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Western Digital unveils Sentinel DX4000 as its first array

Western Digital have unveiled its first storage array, a small Intel D525 Dual Core Atom-based box running the Microsoft Storage Server 2008 Essentials operating system.
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.
Symantec launches new versions of Storage Foundation and Operations Manager

Symantec today announced the latest version of its storage management software, Veritas Operations Manager 3.1 and Storage Foundation High Availability 5.1, which allow admins to automatically allocate tiers of storage for applications based on the importance of data.
Netgear chases SMBs with multi-terabit NAS

NetGear has announced the ReadyNAS NVX, a new network attached storage (NAS) device aimed at the Small to Medium Business (SMB) market.
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.
SATA drives match Fibre Channel, says 3Par

Enterprises can now rely on arrays of SATA hard drives in place of Fibre Channel-only configurations, 3Par has claimed.
HP looks to SMEs with new shared storage

HP is preparing to launch a new MSA2000 disk array product family for clustered servers, which it is targeting at SME deployments and remote offices.
LaCie plans 2TB extreme disk

LaCie is releasing a range of desktop hard disk drives with capacities up to two terabytes.
Nexsan bulks up its green drive arrays

Nexsan has increased the capacity of its SATABeast array by twenty five percent, by using 1TB Hitachi disk drives. The arrays use just half the power of conventional drive arrays using Nexsan's AutoMAID technology.
MicroNet's new eSATA box overcomes volume limit

MicroNet has launched a 5TB external serial ATA (SATA) desktop drive array which overcomes a 2TB ATA volume limit.

Latest Features

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.
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.
3PAR's view of HP's so-called thin provisioning

3PAR reckons that HP's DCM (Dynamic Capacity Management) isn't thin provisioning at all but manual chubby provisioning that will increase a sysadm's workload, risk applications running out of space and not save much disk at all in practise.
Opinion: Is RAID dead? So says Dr. Drobo

Drobo thinks you can offer RAID levels of protection without RAID complexity. John Webster thinks it's worth a look.
Snap Server, crackle and pop

Adaptec's system division was up for sale. It isn't any more and going great guns with two new workgroup-level products.
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door

Intransa has launched a new entry-level IP SAN, giving it a 4-product line-up. This could be the year when iSCSI SANs come of age.
IP Storage - Where does it fit and what does it mean?

It's now feasible to consider how to fit IP storage alongside existing DAS, NAS and SAN storage infrastructures.
RAID 3 re-appears

Apparently RAID 5 can have re-configuration delays. Bad for streaming media. So RAID 3 pops up again.
Apple users need storage networks too

Apple can network storage too and not just for Apple users. Enter ADIC and its StorNext Management Suite.
The beginner's guide to storage

Confused by storage jargon? We explain the pros and cons of each technology and when they should be used.

How-tos

How to transition IT infrastructure from physical to virtual

RAIDing your Mac Pro

Case Study: Australian council moves on virtualisation and IP telephony

Setting out to build a SAN

How to... get to grips with RAID

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