Storage
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Feature
17 Feb 2025
RAG AI: ‘Do it yourself,’ says NYC data scientist
New York City council data scientist says organisations should get their hands dirty with open source AI as his teams build AI apps to check for duplicates in legislative documents Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Tip
12 Feb 2025
RAID 5 vs. RAID 6: Capacity, performance, durability
RAID 5 and RAID 6 both have their pros and cons. Find out which RAID configuration is right for your organization. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
24 Jan 2017
World leaders discuss risks of social unrest from advances in technology
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the fears raised at the World Economic Forum in Davos over the potential for social unrest as new technology such as AI transforms working practices and eliminates jobs. We hear from the CIO at the World Health Organization about how IT helped tackle the Ebola crisis. And we look at progress in companies adopting big data analytics. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jan 2017
Hybrid cloud 101: Using the cloud as a storage tier
We look at what’s possible when it comes to hybrid cloud, what types of data and what hybrid cloud architectures can combine on-premise and cloud storage capacity Continue Reading
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News
19 Jan 2017
HPE buys hyper-converged pioneer Simplivity for $650m
Hardware giant pays out for hyper-converged market number two, and says it will keep existing Simplivity products, moving them all to its ProLiant servers by the end of 2017 Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
18 Jan 2017
Nutanix, Simplivity and Pivot3 lead hyper-converged pack: Forrester
Forrester rates 12 hyper-converged infrastructure providers according to products, company strategy and market presence, with Nutanix, Simplivity and Pivot3 coming out on top-line Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
17 Jan 2017
Backup 101: Incremental vs differential vs synthetic full backup
Backup methods pros and cons: Full, incremental, differential, synthetic full, incremental forever, and reverse incremental. We set out the advantages and drawbacks of each Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
16 Jan 2017
Network overhaul speeds up business for motor racing venue
Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northamptonshire beefs up network infrastructure to support expansive business plans Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
12 Jan 2017
IBM refreshes all-flash DS8880 series with PCIe 3.0 enclosures
IBM adds an F to existing DS8884, DS8886 and DS8888 all-flash and hybrid arrays with addition of PCIe 3.0 disk connectivity, but stops short of NVMe capabilities Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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E-Zine
12 Jan 2017
CW Middle East: UAE takes lead in autonomous car trials
Self-driving cars are one of the most exciting developments in technology. Companies like Google and Tesla are pioneering the technology. But it might be countries in the Middle East, with the poorest road safety records in the world that could benefit most. Despite significant regional spending on safety campaigns, the UAE still clocks up 12.7 road deaths per 100,000 people, with 30.4 in Oman, 24.8 in Saudi Arabia, 16.5 in Kuwait, 14 in Egypt and 13.2 in Qatar. In September Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) trialled a public driverless vehicle in the city’s Downtown area, running along a 700-metre trial route. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Jan 2017
Violin memory: Reasons behind the demise of an all-flash pioneer
In these days when flash storage grabs so many headlines for the right reasons it’s quite a surprise that one of the pioneers in the space – Violin Memory – is about to hit bankruptcy hard, with an ... Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
30 Dec 2016
Top 10 virtualisation and storage stories of 2016
Flash storage has held onto the headlines in 2016, but hyper-converged infrastructure, containerisation, software-defined storage and VMware’s plans for the hybrid cloud are rising themes Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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E-Zine
15 Dec 2016
European law enforcement seeking smart ways to fight cyber crime
Cyber criminals are always likely to be better resourced than law enforcement. Now, national and regional police forces in Europe are switching tactics to even the odds. Under-resourced law enforcement needs a smarter approach as cyber crime becomes increasingly prevalent and sophisticated, backed by the money and expertise of organised crime groups set up and run as well-resourced and efficient professional business organisations. Cyber crime operations typically have teams dedicated to looking at open source intelligence, targets’ physical environments, weaknesses in supply chains, and potential collaborators inside target organisations to enable sophisticated, blended attacks that involve a combination of actions against a range of vulnerabilities, making them difficult to detect and defend against. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Dec 2016
NVMe over fabrics vs Fibre Channel, Ethernet, Infiniband
NVMe over fabrics takes the built-for-flash advantages of the PCIe-based protocol, and allows NVMe to be sent via Fibre Channel, Ethernet and Infiniband networks Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
12 Dec 2016
Disaster recovery testing: technology systems to test DR
In this concluding part of a two-part series, Computer Weekly looks at ways of testing disaster recovery plans, with methods including array-based replication and hypervisor-based approaches Continue Reading
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News
07 Dec 2016
Tape backup: Often old and confused, but quite cheap
Survey results show those with tape are likely to have old tapes, multiple formats, including defunct ones, and no way of knowing what is on them. But tape is still quite cheap for most Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
05 Dec 2016
Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016
Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
01 Dec 2016
Storage briefing: NVMe vs SATA and SAS
NVMe brings blistering performance gains over existing HDD-era disk protocols, and is a straight swap-in for PCIe server-side flash with array and hyper-converged products on the way Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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E-Zine
01 Dec 2016
CW ASEAN: Building a digital future
In this month's CW ASEAN, read how Singapore is investing in technologies and skills to become a leader in the digital age. We analyze how the government has reorganized two departments to help digital technology prosper and hear from those in the finance and education sectors backing the move, as well as the man heading the newly formed department. We also look at how desktop virtualization will continue to grow in the Asean region, and focus on one example in Thailand, where the country’s health ministry is embracing virtualization in a push towards e-health. This issue also covers how organisations in Malaysia and Singapore are facing tough competition to attract the right skills to drive their IT strategies. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
01 Dec 2016
CW ANZ: Virtually effortless storage
In this month's CW ANZ, we look at how although Australia was an early adopter of server virtualisation – with 85-90% of Australian servers already virtualised, compared with about 75% globally – Gartner predicts more virtualisation to come. This is a surprise to many. We also hear from freight forwarder IFC Logistics, which has completed a virtualisation journey to benefit from improved uptime, performance and peace of mind. We also cover Australia's adoption of an internet of things standard to help improve security, and how thousands of significant cyber incidents are hitting Australian organisations. Continue Reading
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News
01 Dec 2016
AWS CEO hails "changing of the guard" in enterprise IT on the back of cloud growth
AWS CEO Andy Jassy hits out at “old guard” enterprise IT suppliers, while talking up his company’s ability to out-sell and out-innovate them Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
30 Nov 2016
Disaster recovery testing: A vital part of the DR plan
Disaster recovery provision is worthless unless you test out your plans. In this two-part series, Computer Weekly looks at disaster recovery testing in virtualised datacentres Continue Reading
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E-Zine
15 Nov 2016
Counting the cost of financial cyber crime
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the cyber security of banks is under scrutiny after an attack on Tesco Bank leads to millions lost in fraudulent transactions. Our latest buyer’s guide, on server operating systems, looks at the new features in Windows Server 2016. And Coca-Cola explains how a move to the cloud is helping motivate staff. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
09 Nov 2016
Australia’s IFC Logistics virtualises storage to prevent further outages
Australian logistics firm moved to virtualised storage through a managed service after a serious outage Continue Reading
By- Stuart Kennedy
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Feature
09 Nov 2016
Software-defined storage: The pros and cons, and what is available
Software-defined storage is a rapidly rising trend in the datacentre, but what are the advantages and disadvantages of building your own storage, and is it suitable for all organisations? Continue Reading
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E-Zine
08 Nov 2016
The march of the robot workers
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how artificial intelligence is being used to automate existing jobs, including roles as varied as IT administrators and customer service agents. Capital One’s European CIO talks about how to create an agile business. And we offer tips on how to deal with an Oracle software audit. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2016
Apple garners local support for Irish datacentre as legal challenge looms
Residents of Athenry, County Galway, unite to back Apple’s Irish datacentre plans as consumer electronics giant awaits High Court decision on legal challenges Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
02 Nov 2016
Broadcom buys Brocade but will sell off IP network business
Chipmaker will acquire Brocade for $5.9bn to broaden its storage business, and plans to sell off most of its acquisition’s networking business Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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E-Zine
01 Nov 2016
The future of connected cars
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how software is reshaping the car industry, with internet-connected cars presenting challenges and opportunities for the sector. IT suppliers are putting up prices in the UK as the value of the pound falls – we look at the implications. And Eurostar’s digital chief talks about overhauling IT to meet demanding passenger expectations. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
25 Oct 2016
25 years of Linux
In this week’s Computer Weekly, 25 years after Linus Torvalds released the Linux kernel, we look at how the open-source operating system has influenced modern-day IT. Our new buyer’s guide covers the fast growing technology of object storage. And we examine the rise of corporate wireless networking. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2016
Spotify on benefits of ditching its datacentres and going ‘all-in’ on Google cloud
Spotify’s vice-president of infrastructure opens up about the company’s datacentre downsizing plans, and how taking a multi-cloud to IT consumption would not work for the firm Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
20 Oct 2016
Reinventing Bahrain’s Kanoo Group through digital technology
In this quarter’s CW Middle East ezine, we feature the IT journeys of three companies in the region with detailed analysis of recent IT projects that were designed to support business transformation in a changing world. We hear how Bahrain-based conglomerate Kanoo Group is dealing with a company-wide digital transformation, Zahid Group’s biggest-ever IT investment, and how Rotana Hotels is centralising security. Continue Reading
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News
19 Oct 2016
Cloud backup saves data after fire destroys school
Data from The Academy secondary school in the seaside town of Selsey was restored just hours after a fire destroyed most of the premises, thanks to a cloud backup agreement set up a year earlier Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Oct 2016
VMware VSAN 6.5 supports containers and physical servers via iSCSI
VMware Virtual SAN now supports containers with persistent storage and allows physical server storage access to its shared pool of capacity via the iSCSI SAN protocol Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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E-Zine
11 Oct 2016
Leadership bonus – analysing our UK salary survey
In this week’s Computer Weekly, our exclusive UK salary survey shows that IT leaders are benefiting from generous bonuses as technology becomes part of mainstream business. We find out how the internet of things is transforming the railway industry. And the CIO of the Williams Formula One team explains how data analytics is boosting race performance. Continue Reading
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News
10 Oct 2016
Quantum refreshes Scalar tape library family with i3, i6 and AEL6
Quantum’s StorNext universe boosted by new tape libraries – the i3, i6 and AEL6 – with increased data density on the back of denser storage and improved robotics Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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E-Zine
07 Oct 2016
CW ANZ: Harnessing the power of server/storage architecture
In this month’s CW ANZ, read about how a council in south-east Queensland swapped its compute and storage systems for cloud services. Redland City Council CIO Glynn Henderson explains why the organisation went for a hybrid cloud system. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
07 Oct 2016
CW ASEAN: The power of all-flash arrays
In this month’s CW ASEAN, we take a look at how efficiencies from storage suppliers and enhanced benefits to total cost of ownership have made the commercial and technology value propositions for all-flash arrays the choice for primary workloads even more compelling to customers. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Opinion
06 Oct 2016
Enterprise NAS performance challenges and how to resolve them
NAS storage can be used for mission critical workloads but NFS-based storage comes with performance challenges. Jim Bahn of Virtual Instruments outlines the main ones Continue Reading
By- Jim Bahn, Virtual Instruments
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News
04 Oct 2016
Demand rises for low-cost flash storage across Australia
Flash storage gains popularity in Australia, as smaller organisations are attracted by lower prices and higher capacity Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2016
Dymaxia: Combining cloud, IoT and wearables to manage the anxiety of autism
Canadian startup Dymaxia explains how it's using cloud, IoT and wearable devices to help autistic people manage anxiety Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
29 Sep 2016
Is it NAS? Is it object storage? It’s both. It’s Avere’s C2N
Avere launches C2N hybrid NAS/object storage box that uses touted efficiencies of erasure coding to take aim at claimed drawbacks of clustered NAS rivals like Isilon Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
28 Sep 2016
Docker storage: how to get persistent storage in Docker
Docker, by default, doesn’t come with persistent storage, which presents an issue to some workloads customers that want to run in containers – however, there are ways to achieve persistent storage Continue Reading
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E-Zine
27 Sep 2016
Digital knowledge at the British Library
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about the technology plans at the British Library as it aims to store the UK’s printed and digital history. Graph database technology is being used to help improve food safety throughout the supply chain – we examine how it works. And tech leaders tell us how to architect IT infrastructure for moving to the cloud. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2016
Hypergrid adds metered usage and networks to hyper-converged kit
Hyper-converged appliance maker will allow customers to pay for what they use in hardware that will now add networking Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
20 Sep 2016
Essex hospital trust upgrades IT infrastructure
Mid Essex NHS Trust upgrades its storage infrastructure to keep up with increasing volumes of data Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Sep 2016
Italian bottle maker deploys 88TB of Syneto hyper-converged storage
Serioplast gets reliable disaster recovery as it replaces NetApp plus remote physical servers with Syneto hyper-converged infrastructure at factories across Europe, Africa and Asia Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
16 Sep 2016
Lauri Love: the student accused of hacking the US
How did a brilliant but fragile computer science student from a rural English town end up facing life imprisonment in the US? Computer Weekly speaks to Lauri Love Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin and Niels Ladefoged
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E-Zine
13 Sep 2016
Dell Technologies aims for an intelligent, connected future
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as Dell and EMC complete the largest IT supplier merger in history, we look at the new $74bn company’s strategy and what it means for IT leaders. Our latest buyer’s guide examines a key aspect of cloud – cloud bursting, used for dynamic capacity management. And we assess the latest views on the UK government’s plans for internet surveillance legislation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2016
Australian council removes costly bottleneck with traditional storage architecture
Redland City Council chose to return to a traditional storage architecture when it was struggling to get rates notices out in good time Continue Reading
By- Stuart Kennedy
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News
12 Sep 2016
MaidSafe secure internet concept enters testing phase
Scottish internet startup MaidSafe brings its vision for a more private and secure approach to the web a step closer to reality Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
08 Sep 2016
Insurance brokers count cost of lost business as SSP SaaS platform outage enters second week
SSP confirms to Computer Weekly it has no clear idea when all brokers will be able to continue doing business via its SaaS platform, two weeks on from Solihull datacentre power outage Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
07 Sep 2016
Combined Dell and EMC company targets intelligent things
The $74bn merger of Dell and EMC has created a technology giant with a remit to expand into the software-defined datacentre space to support IoT Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
07 Sep 2016
A quarter of local council procurement policies do not support use of G-Cloud, research shows
Latest research by public sector-focused IT provider Eduserv sheds further light on reasons why local councils have been slow to adopt the G-Cloud procurement framework Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
02 Sep 2016
Cloud collaboration boosts Cumbria County Council's disaster response abilities
How Cumbria County Council tackled the unsanctioned use of cloud services within its organisation and improved the robustness of its disaster response in face of December 2015's Storm Desmond Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
31 Aug 2016
Blockchain and the promise of cooperative cloud storage
Blockchain technology allows distributed retention of encrypted data and is at the heart of cooperative cloud storage Continue Reading
By- Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics
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News
30 Aug 2016
Westpac bank launches Databank data protection service
Australia's Westpac bank is offering organisations that share customer data a service that it says securely locks down personal information Continue Reading
By- Stuart Kennedy
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News
30 Aug 2016
Cloud firm Backbone relegates X-IO SAN with Atlantis tiered storage
London-based Backbone uses Atlantis USX as storage virtualisation layer on top of PCIe flash and X-IO and as a stepping stone to hyper-converged infrastructures Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
30 Aug 2016
VMware to help enterprises manage AWS, Azure and Google cloud deployments
Virtualisation giant VMware offers enterprises a helping hand with managing multi-cloud environments, spanning AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
24 Aug 2016
London datacentre market enjoys pre-Brexit surge in demand for colocation space
CBRE's pre-Brexit look at the European datacentre market sees London reap the benefits of a surge in demand for colocation space during the second quarter Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
18 Aug 2016
Rubrik backup appliance adds physical platforms to hybrid cloud
Flash-powered backup appliances add MS SQL and Linux physical server to VMware backup and hybrid cloud archive in Firefly release, with more physical and endpoint support promised Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
16 Aug 2016
HPE boosts MSA and StoreVirtual with sub-$10,000 flash storage options
HPE launches new StoreVirtual 3200 entry-level array that can cost as little as $6,000, plus the SME-focused MSA 2042 array which has 800GB of flash embedded Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
11 Aug 2016
Nimble adds to all-flash arrays with entry-level AF1000
Nimble made its debut in all-flash in February 2016, but now adds an entry-level array, the AF1000, plus upgrades to its hybrid flash array products that up performance and capacity Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
05 Aug 2016
Rackspace ‘on brink’ of sale to private equity house – report
Reports suggest managed cloud company could be sold in a matter of days, ending its time as a publicly listed company Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
01 Aug 2016
SAP Hana storage 101
If you're starting down the road towards SAP Hana in-memory analytics you'll need to understand its storage requirements. Here are some basics to get you started Continue Reading
By- Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics
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News
29 Jul 2016
AWS vs Google vs Microsoft: How the enterprise cloud war is hotting up
With Amazon, Google and Microsoft all reporting strong growth on the back of cloud, we take a closer look at how they have achieved it Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
07 Jul 2016
Pure Storage drips out more of its all-flash analytics FlashBlade
Pure lets more customers use its flash-based analytics platform FlashBlade, before the product aimed at high-throughput unstructured data is made generally available later in 2016 Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
07 Jul 2016
Amazon.com CTO cautions enterprises against underestimating value of test and development
Speaking at the AWS Summit in London, Amazon.com CTO hits out at legacy suppliers and urges enterprises to get experimental to protect themselves against competitive threats Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
05 Jul 2016
Overcoming the scale-up challenge of enterprise DevOps adoption
CIOs and IT leaders share their advice on what enterprises can do to accelerate the spread of DevOps within their organisations Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
22 Jun 2016
Nutanix adds storage for containers, physical servers and all-flash
Hyper-converged infrastructure maker Nutanix adds container support with persistent storage, offers block iSCSI storage for physical servers and allows all-flash across the product range Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
14 Jun 2016
Shadow data and the risks posed by cloud storage and apps
Cloud storage and apps can open up an organisation to risks of data leakage. Computer Weekly looks at key areas of vulnerability and what you can do to prevent your data going viral Continue Reading
By- Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics
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E-Zine
06 Jun 2016
CW ANZ: June 2016
Read how scientists at a major Australian university are benefiting from the latest storage technology to help them get the most out of advanced IT already in place. More than 100 scientific teams share the sophisticated high-performance computer facilities at Monash University’s eResearch Centre in Melbourne, Australia. To help scientists get the best from the computing facilities, Monash built a state-of-the-art software-defined storage cluster using open source technologies and cost efficient hardware from Dell. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
06 Jun 2016
CW ASEAN: June 2016
In this issue we look at a software-defined approach to storage management that combines storage, compute, networking and virtualization technologies. We find out how popular these hyper-converged and converged storage systems are among organizations in Southeast Asia and consider why organizations would move production systems to these. Also read whether Asian CIOs are ready for Docker and container technology. Containers are all the rage among developers. They are well suited to DevOps best practices due to their portability, fast deployment times and standard units of operations. We look at whether Asian CIOs are ready to use this open source technology to build, test and run applications in their organizations. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Jun 2016
It makes sense to go hyperscale/hyper-converged
Hyperscale computing and storage are the norm for web giants. Hyper-converged scenarios make it possible for small and medium-sized enterprises to gain the advantages of combined server/storage nodes Continue Reading
By- Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics
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Feature
23 May 2016
PCIe SSD: Cache vs storage tier
Adding PCIe flash is a popular way of speeding up application response times, with more rapid I/O guaranteed, but should PCIe SSD be added as cache or as a tier of storage? Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2016
Lawmaker Vaizey hails UK role in resolving datacentre sovereignty issues
Digital economy minister talks up government’s work in supporting the growth of the UK’s technology sector Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
12 May 2016
Software-defined storage the power behind Monash University microscopes
Australian academic institute uses the technology to help it deal with huge – and still growing – storage demands Continue Reading
By- Bill Bennett
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Feature
04 May 2016
Amazon S3 storage 101: Object storage in the cloud
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) has emerged as a de facto standard for accessing data in the cloud. We run the rule over S3, its key attributes and what you need to know to use it with your applications Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2016
IBM all-flash family gets cloud and enterprise A9000 and A9000R
IBM announces two all-flash arrays – the modular A9000 and rack A9000R, aimed at service providers and enterprises – and the mainframe-connected DS8888 Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
26 Apr 2016
HDS G series arrays get native NAS and cloud as a storage tier
VSP G series enterprise hybrid flash arrays see addition of native NAS functionality on a controller card plus cloud as a storage tier via Hitachi Content Platform Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
12 Apr 2016
UK poised to lead global fintech sector, says Tech City chair Eileen Burbidge
Tech City chair and venture capital expert says the UK is in a position to become a world leader in financial services and sheds light on how cloud can provide failing firms with a stay of execution Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
12 Apr 2016
How IT in a portacabin supports £1bn London Bridge station overhaul
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how a temporary IT set-up based in a portacabin is supporting the UK’s largest critical infrastructure project – the £1bn redevelopment of London Bridge train station. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at converged infrastructure products. And we analyse research showing data protection topping the list of UK security priorities. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Apr 2016
CW@50: Storage – From punched cards to flash and the cloud
Since the launch of Computer Weekly in 1966, we have moved from a world of punched cards and paper tape to one where flash and the cloud have revolutionised data storage Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
05 Apr 2016
SimpliVity adds Hyper-V support to hyper-converged products
Hyper-converged appliance maker adds Hyper-V support to VMware ESXi capabilities and upgrades OmniStack software to support workload optimisation on SimpliVity clusters Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
30 Mar 2016
Zerto adds file level recovery to Virtual Replication
Cross-hypervisor, storage-agnostic Zerto Virtual Replication version 4.5 allows customers to recover files to any point in time, such as prior to deletion, virus or corruption Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
29 Mar 2016
OSNexus unlocks Ceph object storage in QuantaStor v4
Software-defined storage maker OSNexus adds Ceph-based object storage to its QuantaStor product, adding it to block and file storage from ZFS, Gluster and Ceph Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
23 Mar 2016
GDS preps guidance for third-party suppliers to deliver 'government as a platform'
Government Digital Service (GDS) chief insists "pragmatic extensions" to outsourcing contracts implies nothing permanent in push for "government as a platform" (GaaP) Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
23 Mar 2016
US hospital claims to have fought off a ransomware attack
A hospital in Kentucky claims to have regained control of its IT systems five days after cyber criminals hit it with a ransomware attack Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
22 Mar 2016
AWS and Microsoft UK datacentre plans could upset SME-rich Digital Marketplace, Kable warns
SME G-Cloud providers told to brace themselves for increasing competitive threats from AWS, Microsoft and Oracle once their UK datacentres open Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
21 Mar 2016
Britain to pay billions for monster internet surveillance network
New questions raised about Britain’s snoopers’ charter after Denmark abandons its own UK-style surveillance programme for a second time Continue Reading
By- Duncan Campbell , 2QQ Ltd, Sussex University
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News
17 Mar 2016
AWS at 10: How the cloud giant shook up enterprise IT
A decade on from the launch of its first cloud service, the UK managing director of Amazon Web Services reflects on its first 10 years in business Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
15 Mar 2016
Dropbox invests in building out on-premise storage as user numbers soar
Cloud-based file share and sync service reveals details of its hybrid cloud strategy, which has seen it invest large sums in building its own on-premise infrastructure Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
09 Mar 2016
Examining the Teradata Data Warehouse
With both relational and columnar options, the Teradata Active Enterprise Data Warehouse gives companies an efficient, scalable appliance they can deploy in-house or in the cloud. Continue Reading
By- Craig S. Mullins, Mullins Consulting
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News
02 Mar 2016
CSA outlines CIOs’ top 12 cloud security concerns
Cloud Security Alliance’s research team uncovers the “dirty dozen” off-premise threats Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
02 Mar 2016
AWS cuts cloud data transfer fees for academic and research user groups
Cloud services giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) rolls out discounts in bid to lower the cost barrier to making scientific discoveries Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
01 Mar 2016
Datacentre heat reuse: Why aren’t more operators doing it?
With the datacentre industry’s sustainability habits coming under increasingly close scrutiny, we find out why operators are not rushing to reuse their waste heat Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
18 Feb 2016
CW Europe: February 2016
In Europe cloud is restricted and hybrid setups make use of local compute and storage. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Feb 2016
What to expect from Oracle Exadata Database Machine
Oracle Exadata Database Machine combines hardware and software to enable analytics, batch, reporting and other tasks to run simultaneously within and across databases. Continue Reading
By- Craig S. Mullins, Mullins Consulting
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News
17 Feb 2016
Case study: SEO startup uses Elastichosts’ containers to solve cloud app scalability issues
Search engine optimisation startup talks about the challenges of running unpredictable, resource-hungry applications in the cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
16 Feb 2016
How AstraZeneca saved $350m by insourcing IT
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to find out why it brought its outsourced IT back in-house, and how it saved $350m per year as a result. As the data protection debate rages around Europe, we ask if the new EU/US Privacy Shield agreement will protect citizens’ data. And we examine the relative merits of datacentre colocation and the cloud. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2016
Netflix is now 100% all-in on the AWS cloud
Streaming firm details the challenges it faced during seven-year push to wind down its datacentres and move everything into the AWS public cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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10 Feb 2016
The OpenStack Foundation: Building enterprise trust in open-source clouds
With HMRC and the European Commission emerging as OpenStack adopters, the OpenStack Foundation's CEO explains how it has set about winning over the enterprise with its open-source cloud platform Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK