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October 14, 2009 14 Oct'09
Storage Expo: Lloyds-TSB tackles rising storage costs after HBOS merger

Lloyds Banking Group Wholesale Markets Treasury and Trading, a division of Lloyds Banking Group, is reviewing the software applications in use...
October 14, 2009 14 Oct'09
Storage Expo: Businesses say cloud computing is a risk too far

Businesses are turning away from storing their critical data in the cloud, due to concerns over security, government regulations, and the risks of doing...
October 14, 2009 14 Oct'09
Anti-upgrade demonstration at Storage Expo

Visitor’s to Storage Expo were greeted by a “demonstration” outside London’s Olympia station, organised by Symantec, in a bid to convince users that they do not need to upgrade storage hardware.
October 12, 2009 12 Oct'09
The easy way to migrate from legacy storage

Migrating from legacy storage with the minimum disruption requires a good strategy, support from the business and the right technology.

October 08, 2009 08 Oct'09
Unilever calls on NetWisdom to fix SAN headaches

Unilever has cut the cost of managing its storage area network after deploying storage area network storage optimisation tools.

The consumer goods...
September 25, 2009 25 Sep'09
Green cloud from Microsoft's Dublin datacentre

Microsoft has opened its first datacentre in Europe to deliver cloud services to businesses.
September 24, 2009 24 Sep'09
Make your back-up and archiving fit for purpose

Distinctions between archive and back-up may blur, but they remain vital components of any storage strategy
September 23, 2009 23 Sep'09
Cloud-based email archiving makes sense

Mimecast has introduced a cloud service called MSE (Mimecast Services for Exchange) which offers Exchange email as a software service to support email archiving, a problem every business faces.
September 21, 2009 21 Sep'09
Seagate wows gamers with super-fast hard drive

Seagate Technology has shipped what it claims is the world's fastest, largest-capacity mainstream desktop hard drive.
September 18, 2009 18 Sep'09
MoJ admits losing 2,000 personal records

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has lost the personal information of more than 2,000 people in the past year, according to the department's annual financial accounts.

September 16, 2009 16 Sep'09
Logical Units – New product roundup

Our occasional roundup of new storage products returns with a look at some new products from Adaptec, HDS and SNIA.
September 09, 2009 09 Sep'09
Intel Braidwood is low-cost option for faster PCs

Hard disc caching technology developed by Intel could speed up the operation of PCs, a new report has concluded.
September 08, 2009 08 Sep'09
Hitachi targets SMEs with integrated NAS

Hitachi Data Systems has started shipping its latest Network Attached Storage (NAS) platform, which now provides native intelligent file tiering to simplify...
September 01, 2009 01 Sep'09
Oracle tackles storage costs with 11g Release 2

Oracle has updated its 11g database server with Release 2, which it says will help businesses reduce their storage requirements fourfold.
September 01, 2009 01 Sep'09
RAID changes to cope with modern storage challenges

A few weeks ago, a reader suggested that our story on the value offered by different RAID levels omitted any useful analysis of uncommon RAID levels, like RAID 3, 4, 6, 1+0 and 50. “Why not?” we thought, and here are the results of our inquiries!
August 21, 2009 21 Aug'09
Enterprise disk buying guide - Intel

We continue our guide to enterprise disks with a look at Intel's new range of solid state disks.
August 14, 2009 14 Aug'09
Imation makes multi-terabyte tape storage breakthrough

In what has been touted as a breakthrough in tape storage, Imation says it has developed a tape cartridge that supports multiple terabytes of native capacity...
August 07, 2009 07 Aug'09
NYSE Euronext to support data growth with Netezza upgrade

Last year NYSE Euronext replaced an Oracle IO relational database with a datawarehousing appliance from Netezza, allowing it to conduct rapid searches of 650Tbytes of data.
August 07, 2009 07 Aug'09
World's most expensive storage holds 100Tb

Texas Memory Systems has developed a solid state disk system which performs 5 million I/Os per second. It costs $4.4m for 100 terabytes of storage. The...
August 07, 2009 07 Aug'09
Acquisitions not essential for Dell's storage growth plans

Dell's Dell’s Global Enterprise Storage head, Praveen Asthana, says partnerships, not acquisitions, remain an option as the company seeks to expand its storage market share.
August 05, 2009 05 Aug'09
Sony's 2TB memory stick holds 2 million photos

Sony has finished the specifications of a memory stick that will have a maximum storage capacity of 2TB.
August 04, 2009 04 Aug'09
Research Council UK cuts cost with tiered San

Research Council UK (RCUK), which is responsible for co-ordinating all scientific research at UK universities, has updated its storage area network (San) with mutli-tiered storage to lower costs.
July 29, 2009 29 Jul'09
Verbatim goes for gold disc

Not to be outdone in terms of storage chaviness, Verbatim has released an anniversary edition "gold" 500GB 2.5in portable hard drive. Strictly speaking,...
July 24, 2009 24 Jul'09
World's most expensive USB memory has 256GByte

Kingston Technology has introduced the world's most expensive USB memory stick.

The memory company has introduced a £566 256GByte USB flash drive....
July 09, 2009 09 Jul'09
EMC wins battle over Data Domain

EMC has won the financial tug of war to acquire Data Domain for $2.1bn after NetApp lost its nerve and walked away from the negotiating table.

The...
July 02, 2009 02 Jul'09
UPDATE: Samsung removes links to business hard drives from its Australian website

Samsung Australia has removed links to information about its hard disks from its home page, but still cannot confirm which disk it officially sells and supports in Australia.
June 25, 2009 25 Jun'09
OPINION: Samsung must explain its gray market

Samsung Australia says some Australian resellers are selling disk drives it does not support in Australia. But the company cannot state which disk drives it does actually support, leaving buyers in the dark about whether the products it sells are ...
June 22, 2009 22 Jun'09
Enterprise disk buying guide - Western Digital

We continue our reference guide to enterprise disk drives by looking at the world's number two disk vendor - Western Digital.
June 17, 2009 17 Jun'09
Enterprise disk buying guide - Seagate

Learn about the enterprise disks offered by Seagate in the first of a series of buyers' guides to disk.
June 16, 2009 16 Jun'09
Demand for IT no longer in freefall, says Seagate boss

Demand for IT is no longer in freefall, says Seagate Technologies' newly elevated EMEA vice-president Mark Whitby.

Whitby, who headed...
June 05, 2009 05 Jun'09
Recession takes its toll on the storage market

The EMEA external disc storage market suffered in the first quarter of 2009, dented by the recession and volatile currency markets.

According...
June 03, 2009 03 Jun'09
Bidding war as NetApp raises offer for Data Domain

NetApp has raised its bid price for Data Domain by more than 26% to $1.9bn.
May 22, 2009 22 May'09
EXCLUSIVE PODCAST: Five-dimensional super DVDs waiting for lasers to light up their potential

One of the researchers who developed the technology to boost optical disk storage to 1.6 terabytes says the new storage medium could last "forever", raising the prospect of a new challenger to tape as an archival medium. But he also warns that ...
May 21, 2009 21 May'09
NetApp splashes out $1.5bn to pick up Data Domain

NetApp has put $1.5bn on the table to buy de-duplication specialist Data Domain as consolidation among storage vendors continues unabated.
May 06, 2009 06 May'09
Microsoft kills standalone Windows storage server

Our weekly roundup of storage blogs finds evidence that Microsoft is walking away from the standalone version of Windows-as-NAS, while HP has shot one of its own arrays to prove that it works.
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
Precise move to improve storage tier

Storage enhancement solution to align with dynamic whereby IT departments need to do more with less resource
March 02, 2009 02 Mar'09
Sony unveils high-speed disc storage burner

Sony Optiarc Europe is launching a high-end DVD burner which delivers a 24x burning rate.
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
Toshiba to buy Fujitsu's HDD business

Toshiba is to acquire most of rival Fujitsu's hard disk drive (HDD) business for an undisclosed sum as part of consolidation plans by both companies.
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
Greenpeace: eWaste from UK poisons Africa

Electronic waste intended for recycling is being illegally exported from the United Kingdom to Nigeria disguised as second-hand goods, according to Greenpeace.
February 11, 2009 11 Feb'09
iSCSI vs. Fiber Channel for your first SAN

Learn the differences between iSCSI and FIber channel and how the choice will impact the performance and capabilities of your first SAN.
February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09
Added critical data protection for SMBs

New technology aiming to solve small and medium size businesses’ perennial problems with protecting business critical data
January 19, 2009 19 Jan'09
Data security compromised as 9,000 USB sticks taken to the cleaners

An estimated 9,000 USB sticks have been left in people's pockets when they take their clothes to the dry cleaner. This is according to a UK survey...
December 16, 2008 16 Dec'08
Vendors not yet sure what Flash is for

Storage analysts and vendors say they are not yet certain of solid state storage's long-term roles.
November 26, 2008 26 Nov'08
Storage enhancement boosts mobile computing experience

New drives boost green computing whilst prolonging battery life whilst on the road
November 21, 2008 21 Nov'08
Government loses 53 computers in a year

The government has lost an average of one computer a week over the last year, according to figures from the Conservative party.
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Lost Apollo moon dust tapes found in Australia

A 1960s tape recorder the size of a fridge could yield valuable information from NASA's Apollo missions to the moon. An archiving error by NASA ...
November 03, 2008 03 Nov'08
Latest data blunder rocks faith in government security record

Faith in the government's ability to keep...
October 31, 2008 31 Oct'08
Global chip sales face decline in economic turmoil

Global semiconductor sales face a decline next year, according to the world's largest contract chip maker. Taiwan...
October 10, 2008 10 Oct'08
Solid State Disks: The little-known third variety

We conclude our look at solid state drives by revealing a third type of SSD and a very different role for the technology.
October 08, 2008 08 Oct'08
Video: Rim's Blackberry Storm rivals iPhone in touch-screen market

Research in Motion has introduced the Blackberry Storm, a version of its popular smartphone featuring a touch sensitive screen which Rim says will simplify navigation and typing.
October 08, 2008 08 Oct'08
Solid State Disks: The details

Simon Sharwood explores the technology used inside solid state disk drives.
September 04, 2008 04 Sep'08
BBC improves storage efficiency for news

The BBC World Service has improved efficiency
August 29, 2008 29 Aug'08
IBM ‘changes the game’ in solid state storage performance

IBM says it has "changed the game" when it comes to disk storage performance.

Engineers and researchers at the IBM Hursley development lab in England...
August 28, 2008 28 Aug'08
Can solid state disks wear out?

Solid State disks are supposed to be more reliable than their mechanical cousins. But some say they can wear out. Who's right?
August 26, 2008 26 Aug'08
HP EDS deal completed: competition for Big Blue

HP has completed its acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corporation, creating a company that will offer private and public sector IT...
August 06, 2008 06 Aug'08
New Clariion overlaps with Celerra, scales almost as high as Symmetrix

EMC has launched its new Clariion arrays, which now do many of the same things as its Celerra NAS and scale close to its high-end Symmetrix. The company denies these similarities point to product consolidation.
July 30, 2008 30 Jul'08
Siemens to sue former directors

Siemens is claiming damages from 11 former executives for alleged breaches of their organisational and supervisory duties.
July 18, 2008 18 Jul'08
Measuring the data centre's green power

Recent Quocirca research shows that few data centre managers know how much power their data centres are using.
July 14, 2008 14 Jul'08
Thin provisioning will beat storage virtualisation

Analysts from IBRS and Ovum say that Thin Provisioning is the next big thing in storage.
June 06, 2008 06 Jun'08
Enterprise array vendors contradict Seagate's 2.5 inch drive roadmap

Seagate says its new 2.5 inch drives will make their way into enterprise arrays by the end of 2008. But 2010 is the earliest any of the vendors we spoke to say they will use them in their arrays.
June 04, 2008 04 Jun'08
Disk storage systems shipments to double every two years

By 2012, spending will pass the $34 billion mark and , capacity-optimised storage will account for more than half of the market
May 30, 2008 30 May'08
Hard drive review: Samsung 64 GB SATA-II solid state drive

We review Dell's XPS M1330 with Samsung's 64 GB SATA-II solid state drive insde.
May 13, 2008 13 May'08
ICO given new powers to fine organisations for data losses

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been granted new powers to impose fines on organisations that lose personal data, following the amendment of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act.
May 08, 2008 08 May'08
Hard disc from Columbia space shuttle yields data

Data has been recovered from a hard disc on the Columbia space shuttle which exploded in 2003, killing its seven crew.
April 22, 2008 22 Apr'08
Teradata launches entry-level data warehouse

Teradata, a provider of enterprise data warehouse appliances, has introduced an entry-level data warehouse, designed for lower-cost installations.
April 11, 2008 11 Apr'08
Gartner identifies seven ‘Grand Challenges for IT’

"Seven grand challenges" facing IT over the next quarter of a century have been identified by analyst Gartner.
April 11, 2008 11 Apr'08
Data centre managers under pressure to cut energy costs, says BCS

Datacentre managers face a growing dilemma as businesses put pressure on them to deliver more computing power while also asking them to reduce rising IT energy costs, the British Computer Society has said.
April 09, 2008 09 Apr'08
EMC to buy Iomega for £107m to extend SME storage sales reach

EMC is acquiring SME and consumer data-storage firm Iomega for £107m to extend its sales reach.
April 07, 2008 07 Apr'08
HP offers cut-price SME digital storage device

HP has unveiled the Media Vault mv2120a digital storage device, which is designed to store, protect and share digital media for small offices and consumers.
March 12, 2008 12 Mar'08
Digital shadow outstrips digital footprint

For the first time, the amount of digital information generated about people surpasses the amount they create themselves...
February 28, 2008 28 Feb'08
Data warehousing and business intelligence increasingly important

Data warehousing and business intelligence increasingly important The use of data...
February 26, 2008 26 Feb'08
Moonwalk adds S3 access

Australian storage management company Moonwalk has made Amazon Web Services' S3 "just another tier of storage" in the latest release of its software.
February 20, 2008 20 Feb'08
Crown Prosecution Service guilty of leaving DNA disc to collect dust

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ignored a disc sent by Dutch police to check the DNA records of 2,000 of their dangerous wanted criminals against records in the British police DNA database, for over a year.
February 01, 2008 01 Feb'08
UK homes expand digital media empire to one terabyte

One million UK homes now possess at least one terabyte (more than 1,000 gigabytes) of digital media storage.
February 01, 2008 01 Feb'08
Hardware hoarder's Tosh squeaks a win

Announcing the winners of round one of our Hardware Hoarders competition to find the best photos and videos of your ageing hardware.
January 15, 2008 15 Jan'08
Flash in the enterprise: don't shed a tier for disk

In this commentary, we contemplate the significance of EMC's adoption of flash drives in its Symmetrix arrays.
January 13, 2008 13 Jan'08
Hitachi, Fujitsu, Toshiba considering joint disk venture?

Rumour suggests three Japanese giants want to pool their storage expertise, a move that could undermine some corporate storage pitches.
December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07
Stanley International bets on automated storage

Stanley International Betting has deployed an automated data storage system to improve its operations.
December 07, 2007 07 Dec'07
External controller-based disk storage market up 3.4%

The worldwide external controller-based (ECB) disk storage market increased 3.4% in the third quarter to £1.95bn, said analyst Gartner, with EMEA showing even greater growth.
November 26, 2007 26 Nov'07
Experian implements data management system

Credit-rating agency Experian has implemented a high volume data management system to support the storage and management of statuatory documents filed at Companies House.
October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07
Disk array expansion and replacement

No matter how much storage capacity you squeeze into a disk array, eventually it will run out of room. You can turn to tiered storage tactics and data deletion policies to stay one step ahead in the storage game, but no matter what, you will ...
October 01, 2007 01 Oct'07
Storage Basics Part 1: What is Fibre Channel?

In the first part of a four-day feature, we explain basic storage technologies. Today: Fibre Channel.
September 23, 2007 23 Sep'07
Surveillance drives are worth watching

A new class of hard drive dedicated to video surveillance is tougher than normal drives and loses less power. Do they have uses beyond video recording?
September 06, 2007 06 Sep'07
NAS product acquisitions need careful consideration

In many cases, storage can be added to the network using network attached storage (NAS) devices -- dedicated disk-based storage devices that attach to the user local area network (LAN) through an ordinary network connection. NAS devices can be ...
September 06, 2007 06 Sep'07
Learn all about SATA

This handbook offers three related SATA tips which compare SATA to SAS and SCSI and provides advice on striking the right balance between them.
August 20, 2007 20 Aug'07
Study: IT managers tired of unused storage

IT managers are fed up with buying storage they do not need, with many wasting thousands of pounds every year on unnecessary storage.
August 20, 2007 20 Aug'07
3PAR, EqualLogic file for IPOs

The emerging storage companies file S-1 forms with the SEC, though some experts warn they could be headed for a volatile market.
August 09, 2007 09 Aug'07
NAS appliance purchase considerations

NAS appliances are frequently touted for bringing convenience and simplicity to network storage. Appliances include their own dedicated disks for storage and RAID, and most NAS appliances can be upgraded with more or larger disks for additional ...
August 08, 2007 08 Aug'07
NAS appliance specifications

NAS appliances are noted for their convenience, offering dedicated internal storage that is relatively straightforward to identify and manage. The biggest issue for NAS appliances is avoiding network bottlenecks and supporting expansion without ...
June 14, 2007 14 Jun'07
Melbourne IT bets on fibre channel for growth drive

Hosting and online services company Melbourne IT says IP storage is not yet reliable enough to form the infrastructure it will use as the basis for a tripling of its storage pool.
June 03, 2007 03 Jun'07
IBM: We're No. 1 in storage hardware

A new combined disk and tape tracker from IDC has IBM trumpeting from the rooftops that it's the market leader. But what's IBM's story when it comes to software?
May 31, 2007 31 May'07
Blades heat up cooling issue

Dense deployments of blade computers and the virtualisation and consolidation that drive their adoption are creating new challenges for data centre managers. If your storage lives there, read on to understand the new power and heat issues you'll ...
May 25, 2007 25 May'07
Storage Decisions showcase revealed

A comprehensive list of all Storage Decisions 2007 slide presentations for you to download.
May 02, 2007 02 May'07
From the console to the data centre? Not with this little hardware

Blu-Ray and HD-DVD have storage capacity, and plenty of it. But have the tools to put those admirable qualities to work reached the market?
May 02, 2007 02 May'07
From the console to the data centre: What can you buy?

We've learned that only one vendor plans a Blu-Ray jukebox. But if you simply MUST have some Blu-Ray kit, what's out there?
April 30, 2007 30 Apr'07
From the console to the data centre?

Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are making waves in games consoles and video shops. But do they also have something to offer your business? Simon Sharwood explores in part one of a three-part series.
April 26, 2007 26 Apr'07
IBM brings new enterprise-class tape systems to the mid-market

IBM has announced new tape storage systems with encryption aimed at the mid-market.
April 17, 2007 17 Apr'07
Storage consolidation: Disks and disk subsystems overview

Any storage consolidation effort must involve a serious consideration of disk subsystems and the specific disk types that those systems will contain
April 16, 2007 16 Apr'07
Storage consolidation: Weighing the pros and cons

Storage consolidation holds out the promise of more efficient storage management. But pitfalls include slower network performance and a difficult data migration process.
April 11, 2007 11 Apr'07
Has MAID got it made?

Massive Arrays of Idle Disks (MAID) are a green archive alternative that supporters say boosts tiered storage and information lifecycle management. So why isn't everyone using it?