Storage Hardware
FalconStor Tackles I/O Bottlenecks for VDI
FalconStor Software is positioning its performance-boosting SAN Accelerator as a fit for CPU-hungry virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments. The Accelerator leverages solid-state disk (SSD)...
Tuning Your RAID Controller for Maximum Storage...
Tuning RAID controllers is not as difficult as some vendors would have you believe; there's no need for professional services to get the job done.
Many of...
New Intel Chips Optimized for Entry-Level NAS...
The two newest members of Intel’s Atom line of processors – the 1.8GHz Atom D425 single-core and D525 dual-core processors – have been designed...
5 Options for Building Low-Cost NAS Servers
If you have hit a wall with the simple file and printer sharing features offered by Windows, Unix/Linux, and Mac, it might be time...
Dell to Buy 3PAR for $1.15 Billion
Dell has inked a deal to acquire 3PAR, a maker of virtualized, multi-tenant storage arrays, for approximately $1.15 billion in cash.Under the terms of...
Micron Ships 6Gbps SATA SSDs; Seagate Partners...
Micron has introduced enterprise-class solid-state disk (SSD) drives with 6Gbps SATA interfaces, while Seagate and Samsung have partnered to jointly develop and cross-license new...
Gluster Brings Open Source to Unstructured Data
Gluster is an open source startup that most people in storage have never heard of. Yet its value proposition could spell trouble for the...
Translattice Aims to Change Application Provisioning
Startup Translattice, a self-described "predictive data and distributed application company that provides information when and where it is needed,” has entered the market with...
Illumos Project Attempts to Keep OpenSolaris Open...
There is a grassroots effort afoot to deliver open source versions of the closed components of OpenSolaris, including the ZFS file system. According to...
Intel Advances Storage Systems with Jasper Forest...
Intel’s new C5500/C3500 series processors, formerly code-named Jasper Forest, have been heralded by some as one of the most significant advancements in storage in...
Strategies for Long-Term Data Retention
The explosion of unstructured data has storage pros scrambling to come up with cost-effective ways to store and manage information. Some have turned to...
Enterprise Flash: MLC or SLC?
Multi-level cell (MLC) Flash is benefiting from technology advances by memory, controller and SSD vendors, while maintaining its cost advantages over single-level cell (SLC)...
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