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EMC unveils all-SSD VNX, high bandwidth arrays

EMC has announced the availability of an all-solid state drive midrange VNX array with 10X the performance of previous models, as well as a high bandwidth option for its hard drive VNX models, offering 50% more bandwidth.
Dell expands PowerVault DAS range

Dell has included 6Gig SAS in its new DAS.
Sonnet unveils RAID 5 network attached storage

Sonnet Technologies has announced the release of its Fusion D400QR5 desktop and R400QR5 rackmount four-drive hardware-based RAID 5 storage systems. They're priced at $1,335 for a 2 terabyte (TB) model to $1,675 for a 6TB model.
Updated Ubuntu Linux for desktops launching this week

Ubuntu Linux is set to launch the latest version of its separate desktop and server operating systems.
Rackable prods new server at enterprises

Rackable Systems, best known for providing servers to large Internet companies, is aiming for a bigger slice of the enterprise market with its new C2005 server.
Adaptec colours its RAID boards green

Power-saving storage could be a lot more common in future, following Adaptec's announcement of souped-up software for its RAID controllers which will boost their power management capabilities.
WildPackets takes aim at 10Gig networks

WildPackets this week introduced a highly extensible data recorder for 10 Gigabit (10Gig) Ethernet networks, the latest sign that 10Gig networks are gaining wider acceptance, even among medium-sized businesses.
Adaptec adds low-end SAS/SATA boards

Adaptec has introduced two entry-level Unified Serial RAID controllers based on the dual-core silicon that it debuted earlier this year in its high-end Series 5 controllers.
Adaptec launches Series 5 RAID controllers

Adaptec has launched the Adaptec RAID Series 5 Unified Serial controller family. The company claimed that this was the first product to offer 28-port connectivity with internal and external ports that achieved performance up to five times faster than competitive products.
Go green with world's first array of 2.5 inch drives

Infortrend has claimed a storage first by shipping the EonStor B12, the first enterprise-class array based on 2.5-inch drives.

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Getting the most out of flash storage

Over the past few years mainstream enterprises have been turning to NAND flash storage to boost speed and decrease latency, but some vendors still produce products that inhibit customers from achieving flash's full potential.
A simple guide to RAID

What is RAID, why do you need it, and what are all those mode numbers that are constantly bandied about? RAID stands for "redundant array of independent disks," and you may or may not need it depending on your data-storage requirements.
Blade servers vs. rack servers

In the world of datacentre computing, there's a lot of contention over whether deploying rackable servers is better than deploying blade servers to host consolidated or virtualised applications.
SoftXpand's six Windows XP sessions from one PC

You can run six XP sessions from one Windows PC using SoftXpand software. This cuts acquisition costs in half and reduces the associated carbon footprint substantially.
Implementing datacentre flash arrays

Clever flash solid state disk array management software can already overcome poor write performance and limited write erase cycles, according to EasyCo's chief technology officer.
The dash for flash: SSDs get a flash boost

DRAM-cached flash memory solid state drives represent the high-performance end of the on-rushing solid state datacentre invasion. TMS' Woody Hutsell gives his views on what's happening in this leading/bleeding edge area.
More interesting Storage Expo suppliers

More notes on supplier presence at Storage Expo in alphabetical order: Data Domain; FalconStor; Infortrend; Left Hand Networks; and Onaro.
Some Storage Expo notes

The UK's Storage Expo was a trifle smaller we this year - the show less visited? - but the quality of the visitors was uniformly said to be high. Here are notes on six vendors there.
Bypass and disrupt

Sun's disk storage strategy is unexpected, original and has enthusiastic adherents, but not from Sun's storage competitors who face having their product value destroyed - if Sun has got it right.
SANensemble from DataCore and Overland

Overland Storage and DataCore have a combined offering, SANensemble, which bundles a SAN virtualisation appliance using DataCore software and Overland hardware. Chris James, Overland Storage EMEA marketing director, discusses the package.

How-tos

How to transition IT infrastructure from physical to virtual

How to set up a virtual server

How to set up virtualisation for small businesses

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MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR 9TH-GENERATION POWEREDGE SERVERS RUNNING NETWARE 6.5

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Maximize SATA Value with SAS Controllers

Remarkable cost-effectiveness has always been the hallmark of Serial ATA (SATA) disk drives, and recent improvements in performance (3Gb/s) and available capacity (up to 750GB) have only reinforced SATA?s stature as the unrivalled leader in storage efficiency. Of course, SATA drives don?t exist in a vacuum, and deploying them within the optimal infrastructure is key to achieving maximum SATA value. The Adaptec Unified Serial? Architecture storage model enables enterprises to significantly boost the scalability, performance and reliability of their SATA disk drive-based solutions. By leveraging Serial Attached SCSI?s (SAS) compatibility with SATA, the comprehensive line of Adaptec SAS RAID controllers set new standards for SATA storage value.
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