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BakBone Software NetVault Oracle Online Application Plugin Module (APM) for Oracle9i databases is now available. BakBone said the APM provides fast online backup for Oracle 8, 8i and now 9i databases running on UNIX, Linux, Windows NT and Windows 2000 platforms. Cali Sartor, NetVault APM Product Manager, BakBone Software, said “We are continually updating our […]

Overland Data Inc. Neo series LXN2000 tape library is the recipient of this year’s Arkeia Power Award for departmental excellence in a Linux environment. The award was bestowed at LinuxWorld Expo, held last week in New York City. The Arkeia Power Award, created and distributed by Knox Software Corp., uses formula-based benchmarking analysis to determine […]

IBM has appointed Bell Microproducts, Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corporation as high volume distributors of select IBM storage products to the small and medium-size business (SMB) market. “As demand to harness and maintain data more efficiently increases, backup and storage technologies will play an even greater role in small and medium size organizations,” […]

FalconStor Software, Inc. announced this week that QLogic Corporation’s line of SANbox2 switches and 2Gb SANblade Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs)have have achieved certified interoperability with FalconStor’s IPStor storage management software. “The end-to-end 2Gb infrastructure that QLogic offers is the perfect platform to make storage virtualization a reality in the marketplace,” said Joseph Kimpler, […]

By Josh Judd, Chris Beauchamp, Alex Neefus and Benjamin F. Kuo Solutions in this chapter: Looking at the Overall Lifecycle of a SAN Conducting Data Collection Analyzing the Collected Data Summary Solutions Fast Track Frequently Asked Questions Introduction We intend this book to allow you to effectively design, implement, and maintain storage networks. Doing so […]

Veritas Software Corporation’sVertias Foundation Suite, a storage virtualization platform, now supports Red Hat Linux. According to the company, its storage virtualization platform uses online storage management and file system technology to optimize storage hardware usage and to simplify administration of multi-platform environments. With this release, Veritas brings its storage management solution for UNIX environments to […]

Crossroads Systems Crossroads 8000 storage router has been qualified by Brocade Communications Systems Inc. as interoperable with Brocade-based Storage Area Networking (SAN) infrastructure in testing conducted through the Brocade Fabric Aware Program, an end-to-end interoperability initiative for enterprise SANs. According to Brocade, the program is a comprehensive testing and configuration initiative designed to foster end-to-end […]

AIT tape library vendor Spectra Logic announced that its Spectra 64000 and 12000 tape libraries have been tested and qualified by EMC as E-Lab Tested, assuring customers that the libraries are fully interoperable with EMC information storage systems. “As part of the E-Lab Tested program, EMC conducts the industry’s most comprehensive testing to give customers […]

FalconStor Software, Inc. and Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd. (HEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., have formed a partnership to deliver business continuity solutions to the Japanese market. HEC plans to offer storage management systems with FalcomStor’s IPStor data management software embedded to provide network-based storage services such as on-line snapshots, remote disaster recovery, […]

EMC Corporation this week announced its new Rapid Results business continuity offering. The company said the Rapid Results offering combines its 6,000-person EMC Global Services organization and network of business continuity partners with EMC business continuity technologies to deliver what it calls a “productive protection” solution for companies within 30 business days. EMC said the […]

An IDC Bulletin, “Solid State Disks: The Right Products for Boosting Performance in Tough Times — Product and Market Analysis, 2001”, released last month reports solid state disks (SSDs) are increasingly being accepted as a cost-effective solution for boosting application performance and removing I/O bottlenecks. The Bulletin positions SSDs as a “smart choice” in tough […]

MTI Technology’s Vivant S200, Vivant V30, and Vivant V-Cache storage appliances have been verified by Brocade Communications Systems as interoperable with Brocade-based Storage Area Networking (SAN) infrastructures in testing conducted through the Brocade Fabric Aware Program, an end-to- end interoperability initiative for enterprise SANs. Verified MTI products include the Vivant S200 Fibre Channel SAN storage […]