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15 May 2025
How close is quantum computing to commercial reality?
At a recent event, experts explored the progress towards logical qubits and how these will be applied to empower business IT Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 May 2025
Quantum computing signals the coming of the API storm
With insecure APIs creating vast blind spots and quantum computing poised to break current encryption, organisations will need to overhaul their cyber defences Continue Reading
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07 Dec 2006
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. Continue Reading
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30 Nov 2006
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. Continue Reading
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28 Nov 2006
Adware targets Mac OS X
As F-Secure notes what may be the first example of adware designed for Macs, researcher LMH reports more flaws in the operating system as part of the Month of Kernel Bugs. Continue Reading
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28 Nov 2006
Apple fixes 22 Mac OS X flaws
The patches include a fix for a Wi-Fi flaw reported earlier this month as part of the Month of Kernel Bugs. A number of other flaws remain unfixed, however. Continue Reading
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21 Nov 2006
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. Continue Reading
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21 Nov 2006
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. Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2006
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. Continue Reading
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News
14 Nov 2006
Fiber optic networks vulnerable to attack
Fiber optic networks aren't hack-proof: A savvy attacker can crack them with ease. Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2006
Wireless device flaw discovered
A Broadcom wireless device driver, common in millions of laptops, is vulnerable to an attack, according to an advisory from the Month of Kernel Bugs. Continue Reading
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08 Nov 2006
High-end clustering users contemplate snapshots
Some users and analysts say the line between high-performance NAS clusters and enterprise NAS systems continues to blur as clustering vendors begin to include enterprise features. Continue Reading
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07 Nov 2006
VMware backup still tough
VMware backup using Consolidated Backup is easier said than done, according to users at this week's VMworld show in Los Angeles. Continue Reading
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News
05 Nov 2006
NetApp adds a midrange box, tunes up software
NetApp adds the FAS3070 to its midrange lineup to compete with EMC's CX3-80 and updates a number of its software products. Continue Reading
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02 Nov 2006
Reporter's Notebook: Whispers and rumbles from SNW
Floridians talked DR, big guys quibbled over deduplication, and rumors of acquisitions and new products to come flew at SNW Orlando this year. Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2006
Exploit code released for Apple Wi-Fi flaw
Details on how to attack a flaw in Apple's wireless software were released as part of a new project called the "Month of Kernel Bugs." Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2006
Flaw found in Firefox 2.0
Attackers could exploit the security flaw to crash versions 1.5.0.7 and 2.0 of the browser, according to various security advisories. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Oct 2006
Production databases find a home on IP SANs
Dow Chemical will be cutting costs with a NetApp system; AirClic goes with EqualLogic's newest SAS array after evaluating both NetApp and EMC. Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2006
E-vaulting's many faces can confuse IT efforts
E-vaulting is the process that describes how enterprise IT departments ship backup tapes and replicate data to remote disk arrays and VTLs. E-vaulting is not a new concept, but more recently it has grown to mean remote backups and replication for SMBs/SMEs using third-party services. This article examines e-vaulting, highlights the major considerations and roadblocks in implementation, examines the impact of e-vaulting on real-life users and looks ahead at future e-vaulting trends. Continue Reading
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30 Oct 2006
Storage vendors polish their wares at SNW
EMC upgrades recovery management software, HP unveils a storage blade and VTL gateway for the EVA; IBM sweetens warranty for DS8000; Symantec updates Backup Exec and Ghost. Continue Reading
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30 Oct 2006
Storage vendors polish their wares at SNW, page 2
EMC upgrades recovery management software, HP unveils a storage blade and VTL gateway for the EVA; IBM sweetens warranty for DS8000; Symantec updates Backup Exec and Ghost. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Oct 2006
Download Advanced Storage Guide Chapter 1: Storage components (PDF)
A printable version of our Advanced Storage All-In-One Guide. Download Chapter 1: Storage components in .pdf format now. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2006
IT greats: Top 10 greatest IT people
For every world-famous name with a world famous fortune – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell – there are hundreds of other individuals who have moved the IT industry and its technology inexorably forward Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Oct 2006
What storage managers are buying and why, page 4
What storage managers are buying and why Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2006
What storage managers are buying and why, page 6
What storage managers are buying and why Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2006
QLogic dives into directors
QLogic will announce its new SanBox 9000 director this week, but it's missing true director-class features and is encroaching on a market already dominated by Brocade and Cisco. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Oct 2006
Nokia E62 thin mobile productivity device
In this product review, John Shepler weighs in on Nokia's new E62 mobile device for Cingular Wireless. Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2006
Isilon adds snapshots, makes play for mainstream NAS
Users and analysts say Isilon's new snapshot features are a challenge to NetApp, but the NAS cluster specialist still has a way to go to compete in the enterprise. Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2006
Tiered storage becoming tried and true
Tiered storage matches the value of data with the performance (and expense) of storage. Ideally, tiered storage can save money, while easing the access demands to any single storage tier. While tiered storage has clearly brought storage costs and performance into focus, it has yet to reach its full potential in the enterprise. Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2006
ISCSI gets a boost from InfiniBand
The InfiniBand protocol has already gained popularity in some bleeding-edge storage systems; a new spec will now standardise connection to iSCSI storage. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Sep 2006
NetApp operations chief talks growth
Tom Georgens, executive vice president and general manager at NetApp -- also rumoured to be in the running as next CEO -- discusses what's driving its growth. Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2006
Three ways to create clustered storage, page 2
Clustered storage systems run on storage servers, NAS gateways and hosts. Here's how to determine which clustered file-system architecture is best for your needs and storage environment. Continue Reading
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12 Sep 2006
Dell and EMC: Five more years
Dell leans on EMC for support in the face of an SEC investigation and possible delisting from NASDAQ. Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2006
Big security fixes for QuickTime, Flash Player
Apple and Adobe warned that attackers could exploit multiple flaws in QuickTime and Flash Player to run malicious code on targeted machines. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Sep 2006
Storage upstarts are tipping the vendor scales
The big storage vendors are always trying to steal a piece of each other's pie. But some small tech upstarts might play big parts in determining who comes out on top. Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2006
ControlGuard targets rogue devices
ControlGuard Access Manager is an effective tool for controlling what devices users can add to their workstations and how they are used. Continue Reading
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05 Sep 2006
Proofpoint delivers strong messaging security
Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway is a highly recommended, affordable solution for big enterprises that need protection from email-based attacks. Continue Reading
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31 Aug 2006
Emulex acquisition could cloud future of FC-SATA spec
New Emulex subsidiary Sierra Logic's strength is in FC-SATA bridging technology. Meanwhile, ONStor launches midrange clustered NAS, and Quantum shareholders withhold votes. Continue Reading
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28 Aug 2006
Riverbed update offers users more bandwidth, better reporting
Riverbed announced a package of hardware and software updates, which some customers say they've been waiting for. Continue Reading
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27 Aug 2006
3PAR adds midrange array for secondary sites
3PAR has introduced a smaller version of its InServ Storage Server, which it describes as a product-line extension into its existing customer base. Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2006
What do tiered storage and ILM have to do with disaster recovery?
That idea ties back into the topics of data growth, data control, data management and recoverability. Once you start categorizing your data based on criticality and recovery priority, it gives you an indication of your data segments. We have our high-priority data, we have our medium criticality data and we have our low restore priority data. Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2006
Apple fixes Xsan security flaw
Attackers could exploit a security flaw in Apple's Xsan file system to launch malicious code and crash vulnerable machines, but a fix is available. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Aug 2006
IT bosses preparing for Byte Night
About 250 senior IT professionals will take part in the annual Byte Night charity sleep-out on London’s Embankment on 22 September in an effort to raise £300,000 to combat child homelessness. Continue Reading
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03 Aug 2006
EMC updates SAN Advisor design tool
EMC's SAN design tool now recognises zones and allows users to customise rules; HP and EMC sign five-year cross-licensing deal. Continue Reading
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01 Aug 2006
Security Bytes: Exploits targeting freshly patched Apple flaw
Apple patches nearly two dozen holes in OS X, but not before exploits are unleashed. Plus McAfee fixes a critical flaw and EMC gets the OK to buy RSA. Continue Reading
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30 Jul 2006
EqualLogic updates storage provisioning software
Users have more options when it comes to pooling storage with version 3.0 of EqualLogic's array software, but some are wondering whatever happened to the SAS disks. Continue Reading
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16 Jul 2006
Automated provisioning quiz
Take this five-question quiz to see how much you've learned about automated provisioning. Continue Reading
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13 Jul 2006
Security Bytes: Investigators slam VA over data breach
Meanwhile: Cisco patches a router application flaw, a Washington law firm sues IBM over a server attack; and spammers sucker Web surfers with fake Vladimir Putin death reports. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jun 2006
UK IT leaders plan a night under the stars for charity
About 250 senior IT professionals will take part in the annual Byte Night charity sleep-out on London’s Embankment on 22 September in an effort to raise £300,000 to combat child homelessness. Continue Reading
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23 May 2006
Sleep out to help homeless children
The annual Byte Night charity sleep-out will take place on 22 September at London’s Victoria Tower Gardens on the Embankment next to the House of Lords. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2006
Battery fault prompts HP laptops recall
Hewlett-Packard is to recall more than 15,000 laptops worldwide because a fault makes them a fire hazard. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Apr 2006
Questions that need to be answered on NHS IT plan
Four years ago the government announced to a grateful NHS a national IT programme that would become the world's largest civil computer scheme. Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2006
Fast Guide: Storage technologies
A guide to storage technologies for both SMBs and enterprise users. This will help you sort out the advantages, limitations and applications of each technology. Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2005
Wireless security crucial to railway safety
A transportation firm uses wireless technology to keep the trains running on time. But securing mobile devices isn't easy when they're spread across the globe. Continue Reading
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03 Oct 2005
How to break into a computer that is right at your fingertips
Stressing the importance of physical security, Joel Dubin explains how a hacker can bypass a BIOS password and break into a computer. Continue Reading
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29 Sep 2005
Find out how to bridge the communications gap
Communications between the business and IT will be the subject of the next meeting of the Computer Weekly 500 Club (CW500). Continue Reading
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20 Sep 2005
SAS drives product roundup
Serial-attached SCSI (or SAS) drives offer significant storage capacity at a much lower cost, while maintaining reasonable performance. Find out who the vendors are in this market. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2005
Spy vs. Spy
Excerpt from Chapter 6 of Spies Among Us: How to Stop the Spies, Terrorists, Hackers, and Criminals You Don't Even Know You Encounter Every Day. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Sep 2005
IT professionals set for annual charity sleep-out
Senior IT professionals are gearing up to on London's Embankment near Tower Bridge on Friday 23 September 2005. The aim is to raise more than £250,000 for disadvantaged children. Continue Reading
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11 Sep 2005
VoIP turns up the heat on firewalls
New research shows that many organizations are increasingly concerned about VoIP security and plan to augment their firewalls within the next year, changing the landscape of the firewall market. Continue Reading
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05 Sep 2005
Extending perimeters
The news that, up until 2006, 70% of successful wireless local area network (WLAN) attacks will be because of the misconfiguration of WLAN access points and client software is disquieting on a number of levels. Continue Reading
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29 Aug 2005
Storage area network quiz
It's all about the storage area network (SAN) -- man. The more you know, the easier it is. Take our SAN quiz and find out where you stand as a SAN guru. Continue Reading
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06 Aug 2005
Trusted Computing Group releases server specs
The Trusted Computing Group released a new set of trusted server specifications it hopes will help vendors protect their platforms against security breaches. Continue Reading
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12 Jul 2005
Tony Asaro: Blogs and more
Read what Tony Asaro is talking about in this month's blog, and listen to him speak in a number of webcasts. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jun 2005
Cisco in talks to acquire EMC?
Summary: Word has it Cisco is considering a $43 billion acquisition of EMC. With all the storage mergers going on, is this possible? Continue Reading
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17 May 2005
TNT to provide staff with e-mail smartphones rather than laptops
Logistics company TNT is to provide up to 700 staff worldwide with mobile e-mail, using the Nokia Communicator 9500 smartphone as... Continue Reading
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Feature
10 May 2005
Learning Guide: Low-cost storage
Resources on low-cost networking, iSCSI, SATA and IP storage Continue Reading
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09 May 2005
Computer Weekly wins top honour
ComputerWeekly was last week declared the UK's campaigning magazine of the year at the publishing industry's annual awards for... Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2005
Linux lags Windows in new security report
A controversial research paper takes a critical look at two popular platforms' track record on vulnerabilities and fixes. In turn, its findings are facing sharp scrutiny as well. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Mar 2005
Managed services: Looking to the long term
IT directors looking for an easy way to manage increasing volumes of data by buying more hardware could be storing up problems... Continue Reading
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25 Feb 2005
Intel offers 64-bit desktop processors
Intel has introduced five processors for desktop computers using its Extended Memory Technology, EM64T, which supports hybrid... Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2005
Strategic Storage: DR planning blueprint
Developing a good disaster recovery (DR) plan is similar to good dental hygiene -- and almost as exciting. Similar to going to the dentist twice a year, you should also test your DR plan with the same frequency. Wait too long to clean up your plan and you'll be stuck with the root canal of recovering your data. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2005
'Benevolent' NT4 patches a surprise to some
Microsoft's first security bulletins of the new year included fixes for the now-unsupported Windows NT Server 4.0. On a related note, administrators are cautioned to apply one of January's patches in a specific order to avoid problems. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2005
Computer Weekly barred from briefing on national programme
The first media demonstration of new multibillion-pound NHS IT systems took place in Whitehall last week - but technology... Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2004
IBM sharpens blades
IBM has announced new management tools and upgraded models of its HS20 and JS20 blade servers. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2004
Clear double advantage
ClearSpeed Technology has doubled the performance of its high-performance computing co-processor for scientific workstations and... Continue Reading
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27 Sep 2004
Fast Guide: iSCSI
If you need to come up to speed rapidly on iSCSI, you've come to the right place. In this Fast Guide, we touch upon the basics and then we walk you through the pros and cons of iSCSI and Fibre Channel. Continue Reading
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27 Sep 2004
Five steps to using the Kerberos protocol
This excerpt from "Windows Server 2003 security infrastructures" explains the basic Kerberos protocol as it is defined in RFC 1510. Continue Reading
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05 Sep 2004
Storage Management Survival School: Lesson five
In this session, Jamie Gruener examines the steps you should consider in designing a tiered storage model, what the pitfalls are and the overall benefits. Continue Reading
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07 Jul 2004
Deals abound for high-end storage
Think high-end storage is out of your reach? Maybe not. Conversations with several storage buyers recently suggest that vendors are scrambling to give buyers the best possible deals. Continue Reading
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19 May 2004
LAN-free, serverless and domino backups, oh my.
In case you've missed anything, here's a roundup of some of the best original technical content that appeared on SearchStorage.com the week of May 10-14. Tips and Ask the Experts Q&A's cover LAN-free, serverless and domino backups.
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27 Apr 2004
Backup school: Quiz two, answer six
Here is the answer to Backup school quiz two, question six. Continue Reading
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15 Feb 2004
Seagate touts SAS drives as faster alternative to SATA
Seagate is set to demonstrate a 2.5-inch hard drive based on the serial-attached SCSI interface. The company says the product will fill the need for a smaller, faster and more reliable alternative to serial ATA disks. Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2004
More questions and answers from SAN School lesson # 5
Here are additional questions and answers from SAN School Lesson 5: Designing a SAN. The questions cover topics ranging from how to determine an effective SAN design to meet your needs, to the differences between fabric switches and loop switches. Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2004
More questions and answers from SAN school lesson # 8
Here are SAN School Professor Chris Poelker's answers to more user submitted questions from SAN School Lesson 8, "Tying your SANs together." Q&A's cover topics ranging from what causes SAN problems, to preventing equipment problems. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2003
Learning Guide: SAN-based backups
Some of the best advice on the ins and outs of SAN-based backups Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2003
IT directors foresee technology revolution continuing in comms
There are those who hold that the IT revolution has petered out with no more breakthroughs to come. But IT directors attending... Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Jun 2003
A beginners guide to iSCSI
After five years of working with Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs), I have personally been quite confused about iSCSI, about exactly what it really does and more importantly how it works and how we can actually use it to solve real customer problems. So here, after a busy few months talking to a lot of people on the subject, are a few of my own views. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2002
Chinook parents set to appeal to Europe
The parents of the two Chinook helicopter pilots labelled guilty of gross negligence over the Mull of Kintyre disaster are... Continue Reading
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31 Oct 2002
Government blocks judicial review of Chinook disaster
The Government has made it impossible for the families of two pilots blamed for the crash of Chinook helicopter ZD576 to seek a... Continue Reading
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24 Jul 2002
MoD refuses to concede error in Chinook verdict
The Ministry of Defence (MoD), citing a new series of simulations by Boeing, has refused to clear the names of two pilots blamed... Continue Reading
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28 Mar 2002
Minister slams Chinook campaign in debate
In the week when he sent 1,700 troops to Afghanistan, defence secretary Geoff Hoon issued a blistering criticism of Computer... Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2002
Lords Chinook challenge
The Government expects to have a debate in the House of Lords on last week's select committee report on the fatal crash of... Continue Reading
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15 Nov 2001
Boeing simulation ignored Chinook's Fadec system
A House of Lords committee investigating the crash of Chinook ZD576 on the Mull of Kintyre has found that a Boeing simulation of... Continue Reading
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18 Oct 2001
Chinook pilots may have been unable to slow down, squadron leader tells Lords
The pilots of Chinook ZD576, which crashed in Scotland in 1994, may have been unable to slow down as they approached the Mull of... Continue Reading
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11 Oct 2001
What's in a name?
As soon as you hear an analyst, consultant, academic or supplier pontificating to an audience of Brits about CIOs, you know... Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2001
Dell offers new Latitude to mobile users
PC maker Dell is offering a new Latitude C610 notebook PC with extended battery life of up to eight hours. Continue Reading