Network Storage

IBM has announced that it has picked SanDisk’s SATA 5000 2.5” solid state drive (SSD) as the storage solution of choice for its new BladeCenter HS21 XM blade servers.

Storage area network (SAN) specialist Compellent has announced that it is adding file server consolidation capabilities to its repertoire.

New research by the market research firm In-Stat has found that while solid state drives (SSD’s) still have a way to go before mainstream adoption, the market for the next generation storage technology is set to undergo spectacular growth ...

EMC has introduced its latest Centera content addressed storage (CAS) system claiming that it now uses 67 percent less power while storing 50 percent more data than ever before.

In a CA$170 (AU$187) million deal, IBM has acquired DataMirror Corporation and its data identification and capture technology, giving big blue’s information management services a significant boost.

According the Sun Microsystems, two thirds of businesses have environmental or green practices in place, yet there is a significant difference between the green business practices of businesses and what’s actually going on in the IT department.

HP has announced it has recycled at least 1 billion pounds of electronics this year, while also taking a stab at the recycling habits of its closest competitor, IBM.

According to the analysts at IDC, the next three years will see a phenomenal surge in demand for data storage, with the volume of digital information tipped to top 988 billion gigabytes by 2010.

After four years in the making and 36,000 person-months of development, Oracle has released its much anticipated Oracle Database 11g.

IBM has announced its next generation of virtual tape solutions for its mainframe customers, promising significant enhancements to its IBMR Virtualisation Engine TS7740.

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