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CEBIT: Adaptec demos 12Gbps Serial Attached SCSI
The arrival of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) at 12Gbps will be a boon for demanding applications such as databases, according to Adaptec by PMC, which is demonstrating the technology at Cebit.
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Fusion-io software turns servers into shared flash storage
PCIe flash module maker Fusion-io today unveiled software than can combine NAND flash storage capacity in industry-standard servers into a single pool of high-performance network storage.
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External disk storage system sales increase, but NAS market declines
External disk storage systems saw big year-over-year growth in the first quarter of 2012, with revenues rising 7.1% or $6 billion (£3.9 billion), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. More than six petabytes of capacity shipped during the quarter.
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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.
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Apple Mac Pro users hungry for hardware update
Ardent users are clamouring for quick upgrades to Apple's Mac Pro, while an unstable hardware timetable for the high-end desktop has raised concerns about the company's commitment to professional users.
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Hitachi releases first Ultrastar 25nm SLC SSDs for storage arrays
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies have unveiled the new Ultrastar SSD400S.B, which it describes as the first enterprise-class, single-level cell NAND flash solid-state drive (SSD) that uses 25nm technology.
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IBM triples flagship array speeds with SSD caching
Enhancements to IBM's XIV Storage System include an SSD caching option that can increase system performance by up to three times.
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Windows 8 to tame storage hassle with 'Spaces' technology
Windows 8 will tame data loss and storage bloat on PCs by offering a simple form of the thin provisioning and virtualisation technology more commonly found tin data centres, Microsoft has said.
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Hitachi GST unveils 2.5in Ultrastar hard drive for data centre use
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (GST) has introduced its fastest 10,000 rpm, 2.5-inch hard drive that it said offers up to 18% faster sequential I/O than its predecessors.
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DataDirect Network releases impressive array with 40GB/sec performance
DataDirect Network's new SFA12K series storage array represents a new high-water mark for networked storage performance with the ability to scale to 6.7 petabytes in two racks and offer up to 40GB/sec performance.
