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HP drops MediaSmart servers and Microsoft Home Server

Hewlett-Packard has dropped plans to offer Microsoft's next version of Windows Home Server OS, codenamed Vail, in its products, after retiring a line of servers carrying the current version of the OS, Microsoft said on Tuesday.
EMC launches midrange deduplication array

EMC announced a new midrange deduplication array that scales to 76TB of raw data capacity, as well as a new deduplication engine for its disk library for mainframes and a new disk library series.
Cisco releases multi-function SAN network line card

Cisco has released a four-in-one line card.
Via builds low-power server based on laptop chips

Via Technologies on Tuesday announced a compact home server that will be powered by low-power processors, which are traditionally designed to run in laptops and netbooks.
Seagate claims world's thinnest laptop drive

Seagate has claimed the world's thinnest drive, the Momentus Thin
Quantum enhances Vision's de-dupe capabilities

Quantum has rebranded its storage management software, and at the same boosted its de-duplication capabilities, the company has announced. It has also added a low-end 9TB version of its DXi7500 enterprise disk backup device.
SanDisk to offer flash-based laptop backup

SanDisk is to demonstrate a continuous backup device for laptop users at the CeBIT show in Germany this week.
CentricStor combines disk and tape backup

Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has overhauled its CentricStor virtual tape appliance and now offers backup to either disk or tape with the product. It is the only product to combine automated tape and disk backup in one offering.
Western Digital's eSATA external drive
Symantec enriches reporting in Reporter 6.0

Symantec has announced Veritas Backup Reporter 6.0, a tool that can provide IT administrators with a single corporate view of backup and recovery operations.

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Time to stop treating removable disks like tape drives

Disks do more - they blend archiving, online backup and CDP, argues Tandberg Data, as it gives Backup Exec the push from its RDX line in favour of Yosemite's Filekeeper.
Enterprises warm to online backup

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?
Making networked IP video easier to manage

IP video is bandwidth and storage-hungry, but new technologies, such as iSCSI and content analysis, could help.
Dell's view of the storage world

A review of Dell's storage products shows that Dell has moved quickly, innovatively and promptly in developing storage product offerings. Maybe these attributes of Dell's storage operation are coming to the fore in the new Dell, Dell 2.0.
Eight ways to reduce your data centre storage costs

This is scratching the surface of a complex topic but it's a useful list of cost-saving ideas.
Compressing and de-duping NEC grid storage

Could NEC steal a march on bigger storage players by launching a de-duping grid storage product?
Encrypt data as it goes to tape

TD Ameritrade uses Decru products to encrypt server data as it's backed up to tape.
Opinion: iPod therefore iCan steal

It is the opinion of PointSec's MD that MP3 devices represent a serious data security danger.
Holographic storage slow

Is holo storage fast ewnough for anything other than archive applications? Where are Imation and Fujitsu in holo storage platter production?
Overland not for sale

Overland is not over the hill and not for sale. The coming Ultimatus primary disk protection appliance and REO/Veritas bundle emphasise its determination to succeed on its own ground.

How-tos

Creating a cloud-based backup for your image library

How to shrink your backup window

Case Study: Backup becomes a snap

Case Study: A city in Kansas does tapeless backup

Setting out to build a SAN

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How Emerging Disk-to-Disk Backup Can Enable Faster, More Cost-Effective Backups and Restores

The last few years have seen a number of information technology trends converge, transforming disk-to-disk backup (D2D) from something merely feasible into an attractive addition to the IT portfolio. D2D technology brings many key benefits to your IT infrastructure, including shorter backup windows, faster restores, quicker nearline access, investment protection by leveraging existing tape hardware, and better backup economy through incremental backups. This white paper explores D2D technology and benefits, and how a solution using Snap Servers can help you take advantage of them.
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Leading Autoloader Customer Purchase Requirements

The volume of digital information and organization data being generated continues to rise. Companies are generating larger files, archiving more emails, and storing data longer than before time available each night to backup a company?s data without impacting the employees on the network, continues to shrink. Network administrators can secure their growing accumulation of data, even across multiple locations, with the addition of an automated tape backup device. IT managerswant a backup device seamless integration into the network, and the ability to expand storage capacity in tandem with the rising data tide, all at an affordable price. This white paper, based on survey research conducted by Zanthus, outlines data backup processes, preferences, and requirements as articulated by a nationwide sample of IT personnel with responsibility for protecting data at their organizations.
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