Latest storage news.
Editor’s note: The following is the correct url for a story that appeared in Monday’s alert: 10 virtualization companies to watch – Our apologies for the error.
Data de-duplication changes economics of backup, 08/21/07: The ability to de-duplicate backup data — that is, back up or copy only unique blocks of data — is rapidly changing the economics of data protection.
Why the Citrix/XenSource union is good for storage, Part 1 , 08/21/07: Citrix’s acquisition of server virtualization vendor XenSource is good from a storage standpoint. Let me explain why.
Services in the cloud will meet future storage needs, 08/21/07: Despite vendor promises, managing storage is getting harder, not easier. Storage vendors boast of smart applications that ease storage management to the point that a caveman could do it. They promise tools that discover neighboring devices and servers without human assistance — and that automatically configure themselves accordingly.
Samsung launches 160GB hard drive for portable devices, 08/21/07: Samsung has introduced a 160GB-capacity 1.8in hard drive that could be used in portable devices, including iPods.
