentiate them to help you choose the right solution for your enterprise.
Tags : file storage, VMax, vnx, vplex, EMC

EMC Takes on Big Data with New Greenplum Platform

EMC's Greenplum Unified Analytics Platform brings together brings together Greenplum’s database with its Hadoop offering and a collaboration tool for data scientists to change the way organizations tackle Big Data analytics.
Tags : analytics, EMC, big data, Greenplum

EMC Improves Atmos Cloud Metering, Adds GeoDrive Linux Support

The storage giant has beefed up its platform for helping service providers and enterprises build storage-as-a-service offerings and has added support for Linux to its Atmos GeoDrive software.
Tags : EMC, Atmos, Storage, EMC Atmos

EMC Shows Off HPC Capabilities of Its Unified Storage Platform

EMC's VNX7500 attains record benchmark on the Lustre file system and unveils collaboration agreement with Los Alamos National Laboratories on high-performance computing initiatives.
Tags : Lustre, supercomputing, HPC, Storage, EMC

10 Takeaways From Oracle OpenWorld

Big data, business intelligence, cloud and big boxes were featured prominently at Oracle's big conference this year.
Tags : EMC, Pillar Data Systems, NetApp, Storage, big data, business intelligence, Oracle, OpenWorld

8 Deduplication Products You Must Check Out

It wasn't long ago that data deduplication was niche player territory. Now, all of the major vendors have a stake. Here are 8 dedupe offerings that stand apart from the crowd.
Tags : dedupe, Atempo, data deduplication, HP, Quantum, deduplication, Symantec, EMC

The Evolution of Stupidity: Research (Don't Repeat) the Storage Past

Why does the storage industry continue to make the same mistakes over again and continue to take bold statements as fact?  
Tags : IBM, storage technologies, Storage, EMC, holographic storage, tape drives

Top 10 Backup Apps

Numerous backup options are on the market. Which one is the 'best' is a matter of opinion. Which one is best for your organization is a question only you can answer. Here's a short list to help get you started.
Tags : Backup Server, CommVault, Symantec, EMC, backup data, EMC Atmos

10 Takeaways From EMC Forum

Cloud computing dominated at EMC's annual trade show, but it wasn't the only message the storage vendor was trying to get out.
Tags : cloud computing, EMC, EMC World, Top 10, Storage

6 Big Data Implementations to Watch

What does 'big data' really mean? Here are 6 implementations helping define it.
Tags : NetApp, big data, pNFS, CA, Hadoop, open source, EMC, IBM, Greenplum, Engenio

EMC Backup and Recovery Buyers Guide

Backup and recovery is a key part of EMC's business, with five separate product lines making up its Backup and Recovery Systems division. We look at what Data Domain, Avamar, NetWorker, Disk Library and Disk Protection Advisor have to offer.
Tags : NetWorker, Avamar, backup and recovery, Data Domain, EMC

EMC Isilon Buyer's Guide

EMC's acquisition of Isilon has been the cornerstone of its big data strategy. Enterprises wrangling large volumes of  file-based data will find  many of their needs met with Isilon's core offerings.
Tags : big data, Isilon, EMC, buyer's guide, Storage

Top 10 Storage Acquisitions of 2010

After the blockbuster HP-3PAR buyout, the storage industry capped a crazy year of M&A activity with the EMC-Isilon and Dell-Compellent acquisitions.
Tags : EMC, 3PAR, HP, storage acquisitions, Isilon

EMC's Joe Tucci Wins InternetNews.com CEO Vision Award

From Apple to EMC to LinkedIn, see our picks for the top 10 most visionary tech CEOs in 2010.
Tags : Greenplum, Joe Tucci, Documentum, EMC, Isilon

NetApp Earnings Up on Hardware Revenues

The company reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter, highlighted by quarterly revenues of $1.207 billion, up 33 percent over the same quarter a year ago.
Tags : Isilon, NetApp, EMC, 3PAR, HP

EMC Snaps Up Isilon for $2.25 Billion

The Isilon scale-out NAS platform will augment and accelerate EMC’s unified storage portfolio.
Tags : OneFS, NAS, EMC, Isilon, Scale-out NAS

EMC Buys Mainframe VTL Maker Bus-Tech

Bus-Tech’s virtual tape library controllers connect mainframes to open systems disk storage.
Tags : VTL, EMC, Bus-Tech, virtual tape library, mainframe

Oracle Exadata in the Real World

The early results are in and Oracle’s Exadata Database Machine is getting a vote of confidence from end users.
Tags : EMC, Greenplum, Oracle, Exadata, Exalogic

EMC Continues Record Revenue Streak

EMC has reported record revenue for the third consecutive quarter as rumors swirl around the company’s potential $2 billion acquisition of Isilon Systems.
Tags : EMC, Symmetrix, Oracle, VMware, Greenplum

EMC Earnings Preview

Analysts expect net income of 30 cents per share, excluding items, on revenue of $4.15 billion.
Tags : data storage management, data storage, EMC

EMC Takes On Oracle with Greenplum Appliance for Big Data'

The EMC Greenplum Data Computing Appliance is an integrated data warehouse system that, according to EMC, can analyze more data faster than Oracle’s Exadata machine.
Tags : Exadata, EMC, Oracle, Greenplum Data Computing Appliance, Greenplum

Quantum Takes On EMC with DXi8500 VTL

The company’s latest high-end VTL will compete head on with EMC’s Data Domain DD880.
Tags : Quantum, virtual tape library, VTL, Data Domain, EMC

Top 10 Data Center Certifications

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.
Tags : Cisco, HP, data center, NetApp, EMC

EMC NetWorker Gets DD Boost Integration, New Pricing

The NetWorker backup and recovery platform has been integrated with EMC’s Data Domain DD Boost software and now features a capacity-based licensing option.
Tags : EMC, backup, NetWorker, Data Domain, deduplication

VCE Coalition Partners with Orange for Cloud Services

Cisco, EMC and VMware have partnered with Orange Business Services to deliver cloud services based on the Vblock system.
Tags : Cisco, EMC, VMware, Vblock, Orange

Top 10 Takeaways from VMworld

Enterprise Storage Forum visited VMworld this week. Here are the top 10 takeaways. Some are obvious and some are forecasts of where we might be headed.
Tags : VMware, VMworld, EMC, Cloud, data storage

VMworld: There's No Cloud Without Storage

Attendance is up and storage is taking center stage as IT pros make their pilgrimage to VMware’s VMworld conference.
Tags : VMworld, EMC, Cloud, VMware

VMworld: EMC Automates Vblock Management, Supports VMware View

The company is adding storage provisioning to its Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager software and touts support for VMware View 4.5 VDI deployments.
Tags : EMC, VMworld, virtual desktop infrastructure, Vblock, VMware

Top 10 Storage Vendors with Staying Power

Acquisitions have the storage landscape in constant flux, but some vendors fall under the category of untouchable.
Tags : Dell, EMC, HP, NetApp, IBM

EMC Announces Unified Storage for Virtual Environments

EMC claims its new EMC Unisphere management software for virtual environments reduces storage capacity by 50 percent.
Tags : EMC, virtual storage, Unified Storage

EMC Ships Unified Management Software for Clariion, Celerra

Software release also includes Fast Cache tiering, native FCoE connectivity and VMware VAAI integration.
Tags : Clariion, Celerra, Unisphere, EMC

Top Ten Rumors in Data Storage

Which of the many IT and data storage rumors are true and which are hogwash? Take your pick.
Tags : NetApp, Cisco, Brocade, IBM, EMC

EMC Paints Stronger Integration Picture at EMC Forum

The recent EMC Forum in Long Beach featured news of the imminent release of Unisphere for unified array management, VAAI and vBlock, the first tangible product from the EMC, Cisco and VMware partnership.
Tags : EMC

EMC Breaks Quarterly Revenue Record

EMC broke its Q2 revenue record, reporting consolidated revenue of $4.02 billion, an increase of 24% compared with the year-ago quarter.
Tags : Data Domain, EMC, VMware

EMC Doubles Performance of Midrange Data Domain Systems

EMC (NYSE:EMC) today unveiled a range of upgrades for its backup systems, including a new Data Domain system, a deduplication expansion option for the EMC Disk Library for Mainframes and increased capacity points for the Disk Library series.
Tags : Data Domain, deduplication, EMC

Buyer's Guide: EMC Goes x86

It was not long ago that RISC processors powered EMC's server lines. Today, Intel's Nehalem EX processor is the power behind its four server lines. Together, Celerra, Centera, Clariion and Symmetrix offer a variety of solutions to match a variety of budgets.
Tags : Intel, EMC, disk array, x86

EMC Keeps Storage Networks Up and Running

EMC unveils the latest version of Storage Configuration Advisor and shuts down its Atmos cloud storage service.
Tags : EMC, storage networking, Cloud Storage, change management, EMC Atmos

EMC Adds Unstructured Data to SourceOne Archiving

Unstructured data management aas announced with the launches of EMC SourceOne File Intelligence and SourceOne for File Systems.
Tags : EMC, Unstructured Data, data archiving

EMC Sells Retrospect Backup Software Unit

EMC has sold its Retrospect small business backup software to Roxio owner Sonic Solutions.
Tags : EMC, backup and recovery, backup software, data protection

Anobit Claims Enterprise SSD Performance from MLC

Anobit claims a breakthrough in low-cost solid state drives that has eluded other SSD makers.
Tags : EMC, SSD, Anobit, MLC flash, solid state drive

Riverbed Optimizes for EMC SRDF Replication Technology

Version 6.1 of the Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) improves reduction and throughput for EMC SRDF.
Tags : EMC, SRDF, Riverbed, replication

NetApp Leapfrogs the Storage Networking Competition

In a single quarter, NetApp leapt past Dell and HP and nearly caught IBM, according to IDC, while EMC remains all alone at the top.
Tags : market share, NetApp, SAN, NAS, EMC

EMC Atmos Virtualizes Non-EMC Storage

EMC's cloud storage array, Atmos, can virtualize the competitors' arrays.
Tags : virtualization, virtual storage, EMC

EMC Announces Cloud Storage Networking Strategy

The company's new cloud storage networking strategy includes Cisco and Brocade partnerships.
Tags : EMC, storage networking, Cloud Storage, private cloud

EMC Rolls Out Fully Automated Storage Tiering and Other Storage Enhancements

EMC announced FAST for Symmetrix V-Max, CLARiiON CX4, and Celerra NS. While there are differences of implementation between the three platforms, all versions of FAST automatically analyze data and move it to the optimal storage tier based on user-defined policies.
Tags : storage networking, FAST, Symmetrix, EMC

EMC Settles Kickback Charges for $87.5 Million

EMC has paid $87.5 million to settle a federal kickback and pricing lawsuit.
Tags : lawsuit, pricing, EMC, investigation, fraud

Top Ten Revelations from EMC World

We offer 10 observations from two days spent roaming through EMC's annual product showcase.
Tags : deduplication, solid state drive, EMC VPLEX, Cloud Storage, EMC

EMC, SAP Automate Enterprise Content Management

The companies will collaborate to provide a new avenue for financial firms to solve process-based challenges.
Tags : EMC, management, SAP

EMC Mozy Speeds Up Online Backup, Adds Local Disk

With soaring growth and competitive pricing, EMC's online backup service sees plenty of opportunity ahead.
Tags : Cloud Storage, online backup, backup and recovery, Mozy, EMC

EMC Launches SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint

The company launches a new member of its SourceOne e-mail management and archiving family.
Tags : SharePoint, Email management, EMC, archive

EMC Expanded Converged Networking with with Brocade, Cisco Partnerships

The company has announced plans to build out its converged networking services, products and management tools.
Tags : 10GbE, FCoE, EMC, CEE

EMC Claims Answer for Latency in Global Storage Networks

EMC today unveiled the first details of its plan to unite storage networks around the globe.
Tags : EMC, EMC VPLEX, storage virtualization, storage networking, storage federation

EMC Says Private Clouds Are the Future of Storage, Data Centers

EMC CEO Joe Tucci says VPLEX is just the start of the company's vision for private clouds.
Tags : storage networking, EMC Cisco VMware alliance, EMC, private cloud, EMC VPLEX

CDW First to Offer Iomega Storage Networking Array

Starting at under $5,000, the Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r array is expandable up to 12 drives and 24-TB.
Tags : EMC, Iomega, storage networking, storage array, storage network

EMC Data Protection Advisor 5.5 for Automated Management of Backup, Replication, and More

With Data Protection Advisor version 5.5, EMC provides additional ways to make sure data is protected and ready to recover in the event of a system failure or disaster.
Tags : disaster recovery, data storage, EMC, DR

Iomega Unified Storage Array Gives EMC Low-cost NAS

Iomega's new unified storage array stops short of challenging NetApp, but next week's EMC World may have more to say about that.
Tags : EMC, unified storage system, Iomega, network attached storage, NetApp

Brocade, EMC Integrate Gear for Private Clouds

The two companies have launched a set of integrated switching and storage solutions aimed at building private clouds
Tags : data storage, switching, Brocade, private cloud, EMC

EMC / RSA Targets IT GRC with Acquisition of Archer

EMC spreads its wings further with an acquisition aimed at the Goverance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) market
Tags : RSA, EMC, governance, GRC

NetApp Leads Rebound in Storage Networking Jobs

Data storage vendors are hiring, and NetApp is leading the way.
Tags : storage networking, EMC, NetApp, career, jobs

Storage Software Market Has Typical Fourth Quarter Jump, as Well as a Slight Increase from Last Year, According to IDC

IDC lays out the winners and loser in the storage software market.
Tags : NetApp, storage networking, storage software, EMC