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Microsoft offers developer preview of Windows Server 8

One day after Microsoft launched the first beta of the next generation of its Windows desktop operating system, Windows 8, the company previewed the next version of its server operating system, Windows Server 8.
Permabit launches deduplication software for low end Linux NAS

Deduplication vendor Permabit announced a product aimed at lower end NAS systems based on Linux servers and the iSCSI protocol.
Oracle Cloud File System packaged for cloud storage

The Oracle Cloud File System offers repackages two Oracle technologies, a cluster file system and storage management software.
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.
HP overhauls SANs, management software for SMEs

HP announced storage hardware upgrades and management software updates for SMBs. The upgrades include the ability to create a SAN using both VMware and HyperV servers as well as being able to back up SQL and Exchange servers.
SAN accelerator appliance coming from FalconStor and Violin

FalconStor and Violin memory jointly announced the availability of a gateway product that attaches to a SAN and accelerates I/O performance through the use of special software and solid state drives.
Dell to buy data storage firm Exanet

Looking to extend its reach in the storage space, Dell said it has put a bid in to purchase clustered storage vendor Exanet for an as-yet undisclosed amount.
Virtual NAS server adds security to Amazon cloud

A startup called Nasuni has made software that adds security and performance features to Amazon?s cloud storage
CommVault allows backup to the cloud

Storage vendor CommVault is letting customers move data from inside the firewall to cloud services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service, EMC's Atmos, Microsoft Azure and Nirvanix.
Fujitsu, NetApp to expand global partnership

Fujitsu and NetApp have announced that they would deepen their partnership globally and jointly develop integrated products and services.

Latest Features

Five ways you can extend your current storage gear

Recent flooding in Thailand has affected many hard drive manufacturers, resulting in price hikes for hard drives of as much as 50 to 100 percent. How long this will last is unclear, but in the meantime, you can postpone new purchases of storage gear by implementing these methods to help reduce unnecessary files, reduce the space used on the system, and allow for expansion with existing systems.
Optical archiving seen from Cambridge

Plasmon's EMEA marketeer asserts that UDO is the best professional archiving format now and suggests that a 3D optical format may be dominant in ten years' time.
Active archival storage

Plasmon's UDO looks far better value than EMC's Centera.
MIT baby-talk project births massive IP SAN

More details on the Zetera storage over IP (SOIP) Z-SAN project at MIT.
Alternative lifestyle

Vendors marked down for interoperability failings and pricing strategies by displeased users.
Struggling Brocade eyes an extreme makeover

Brocade management wants to add more software and services to its product mix. The intelligent fabric platform might be the host for many of these
2006 Technology of the Year Awards: The winners' list

Sister publication InfoWorld has published its 2006 Technology of the Year awards. We reproduce the storage category here.
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.
Sun storage thoughts

Sun's Forum meeting cleared the storage air and revealed a reasonable roadmap. Some things remain unsaid though and utility storage looks problematic.
Symantec (Veritas) take on storage virtualisation

Storage virtualisation should cover hosts, the fabric and the SAN storage arrays. But fabric-based technology is immature.

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