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HP announces B6200 StoreOnce Backup System deduplication appliance

HP have announced its first enterprise-class deduplication appliance - the B6200 StoreOnce Backup System - that is capable of storing up to 768TB in a single chassis.
Iomega targets virtual servers with 12 bay rackmount NAS array

EMC's Iomega subsidiary this week announced a new top-of-the-line network storage array, which ratchets up the power and performance.
Dell launches new EqualLogic storage array range

Dell has announced a refresh of its midrange line of EqualLogic storage arrays, which are aimed at small-to-midsize businesses and remote corporate offices.
EMC's Iomega launches NAS storage devices for SMEs

Iomega launched a new series of desktop and rack mountable NAS devices aimed at small- to medium-sized businesses and remote offices, with a price tag for the arrays of less than $4,000.
Cisco unveils Mozy cloud service for desktop Smart Storage box

Cisco announced that it has added a hosted backup service to its entry-level, desktop disk storage arrays, giving users the ability to automate data backups both locally and in the cloud.
Seagate GoFlex packs streaming and backup punch

Seagate has announced a new network attached storage (NAS) drive for the 'Terabyte home', the GoFlex Home.
HP unveils new range of small business network gear

Hewlett-Packard introduced a variety of products for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs), a segment that worldwide spends an estimated $234 billion per year on IT products, the company said.
Iomega unveils new StorCenter ix12-300 for small business

EMC's Iomega unveiled a rack-mountable storage array, the StorCenter ix12-300r, aimed at small to mid-sized businesses with a starting price of $5,000 for 4TB of capacity.
Intel boosts performance of small network storage

Intel today announced a new processor/controller combination targeted at home and small office storage networks that will increase performance for some home applications, such as video processing, by as much as 85%.
SAN accelerator appliance coming from FalconStor and Violin

FalconStor and Violin memory jointly announced the availability of a gateway product that attaches to a SAN and accelerates I/O performance through the use of special software and solid state drives.

Latest Features

Hitachi vs Seagate vs Western Digital: Hard drive makers talk up new storage tech

In a reflection of the hard-fought battle among hard drive makers to get ahead of rivals, Hitachi, Seagate and Western Digital this week talked up storage innovations, including a Hitachi drive that combines an optical platter with Micron's densest NAND flash memory and advanced hard drives from Western Digital and Seagate that hold up to 3TB of data.
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
Cloud computing: Is it time to invest in cloud storage?

Storing data in the cloud, also known as data as a service or DaaS, is gaining attention within IT departments.
Dealing with video surveillance on the LAN

Smile: You're now responsible for cameras.
How much bandwidth is a Gigabit?

It's almost certainly a lot more than your users can use.
HDS thin provisioning limitations

An EMC blogger points out HDS thin provisioning limitations - but HDS does much more here than EMC does.
Will EMC's information gamble work?

EMC is building up a co-ordinated information infrastructure offering.
Top 10 network storage blogs

Get the inside dope and be entertained by this top ten storage bloggers list.
And then there were two: Cisco; Brocade and McDATA

The deal should go ahead and it's good news for everyone except Cisco.
Storage Insider: Virtualization hits the switch

The first (and for now only) storage virtualisation software that resides entirely inside an intelligent switch module.

How-tos

Creating a cloud-based backup for your image library

How to improve a small Wi-Fi network

Case Study: Linux desktop grows up, eyes corporate users

Case Study: ISCSI use booms, early adopters swoon

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ESRP storage solution brief for the HP StorageWorks AiO600 supporting 1,200 Microsoft Exchange users

This solution brief describes a tested configuration for deploying Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (Exchange) in a 1,200 user environment. The performance results and best practices outlined in this document provide tested guidelines for configuring Exchange using the HP StorageWorks 600 All-in-One Storage System (AiO600).
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iSCSI-Unified Network Storage Increases the Cost-Effectiveness of the Distributed Info Value Chain

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iSCSI: Accelerating the Transition to Network Storage

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