Enterprise Storage

What happens to data when cloud providers evaporate?

There's no way to directly migrate data between service providers

Cloud storage device maker Cirtas stumbles

SanDisk, Toshiba one up Intel, introduce 19nm flash memory

The 2 companies produce 2- and 3-bit-per cell NAND flash

Cloud storage startup Cirtas retreats

The maker of cloud storage gateways is backing out of the market to reorganize

Tape backup: Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic

Seagate-Samsung deal to spur HDD, SSD, hybrid drive development

Analysts note that once the $1.4B deal closes, all HDD vendors will also be SSD manufacturers

EMC integrates Avamar backup software and Data Domain

EMC adds changed-block tracking to Avamar 6.0 for fast restore capabilities

Iron Mountain exits part of the cloud

20nm flash chip means more mobile-device features, smaller SSDs

Micron-Intel venture plans to create a 128GB SSD smaller than a postage stamp

EMC Isilon releases new NAS products for big data

Isilon's next-gen OS provides 2X to 3X performance boost