Latest storage news.
Microsoft to beta backup software, 04/11/05
Microsoft is expected to announce Wednesday at Storage Networking World that its disk-based backup and instant recovery product will be entering beta tests.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0411msback.html?nl
IBM, Net App team on storage, 04/11/05
Network Appliance’s reach in storage could grow as the result of a deal with IBM last week through which Big Blue will sell Network Appliance’s products.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041105-ibm-netapp.html?nl
Faster Fibre Channel products on tap, 04/11/05
Fibre Channel is getting faster but not necessarily more expensive. That was the word leading up to this week’s Storage Networking World in Phoenix, where some of the first 4G bit/sec Fibre Channel products are expected to be introduced.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041105-fibre-channel.html?nl
Software aimed at corralling USB storage devices, 04/11/05
DeviceWall employs a server program to set up usage policies and a software agent, running on Windows PCs and notebooks, to enforce them. It can block the use of all USB storage devices plugged into PCs, or permit use of specific devices based on …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041105-devicewall.html?nl
EMC revamps SAN tool, 04/11/05
Kevin Violette had enough things to worry about when the University of North Carolina Wilmington recently moved a data center.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041105-emc-san.html?nl
Opinion: Vetting back-up services: Meet SAS 70, 04/11/05
So now that I’ve known about SAS 70 for more than 72 hours, I can say that having SAS 70 is better than not having it. But more than that is a stretch at this point. SAS 70 is, in a word, overwhelming. A Google search brings up more than 2 million …
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/041105tolly.html?nl
Opinion: Morals, data havens and MGM, 04/11/05
As much as we and Sealand might like to think that the law would defend our rights, the fact is that when a government or even a large corporation decides that something is broken and needs fixing, it’s might not right that will prevail. A few large …
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/041105backspin.html?nl
Newsletter: People and culture drive IT evolution, 04/07/05
Several times a year, I am asked to speak before various groups on the state of some aspect of IT. While it is clear to anyone with even half a brain that the state …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/stor/2005/0404stor2.html?nl
IBM, Network Appliance team on storage, 04/06/05
In a move that could have far-reaching effects on the storage industry, IBM has signed a deal to OEM all Network Appliance’s network-attached storage and information lifecycle management products.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0406ibmnetapp.html?nl
Gateway expands low-cost gear for enterprise, 04/06/05
Gateway, which has taken a hit in its consumer business, continues to focus on enterprise customers and this week expanded its server and storage lines with a low-cost, high performing server and a new Serial ATA SAN.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0406gway.html?nl
Newsletter: Seeing through holographic storage, 04/05/05
Every now and then, it’s nice to sit back, drink in hand, and contemplate the future. When done in the wrong environment of course, this often leads to job loss or …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/stor/2005/0404stor1.html?nl
