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Backblaze open sources storage pod design

Online backup vendor Backblaze has offered an unprecedented peek behind the curtain at their data storage facility by open-sourcing the design specification for its own, custom, massive storage system.
Startup promises cloud-based security service

A start-up that dishes up an in-the-cloud security service says it also eliminates capital outlay for security gear and reduces ongoing support costs.
Northgate recovers from oil depot destruction
AirDefense wants to be your wireless log
Sun buys out its own NAS technology

Sun prepares for NAS boom.
DataCore announces SANsymphony usage tool

SANsymphony, a virtualisation and SAN management product, has a SANmaestro usage and charting tool added to it.

Latest Features

Tech argument: LTE vs. WiMAX

Wait, we're still arguing this one? Why?
Five surprising spots for new data centres

From an old nuclear fuel plant to a nonagenarian printing plant, old buildings are finding new life as data centres.
FalconStor flying high

An interview with ReiJane Huai, CEO of FalconStor in which he predicts Copan's MAID will get a de-dupe capability and FalconStor's VTL will get Infiniband clustering to increase capacity.
Quantum moving beyond tape

Quantum is focused on backup, recovery and archive (BRA) but hasn?t got all the pieces it needs to cover this broader-than-backup market yet
Compressing and de-duping NEC grid storage

Could NEC steal a march on bigger storage players by launching a de-duping grid storage product?
Iron Mountain fires prompt users to hasten hunt for backup options

Iron Mountain loses paper records to fires. Do you need to back up your records vaulter - or go all electronic for archiving?
Backup and recovery: Solving the storage puzzle

This is an EMC consulting view of backup and archive.
It could happen to you

Time Warner, Iron Mountain and identity theft. Ben Worthen's identiy theft blog looks at the issue.
Incremental improvement

Companies are using synthetic backup to cut backup and recovery time -- and minimizing downtime in the process.
Army gets tapeWORMed

The army needs to know where it?s fighting. It?s now going to have fast access to tamper-proof digital maps stored in WORM tape libraries

How-tos

Case Study: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes' transparent tiered storage

Case Study: Storing map data for ever

Case Study: Weta Digital - extraordinary rendition

Case Study: Asigra delivers remote backup to Iceland's statistics ministry

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