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File storage News

06 February 2008

F5 launches storage management system update

By Manek Dubash, Techworld

F5 Networks has launched an operating system update for its ARX series of file virtualisation devices - essentially, smart file servers. Read more...

Spammers hijack Microsoft site to push pill popping: 09 Jan 08
Isilon launches world's biggest NAS cluster: 20 Nov 07
CommVault's QiNetix gets new name and refresh: 09 Jul 07
Apple Leopard will use Sun's file system: 07 Jun 07
Microsoft backup service spotted on web: 15 May 07
Ethernet 10gigE takes on Fibre Channel: 01 May 07
Windows Server 2003 gets SP2: 15 Mar 07

File storage Blog Entries

08 June 2007

Pillar Data disses NetApp/3PAR deal

By Chris Mellor

What does Pillar Data think of the NetApp/3PAR partnership? Not much. Here's Pillar's EMEA VP Chris Jones putting out the Pillar party line:- Read more...

Maxxan switches to encryption: 27 Feb 07
We don't want a God box: 24 Jan 07
The Prison Service and file systems: 08 Jan 07
Storage utility versus a public utility: 06 Dec 05
iSCSI SANs are not SANs. Discuss.: 27 Oct 05

File storage Insight

04 January 2008

Why did IBM buy XIV?

By Chris Mellor, Techworld

XIV offers block SAN-like storage using SATA drives for Web 2.0 with great scalability and data protection. Why did IBM buy it? Read more...

EMC's incredible Hulk: 15 Nov 07
EMC's stealth storage software package: 08 Nov 07
Understanding Hitachi's plunge into the blue: 05 Nov 07
When F5 Networks bought Acopia: 06 Aug 07
Dell layers storage consulting onto storage supply: 31 May 07
HDS responds to unstructured data explosion: 29 May 07
Cisco, RSA team up to encrypt network data: 29 May 07

File storage Briefings

06 November 2007

Ten virtualisation companies to watch

By Joanne Cummings, Network World

These technology innovators promise products that boost performance, make management easier or otherwise enhance your virtualisation experience. Read more...

Reldata changes management gears and location: 24 Oct 07
Brocade FAN activities: 16 Feb 07
Brocade's File Area Network messages: 06 Feb 07
Opinion: iPod therefore iCan steal: 03 Feb 06
The business case for IP Storage: 10 Jan 06
WAFS - cache me as you can: 27 Jul 04

File storage Interviews

20 August 2007

NetApp has many competitors who introduce technology ahead of it and many of who are seeking IPOs, suggesting heathy prospects. With recent unexpected poor results is Network Appliance slowing down? Read more...

Dell's view of the storage world: 04 May 07
Q&A: Acopia targets EMC, NetApp with file virtualisation: 19 Jan 07
Sun's CAS, iSCSI and NAS head intentions: 11 Mar 05

File storage Whitepapers

07 March 2007

Achieving Rapid Recovery Time Objective

By Cemaphore

Until recently, achieving rapid RTO for Microsoft Exchange meant deploying Exchange on a SAN and implementing synchronous inter-site replication. The Exchange application must reside on a local server while the Exchange database, Exchange log fi les and other Exchange data modules are all placed on the SAN. Read more...

NAS Helps Customers Address File Storage Growth: 16 Feb 07
Protected, Portable, Price/Performance for Permanent Online Archive: 15 Feb 07

File storage Product Reviews

15 April 2008

Packeteer iShaper

By Keith Schulz, Infoworld (US)

List price: Starting price £6,100 rising up to £11,150
Pros: Single point of administration makes management easy;
Excellent optimisation and acceleration;
Top-notch reporting.
Cons: Not the easiest product to set-up;
Might involve some reconfiguration;
Packeteer's WDC not immediately available. Read more...

VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3: 21 Dec 06

File storage Case Studies

23 May 2007

Unified storage sorts out a Surrey hospital file problem