Latest storage news.
Users look to ease SAN adoption, 10/25/04
The installation and configuration of storage-area network technology has gotten simpler as companies such as Dell and QLogic have begun selling low-cost, easy-to-install SAN equipment and software, users say.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504firstsan.html?nl
Storage vendors try to ease back-up and protection tasks, 10/25/04
A plethora of storage vendors are expected to announce this week at Storage Networking World in Orlando software and hardware that lets IT managers better protect and back up data on Fibre Channel and IP storage-area networks.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504snw.html?nl
Emulex, Brocade tout faster Fibre Channel wares, 10/25/04
Emulex and Brocade Communications are announcing what are expected to be the industry’s first 4G-bit/sec Fibre Channel products that will let users run applications and back up data faster on their storage-area networks.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504snwside.html?nl
TDK launches 400GB data cartridge, 10/22/04
TDK Friday said it will start selling data storage cartridges based on the Linear Tape-Open Ultrium 3 format in Japan and elsewhere from the middle of November.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1022tdklaunc.html?nl
Quantum acquires tape drive maker Certance, 10/21/04
Storage vendor Quantum Wednesday said in a statement that it has agreed to purchase Certance LLC, a manufacturer of tape-based storage devices in Costa Mesa, Calif.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1021quantacqui.html?nl
Storage Newsletter: EMC’s latest acquisition takes it into the SMB market, 10/21/04
Almost lost in all the excitement at last week’s EMC industry analyst day was the company’s announcement of its acquisition of Danz, a well-regarded provider …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/stor/2004/1018stor2.html?nl
Servers Newsletter: IBM blends servers with storage, 10/21/04
IBM last week announced storage arrays that use technology from its mainframe, mid-range and blade server systems.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/servers/2004/1018server2.html?nl
Weblog: Apple upgrades RAID, 10/20/04
Apple this week enhanced its Xserve RAID storage array with scalability to 5.6 terabytes. The company also announced that the Xserve will interoperate with Cisco Fibre Channel switches and SUSE Linux, as …
https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/storage/006553.html?nl
EMC revenue and income rise more than 30%, 10/19/04
EMC revenue for the third quarter grew 34% year-on-year, driven by software and services sales, the company reported Tuesday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1019emcearn.html?nl
Storage Newsletter: EMC details grand ambitions, 10/19/04
Last week EMC held its annual industry analysts’ conference at its Hopkinton, Mass., headquarters. Things are, to say the least, upbeat at EMC, which feels it now …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/stor/2004/1018stor1.html?nl
