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Networking hardware

• April 02, 2007 02 Apr'07

  Quantum leaps into file virtualization with StorNext

  Quantum is trying to bring ADIC's StorNext SAN file system out of the HPC market with new features for file virtualisation and data deduplication with version 3.0.

• April 01, 2007 01 Apr'07

  Weekly compilation of storage news: NetApp touts Happy Feet

  Weekly round up of storage news including Animal Logic, an Australian visual effects and animation company behind the recent movie Happy Feet , using over 300 TB of NetApp storage.

• March 29, 2007 29 Mar'07

  Virtual storage tape library purchase considerations

  Specific considerations for VTLs plus a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between the suppliers

• March 28, 2007 28 Mar'07

  Enterprise switch upgrade specifications

  Product snapshots highlighting key specifications for a cross section of popular enterprise-class switch products.

• March 28, 2007 28 Mar'07

  Enterprise storage switch purchase considerations

  Considerations of enterprise switches with a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between vendors.

• March 27, 2007 27 Mar'07

  Sun restructures again, promises new NAS

  Sun's David Yen has left the storage group, but the company says the roadmap for storage will not change.

• March 22, 2007 22 Mar'07

  Midrange storage array specifications

  Product snapshots highlighting key specifications for a cross section of midrange storage array products.

• March 21, 2007 21 Mar'07

  Storage Backup Buying Guide: Enterprise-Class Disk Arrays

  A printable version of a Backup All-In-One Buying Guide. Download the latest chapter, Enterprise-Class Disk Arrays, in .pdf format now.

• March 19, 2007 19 Mar'07

  Overland boosts storage performance of low-end VTL

  The REO 1500 is the first hardware refresh for the low-end VTL product in two years as Overland moves ahead without its former OEM partners.

• March 15, 2007 15 Mar'07

  Enterprise-class tape library specifications

  Key specifications for a cross-section of enterprise-class tape library systems with a minimum of 100 TB of compressed capacity, SAN connectivity, and room for at least 100 tape cartridges in a base configuration.

• March 15, 2007 15 Mar'07

  Enterprise-class tape library purchase considerations

  Picking the best tape library for enterprise deployment is a serious challenge. This guide focuses on the specific considerations of enterprise-class tape libraries.

• March 13, 2007 13 Mar'07

  Winners and losers in storage market reports IDC

  According to the latest IDC research, HP shows declining revenues in several storage categories; EMC, HDS, Symantec and NetApp show surprising results.

• March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07

  Buzz builds around data reduction for primary storage

  Analysts predict that in-band compression offerings from StoreWiz, newly updated this week, are the first step toward a new wave of primary storage deduplication products.

• March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07

  NetApp stokes midrange fires with new array

  The FAS 3040 is a scaled down version of the 64-bit 3070 architecture; NetApp officials say more moves downmarket will follow.

• March 01, 2007 01 Mar'07

  Linksys, Gateway launch low-end NAS

  Cisco subsidiary Linksys and PC maker Gateway launch new NAS products for small businesses and consumers.

• February 27, 2007 27 Feb'07

  High-end storage array specifications

  The key specifications for a cross section of popular high-end disk storage array products.

• February 25, 2007 25 Feb'07

  HP announces iSCSI VTL for SMBs

  HP's new iSCSI VTL devices include automated backup capabilities for users with fewer than four servers.

• February 22, 2007 22 Feb'07

  Google offers 10 GB inbox

  The search engine giant is offering an email application on a subscription basis with five times the storage capacity of the free version.

• February 21, 2007 21 Feb'07

  NAS tackles more sophisticated roles in the enterprise

  NAS technology has filled the gap between servers and SANs, providing powerful file serving capability with huge storage capacity and an increasingly comprehensive suite of enterprise-class features. NAS has emerged as a primary storage resource in ...

• February 08, 2007 08 Feb'07

  New storage IPOs report losses

  Of the 2006 "graduating class" of storage IPOs, two reported losses this week in their first quarter as public companies.

• February 06, 2007 06 Feb'07

  IP storage adoption plows ahead bringing tangible benefits

  According to IDC, there were 32,124 terabytes (TB) of iSCSI storage deployed worldwide in 2005. That figure had almost tripled to 97,506 TB by 2006. IDC expects that figure to triple again in 2007 to over 320,000 TB of iSCSI storage, with almost 4 ...

• February 04, 2007 04 Feb'07

  HP fills in gaps with product updates

  HP announced updates to several of its products, but analysts are wondering what its ultimate strategy will be for storage virtualisation.

• January 31, 2007 31 Jan'07

  Fibre Channel storage to outstrip Ethernet alternatives

  Fibre Channel storage networking will soon take off at firms and outstrip technologies built around Ethernet, said analyst Dell’Oro Group.

• January 29, 2007 29 Jan'07

  Hybrid drives hit NAS boxes

  DNF will be making hybrid drives available in all of its storage products, but it doesn't recommend them for IP SANs.

• January 28, 2007 28 Jan'07

  Brocade unveils McData integration roadmap

  McData's directors and FICON routers will remain separate product lines for now; McData's SAN management software will replace Brocade's Fabric Manager.

• January 25, 2007 25 Jan'07

  Symantec makes major update to Enterprise Vault

  Symantec adds automated data classification and integration with security products in Version 7.0 of its Enterprise Vault archiving tool; EMC reports record earnings for the fourth quarter.

• January 24, 2007 24 Jan'07

  iSCSI SANs grow in midmarket, enterprise

  Because transporting "SCSI over IP" leverages ubiquitous Ethernet networks, that translates to lower cost, easier maintenance and simpler management, which makes SAN deployment more attractive for SMEs.

• January 15, 2007 15 Jan'07

  IBM adds more FC and DAS but dithers on iSCSI

  IBM announces new entry-level Fibre Channel and direct-attached storage arrays, but is missing an iSCSI product.

• January 14, 2007 14 Jan'07

  EMC, NetApp execs debate future of iSCSI

  A discussion between an EMC and NetApp executive, via their blogs, has users and analysts debating: Will the "Year of iSCSI" ever really happen?

• January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07

  What is the difference between SAN routing, channel extension and virtualization?

  Some folks see SAN routing as just segmentation; some see it as protocol conversion; some see it as distance enablement. SAN routing really embraces all those...

• January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07

  Is an SMB environment too small for a SAN?

  Almost any size business can benefit from some type of SAN -- or "network storage"; whether it's NAS, iSCSI-based IP storage or FC storage...

• January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07

  What is the difference between InfiniBand, SAS and iSCSI and where does each technology fit?

  InfiniBand is an interface; just like Fibre Channel (FC) or Ethernet. As an interface, InfiniBand carries different protocols...

• January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07

  When should I use a SAN vs. NAS or iSCSI?

  It's often a matter of block vs. file...

• January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07

  How does IP storage differ from iSCSI, NAS and Fibre Channel?

  Generically, IP storage involves any storage functionality that is leveraging TCP/IP as a network transport...

• January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07

  What's the difference between SONET/SDH, DWDM and OCx -- Why not just use TCP?

  We live in a virtual world where most of us have network access in our homes -- the Internet -- which is a virtual network...

• January 03, 2007 03 Jan'07

  Security, disaster recovery top SMB predictions for 2007

  What's in store for SMBs over the next year? Analysts weigh in with their thoughts on how security, disaster recovery, application availability and more will affect SMBs in 2007.

• December 25, 2006 25 Dec'06

  Top 10 storage stories of 2006

  SAN and NAS converged and shook up the industry, iSCSI went mission-critical, users conquered tiered storage and more.

• December 20, 2006 20 Dec'06

  Top 10 storage acquisitions of 2006

  Industry consolidation was fast and furious this year. We rank the deals by quality, not quantity.

• December 14, 2006 14 Dec'06

  Storage news weekly: Symantec sues plus more

  Symantec sues alleged software counterfeiters; iconic founder of Seagate has died; EMC software revenues up, IDC says.

• December 10, 2006 10 Dec'06

  Hitachi, BlueArc announce OEM partnership

  What had been rumored to be an acquisition has turned out to be an OEM deal, but HDS has also made an investment in BlueArc, indicating an acquisition could be the next step.

• December 10, 2006 10 Dec'06

  Storage Decisions in the wild, wild west

  Dedupe, iSCSI, backup, virtualisation and cowboys in Stetson hats -- Storage Decisions Las Vegas 2006 had it all.

• December 07, 2006 07 Dec'06

  Dell, Microsoft tout joint NAS product

  The new NX1950 product is vastly more expensive than its counterparts from HP and NetApp, but it scales higher, supports clusters and has redundant controllers.

• November 30, 2006 30 Nov'06

  Symantec blames piracy for Veritas licensing snafu

  Weekly compilation of storage news: Symantec says that software counterfeiting is throwing a wrench in tech support ; FRCP rules take effect.

• November 21, 2006 21 Nov'06

  Skills gap grips India's budding storage market

  India is the second fastest growth market for storage technology in Asia Pacific after China, according to IDC, but a skills shortage could hamper growth, experts say.

• November 21, 2006 21 Nov'06

  Virtual SAN purchase considerations

  The specific considerations for key virtual SAN products plus a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between vendors.

• November 21, 2006 21 Nov'06

  San storage gets simple

  Sanbolic, a developer of software designed to simplify and share storage area network (SAN) storage, has unveiled Simple Information Lifecycle Manager (SILM).

• November 20, 2006 20 Nov'06

  Virtualisation hardware specifications

  Product snapshots highlighting key specifications for a cross-section of popular virtualisation hardware products that run the gamut from dedicated appliances, to intelligent switches.

• November 15, 2006 15 Nov'06

  EMC, NetApp duke it out in the midrange storage

  As NetApp gains market share in midrange storage, EMC makes a rare response to performance claims.

• November 14, 2006 14 Nov'06

  SAN overview: Chapter 2 - SAN connectivity

  This overview highlights the role of Fibre Channel (FC), Ethernet, and iSCSI connectivity on the SAN.

• November 14, 2006 14 Nov'06

  Fiber optic networks vulnerable to attack

  Fiber optic networks aren't hack-proof: A savvy attacker can crack them with ease.