Enterprise Storage

Start-up releases all-in-one VMware server, storage appliance

Nutanix's Complete Cluster puts VMware servers, storage under one management GUI

Intel to issue bug fix for SSD 320 drives in two weeks

The firmware upgrade will fix a bug that causes SSD 320 drives to crash

Industry group releases spec to test consumer SSD performance

Spec almost identical to enterprise SSD test

Data protection at both ends of the enterprise

Backups for SMB virtualized environments, data protection for Z/OS mainframes

NAND flash can verify a device’s identity

Tests of a flash chip's unique characteristics could prevent counterfeiting, researchers say

Erasure coding ensures storage durability in environments where RAID falls down

SSD market busy

Sony London optical disc warehouse destroyed in fire

The fire will almost certainly have an impact on supply of Sony entertainment products in the U.K. and Ireland

SSD drives promise to enhance storage performance, but a new host-interface-standard holds the key

Start-up to release ‘stone-like’ optical disc that lasts forever

New optical disc aims for consumer market first, then corporate archives