Paul Shread

Permabit has unveiled storage software that the start-up claims can reduce storage capacity needs by as much as 95%. As if that weren’t enough, Permabit’s Permeon solution runs on standard non-proprietary servers, lowering total cost of ownership (TCO) and offering savings of as much as 50% over other content-addressed storage (CAS) offerings. Permeon requires no […]

McDATA has rolled out the first new product from its recent acquisition of Nishan Systems, an IP switch that gives Cisco a run for its money. The Eclipse 1620 is a four-port switch that supports iSCSI, iFCP, and Fibre Channel, and combines intelligent network services with unified management support via SANavigator. It also provides 3-5 […]

IBM has embraced open standards to boost the data recovery capabilities of its TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS), codenamed “Shark.” IBM will add Fibre Channel (FC) support for Shark’s Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) disaster recovery and remote backup software, resulting in data transfer up to eight times faster than Big Blue’s own proprietary ESCON technology, […]

Panasas appears to take the word “launch” a little too literally. The clustered Linux storage start-up came out of stealth mode today with record-shattering performance and the single largest Linux storage deployment to date — a stunning 120 terabytes at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). As if that weren’t enough, the company also announced six […]

CommVault Systems is the latest storage software firm to offer an email backup and archiving solution. With the growing number of laws and regulations requiring that email be archived and accessible, storage software firms see opportunity. “IT is just getting their arms around this issue,” says John Webster, founder of Data Mobility Group. “The federal […]

Quantum has unveiled what it claims is the biggest, fastest, and cheapest super drive on the midrange tape block. At 600 GB, the SDLT 600 boasts 50% greater capacity than LTO2. With a transfer rate of 72 MB/s, it’s also 20% faster, and at 20 cents per gigabyte, it’s 30% cheaper, too. “Quantum has recaptured […]

LeftHand Networks has unveiled an IP-based snapshot and replication application that starts at just $8,700. Remote IP Copy is a combination snapshot and replication application that LeftHand says simplifies the process of creating and maintaining multiple copies of data across multiple locations while offering near real-time performance, potentially opening the door for more companies to […]

EMC is claiming the first integrated failover and recovery demonstration of a production application over transatlantic distances, although VERITAS – with backing from an industry analyst – contends it accomplished the same four years earlier. EMC and Fujitsu Siemens Computers report they demonstrated the global failover and recovery of a live SAP ERP application between […]

Silverback Systems has begun shipping its speedy iSNAP 2100 storage network access processor, claiming the chip’s performance has more than doubled since March. Silverback says the iSNAP 2100 is “the highest-performing and only such storage networking processor available,” a hardware and software turnkey solution that allows combinations of TOE, iSCSI initiator, and target functionality. Silverback […]

AppIQ has added a host of new features to its standards-based storage management software. Based on SMI-S, the Storage Networking Industry Association’s storage management standard, the renamed StorageAuthority Suite adds new capabilities for file server storage resource management (SRM), heterogeneous device support, provisioning, and backup and recovery management, according to the company. The Burlington, Mass.-based […]

Six months ago, there were no groups dedicated solely to storage users. As of this week, there are three. Jon Toigo’s Data Management Institute started the ball rolling in May. This week, the Association of Storage Networking Professionals (ASNP) joined the fray, and the Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of California, San […]

With backing from the CIA and praise from a prominent analyst, Decru hopes to capitalize on the growing concern about data at rest with its next-generation storage security appliance for network-attached storage (NAS). The Decru DataFort E510 updates the E440 model that began shipping a year ago. This year’s NAS model adds new features to […]