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Pure Storage debuts next-gen flash array with high-availability option

Pure Storage today announced the second generation of its all-flash array, which can now be configured for high availability.
Tibco adds Hadoop support to its Spotfire in-memory analytics

Tibco has brought its Spotfire in-memory analytics software into the burgeoning ecosystem around Hadoop, an open-source framework for processing large sets of information, the company announced Tuesday.
HGST announces 12Gbps SAS SSDs for enterprise data centre use

Western Digital company HGST have announced what it claimed to be the first 12 gigabits-per-second (Gbps) SAS solid state drive for use in enterprise storage servers, delivering twice the throughput compared to current 6Gbps SAS technology.
Hitachi Unified Storage system and block storage array announced

Hitachi Data Systems has announced a new midrange storage line that allows access to both block and file-based data through a single management interface.
Microsoft Azure security features revealed on STAR registry

Microsoft has added its Azure cloud platform to the Cloud Security Alliance's STAR security registry, a listing where cloud service providers post information about their security features.
SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis software to rival IBM and SAS

SAP is hoping to stake out some turf in the predictive analytics software market with a new application, BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis software.
LSI launches new line of Nytro application acceleration cards

LSI has announced a portfolio of NAND flash-based PCIe cards aimed at accelerating application performance in servers and storage area networks connected to the servers.
Storage industry takes steps to avoid PCIe SSD fragmentation

The Storage Networking Industry Association is forming a task force to tackle interoperability issues related to PCIe-based solid-state drives. So far, 50 industry representatives have agreed to participate.
HP ProLiant Gen8 server strategy focuses on SSDs and storage bottleneck

In its upcoming ProLiant Gen8 Smart Array, HP uses solid-state drives and a caching algorithm it calls Dynamic Workload Acceleration to address I/O throughput issues.
Micron releases 2.5-inch P320h PCIe SSD

Micron has announced PCIe-based server products, one involving a traditional card approach and the other a first-of-its-kind 2.5-inch hard drive form factor.

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Security concerns over a data centre in the cloud

When the company data centre moves to various cloud configurations, the provisioning of servers will need to be addressed.
Can Fibre Channel survive Ethernet's assault?

Expensive and specialised Fibre Channel SANs have been under assault as companies consolidate data traffic over Ethernet. With Fibre Channel disks already largely eliminated from the market by SAS, can networking gear be far behind?
Securing your hybrid cloud

The debate over public cloud versus private cloud continues to rage within the IT industry. As most organisations take an ad-hoc, evolutionary approach to new technologies, the environment over the next five years is likely to be a mixture of the two.
Why social tech's real value is inside the business

Although companies have been urged to adopt "Web 2.0" and social technologies for years now, the truth is that relatively few have done so internally in any serious way - and use inside the business is where the most value can be gained.
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.
Semantic web tools you can use now

Vince Fioramonti had an epiphany back in 2001. He realised that valuable investment information was becoming increasingly available on the web, and that a growing number of vendors were offering software to capture and interpret that information in terms of its importance and relevance.
Google Apps: A simple guide

Google would like you to believe that its hosted e-mail and office productivity tools are just as good as Microsoft's. While that's probably not the case yet, Google Apps is a valid and inexpensive alternative to Microsoft Office for many types of customers. Here's what you need to know about Google Apps.
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.
MAID to store - persistently

Copan boss Mark Ward explains why hard disks are getting smaller, how persistent data differs from transactional data - and how his company can save storage space and power as a result.
Dell announces EqualLogic's next box

Dell has announced the first of its EqualLogic storage arrays, the PS5000, and said: "We're not done yet."

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Implementing the IBM BladeCenter S

The purpose of this paper is to provide a stand-alone reference compendium, which can be used to quickly and easily set up a BladeCenter S.
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SAS I/O Performance

Much has been written about the benefits of SAS and SATA compared to previous generation storage interconnects. In this article, we compare the data throughput capability of three of the most popular enterprise-class and near enterpriseclass disk connection protocols: Ultra 320 SCSI, SAS, and SATA.
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Fujitsu and LSI Logic Drive Ready-to-Go SAS Storage Systems Through Proven Compatibility

LSI and Fujitsu Computer Products of America are driving the transition from SCSI to Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). Both companies have embarked on a full-scale effort to validate drive and Host Bus Adapter (HBA) compatibility with SAS server and storage enclosures. Compatibility has been proven through the efforts of the Fujitsu Firmware and Compatibility Testing (FACT) Lab.
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MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR 9TH-GENERATION POWEREDGE SERVERS RUNNING NETWARE 6.5

The main goal of this architecture is to provide a method for the instrumented PowerEdge server and its internal storage to send SNMP alerts. The architecture separates the server from the storage and details instructions specific to each of the two subsystems.
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Why buy SAS?

What does ?business intelligence? really mean? Some vendors narrowly define ?business intelligence? (BI) as ad hoc query and reporting tools, while others mean a data platform on which developers can build BI solutions.
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