Latest storage news.
HP server-storage appliance targets SMBs, 09/12/07: HP Wednesday unveiled a new blade enclosure into which modularized and a combination of server or storage components can be installed. The product is targeted at small to midsize businesses, a market vigorously pursued by IBM, Dell, Sun and others.
How to do storage virtualization right, 09/11/07: When Roland Etcheverry joined chemical company Champion Technologies two years ago, he looked around and realized he needed to remake the company’s storage environment. He had done this twice before at other companies, so he knew he wanted a storage-area network (SAN) to tie the various locations to the corporate data center, as well as to a separate disaster recovery site, each with about 7TB of capacity. He also knew he wanted to utilize storage virtualization.
Data explosion shakes up IT, 09/13/07: In just three years, the bytes of data generated by digital cameras, mobile phones, businesses IT systems and devices will equal the number of grains of sand on the world’s beaches.
Hitachi unveils a scaled down storage virtualization system, 09/13/07: Hitachi this week announced a unique storage virtualization platform.
Sun acquires assets of Cluster File Systems, 09/12/07: Almost lost in the clamor over Sun’s expanded partnership with Microsoft Wednesday was a small acquisition that will bolster Sun’s HPC storage offerings.
10 IT management software companies to watch, 09/12/07: Management technology is an IT staple — but not a static one. New players are continually emerging to challenge the old guard and provide help for systems and network managers dealing with such issues as virtualization, enhanced user mobility and sophisticated security threats.
