EMC, HP Back Up and Dedupe PCs Nov 18, 2009
The new Avamar Data Transport for Long-Term Storage slashes tape storage capacity needs while offering searchable file-level catalogs for rapid restores. Rob Emsley, senior director of product marketing for EMC's backup and recovery division, said Avamar is for customers who want to change their backup infrastructure, while the company's Data Domain appliances are meant to fit into existing backup environments. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Datachambers expands into Triangle Sep 23, 2009
DataChambers Records Management provides secure file and tape storage, document imaging and other services to about 1,000 clients. Its sister company DataChambers LLC specializes in business continuity and data center operations. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Sun Sees Growth in Data Tape Storage May 20, 2009
Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) may be making headlines with its business, but it's also seeing some growth in a much older product line: tape storage ... Another surprise is where the growth in Sun's nearly $1 billion tape storage business is coming from: Mainframe attached storage, which is growing at a double-digit rate for the company, according to Alex North, Sun's group manager of data protection and archive ... Sun today announced upgrades to its tape and tape storage archive product... (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Could Solid State Spell the End for Hard Drives? May 15, 2009
Look at tape storage it is still a multi-billion dollar business, and holding its own too. IT departments are rightly cautious when it comes to making changes and abandoning investments, so SSDs may be adopted far slower than the economic case dictates. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Oracle Plans to Keep Sun's Storage Business May 12, 2009
"Disk storage and tape backup are critical components in high-performance, high-reliability, high-security database systems. So we plan to design and deliver those pieces too. Clearly many Sun customers choose disk and tape systems from other vendors. That's what open systems are all about: providing customers with a choice. But Oracle expects to continue competing in both the disk and tape storage businesses after we buy Sun.". Oracle and Sun shook up the server and storage markets when they... (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Open Storage Shines as Sun Sets Apr 30, 2009
Tape storage eked out a 3 percent gain in the quarter, but the rest of Sun's storage business was down by more than $100 million. Based on -like hardware and open source software, Sun's "" systems and newer seem to have caught on in a price-sensitive market. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
* IBM reportedly to purchase rival Sun Apr 4, 2009
By buying Sun, IBM would gain close to total control over robotic tape storage devices used to file data on mainframes. Sun has a sales and technology partnership with Fujitsu for the sale of Unix servers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
IBM-Sun Merger Appears Near Apr 4, 2009
He said Sun's mainframe tape storage business "may get pulled out of the deal to be sold to another third party or may face some other restructuring to get around that issue. However, at the moment this is pure conjecture on my part. I found it surprising years ago when the U.S. Justice Department held that mainframe disk was a separate market, distinct from the broader disk storage array segment. Perhaps that sentiment has changed in the 13 or so years since the original DoJ finding.". That is... (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Sun Lays Off 1,500 as IBM Merger Looms Apr 1, 2009
Any deal could also face antitrust issues too, with servers and mainframe disk and tape storage among the areas that could face scrutiny (see ). The layoffs also come as Sun's fiscal third quarter draws to a close. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Surviving Nafta: Mexico still awaits the benefits Mar 25, 2009
Today the city is ringed with low-slung factories that churn out everything from BlackBerrys to digital tape storage libraries for Sun Microsystems. But investors came because the city was already a center of information technology. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Analysis: IBM, Sun deal could trigger antitrust scrutiny Mar 20, 2009
One business that may come under scrutiny is Sun's StorageTek unit, which provides tape storage for mainframe computers, said Charles King, an analyst with technology research firm Pund-IT.. Sun bought StorageTek in 2005 for about $4 billion, with the result that, together, IBM and Sun control the vast majority of that market, he said. (EETimes)
Sun Launches 'Open Cloud' as Merger Rumors Swirl Mar 19, 2009
Babineau said that if the deal goes through and clears antitrust hurdles, "we may actually see some brief stabilization in the tape market." In an era of open systems and disk backup, mainframe and tape storage might not raise the concerns they once did, he said. "The only antitrust issues that will arise is if EMC, HP and Cisco lobby the regulators to take a look," said Babineau. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Data Storage Vendors Keep An Eye On Green IT Feb 10, 2009
Bruce Master, IBM's senior program manager for worldwide tape storage systems marketing, said the LTO program "has continued to evolve tape specifications to provide the additional capacities, speeds and security measures that are needed for today's and tomorrow's data centers.". Tape, he said, is gaining favor among users as an eco-friendly strategy that can reduce energy and financial costs. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Sorting Out Your Storage Options Feb 8, 2009
solid state technologies, grid storage, hard disk drive storage, tiered storage, tape storage. active storage, archival storage, remote storage, disaster recovery. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
