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Microsoft becomes fifth biggest contributor to Linux kernel development

Microsoft isn't exactly dumping Windows for Linux, but it has become one of the busiest contributors to the Linux kernel.
SSD drives difficult to wipe securely, researchers find

Current methods for securely wiping data from magnetic hard disks simply aren't reliable enough to use on solid state drives (SSDs), a detailed study by engineers at the University of California has found.
Netezza looks to cut cost of data warehousing

Netezza is to release a data warehousing appliance to run on faster blade server-based hardware.
HP offers data centres 300GB SAS drive

HP has begun shipping its 300GB small-form factor drives to worldwide resellers this week, doubling the capacity of its previous 2.5 inch serial-attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives.
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.
NetApp offers new arrays for smaller businesses

NetApp has, as predicted, announced its new FAS 2020 and FAS 2050 storage arrays. They use serial-attached SCSI (SAS) drives, a first for NetApp, but only internally. Expansion shelves can only use Fibre Channel or Serial ATA (SATA) drives.
Dell to offer networked iSCSI array

Dell is set to launch its first networked serial-attached SCSI (SAS) drive array.
Seagate speeds up 2.5 inch drives

Seagate Technology claims to have launched the fastest hard drive, while ProStor has upped the capacity of its removable disk cartridges.
Dell pushes SAS to the mainstream
EMC and NetApp spark a storage surge

Latest Features

Macbook Air could foretell death of hard drives

Apple's decision to use SSD technology rather than a hard drive in the new Macbook Air - and Steve Jobs' pronouncement that it represents the future of notebooks - could hasten the replacement of traditional drives with NAND flash technology.
Sun rejects NAS/SAN for fixed content

Sun's new X4500 server is enigmatic. It represents a return to traditional DAS values.
Q&A: Dell storage GM on EMC, Microsoft and road maps

Dell's storage general manager talks to Computerworld about EMC and the storage market.
HP in iSCSI hurry

HP jumps into small business storage with a mixed SCSI/SATA iSCSI SAN and a new backup product.
Is SAN schism coming?

Samsung and DataCore are allying to produce iSCSI drive arrays for Korea. Today Korea, tomorrow the world?
Turning back the hands of time

It might be the latest buzz phrase but that doesn't mean that CDP is not a useful technology.
Soul of a new standard server

Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim is in charge of its new Galaxy server products. He talks about Galaxy's design, Sun's server strategy, CPU architectures, virtualisation, and the future of SPARC.
SAS - Faster and smaller drives

Faster and smaller - 2.5 inch - SAS drives are coming. It means better and more convenient storage.
SCSI: The next generation

Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) is coming. What are the implications? What are the problems? We look at faster and smaller SAS drives in part 2 of this feature.
Go hug a benchmark

We all hate benchmarks, but one thing's for certain: we can't live without them.

How-tos

How to virtualise SQL Server

Case Study: I can see clearly now

Case Study: ISCSI use booms, early adopters swoon

Fine-tuning Samba for the enterprise (part 3 of 3)

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This white paper argues the case for virtualising iSCSI-based storage.
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