Data Storage

Mainframes Provide Fast Access to Cloud Computing

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:45:00 EDT

New developments in mainframe automation and other technologies increasingly support the use of mainframes for delivering cloud-computing advantages -- and help accelerate the ability to solve recession-era computing challenges around cost, power, energy use and reliability.

EMC Turns Spoiler; Outbids NetApp

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT

EMC is proposing to outbid NetApp for Data Domain, the dedupe house that NetApp agreed to buy the week before last for $25 a share in cash and stock, a price valued at $1.5 billion. EMC is offering $30 a share, all cash, a total of $1.8 billion, more than it’s ever paid for anything. And it’s not waiting on ceremony it’s starting a tender offer. The NetApp-Data Domain alliance is the second time EMC has been surprised lately.

Alameda County Medical Center Selects DataCore's Storage Virtualization

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT

DataCore Software announced that its SANmelody software is serving as the foundation of a replication and disaster recovery (DR) plan at Alameda County Medical Center (ACMC) that was orchestrated by DataCore partner Entisys. The IT environment at ACMC was fundamentally based upon products from Dell and EMC as well as virtual machines from VMware. ACMC is comprised of multiple sites and as a county hospital the organization is under a number of budget constraints. Entisys presented the Citrix XenServer and DataCore SANmelody DR solution based upon XenServer, which provides great savings to the medical center.

FalconStor Teams Up With HiNet to Offer SaaS-Based Storage Services in Taiwan

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:15:00 EDT

FalconStor announced its expansion in the Software as a Service (SaaS) market, collaborating with HiNet - the Internet service provider (ISP) arm of Chunghwa Telecom, an information and telecom service provider in Taiwan - to make online backup services available to customers and small-and-medium-size businesses in Taiwan.

NetApp and LeaseWeb to Launch Storage Virtualization Platform

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDT

Hosting provider LeaseWeb has decided to use a FAS 3040HA mid-range platform by NetApp so that it will be able to offer its customers a complete storage-on-demand (SOD) solution. The platform will allow LeaseWeb to offer managed back-up and disaster recovery services.

Peer Software Partners With Parallels To Provide Continuous Data Protection On Virtualization Platforms

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Peer Software announced a partnership with Parallels. The companies are collaborating to enable customers to realize cost-savings through simplified IT infrastructures, using virtualization platforms and disaster recovery solutions with certified data protection, availability and continuous backup provided by Peer Software. Peer Software's solutions have been certified to provide Parallels Virtuozzo Containers with virtual server backup of user and application data through the PeerSync product line, and MS SQL backup and MS Exchange backup through the Peer DRS product line.

Nexenta Announces Broadberry Data Systems Virtualization Partnership

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Nexenta Systems announced a partnership with Broadberry Data Systems. Broadberry and Nexenta are partnering to deliver complete enterprise class storage solutions. Based upon NexentaStor, these solutions leverage the revolutionary ZFS file system and offer many advantages versus alternatives including: no limits on file system sizes or on the number of snap shots; inherent virtualization including the use of storage pooling to improve performance and enable thin provisioning; integrated search to manage highly granular backup policies; and end to end data integrity that eliminates the risk of silent data corruption that impacts many SATA based solutions.

Alchemy Plus Uses DataCore's SANmelody to Achieve Simplified SAN Storage Virtualization Management

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:30:00 EDT

DataCore announced that Alchemy Plus is using DataCore's SANmelody solution to provide a hosted server virtualization farm environment for small businesses under a 'Pay as You Use' utility computing framework. Alchemy Plus' data center is located in Dingwall in the Scottish Highlands. David Massey, Chief Technology Officer at Alchemy Plus, noted, 'We wanted to bring the power and efficiencies of virtualization to smaller organizations that typically were only running a single server or a couple of servers at most. We knew in order to succeed that we would have to develop a model that was as cost effective as it was functionality rich, using the principles of utility computing ? a concept where the customer only pays for what is used.'

Virtualization with Dell Helps Cure Growing Health Care It Ills

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:15:00 EDT

Health care organizations -- faced with a staggering influx of information from patient medical records and billing and claims to data on medical discoveries -- are turning to Dell and virtualization to help cure their data storage and management challenges. According to a recent report by Forrester Research, current server utilization in many data centers is hovering around 10 percent to 20 percent1. By adopting virtualization, these IT environments can increase efficiency and reap the maximum benefits of an efficient IT infrastructure. This efficiency becomes even more critical as the influx of data continues to grow as the number of devices connected to the network, including PCs, RFID devices, and tablet and notebook computers expands.

Managing Storage in the Virtual Enterprise

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDT

It's no secret that data centers are faced with exponential storage growth, increasing operational costs, power and cooling limitations, and the need to provision and bring new applications online more rapidly to support critical business needs, many customers look to virtualization strategies to ease the management burden. SRM technology can address the demands and management complexities that virtualization presents. Virtualization, by definition, can apply to operating systems, applications and storage arrays. This session will identify and elaborate on the various virtualization categories, and talk about how SRM technology can enable IT organizations to manage storage in the virtual enterprise.

Virtualization Conference - Essential Requirements for Storage Virtualization

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:45:00 EDT

Storage virtualization introduces a level of abstraction that sits between application servers and physical storage resources to provide centralized volume management and non-disruptive data mobility. These capabilities help storage managers improve productivity, capacity-utilization and service levels. Its unique position between application servers and storage resources demands the highest levels of availability, performance and data integrity. This session will review the benefits of virtualization and how it improves productivity, capacity utilization and service levels. It will also discuss how second generation, network based storage virtualization can be used to meet the demands imposed by its central position in the I/O stack.

IBM Releases Storage Virtualization Software

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:45:00 EDT

As part of IBM's 'Project Big Green' offerings, IBM announced new storage virtualization software, its System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 4.3 software, to manage and consolidate volumes of business data.

Kroll Ontrack Announces Data Recovery Breakthrough On VMware Virtualization Environments

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Kroll Ontrack announced its ability to perform data recovery services on VMware systems. Using newly developed proprietary technology, Kroll Ontrack conceived and developed capabilities specifically designed to recover folders and files on all types of virtual systems. This capability provides businesses with a viable resource when data loss occurs in these environments.

Xiotech Automates VMware Virtualization

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:45:00 EDT

Xiotech announced Virtual View, a new add-on for its ICON Manager user interface that simplifies storage monitoring, management and provisioning tasks in virtual environments. Virtual View, designed for users of Xiotech's Emprise 7000 and Magnitude 3D 4000 storage systems, enables administrators to manage storage in their VMware infrastructure environments from a single interface. Users can have a global view of the three storage layers (array, VMware ESX and virtual machine) from a single console and then automate configuration across all layers. As a result, storage management becomes faster and easier with less risk of misconfigurations.

Acuo Technologies Certifies Storage Virtualization Solution

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:15:00 EDT

Acuo Technologies announced the integration and certification of IBM's Grid Medical Archive Solution (GMAS) as well as the addition of IBM to Acuo's Elite Partner Program. By adding the Acuo Technologies middleware software to the IBM GMAS solution, the medical imaging industry has the ability to procure a strategy that enables the customer to gain control of their data as well as manage it in a manner that provides flexibility and lower the total cost of ownership.

DataCore and Egenera Combination Delivers Next Generation Server and Storage Virtualization

Fri, 30 May 2008 08:15:00 EDT

DataCore announced that it will team with Egenera to jointly verify their solutions running in tandem on virtualization platforms such as Citrix XenServer. The companies have complementary solutions that together deliver the next generation of virtualization. The Egenera BladeFrame system and its Processing Area Network architecture enable enterprise datacenters to rapidly install, deploy and manage pools of network, storage and processing resources. DataCore SANmelody and SANsymphony virtual storage solutions are some of the first SAN solutions to be certified for XenServer in the Citrix Ready program and make it easy to provision, manage, optimize and protect storage resources infrastructure-wide.

SoftBank Telecom Deploys DataCore Virtualization

Fri, 30 May 2008 08:15:00 EDT

DataCore announced today that SoftBank Telecom has deployed DataCore SANmelody as the storage virtualization platform to build, verify and test its disaster recovery process over a wide-area virtual infrastructure. For the deployment and verification test, SoftBank Telecom established a connection between its data centers in Tokyo and Osaka (approximately 500 kilometers apart) via Infiniband, and configured wide-area virtual systems through the virtualization of servers, storage, and I/O.

Unisys Extends Virtualization Throughout IT Infrastructure

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Building on its new solutions and services-led technology strategy announced in February, Unisys expanded its family of real-time infrastructure solutions. These new solutions and services embody Unisys 'less is more' approach to IT infrastructure, freeing IT organizations to deploy a simplified, more easily managed IT infrastructure that allows them to spend less time on routine management activities and more on strategic initiatives that advance the business.

ONStor Announces VMware Virtualization Interoperability Certification

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT

ONStor announced it has been awarded certification for interoperability with the VMware server virtualization software platform. Confirming the ability of VMware virtual machines (VMs) to operate on ONStor storage devices, this certification assures customers that both companies are committed to an ongoing partnership, including providing technical support and proactive qualification to support customers' deployments.

RELDATA Virtualization iSCSI SAN and NAS Storage Solutions are ''Citrix Ready''

Wed, 28 May 2008 11:45:00 EDT

RELDATA announced its solutions powered by the RELDATA 9240 have been verified for Citrix XenServer. The verification supports RELDATA's ongoing effort to develop partnerships to support reliable iSCSI SAN and NAS solutions that function across all industry standards.

NetApp Provides Virtualization Disaster Recovery for Hillsborough County Library Services

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

NetApp announced that the Hillsborough County Library Services (HCLS), located in Tampa, Florida, has solidified its disaster recovery capabilities and streamlined its overall storage environment thanks to its recent installation of the NetApp S500 storage solution.

Virtualization For Dummies

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:00:00 EDT

F5 Networks announced that it has launched the File Virtualization For Dummies program with Wiley Publishing that offers the For Dummies guide along with a supporting webinar. Keeping in line with Wiley's For Dummies guides, this program offers a pragmatic approach to a pervasive issue. The guide and webinar outline the problems created by today's storage deployments, along with the information that IT staff needs to help manage and solve the associated problems. The overall goal of the program is to help enterprise IT staff get a grip on storage growth and reduce costs.

Acronis Delivers Small Business Server Data Protection for Virtualization Servers

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:15:00 EDT

Acronis announced Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server, an application that enables IT managers in small businesses running Microsoft SBS to backup and restore both physical and virtual servers. Acronis will market its Small Business Server backup application bundled with Acronis Universal Restore, a program that allows users to restore an image to entirely different hardware.

Simplifying Data Center Management

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:15:00 EDT

In 2006 IDC released a study showing that the costs associated with data center management escalate at an alarming rate - in large part because of rising software management expenses. Virtualization has many definitions and uses in today's computing world, but three instances of virtualization are of key importance to solving the problems remaining in the data center after the implementation of state-based management and automation.

iSCSI Storage Arrays Provide Flexible Virtualization

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Enterprises of all sizes are building flexible storage infrastructures using Internet SCSI (iSCSI) and advanced virtualization technologies that let them allocate and shift SAN resources dynamically in response to the demands of their virtualized server environments.

Belgian Post Office Switches to NetApp Virtualization Infrastructure

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:45:00 EDT

The Belgian Post Office collaborated with NetApp for its data backup and archival. To manage this data, the post office is switching to a virtual infrastructure developed by NetApp in combination with conventional physical tape. In doing this, the post office is keeping pace with the current trend of virtualization in the storage environment, minimizing risk, and maximizing its return on investment in IT spend.

Virtualization Data Storage and Protection Software to Be Accelerated by Tier-Ø Memory Appliances

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Violin Memory announced it has successfully tested the Violin 1010 memory appliance with the FalconStor Network Storage Server (NSS) from FalconStor Software. The Violin 1010 memory appliance and the FalconStor NSS can be integrated within a solution to meet the high performance, virtualized data storage demands of enterprise data centers.

DDI Health Finds DataCore Storage Virtualization Is The Right Medicine for Data Storage Challenges

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EDT

DataCore Software announced that DDI Health in Australia has selected, deployed and is realizing notable benefits from DataCore's SANmelody virtual SAN software to manage its storage and support its software development servers and VMware systems. DDI Health produces a range of solutions across the diagnostic health services sector. The company was grappling with wasted disk space, 'out of disk space' warnings that force systems and applications to be shut down to add more disks and constant disk provisioning issues. Whereas one set of servers would be full, another set would have disk space to spare, thereby making the provisioning of disk space between systems an on-going and fairly labor-intensive undertaking. With SANmelody in place to allocate disk space to physical and virtual servers as well as workstations, the administration team's disk management headache has disappeared. Now there is very little wasted disk space. Not only had disk administration been labor-intensive, it was also fairly problematic and the resulting downtime was very disruptive to daily operations.

Advantages of Clustered Storage Architecture

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:30:00 EDT

Data storage in the surveillance world is undergoing a major revolution. With an increased focus on capturing and managing digital information, some of the old methods of storing and archiving video footage can?t address the new business requirements imposed by changing times. When planning storage implementations, the high-end surveillance market requires optimal digital storage characteristics.

Use What You Have, Buy What You Need

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:45:00 EDT

Companies today are very aware of the high costs associated with managing stored data and keeping this data available to business-critical applications. These management costs are escalating at a time when corporate IT organizations are looking to streamline operations to ensure that infrastructure investments lead to increases in productivity and profitability.

Trimble Utilizes Newly Acquired Quantm's Use of Data Storage

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:00:00 EDT

Trimble announced that it has acquired privately-held Quantm International, Inc. and its subsidiary Quantm Ltd. of Australia in an all-cash transaction. Quantm is a provider of transportation route optimization software used for planning highways, railways, pipelines and canals. The innovative software system enables infrastructure planners to examine and select route corridors and alignments that simultaneously optimize construction costs, environmental restrictions, existing feature avoidance and legislative obligations. The improved solution for the proposed route results in significant reductions in project planning time and cost.

Data as Baggage

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:00:00 EST

It's often said that IT administrators in general, and storage administrators in particular, are highly risk-averse. Clearly that's the case today. Look for a moment at any one of the surveys that seeks to understand the most pressing issues on the minds of those are tasked with the stewardship of enterprise data. These surveys point to data protection, security, system reliability and availability, and responsiveness to regulatory agencies and corporate governance as top priorities. Hot products these days are continuous data protection (CDP), disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T), and e-mail archiving solutions. Storage-based data encryption solutions are now getting a thorough examination as well. Managing risk is a prime mover in the storage industry.

Protecting Your Information Assets

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:00:00 EST

Ever since the introduction of Open Systems into the data center, a problem has been brewing. Too often, the storage environment isn't seen as an area with security considerations. Until recently, corporate security policies rarely considered the data center storage environment; sometimes there was no real link between the two. Security was managed at the operating system level or within applications, and a storage location was seen as purely a physical hardware issue with little bearing on user access or security controls.