IBM has announced new software and services that will automate IT processes across a multi-platform environment, such as managing storage devices, addressing IT failures and deploying new software releases and patches.
Despite a US fourth-quarter drop in profits, Network Appliance (NetApp) remains upbeat and plans announcements in both the SME and high-end computing environments for June.
While lauding EMC's server and storagte virtualisation at EMC's Sydney 'Inform' conference this week, Cisco is also investing in storage virt' start-up, NeoPath.
Hitachi and its subsidiary, Hitachi Data Systems have declared the completion of compatibility and interoperability testing between Hitachi storage and IBM zSeries mainframe systems.