Return of the Keyboard ShortcutBy Mike Elgan |
Data Storage Article Published April 23, 2008Two Web sites boost your personal productivity by helping you enter computer commands more quickly.
Deduplication Gets More Face TimeBy Judy Mottl |
Data Storage Article Published April 17, 2008Ocarina becomes the latest to talk up "de-dupe" -- a mainstay of the backup realm -- for a new role in enterprises' primary storage environments.
VTL Market PolarizesBy Drew Robb |
Data Storage Article Published April 10, 2008A gulf has developed between VTL camps but Quantum forges ahead, courting enterprises with the backup benefits of de-duplication and disk-based storage combined.
EMC, Iomega to Tie The KnotBy Judy Mottl |
Data Storage Article Published April 9, 2008SMB player leaves ExcelStor at the altar after an aggressive courtship by the enterprise storage titan.
Storage: The New Frontier in Data ProtectionBy Judy Mottl |
Data Storage Article Published April 8, 2008It's no longer all about the perimeter, says NetApp's Tim Russell at Storage Network World: Instead, IT needs to focus on storage as costs and regulations mount.
Tip of the Trade: SATA Storage ServersBy Carla Schroder |
Data Storage Article Published March 26, 2008SCSI drives may be the toughest and most reliable, but oftentimes SATA drives are equally good. From price point to form factor and feature options, they offer a plethora of advantages.
Can You Spy BI?By Tim Scannell |
Data Storage Article Published March 25, 2008Business Intelligence is all the rage. Too bad it's all over the dashboard on use and usability.
Enterprises Face Data Growth ExplosionBy Judy Mottl |
Data Storage Article Published March 12, 2008With forecasts of 60 percent annual increases in data through 2011, IT must cope with burgeoning storage and security needs.
Choice Open-Source VoIP News NuggetsBy Carla Schroder |
Data Storage Article Published March 12, 2008There have been a number of interesting events in the VoIP universe recently; we look at a choice sampling.
Inside the Shady World of Spy GadgetsBy Mike Elgan |
Data Storage Article Published March 6, 2008A look at the tech gear used by the underworld. Are you being spied on with a spy gadget? (Or are you one of the spies
?)
Quantum Goes Big on EncryptionBy Drew Robb |
Data Storage Article Published March 6, 2008Hardware-based encryption and robust key management become staples of the company's tape libraries and DXi disk systems.
Iomega Drives on to Exile TapeBy Judy Mottl |
Data Storage Article Published March 5, 2008Vendor rolls out new rack-mount NAS and upgrades REV Backup Drive.
Six Steps to Tiered Storage BlissBy Drew Robb |
Data Storage Article Published February 22, 2008Technology helps but success in the face of ever-growing data stores also requires cooperation across business units.
Symantec Enters Online Storage BizBy Dan Muse |
Data Storage Article Published February 21, 2008The data security company targets small and mid-sized businesses with two online storage services and also revs up its Backup Exec line for Windows 2008.
Verdasys Digital Guardian: Policy-Based Enterprise SecurityBy James Maguire |
Data Storage Article Published February 19, 2008The software platform guards against internal and external threats, without requiring input from employees. Digital Guardian recently won a Datamation Product of the Year Award.
Akorri Looks for Keys to Virtual EfficiencyBy Dan Muse |
Data Storage Article Published February 13, 2008BalancePoint 2.0 expands support for virtualized storage, adds a Key Performance Indicator metric and offers its management tools as a virtual appliance.
Schooled in Virtual SANsBy Drew Robb |
Data Storage Article Published January 31, 2008By "thin provisioning" with DataCore, the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany is basking in automated management and new levels of storage efficiency.
Who Will Win, And Lose, In SMB Storage RaceBy Judy Mottl |
Data Storage Article Published January 31, 2008There are millions of sophisticated small businesses and plenty of opportunity for vendors who understand the customer base.
Seagate And The Storage SpiralBy Gene Hirschel |
Data Storage Article Published January 29, 2008Please don't call us a hard drive company. We're a storage play.
Nirvanix: The Cloud BeckonsBy Drew Robb |
Data Storage Article Published January 25, 2008In a bid to reduce the cost of mirroring remote data, Nirvanix rolls out a "Storage Delivery Network" for large media files.
IForem: Online Data Storage for LifeBy Lauren Simonds |
Data Storage Article Published January 17, 2008The company backs its service with an irrevocable trust that guarantees your data will be stored forever even if iForem goes out of business.
HP Fires Shot in Network Storage BattleBy Judy Mottl |
Data Storage Article Published January 17, 2008The vendor's throwdown to NetApp could prompt improved functionality and cheaper prices across the industry.
SAP Talks Up Business Objects UnionBy Larry Barrett |
Data Storage Article Published January 17, 2008After completing the largest acquisition in its history, SAP execs tout their vision for business optimization software in 2008.
Flash vs. PlattersBy Rafael Hernandez |
Data Storage Article Published January 14, 2008Solid state drives offer a tantalizing glimpse at the future of enterprise storage. But one glaring shortcoming -- beyond price and capacity -- is holding them back.
Data Archive Has a Legal AngleBy Judy Mottl |
Data Storage Article Published January 14, 2008New federal evidence rules means lawyers have to store and protect any kind of digital file and one vendor believes its got the perfect way to make it happen.
EMC Sees Virtualization in SMBs' Storage FutureBy Dan Muse |
Data Storage Article Published January 12, 2008The storage giant says its new Clariion AX4 SAN (and the Dell-branded Dell AX4-5) offers small businesses virtualization, scalability, iSCSI and friendlier storage management software.
Tapping PC Resources for Storage NeedsBy Judy Mottl |
Data Storage Article Published January 11, 2008With mainstream storage options hefty in terms of cost and management, some enterprises draw on existing resources to build storage-area-network configurations.
Why Tape Libraries Still MatterBy Drew Robb |
Data Storage Article Published January 11, 2008Disk-based backup and recovery solutions may be the hot ticket, but don't count tape libraries out yet. Tape users are sticking with their medium and buying more capacity, while the vendors continue to evolve their offerings to keep pace pace with enterprise needs.
IBM: Tape Backup is Here to StayBy Drew Robb |
Data Storage Article Published January 3, 2008Big Blue bets on its Tape Virtualization Engine technology, encryption and unexpected green twist to ensure that tape stays the archival technology of choice.