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March 07, 2008 07 Mar'08
S3 backup Firefox plugin a diamond in the rough

A plugin that turns a web browser into a rough and ready archiving tool has potential, but is probably too unstable for anything other than personal use.
March 06, 2008 06 Mar'08
Green IT gripes from CeBIT

Europeans are said to be more concerned about green IT issues than Americans, but that's not the sentiment I discovered at CeBIT in Germany this week.
March 03, 2008 03 Mar'08
UK storage startup boosts US market presence

iSCSI SAN software specialists Stormagic adds US storage industry consultant to its team in a push to break into the SME market stateside.
February 28, 2008 28 Feb'08
NetApp ships new StoreVault iSCSI SAN

The S550 iS CSI SAN goes for just over $5,000 for 12 TB capacity; storage vendors rally around Windows Server 2008.

February 28, 2008 28 Feb'08
Windows Server 2008: The wow stops now?

Windows Server, SQL Server and Visual Studio have all got shiny new versions for the new year. So why does Microsoft say the wow stops> now?
February 27, 2008 27 Feb'08
Animal charity opts for clustered NAS over iSCSI SAN

Animal charity The Blue Cross has deployed an 11-site clustered NAS product over an EMC Clariion iSCSI SAN in an £18,000 project, reflecting the appeal of NAS to SMEs.
February 25, 2008 25 Feb'08
Publisher opts for EqualLogic iSCSI SAN system over Lefthand

Ink Publishing opts for Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN in two-horse race with Lefthand Networks, winning out on redundancy.
February 25, 2008 25 Feb'08
Quantum's Riverbed suit dismissed

Quantum's suit against Riverbed for de-dupe patent infringement has been dismissed due to a rights assignment technicality - Quantum did not own the patent in question.
February 20, 2008 20 Feb'08
The importance of backup training

Lack of knowledge about backup results in backups missing their window. Training, whether in-house or supplied by official programmes, can be beneficial.
February 19, 2008 19 Feb'08
School misses out on iSCSI by a few months

St Pauls School in London buys a Fibre Channel SAN through its partnership with Dell and EMC, narrowly missing out on an iSCSI SAN which it feels would have been a better fit.

February 19, 2008 19 Feb'08
City financial player guarded on deduplication

CMC markets is evaluating data deduplication but it's not just the technical characteristics of particular solutions it needs to look at but the spin-off effects on its processes.
February 18, 2008 18 Feb'08
Data Domain makes remote office data deduplication push

Data Domain launches its smallest data deduplication appliance specifically built to reduce and back up data at remote offices.
February 17, 2008 17 Feb'08
NAS product specifications

NAS is so easy to install and manage that NAS sprawl is a common problem. This is why NAS is often a prime candidate for consolidation initiatives. Learn how to purchase NAS appliances with an eye toward NAS storage consolidation.
February 17, 2008 17 Feb'08
VMware, LeftHand offer iSCSI SAN as virtual machine

Channel partners will bundle LeftHand's virtual SAN appliance with VMware licenses for an ESX infrastructure that can run on one piece of physical hardware.
February 14, 2008 14 Feb'08
Plasmon tries to raise fresh cash

Struggling optical archive supplier is looking to refinance to stay in the game.
February 13, 2008 13 Feb'08
Telco picks EMC Celerra over HP on "value for money"

HTK deploys an EMC Celerra for combined SAN/NAS access and affordability over its existing HP SAN.
February 13, 2008 13 Feb'08
Effective backup performance tuning and moving bottlenecks in the backup path in the backup path

Tuning throughput is considered an important part of running a successful backup operation.
February 13, 2008 13 Feb'08
HP exec: Storage blades may replace disk arrays in data center

An HP storage executive predicts that storage blades -- storage devices using the form factor and plug-and-play philosophy of blade servers - may replace disk arrays in the next 18 months
February 12, 2008 12 Feb'08
HP pondering storage blades to cut arrays out of the data centre

Hewlett Packard has begun to contemplate blade storage architectures that the company feels could replace dedicated storage arrays.
February 11, 2008 11 Feb'08
European distributor extends FalconStor's reach into UK

European IT distributor, Magirus has extended its distribution agreement with storage management software company FalconStor to cover the UK market in a move welcomed by resellers.
February 11, 2008 11 Feb'08
Rugby club puts backup in safe hands after data loss

Backup as a service is an option for all sizes of business and for different reasons but how do you decide whether your firm should outsource or not?
February 11, 2008 11 Feb'08
8 steps to better data security

Here are eight steps to consider when building a data security strategy.
February 07, 2008 07 Feb'08
Continuity Software turns disaster recovery into a service

Continuity Software enters the services game by offering disaster recovery management software.
February 06, 2008 06 Feb'08
Law firm plans to ditch tape

Irwin Mitchell plans to do away with tape, implement information lifecycle management and achieve BS25999 business continuity certification this year.
February 04, 2008 04 Feb'08
Horticultural Society puts tiered storage into action

The Royal Horticultural Society uses tiered storage automation to keep its picture library updated with the most frequently accessed images while also reducing power consumption.
February 04, 2008 04 Feb'08
Dell/EqualLogic integration as easy as E, X, V

Dell has renamed EqualLogic's products, which now come in just three flavors, and updated its IP storage roadmap
February 03, 2008 03 Feb'08
Desire to virtualise drives Austcorp to its first iSCSI SAN

Complications arising from direct attach storage, a desire to virtualise and a network expenditure surprise all contributed to Austcorp's new SAN purchase.
February 01, 2008 01 Feb'08
NAB's man on SNIA board says he speaks for all storage users

The first ever user on the SNIA ANZ Board, Graham Rothwell, says the National Australia Bank has reduced its storage carbon footprint by 70% per terabyte.
January 30, 2008 30 Jan'08
Workwear firm standardises on 3PAR

Sunlight Service Group adds another 3PAR array at DR site; looks for archiving tools and cheaper forms of storage, such as SATA arrays to create tiered storage architecture.
January 30, 2008 30 Jan'08
WAN/WAFS and remote offices

This overview of WAFS and remote offices looks into the role of cache and file limitations, and WAN optimisation.
January 28, 2008 28 Jan'08
How recession-proof is your IT budget?

As uncertainty grips the economy IT departments need to budget for possible recession – with storage key to helping the business through hard times.
January 25, 2008 25 Jan'08
Ever increasing tape speeds are technical suicide

Managing the end of life of LTO2 and SDLT 600, to be succeeded by LTO3, LTO4, DLT-S4, the StorageTek T10000, or IBM TS1120, is a real pain in the brain!
January 24, 2008 24 Jan'08
Policy and technology: the belt and braces of data protection

The flurry of recent high-profile data security breaches highlights how easy it is to hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. But avoiding infamy is not that difficult.
January 24, 2008 24 Jan'08
Vista Service Pack One to boost new drive type

The forthcoming update to Windows Vista will give prominence to a new, hybrid, hard drive that mixes flash and electromagnetic recording in a single device.
January 23, 2008 23 Jan'08
HDS sales chief quits

Scott Genereux, executive vice president and general manager of worldwide sales, marketing, and support at HDS has quit after 15 years to join DataDirect Networks.
January 21, 2008 21 Jan'08
Email in the dock - would yours survive legal scrutiny?

Increasingly onerous compliance obligations and growing data volumes are driving companies to invest in email archiving systems. What approach is right for your business?
January 16, 2008 16 Jan'08
New Year – New Resolutions

Here are some ideas to consider for storage New Year's resolutions.
January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08
Data deduplication: The real benefits

With the exploding volumes of data, technologies that offer better utilisation of resources are always attractive. Data deduplication is one such technology that enables better utilisation of both storage devices and network bandwidth.
January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08
Why we love backup administration

First and foremost, a company is nothing without its data. This puts the people who protect that data at the top of the food chain.
January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08
Disclosure becomes a fact of life in leaky Britain

There's still no law in Britain that forces companies to disclose a data security breach. But few organisations would now be reckless enough to try to hide the fact.
January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08
Data Protection Act compliance moves up security agenda

Companies ignoring Data Protection Act compliance will have to strengthen their security and auditing procedures after a recent spate of high-profile data breaches. New push for data privacy involves Sarbanes-Oxley Act and PCI DSS.
January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08
Copan's MAID takes games developer up a level

Constrictions on space, power and cooling led a video-hungry London-based operation to opt for a densely-packed Copan box for its online storage needs.
January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08
Storage requirements rocket for hosting provider

ADS Portal, a managed IT services provider, says its storage needs are going through the roof as customers are reluctant to get rid of data.
January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08
UK mapping agency ducks tape in 08

Ordnance Survey, Great Britain's mapping agency aims to avoid backing up to tape whenever possible in 2008 and has allocated more of its storage budget for data deduplication.
January 09, 2008 09 Jan'08
Storage salaries on the rise say recruitment experts

Remuneration for storage roles is up to 15% higher than last year with businesses demanding storage specialists who can appreciate the big picture.
January 09, 2008 09 Jan'08
Comic Relief hopes for charity from Amazon S3

Charity organisation, Comic Relief is outsourcing parts of its storage to Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) in Europe, but is hoping for a little more charity on the price.
January 09, 2008 09 Jan'08
Archiving software purchase considerations

Archiving software must be able to support a wide range of file types, as well as quickly search through vast quantities of data.
January 08, 2008 08 Jan'08
University of East Anglia dumps DEC Alphas for IBM SAN

UEA migrates from direct-attached DEC Alphas to an IBM SAN – saving time, space and energy. More capacity and tiered architecture are next.
January 08, 2008 08 Jan'08
New business continuity standard a hit

A newly-minted British Standard – BS25999 part two – which specifies business continuity best practices is proving a must-have for UK firms who want to demonstrate compliance.
January 08, 2008 08 Jan'08
Archiving software product specifications

Archive software provides many of the features we take for granted in modern archive systems, including index and search, data classification and migration, retention and deletion, litigation hold and even data reduction technologies, such as data ...
January 06, 2008 06 Jan'08
Forestry firm picks Riverbed WAFS over Cisco

Cisco shop picks Riverbed after head-to-head performance testing between Riverbed's Steelhead appliance and Cisco's wide area application services card.
December 09, 2007 09 Dec'07
Backup software tested: StorageCraft ShadowProtect

Over the coming weeks TechTarget ANZ checks out new backup technologies from CA, Symantec and Acronis. Ian Yates kicks off with StorageCraft's ShadowProtect.
December 05, 2007 05 Dec'07
Windows Server 2008 RC2 hits the streets

The second release candidate of Windows Server 2008 has been released.
December 05, 2007 05 Dec'07
Fibre in the storage diet's fine for Oztion

Online auctioneer Oztion has upgraded from direct-attach storage to a fibre channel SAN, defying vendor predictions that small businesses will favour IP storage.
November 28, 2007 28 Nov'07
Pros and cons of iSCSI for SMBs

The introduction of iSCSI has started a shift in SMB storage. This article discusses the benefits of iSCSI for SMBs and how to make it work.
November 12, 2007 12 Nov'07
How to integrate iSCSI and Fibre Channel, and make it work

Learn about eight best practices for integrating iSCSI into a Fibre Channel SAN, as well as best deployment practices for iSCSI.
November 07, 2007 07 Nov'07
Australians called to apply for heritage project

Storage provider EMC has called on Australians to apply for its Heritage Trust Project, founded to preserve information of historical or personal importance.
November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07
LeftHand adds hardware to iSCSI SANs

LeftHand makes its iSCSI SAN software available on two prepackaged appliances; sources indicate the hardware comes from Dell.
October 30, 2007 30 Oct'07
Isilon arrives in Australia

Clustered storage vendor Isilon has opened its doors in Australia, with a familiar name at the helm.
October 29, 2007 29 Oct'07
Virtual appliance lets users convert DAS to iSCSI SAN

NetApp is continuing a push down-market with the release of the S300, the latest SMB iSCSI SAN in its StoreVault line.
October 29, 2007 29 Oct'07
NetApp releases $3K iSCSI SAN

NetApp is continuing a push down-market with the release of the S300, the latest SMB iSCSI SAN in its StoreVault line.
October 25, 2007 25 Oct'07
EMC CTO considering hybrid storage appliances

EMC CTO Jeffrey Nick sees great potential in storage appliances that blend tasks. He wants better virtualisation too, as we find in this special interview!
October 24, 2007 24 Oct'07
3Com to enter storage market

Networking vendor 3Com plans to enter the storage market with an IP SAN.
October 23, 2007 23 Oct'07
Disaster recovery: Strategies for rapid restoration

Disaster recovery depends on how rapidly you restore mission-critical data, but many organisations are still hesitant prioritise rapid recovery strategies.
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
HP will give you your old, broken disk

If the disk in your laptop dies, HP want to give it back to you ... for a price.
October 16, 2007 16 Oct'07
Download NAS Upgrades Buying Guide: Chapter 2 -- NAS management software

You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our NAS Buying Guide.
October 16, 2007 16 Oct'07
HDS makes SME play

Hitachi Data Systems has announced a new iSCSI SAN for smaller businesses.
October 14, 2007 14 Oct'07
How to back up Microsoft Exchange Part Five

We wind up our look at protecting Exchange with a list of products to help you get the job done.
October 14, 2007 14 Oct'07
iVec heads for the Sun

West Australian advanced computing lab has selected Sun for a new nearline storage archive.
October 11, 2007 11 Oct'07
Archiving vendors beef up integration

CA, Autonomy and Prostor look to differentiate products in a sea of archiving and e-discovery compliance players.
October 11, 2007 11 Oct'07
How to back up Microsoft Exchange Part Four

Everyone knows that lawyers can demand to see old emails years after they were sent. Best be able to archive Exchange data then...
October 10, 2007 10 Oct'07
How to back up Microsoft Exchange Part Three

Can you live without email? Thought not! That's why part three of our Exchange protection guide considers continuous availability.
October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07
How to back up Microsoft Exchange Part Two

Part two of our guide to protecting Exchange considers backing up older versions of Exchange.
October 09, 2007 09 Oct'07
Tape encryption purchases Part One: Essential issues

Part one of our buying guide details which factors go into purchasing a data encryption hardware or software product.
October 08, 2007 08 Oct'07
How to back up Microsoft Exchange Part One

Need storage software for Microsoft Exchange? This week we explain how to protect the vital emails the server contains and list the software to do the job.
October 08, 2007 08 Oct'07
Happy Birthday to TechTarget ANZ

It's our first birthday and we offer you the rather small present of a roundup of the most-read stories across our sites over the last month.
October 03, 2007 03 Oct'07
The future of Unix Part 3: IBM's view

Ian Yates' interview series on the future of Unix concludes with IBMs Phil MacLochlainn.
October 03, 2007 03 Oct'07
Storage Basics Part 3: Getting the most out of iSCSI

The Storage Basics series continues, with a look at how to get the most out of iSCSI.
October 02, 2007 02 Oct'07
The future of Unix Part 2: The Sun view

Ian Yates continues his interview series on the future of Unix, in conversation with Sun's Laurie Wong.
October 02, 2007 02 Oct'07
Storage Basics Part 2: What is iSCSI?

Day two of our storage basics special explains iSCSI.
October 01, 2007 01 Oct'07
The future of Unix Part 1: IBRS' view

Ian Yates kicks off a three-part Q&A on the future of Unix in conversation with IBRS analyst Dr Kevin McIsaac.
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Data centre turns to gas

Refrigerated gas cooling is helping Sydney data centre Equinix to deploy dense blade server implementations.
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Review: Nano-NAS impresses, despite flaws

D-Link's DNS-323 is one of a new batch of very small NAS devices on the market. Simon Sharwood puts it through its paces.
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
Archive integration woes dog healthcare providers

Healthcare providers are getting up to speed with networked storage, but say integration of new storage systems with medical applications is still rocky.
September 23, 2007 23 Sep'07
Quantum's Tamlin jumps to Spectrum Data

EXCLUSIVE: Craig Tamlin, Quantum's country manager, is heading west to take up a position at the head of Perth's Spectrum Data.
September 03, 2007 03 Sep'07
HDS makes services a formality

HDS has hired four new staffers and given its storage services operation the status of a "Practice".
September 02, 2007 02 Sep'07
Sun wants to dis-integrate storage industry

Sun believes the storage industry is mired in mainframe-era thinking and plans to release an open source NAS it hopes will open storage to cheaper solutions.
August 23, 2007 23 Aug'07
Fibre Channel director face-off: Brocade vs. Cisco Part 2

In the second part of our face-off we investigate other directors, and answer your most frequently asked questions about directors.
August 12, 2007 12 Aug'07
Storage basics

From the pages of Voice & Data, Simon Sharwood explores storage basics for businesses about to take their first steps into dedicated storage equipment.
August 08, 2007 08 Aug'07
New iSCSI SAN/NAS box touts better performance

Agami's new low-end iSCSI SAN/NAS box is pricier than other scaled-down offerings, but has a few more high-end features
August 05, 2007 05 Aug'07
Disaster recovery outsourcing: Simple and cheap

Outsourcing disaster recovery efforts can be smart for SMBs.
August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07
Kent Police pick San for back-up, explore virtualisation

Kent Police have bought a £120,000 EqualLogic storage area network from Infrasys to manage "exponential growth" of the force's data storage needs. Not only is it saving incremental costs now, but the force expects the system to pay for itself within...
July 31, 2007 31 Jul'07
Make an iSCSI SAN with a USB key

An intriguing open source technology lets you turn old servers and their direct-attach storage into a NAS or SAN.
July 30, 2007 30 Jul'07
Users make iSCSI SANs with USB keys

Users say that Open-E's iSCSI SAN software, which is delivered on a USB stick, is more affordable than prepackaged systems and has more support than free iSCSI target products.
July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07
Riverbed extends WAFS to laptops

Steelhead Mobile installs on workstations without an onsite appliance. Users say they'd like to see better integration between the mobile and data centre versions of the product.
July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07
IBM Australia to expand storage-as-a-service faciilties

Big Blue says customer demand for outsourced storage will see it bolster its local on-demand facilities.
July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07
LeftHand refreshes iSCSI SAN software

Version 7.0 of LeftHand's iSCSI SAN software contains dozens of new features, including support for four-way replication and brushed-up thin provisioning.
July 16, 2007 16 Jul'07
EMC upgrades hardware range, goes green - UPDATE

EMC has upgraded its five main hardware lines, introduced power-saving technology and hinted at enhancements to its data de-duplication tools.
July 16, 2007 16 Jul'07
Sun reveals open appliances

EMC has upgraded its five main hardware lines, introduced power-saving technology and hinted at enhancements to its data de-duplication tools.
July 08, 2007 08 Jul'07
RFID still faltering despite technology improvements

CHEP director of information systems Murray Fane is keen on RFID's promise, but concedes that many CIOs are still finding it hard to justify.