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Utilities vendor Diskeeper changes name to Condusiv

Diskeeper, a vendor best known for its hard drive defragmentation technology, announced it has changed its name to Condusiv and is taking a new product direction.
Microsoft focuses Windows Server 8 on storage

With the beta of Windows Server 8 to be released in the next few weeks, Microsoft executives said the next-generation OS is focused squarely on storage.
Red Hat launches Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services

Red Hat has announced the Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services, which aims to take advantage of Amazon's cloud while offering excellent performance.
Toshiba announces 5TB home media file server for Japan

Toshiba announced a new home media server with five terabytes of storage on Monday: It has enough capacity to store 15 days of digital TV broadcasts from six channels.
Hitachi Data Systems acquires NAS-vendor BlueArc

HDS announced yesterday that it has purchased high-end NAS vendor BlueArc. The deal builds on a 5-year reseller agreement the companies already had.
Samsung shows off optical drive with Wi-Fi connectivity

Samsung has announced its new SE-208BW Smart Media Hub, which is an optical disk drive that comes equipped with Wi-Fi and allows users to stream CDs and DVDs to smartphones, tablets, and computers.
We're walking on sunshine: IBM's 120 petabyte drive could help better predict weather

The development of the world's largest single-file name data repository could help predict weather and prevent overhyping of hurricanes like Irene.
F5 Networks adds storage virtualisation appliances for small and midrange businesses

F5 Networks announced two new storage virtualisation appliances that are designed for entry level and midrange businesses.
Hack data provided by RSA in exchange for customer secrecy

RSA has started providing more detail into the mid-March attack on its SecurID token-based authentication system, but to get a fuller story you have to be an RSA customer willing to sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA).
Dell to launch PowerEdge microservers

Dell on Tuesday is set to announce low power PowerEdge servers that can quickly band together to execute transactions more efficiently than traditional servers, which use faster, but more power-hungry chips.

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Sirius CTO: UK businesses must start tapping SME talent

The time has come for small and medium businesses to get the recognition they deserve, according to Andrew Savory, newly-appointed Chief Technology Officer at open source systems integrator Sirius
Operating systems will cease to be important as the browser rises

Operating systems will remain important for as long as we use computers, but mostly they will matter only to the people behind the scenes.
Five ways you can extend your current storage gear

Recent flooding in Thailand has affected many hard drive manufacturers, resulting in price hikes for hard drives of as much as 50 to 100 percent. How long this will last is unclear, but in the meantime, you can postpone new purchases of storage gear by implementing these methods to help reduce unnecessary files, reduce the space used on the system, and allow for expansion with existing systems.
Alleged NASA hacker arrested in Romania

Romanian authorities have arrested a 26-year old hacker who is accused of breaking into multiple NASA servers and causing $500,000 (£300,000) in damages to the US space agency's systems.
Top 10 best new features of Windows Server 8

Microsoft claims 300 new and improved features in Windows Server 8, but after a few days in Redmond watching demos and stepping through lab sessions, we wonder whether the marketing guys accidentally left off a zero.
Customised malware attacks grow increasingly widespread

The rising popularity of custom malware and the inability of antivirus software to keep pace poses potent challenges for enterprises trying to keep their systems secure.
Top 5 ways to cut your storage needs

With the economy still shaky and the need for storage exploding, almost every storage vendor claims it can reduce the amount of data you must store. Trimming your data footprint not only cuts costs for hardware, software, power and data centre space, but also eases the strain on networks and backup windows.
Virtual machine deployments: When to stop

There appears to be a challenger to 'VM sprawl' as the scourge of virtualisation success - a problem I call 'VM stall'.
Buy an expensive SAN to save money

The benefits of SANs (storage area networks) sound tantalising: efficient centralized storage, high performance, and rock-solid reliability. But SANs are too expensive if you're a small business. Or are they? Let's do the numbers - you may be surprised.
Guide to SAN and NAS virtualisation

How storage virtualisation technologies allow you to keep pace with ever-increasing storage requirements while maintaining high availability and service levels

How-tos

How to use an old Mac as a backup server

How to set up Google Apps for business

How to jailbreak your iPad

Security tips for large and small businesses

How to get an Apple iPad for work

How to set up virtualisation for small businesses

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Case Study: Collaboration demands WAN optimisation

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