Topic: Online storage

07 May 2008

BT offers Wi-Fi based mobile broadband

By Peter Judge, Techworld

BT has tried again with a mobile broadband package that uses Wi-Fi to provide outdoor services to its existing ADSL customers. At £30 a month, the price could be a barrier for non-BT customers, but it could be popular as a £5 extra for people already paying for BT broadband. Read more...

12 February 2007

Great press release prose

By Chris Mellor

I was told this by SanDisk spokesperson: "Since acquiring Msystems in 2006, SanDisk have been able to offer a 360 degree mobile storage solution." Oh my, be still my beating heart, a 360 degreee mobile storage solution. Not 275 degrees, not 323 degrees but 360, a whole circle. Read more...

08 February 2008

Enterprises warm to online backup

By Brian Fonseca, Computerworld (US online)

Large businesses are looking more closely at online backup options as a way to ease systems administration headaches and avoid security concerns linked to physical backup procedures - is this the way forward? Read more...

07 December 2007

New reasons for archiving data

By Chris Mellor

Archiving is being reappraised. The green drive to contain storage array costs works against the need to store more and more data for compliance. Archiving can combine these contrasting needs. Read more...

15 February 2007

Protected, Portable, Price/Performance for Permanent Online Archive

By Mark Bowker

?One of the major reasons that companies are implementing disk-based archives is to lower their storage costs but still keep archive data online and easily accessible. However, moving data from disk to disk does not necessarily create a leap in lowering capital costs. PowerFile offers an interesting alternative approach to digital archiving worth evaluating?.The PowerFile PSA actually provides customers with four tiers, including high performance NAS-based disk storage (Tier One), in-library DVD for lower cost online storage (Tier Two), onsite vaulted DVD (Tier Three) and offsite vaulted DVD for long term archival (Tier Four). The combination provides a compelling blend of price/performance, permanence, protection and portability.? Read more...

08 December 2005

Storage Central SC101 network storage

By Peter Judge. Techworld

• List price: £57 + VAT
• Pros: Easy set-up, small and nice looking unit
• Cons: Heavy network load, slower than a local hard disk, may run hot, only works with Windows (XP and 2000) Read more...

12 November 2004

Five mistakes of log analysis

By Anton Chuvakin, netForensics

Collecting network and security logs is only useful if you process and analyse them effectively. Read more...

21 November 2006

Talk Talk goes store store

By Chris Mellor

Storage requirements shot up a hundred fold or more and virtualised utility storage from 3PAR was wheeled in. Read more...