Enterprise Storage Forum Staff

On the same day as announcing a name change from Workstation Solutions to Reliaty Inc., the Amherst, NH based company also introduced Reliaty Backup, the first data protection software developed on a Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) foundation. Pricing for the product, which will be available in July, starts at $2500. NDMP is an open […]

Western Digital today introduced the industry’s largest capacity hard drive — it’s WD Caviar 200 GB 7,200 RPM product. This milestone marks the fourth consecutive first-to-market 7,200 RPM hard drive delivered by Western Digital — which was first to deliver 7,200 RPM hard drives in 80, 100 and 120 GB capacities. WD Caviar 60 GB-per-platter […]

Adaptec today released the world’s fastest Ultra320 SCSI controller, an adapter that scales to 546 megabytes per second over two channels and to an industry-leading 1.09 gigabytes per second over two controllers. The Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI controller dovetails with Ultra320 SCSI disk drives from leading drive provider Seagate Technology to deliver the fastest SCSI throughput […]

Enterprise customers seeking to maximize their investment in metropolitan-area optical networks can now aggregate up to 40 data connections over a single wavelength using the Cisco ONS 15530, Cisco’s new metro DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) solution, which was introduced today. This “service aggregation” feature in the 15530 brings a new level of multiplexing efficiency […]

Earlier this week, Brocade Communications opened The Brocade SAN Technology Forum, China’s largest SAN technology conference. SAN customers have joined Brocade partners, industry analysts, and members of the media in learning about the future of SAN and SAN technology from SAN experts and industry leaders. Over 1000 attendees are taking advantage of the opportunity to […]

TheInfoPro a New York-based technology research network, today released the findings of its in-depth interviews with 152 F1000 storage professionals and 40 institutional investors regarding storage networking and storage management vendors, issues, products and future intentions. The studies feature a unique methodology that enables TIP to highlight inconsistencies in how vendors are regarded by the […]

Adaptec and Maxtor today announced the interoperability of Maxtor’s Atlas 10K III Ultra160 and Ultra320 SCSI hard disk drives with Adaptec’s DuraStor(TM) external storage solutions for the companies’ worldwide channel partners. External RAID controller-based storage, which accounted for about 50 percent of the total RAID-based storage market in 2000, is expected to soar to over […]

CreekPath has announced the immediate availability of it’s next generation Enterprise Storage Management solution that will ‘help customers realize the benefits of storage networks. AIM Suite 2.0, the company’s flagship product, is the industry’s first integrated storage management platform, that enables enterprises to align storage objectives with business objectives by providing application to device-level control, […]

Maxtor has announced it’s fourth-generation 10K SCSI hard disk drive, the Maxtor Atlas 10K IV. Maxtor also announced its plans to launch a program to deliver a 15K class drive after the Atlas10K IV reaches volume shipments. Both drives incorporate Maxtor’s proven second-generation U320 SCSI interface. The first-generation Atlas 10K III-U320 has been shipping in […]

StorageNetworks, Inc. has been awarded Network Magazine’s ‘Product of the Year’ award in the Storage Services category for the company’s STORfusion(SM) software. Network Magazine’s independent review board selected STORfusion after an intensive evaluation of leading-edge networking products and services. STORfusion was chosen for the broad appeal of the STORos software as well as its competitive […]

By John Pearring Every business operation has data management requirements revolving around the three data protection areas: backup, archive and disaster recovery. In the past, the only option companies had available to them was to purchase each component separately. That is, they had to buy a library, buy software, and either put the software on […]

Exabyte today announced the introduction of its second generation VXA tape drive. The VXA-2 is targeted at users who seek an alternative to DDS technology at similar pricing for drives and media, but who are looking for increased capacity and performance. To protect the investment of users who have already chosen VXA technology and invested […]