Latest storage news.
Sun to use Hitachi storage virtualization technology, dump StorageTek 6920, 02/27/07
Hitachi Data Systems and Sun have entered into an agreement for Sun to resell Hitachi’s high-end storage array and virtualization platform, according to sources close to the agreement.
HP to buy storage software vendor PolyServe, 02/26/07
HP is acquiring a storage software company that the company says will give it important leverage in the enterprise-class network-attached storage (NAS) market.
Google research: Cranking up the heat may not harm your disk drives, 02/26/07
Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit may not be damaging to disk drives, according to new research by Google engineers which casts doubt on previous findings linking heat to elevated failure rates.
Linksys brings storage, stackables to SMBs, 02/26/07
Cisco’s Linksys division thinks small and midsized businesses (SMB) should have some of the same features enterprises get, such as backup power and virtualization, when they attach storage to their networks.
HP launches SMB storage products, 02/26/07
Competing with Dell for small business users who needs to back up their data, HP launched a low-priced, disk-based backup and recovery system on Monday.
Oracle offers users lifecycle-management tool, 02/26/07
Oracle unveiled Monday a new management tool to help its database users determine when to move, archive and delete data.
From Cisco Subnet:
Why pay Cisco markup
Linksys this week launched storage gear for SMBs. In general, Linksys gear can be 75% cheaper than comparable enterprise gear from Cisco. Why pay Cisco markup?
