Global software company acquires Colonies ATEC Group Nov 12, 2009
ATEC will continue to operate from its location at 1762 Central Ave. The data storage and IT management company employs 34 people. It had 2008 revenue of $12 million. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Analysts Expect Strong Earnings from NetApp, Brocade Nov 12, 2009
3 million, according to Thomson Reuters, and a return to growth in the data storage vendor's January quarter. Wedbush Morgan analysts Kaushik Roy and Hemant Hebbar and Stifel Nicolaus analysts Aaron Rakers and Matthew Nahorski said this week that they expect NetApp to do even better than that, even though the company has already raised guidance once this quarter (see ). (EnterpriseStorageForum)
3Com to be sold to HP for $2.7b Nov 12, 2009
The deal will position HP to attack the heart of Cisco s market, and it comes only a week after Cisco teamed up with data storage titan of Hopkinton to invade HP s stronghold in server computers and storage. This is going to rock the networking world, said 3Com s president, Ronald Sege, adding that HP s global sales force could quickly expand 3Com s market share. (Boston Globe)
HP to Buy 3Com for $3.1 Billion Nov 12, 2009
The deal is the latest sign that technology giants from IBM to Oracle Corp are increasingly encroaching in each other's markets as they seek to become one-stop shops for computing, networking and data storage. Cisco itself this year pushed into the server market, of which HP is a major player. (ABC News -- Wire)
Is cloud storage right for your IT infrastructure? Nov 12, 2009
Is cloud data storage right for your IT infrastructure. Is cloud data storage right for your IT infrastructure ... DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT. (Search Storage)
HP, IBM and 3PAR Unveil New Data Storage Wares Nov 11, 2009
HP (NYSE: HPQ), IBM (NYSE: IBM) and 3PAR (NYSE: PAR) all have new data storage offerings this week, and a common thread among the three is their readiness for server virtualization environments. HP announced new , data , tape and virtualization offerings. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Emulex Files Lawsuit Against Broadcom Nov 10, 2009
Emulex Corp., which makes data storage equipment, said Monday it has filed a lawsuit against chip designer Broadcom Corp., alleging violations of federal antitrust laws. Emulex's suit alleges that Broadcom, based in Irvine, Calif. (ABC News -- Wire)
Cloud Computing Allies: Cisco, VMware, EMC Nov 8, 2009
EMC, the data storage systems provider, owns 85 percent of VMware, and networking colossus Cisco Systems as the provider of more than just networking gear: It's increasingly been eying the nuts and bolts infrastructure for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud-based software services. As more enterprise customers warm to the concept of on-demand data storage, security and applications hosted by another provider instead of footing the bill for expensive self-maintained datacenters, major... (Datamation)
Frontiers of the future: Nano tech, mega profits Nov 7, 2009
They are being investigated for data storage, because they function like semi-conductors, switching on and off at your command. Researchers at Rice University have tried to develop systems that could ultimately be used as tiny hard drives in cameras and PCs, making for even smaller top-end gadgets. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Cisco and EMC team up to challenge IBM, HP Nov 7, 2009
Acadia will offer corporations pre-bundled systems that combine computer servers from Cisco, data storage technology from EMC and virtualization systems from VMware. This coalition is about more than technology and partnership," says John Chambers, Cisco CEO. "It is about an entirely new and unique approach to the datacenter. (USA Today -- Tech)
The Future of RAID Storage Technology Nov 7, 2009
has been around since David Patterson, Garth Gibson and Randy Katz first the data storage reliability and performance concept more than 20 years ago, and it will likely be around for decades to come. The biggest issue for the technology is how it will keep pace with magnetic disks that get bigger by about 40 percent each year (see ). (EnterpriseStorageForum)
HP Puts Ibrix to Work Nov 6, 2009
HP (NYSE: HPQ) is rolling out new data storage systems based on Ibrix technology just a few months after the clustered file system specialist. The new come in three models with choices of 1GbE or 10GbE and start as little as $1. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
* [BUSINESS BRIEFS] Nov 6, 2009
The concept refers to computer applications or data storage as services hosted online by technology firms instead of being installed and maintained on users machines. The rally of such shares came a day after Microsoft Corp signed an agreement with the government to jointly establish a research center in Taiwan for the development of Internet computing technology. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Cloud Storage Allies: EMC, Intel Nov 6, 2009
EMC's Atmos is a hardware and software platform used in large-scale deployments to spread data storage across several distributed datacenters. Earlier this year, EMC (NYSE: EMC) a cloud version of Atmos and its first , ATnaptic pay-as-you-go hosting service. (Datamation)
Small firms find loans harder to get Nov 5, 2009
Glenn Farrow, managing director of Perth-based data storage firm aCure Technology's Glenn Farrow said his company's expansion plans have been stalled since late 2008 because of difficulty borrowing from banks. Forget the business, plans and the like, (the banks) only want your physical collateral, i.e. house and property,'' said Mr Farrow. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Tools for using your data storage resources more ... Nov 5, 2009
Tools for using your enterprise data storage resources more efficiently. Tools for using your enterprise data storage resources more efficiently ... Tools for using your enterprise data storage resources more efficiently. (Search Storage)
Spanish OTC plans cause a stir Nov 4, 2009
Trade repositories act as electronic data storage centres where records of OTC trades are kept. They show who traded what contracts and at what price. (FT.com -- Markets)
Worms infesting computers worldwide: Microsoft Nov 4, 2009
" Worms are programmed to replicate themselves, wriggling from machine to machine by hiding in legitimate applications or piggy-backing on USB drives or other portable data storage devices. Rogue security software, or "scareware," typically spreads by tricking people with pop-up boxes bearing bogus alerts that their machines are infected. Spooked computer users are then enticed to pay for applications to fix the supposed computer problems. People that fall for the scam wind up paying hackers;... (Channelnewsasia.com)
EMC, Cisco alliance takes on computing giants IBM, HP Nov 4, 2009
In a direct challenge to computer giants and , data storage firm of Hopkinton has allied with , the world s leading computer networking company ... The new products will be built with computer servers from Cisco, data storage hardware and software from EMC, and server management software from VMware. (Boston Globe)
Stec Inc. 3Q Earnings up More Than 20-Fold Nov 4, 2009
But the maker of data storage devices such as solid state drives also said revenue for the fourth quarter won't meet analysts' expectations. Shares of Stec fell $7. (ABC News -- Wire)
Michael Moore ignores capitalism's blessings Nov 4, 2009
As some open-source projects reach millions of individual contributors, financial assistance is needed to pay for websites and data storage. Technology megacorporations, such as Cisco, happily sponsor open-source software; it not only gives them great publicity, but ensures access to software they find more efficient than commercial products. (Christian Science Monitor)
Professors may switch to Gmail Nov 3, 2009
CMail limits users to only 50 megabytes of data storage, while Gmail offers seven gigabytes. The difference in storage space amounts to thousands of e-mails or attachments. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
EMC, Intel Team Up as Cisco Rumors Resurface Nov 3, 2009
vBlock will apparently combine Cisco's (UCS), EMC's data storage equipment and VMware's virtualization technology ... EMC's Atmos is a commodity hardware and software platform used in large-scale deployments to spread data storage across several distributed data centers. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
SoC startup obtains funding Nov 3, 2009
The company is developing system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for the data storage market. Free Subscription to EE Times. (EETimes)
Nasa to irradiate monkeys for space voyage research... Nov 3, 2009
" Let's see, there are only two ways that"every organism on earth" might be killed. One way is if we humans heavily irradiate the whole planet by firing off all our "tens of thousands" of nuclear warheads. Even then I'm not sure if we could kill everything. But I'm pretty sure that in this century humans will try it and then we'll find out. The other way, and IMHO the only way, is if our SUN dies, implodes and then explodes. But if that happens then all forms of living organism on Mars will also... (The Drudge Report)
Coming soon, biggest thing since Internet: The Grid Nov 1, 2009
The Web just shares info on computers, the Grid also shares computing power and data storage capacity Scientists can log on anywhere in the world, processing on machines across the planet CERN needs the Grid to store 15 pentabytes - equivalent to a 20-km high stack of CDs. Grid computing can help drug discovery by speeding up the computer-based screening and testing process. (India Times)
Canonical Matures Linux-based Netbook OS Oct 31, 2009
The OS by default has shifted to a new filesystem that supports more data storage. Karmic Koala also includes an updated "Ubuntu Software Center" from which users can easily add or remove programs. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Brocade Prepares for 100 Gigabit Ethernet Oct 30, 2009
Anyone wondering whether Ethernet might be the data storage fabric of the future should look no further than Brocade's (NASDAQ: BRCD) plans to offer 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) next year (see ). Brocade has not yet officially announced its 100 GbE module availability, but Nadeem Zahid, senior product marketing manager for the storage switch market leader, told InternetNews. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Incidents raise questions about future of cloud computing Oct 30, 2009
As e-mail, word processing and data storage continue to move from u 00002345 sers' computers to the Web, companies must fortify their servers from potential disasters natural and man-made to help ensure that the data and the applications are accessible at all times. Google and Microsoft, which have been proponents of cloud computing, say they are well aware of the risks they face. (Courier-Journal -- Business)
Report Says TSA Violated Privacy Law Oct 30, 2009
A 2004 probe found that the TSA improperly stored 100 million commercial data records containing personal information on passengers after the agency said no data storage would occur. From Our Partners. (Yahoo News -- Privacy Issues)
Sony, Toshiba Face Antitrust Investigation Oct 29, 2009
Hitachi said its joint venture with LG Electronics, Hitachi-LG Data Storage, had received a Justice Department subpoena and that the unit was also under investigation by European Union and Singapore regulators. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Android 2.0: Eclair SDK Is Served Oct 29, 2009
It also includes an HTML 5 browser that supports client-side data storage and double-tap zooming, and an updated virtual keyboard with better accuracy and usability. RELATED ARTICLES. (SmallBusinessComputing)
What To Consider When Implementing FCoE Oct 29, 2009
Enterprise data storage environments housing a large installed Fibre Channel (FC) base, or those that want to simplify and create a converged network for top-of-rack or end-of-row connectivity, should definitely evaluate ... Because Fibre Channel over Ethernet leverages existing FC storage management tools and is resold through the same storage channels, it should be easier to fit into enterprise data storage domains. (Search Storage)
Optimizing storage capacity and performance to reduce ... Oct 29, 2009
Optimizing enterprise data storage capacity and performance to reduce your data footprint. Optimizing enterprise data storage capacity and performance to reduce your data footprint ... DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT. (Search Storage)
Virtual Storage Sheds Help Companies Store Vast Amounts Of Data Oct 28, 2009
Data storage equipment makers have held steadily within the top 20 industry rankings since the beginning of October. Data storage is one of six computer-sector industries tracked by IBD. Data storage leads the sector ... Compellent Technologies (), which data storage hardware and software, went public just about two years. (Investors Business Daily)
Android Serves up Éclair as Version 2.0 Oct 28, 2009
It also includes an HTML 5 browser that supports client-side data storage and double-tap zooming, and an updated virtual keyboard with better accuracy and usability. "Current developers can use the SDK Manager to add Android 2.0 support to their SDK as well as update their SDK Tools to revision 3. New developers can download the Android SDK from the download site. After the download, Android platforms must be added using the SDK Manager," according to Ducrohet. (HardwareCentral)
Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi face U.S. antitrust probe Oct 28, 2009
Toshiba and Hitachi said they also received similar subpoenas for optical disc drive operations at their subsidiaries, Toshiba Storage Technology and Hitachi-LG Data Storage They also declined further comment. Optical disc drives are used in computers and in CD and Blu-ray disc players. (USA Today -- Money)
Despite downsizing Mass. tech firms are on the upswing Oct 27, 2009
of Hopkinton, which sells data storage equipment, recently reported better-than-expected revenues and profits for the third quarter, and boosted its revenue prediction for the entire year. We expect a slow but steady recovery, said EMC chief executive Joe Tucci, speaking in a conference call with analysts. (Boston Globe)
Storage Networking: The Basics Oct 27, 2009
Much has changed in the decade that Enterprise Storage Forum has been covering data storage technology, so in the next couple of articles, I'm going to offer an overview of the basics of storage networking to update a series that first ran nearly eight years ago (see ). Network storage is not all that much different from networked systems. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
2 Top Ten 2010 Tech Trends Oct 24, 2009
As enterprise customers continue to embrace the model for everything from customer relationship management (CRM) applications to e-mail security and data storage, top-tier vendors are racing to build or acquire the best Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications suites. Gartner analysts said that while cloud computing does rearrange some IT budgets and reduce others, it doesn't eliminate all of the costs associated with building a data-rich enterprise network. (Datamation)
Unitil posts 3Q loss of $600,000 Oct 24, 2009
Emulex Corp., which makes data storage equipment, said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 49 percent as it generated fewer sales. Emulex earned $3. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
EMC branches out Oct 24, 2009
Vice-chairman William J. Teuber, Jr said while data storage had been its biggest revenue contributor with about 75%, the group decided to branch out. We didnt just do storage. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
IBM Takes Aim at EMC, HDS with New Storage System Oct 24, 2009
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today began shipping a long-awaited upgrade to its high-end data storage product line, the new System Storage DS8700. Big Blue, which competes in the high-end storage market with EMC (NYSE: EMC) and Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), claims a big performance improvement for the new storage system, along with new solid state drive () management features. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
EMC Tops Wall Street Forecasts, Predicts Cloudy Future Oct 23, 2009
EMC (NYSE: EMC) reported quarterly results this morning that topped Wall Street forecasts, and the data storage giant predicted a modest rebound in IT spending for 2010 ... He forecast modest growth in IT spending for 2010 while predicting that EMC's core markets of data storage, virtualization, security, compliance, backup, recovery and archiving will outperform the broader IT market ... Dell, which accounts for a quarter of Clariion sales, has been moving aggressively into the data storage... (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Oct 23, 2009
Telecom companies commonly use mantraps to secure data storage facilities, but they are typically less sophisticated, requiring only a swipe card to pass through. The high-tech mantrap in Bridgeton seems unusual because it is located in an otherwise low-key, small office building. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
EMC, Quantum Unveil New Dedupe Appliances Oct 22, 2009
The data storage giant which will report its tomorrow morning says Data Domain's Stream Informed Segment Layout (SISL) scaling architecture lets the systems "ride the price performance wave of multi-core processor architectures and avoid dependency on oversized storage subsystems for throughput.". The DD630 and DD610 appliances offer up to 1. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Computer Memory: New Material Could Dramatically Boost Data Storage, Save Energy Oct 21, 2009
23, 2007) DNA, perhaps the oldest data storage medium, could become the newest as scientists report progress toward using DNA to store text, images, music and other digital data inside the genomes of living. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Physicists Develop Multifunctional Storage Device For Light Oct 20, 2009
An important area of usage is, for example, the laser diode, which has revolutionized telecommunications and optical data storage in the past few decades ... Holograms allow permanent optical data storage and retrieval with far higher densities than CDs or DVDs, using the interference patterns of two. (Science Daily)
Does Fragmentation Hurt Storage Network Performance? Oct 20, 2009
"But if there are fragments, defrag is required. When we used the SANs for data storage for a file server, we had people complaining all the time about performance until we used Diskeeper.". So who is right and who is wrong. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Crystals hold super computer key Oct 19, 2009
Dr Andy Alexander, of the university's school of chemistry, who developed the technique, said it could be used to improve on traditional methods of optical data storage, such as CDs ... Compared with the flat two-dimensional surface of a CD, three-dimensional optical data storage uses many more layers, in which tiny crystals could act as storage points. (BBC News -- Technology)
Virtualization, SRM and FCoE Are Hot at SNW Oct 17, 2009
PHOENIX While storage professionals spent much of this week with their heads in the at Storage Networking World, they seemed more concerned about down-to-earth issues like maximizing productivity, minimizing cost, and learning about new data storage technologies to help them do more with less. Storage management was top of mind for many IT professionals, judging from the packed sessions and hands-on labs. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
When Is a Cloud Really a Cloud? Oct 17, 2009
When Is a Cloud Really a Cloud. October 17, 2009 Hot topics. (CIO Information Network)
Deaf audiences can 'see' dialogue Oct 16, 2009
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Taking a Behind the Scenes Look at Storage TCO Oct 16, 2009
In today s economic environment, it s critically important to make sure that any data storage system an organization purchases has an optimally low total cost of ownership (TCO) over its lifetime. Many storage buyers today use capital expenditure (CapEx) as the sole factor for determining the value of a storage purchase. (CIO Information Network)
Brain 'can beat early blindness' Oct 16, 2009
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Call for rethink on data storage Oct 16, 2009
However, the rules for data storage can vary widely from country to country. One might insist that data is kept for a year while another might want it destroyed in six months, said Microsoft senior vice-president Brad Smith. (BBC News -- Americas)
IEDM offers most recent research nuggets Oct 16, 2009
Data storage is accomplished via the mechanical position of the fins, which are either centered in their channels or are contacting the gate (via electrostatic forces). The physical positions represent binary digits 0 and 1. (EETimes)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Oct 16, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Is data deduplication right for your primary storage ... Oct 15, 2009
DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT. Is data deduplication right for your primary storage infrastructure. (Search Storage)
Magnetic Nanotags Spot Cancer In Mice Earlier Than Methods Now In Clinical Use Oct 15, 2009
Another virtue of the technology, Wang said, is that it uses existing technology already in use in the data storage and semiconductor industries and because of that, he added, "It can be made relatively cheaply.". "It is the same sensor you are using in a hard disk drive to read a hard disk back," he said. (Science Daily)
Oracle's Larry Ellison to IBM: "make our day" Oct 15, 2009
Shares of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. jumped in premarket trading Monday after a report the network gear and data storage company is up for sale. The stock rose $1. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
NetApp's Growth a Good Sign for EMC Oct 14, 2009
44 billion when it reports results on Oct. 22, according to Thomson Reuters, but most analyst now seem to believe the data storage giant's revenues will come in higher than that. And some are saying that EMC could join NetApp in returning to year-over-year sales growth by the end of the year, as comparisons begin to get easier thanks to a dismal end to 2008. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Data, photos vanish from Sidekick phones Oct 14, 2009
The Sidekick's remote data storage feature meant that if someone lost a phone, the contents could easily be downloaded to a new one. But the Sidekick didn't complement the remote storage with a convenient way to save all data locally. (AZCentral -- Business)
IBM and the NFL to Continue Longtime Partnership Oct 13, 2009
As part of the agreement, IBM, which has been an NFL sponsor since 2003, will continue providing consulting expertise and IT solutions to the NFL in an effort to more efficiently manage the IT infrastructure and data storage. Related Quotes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
T-Mobile suspends Sidekick sales after customers lose data Oct 13, 2009
By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY SEATTLE T-Mobile this morning suspended sales of its Microsoft-enabled Sidekick smartphones, pending stabilization of its data storage system, which crashed Thursday. T-Mobile said over the weekend that it feared all Sidekick users may have permanently lost contacts, photos and calendar entries due to the failure of Microsoft computer servers. (USA Today -- Tech)
