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Hybrid cloud data archiving offered by Iron Mountain and LiveOffice

Fri, 2010-03-05 00:06
Iron Mountain's Digital Records Center for Medical Images now offers the option of keeping a copy of data onsite; LiveOffice archives on-premise SharePoint, as well as social networking data.


Network-attached storage devices for SMBs: A NAS product comparison

Thu, 2010-03-04 23:38
Here's a look at the most popular network-attached storage devices for SMBs in the $2,000 to $10,000 price range.


SunGard adds EMC Data Domain deduplication to Secure2Disk cloud data backup service

Wed, 2010-03-03 23:17
Customers can keep a Data Domain deduplication box at SunGard's data centers to restore data online after an outage, though application and server failover remain separate services.


Symantec plans Data Insight software to link storage resources with data owners

Tue, 2010-03-02 23:45
Symantec is preparing to launch a product based on security intellectual property called Data Insight, which will be integrated with Data Loss Prevention, CommandCentral Storage and Enterprise Vault.


Quantum, Overland get LTO-5 tape backup ball rolling

Tue, 2010-03-02 23:19
LTO-5 is available from Quantum and Overland Storage with others sure to follow soon. LTO-5 offers improvements such as higher capacity and partitioning. But how quickly will tape users embrace this technology?


Storage management tools Products of the Year winners

Tue, 2010-03-02 23:17
The storage management tools category in SearchStorage.com's enterprise data storage Products of the Year 2009 awards includes technologies such as storage resource management (SRM) and storage-area network (SAN) management software, performance monitoring, file systems, volume management, virtualization software and security software.


FalconStor, Violin combine on Flash SAN accelerator

Mon, 2010-03-01 23:26
FalconStor and startup Violin Memory partner on a SAN acceleration device that uses Flash solid-state drives (SSDs) and FalconStor software to speed write performance.


Networked storage for small businesses: A guide to SMB storage networking

Mon, 2010-03-01 23:12
In this essential guide, learn about the best options and the latest trends in storage networking for SMBs. Download it for free.


Storwize adds HA, Compression Accelerator to primary storage data reduction device

Mon, 2010-03-01 22:24
Storwize's compression appliances, which sit inline in front of primary network attached storage, can now be paired for HA and compress existing data on legacy systems.


The H1N1 pandemic and IT disaster recovery planning: Lessons learned

Fri, 2010-02-26 22:51
Although the H1N1 virus hasn't hit the United States as hard as expected, there were many lessons learned for disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) planners.


U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association takes Iomega NAS system to the Olympics

Fri, 2010-02-26 22:41
Iomega's desktop network-attached storage (NAS) systems traveled with the U.S. Olympic team to Vancouver to provide networked data storage, file and print and digital signage services.


Data backup and recovery briefs: Bus-Tech Inc. announces version 7 of its Mainframe Data Library

Fri, 2010-02-26 02:49
This week's data backup and recovery news in brief: Bus-Tech Inc. announces version 7 of its Mainframe Data Library; SugarSync launches new email synching feature and more.


SGI picks up Copan, prepares to put a new spin on MAID arrays

Fri, 2010-02-26 00:23
With SGI acquiring MAID-maker Copan Systems at a clearance price, customers hope to see Copan disk arrays get a performance improvement, as well as easier and cheaper upgrades.


SMB data storage briefs: Tandberg Data introduces new NAS series -- the DPS2000

Thu, 2010-02-25 23:43
This week's SMB data storage news in brief: Tandberg Data introduces new NAS series; Nimbus Technology launches new cloud storage service and more.


EMC's Slootman: Data Domain planning global deduplication, NetWorker integration this spring

Wed, 2010-02-24 23:13
Frank Slootman, the head of EMC's backup division, discusses EMC's data backup and global data deduplication plans.


Iron Mountain Digital spends $112 million on Mimosa Systems for on-premise data archiving

Tue, 2010-02-23 05:03
Iron Mountain makes a big move into on-premise enterprise data archiving software with acquisition of Mimosa Systems; doesn't want to wait for big enterprises to move more data to the cloud.


Double-Take, Amazon form disaster recovery cloud with Double-Take Cloud

Mon, 2010-02-22 23:19
Double-Take lets customers of its backup and replication software tie into Amazon Elastic Computer Cloud (EC2) cloud for disaster recovery without needing a second data center.


Disaster recovery news briefs: SunGard expands collocation and data centers

Sat, 2010-02-20 00:09
This week's disaster recovery news in brief: SunGard expands collocation and data centers; Virsto Software introduces new storage virtualization software and more.


Health care system rolls its own data storage 'cloud' for researchers

Fri, 2010-02-19 22:29
Partners HealthCare System created a clustered NAS for its researchers that scales to hundreds of terabytes and costs a fraction of commercial systems; the system consists of Gluster open source software, Sun servers and Mellanox InfiniBand switches.


Fibre Channel switch port shipments expected to spike after 2009 drop, then decline over long term

Thu, 2010-02-18 21:48
Fibre Channel switch port shipments are expected to increase after first-time decline in 2009, but long-term outlook calls for eventual decline as Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) picks up steam.