InfoStor articles from August 2007

InfoStor archives from August 2007

De-dupe market primed for takeoff.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
August 1, 2007... Industry analysts and storage vendors have been heralding data de-duplication as one of the hottest technologies to hit the storage industry for more than year. And--if recent market activity, projected growth, and enduser interest are any...

CommVault upgrades data-protection software.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
August 1, 2007... CommVault has unveiled a major new release of its flagship data-protection software suite with the launch of Simpana 7.0--formerly known as the QiNetix data-management suite. CommVault scrapped that moniker in favor of Simpana and packed the...

BC planning software on the rise.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
August 1, 2007... Disaster-recovery (DR) planners and storage managers play a key role in getting an organization's technology assets up and running after an outage, but IT is often out of the loop when it comes to people, facilities, and other non-electronic...

iSCSI vs. FCoE?(EDITORIAL)
August 1, 2007... ISCSI'S LONG-STANDING BATTLE WITH FIBRE CHANNEL for control of the heavyweight SAN belt is far from over, but iSCSI may meet another foe within the next year or two. The proposed Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard would, like iSCSI,...

XenSource has signed an OEM agreement with Symantec.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... XenSource has signed an OEM agreement with Symantec to embed Veritas Storage Foundation into XenEnterprise and collaborate on delivering HA/DR and backup technology to XenSource customers.

Hifn.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... Hifn has acquired Siafu Software.

Hewlett-Packard is acquiring Opsware Inc. for about $1.6 billion.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... Hewlett-Packard is acquiring Opsware Inc. for about $1.6 billion. The deal is expected to close by October 31.

Xyratex.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... Xyratex has joined The Green Grid, a non-profit global consortium of companies dedicated to energy efficiency.

Asempra Technologies is now an approved developer in IBM's PartnerWorld program.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... Asempra Technologies is now an approved developer in IBM's PartnerWorld program.

Arsenal Digital Solutions has launched its multi-tiered Arsenal Armory Program.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... Arsenal Digital Solutions has launched its multi-tiered Arsenal Armory Program, which enables partners to capitalize on data-protection services for small to medium-sized businesses. As part of the launch, Arsenal introduced partners HexiSTOR,...

SunGard will be purchasing VeriCenter, a provider of managed hosting, collocation, and infrastructure services.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... SunGard will be purchasing VeriCenter, a provider of managed hosting, collocation, and infrastructure services. VeriCenter will become part of SunGard Availability Services, a provider of information availability and business continuity...

Oracle and Symantec certified Veritas data-center software with Oracle Enterprise Linux.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... Oracle and Symantec certified Veritas data-center software with Oracle Enterprise Linux.

GlassHouse Technologies has acquired Chicago-based server virtualization consulting company RapidApp.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... GlassHouse Technologies has acquired Chicago-based server virtualization consulting company RapidApp. In addition to server virtualization, the acquisition extends GlassHouse's offerings into virtual storage, virtual desktop infrastructure, and...

NeoScale has launched its Key Partner Program, which includes value-added resellers and distributors such as Zycko, Agylisis, and Zunesis.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... NeoScale has launched its Key Partner Program, which includes value-added resellers and distributors such as Zycko, Agylisis, and Zunesis. Separately, NeoScale has a distribution agreement with Avnet whereby Avnet will provide services and...

QLogic is collaborating with Hitachi Data Systems to introduce the Hitachi iSCSI SAN Kit.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... QLogic is collaborating with Hitachi Data Systems to introduce the Hitachi iSCSI SAN Kit. The kit, which includes QLogic's SANblade 4050 iSCSI HBAs, was designed for Hitachi's iSCSI Adaptable Modular Storage and Workgroup Modular Storage...

Atempo, BakBone, CA, EMC, and Symantec have certified Data Domain's VTL software.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... Atempo, BakBone, CA, EMC, and Symantec have certified Data Domain's VTL software for use with their backup software.

Autodesk is now integrating ATTO Technology's 4Gbps Celerity Fibre Channel HBAs.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
August 1, 2007... Autodesk is now integrating AT TO Technology's 4Gbps Celerity Fibre Channel HBAs as part of its visual effects and editing solutions.

EMC overhauls hardware platforms.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
August 1, 2007... EMC announced a slew of performance, security, and capacity upgrades across its entire family of hardware platforms today, including new versions of its Symmetrix arrays, an enhanced operating system, a more energy-efficient version of the...

NetApp offers any-to-any replication.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)(Network Appliance)
August 1, 2007... Network Appliance is repackaging and customizing its data-replication technology for mixed-vendor storage environments in the hopes that the software's ability to move data to and from any vendor's storage system will spawn new sales of NetApp...

HP revamps EVAs, adds LTO-4.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
August 1, 2007... Hewlett-Packard used its annual Americas StorageWorks Conference earlier this summer as a launching pad for new models of its Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) systems, a new family of tape drives based on the LTO-4 format, new DAT tape drives,...

Making the case for FCoE.(FOCUS ON: FIBRE CHANNEL)
August 1, 2007... In April, a group of vendors proposed the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard, which would allow Fibre Channel traffic to flow over standard Ethernet networks. The proposal generated immediate controversy, with iSCSI proponents--and...

Quantum to debut de-dupe options.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
August 1, 2007... Quantum has announced plans to extend its family of disk-based backup and replication appliances by adding an enterprise-class version of its DXi system with more capacity, performance, and multiple options for policy-based data de-duplication....

Quantum brings de-dupe to SMBs.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
August 1, 2007... Quantum recently began shipping a low-cost, disk-based de-duplication appliance targeted at small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The GoVault Data Protection Solution is available in stand-alone or server-embedded versions with two...

The real state of SRM, part 3: the final installment of a three-part series on storage resource management takes an in-depth look at some of the leading vendors/products, based on hands-on experience.(SPECIAL REPORT)
August 1, 2007... Having examined the storage resource management (SRM) market in general, this article focuses on some of the leading products in the space and what differentiates them from their competitors. There are many products that perform portions of...

VTL adoption and market trends: an end-user survey reveals adoption plans and expectations.(Virtual Tape Libraries )
August 1, 2007... It was just about five years ago that the industry first started talking in earnest about open-systems virtual tape libraries (VTLs). Data volumes had grown to the point where even the most sophisticated IT users were having difficulty meeting...

Priming the storage security pump: global key management systems are integral to securing the IT storage infrastructure.
August 1, 2007... The storage security market is at an inflection point similar to the inflection point that disaster-recovery and business continuance technologies went through earlier this decade. In the case of disaster recovery (DR), the events of 9/11,...

To blade, or not to blade? The economics of blade computing involves trade-offs, including storage-related issues.
August 1, 2007... The idea behind blade computing is a good one: Strip out and share key components such as power, cooling, and storage across multiple servers; reduce costs; and simplify the IT infrastructure. If every application workload fit well into a...

Under the hood: Veritas SFW, part 1: Symantec's Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows arms administrators with a centralized management tool to take on advanced storage management tasks.
August 1, 2007... THE LATEST VERSION OF Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows--5.0--provides system administrators with a common set of tools that works across all storage devices, providing services such as automated storage provisioning, high availability,...

UltraBac upgrades UBDR software.(NEW PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2007... The 3.5 version of UltraBac Software's UBDR Gold backup and disaster-recovery software includes the ability to restore to partitions of any size (regardless of the original's size) and enables users to specify drivers during both the boot and...

Backup software targets ROBOs.(NEW PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2007... ROBObak has introduced an integrated suite of backup/recovery/archive software consisting of its eponymous ROBObak software and a number of other existing and new modules. As the name suggests, the software is aimed at remote offices and branch...

Overland RAID scales to 72TB.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Overland Storage's Redundant Array of Independent Drives)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Overland Storage has added the model 4800 to its line of Ultamus RAID arrays, which is based on SATA drives with scalability to 36TB in a 4U rack configuration (with 48 SATA drives), or up to 72TB in an 8U configuration. Features include dual...

Calendar.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Conference news)(Calendar)
August 1, 2007... September 10-13 2007 Developer Solutions Conference & Showcase--San Jose, CA Sponsored by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and produced in conjunction with the SNIA Technical Council, the conference features more than...

Infortrend ships SAS-SAS array.(NEW PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2007... According to a recent report from the Gartner Dataquest market research firm, disk drive manufacturers shipped 4.15 million Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives in 2006, representing 11.2% of all multi-user drive shipments and bringing total SAS...

Siafu supports LTO-4.(NEW PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2007... Siafu Software's Sypher series of tape encryption appliances now support LTO-4 drives/libraries, as well as other tape formats. The company's appliances include data encryption (256-bit AES) and compression technology; work with most backup...

Yosemite supports encryption.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Yosemite Backup 8.5)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Yosemite Backup 8.5 data-protection software supports hardware encryption offered by LTO-4 tape drives. The 8.5 release allows users to employ LTO-4's hardware-based, 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or 128/256-bit AES software...

EqualLogic delivers free snapshots.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Smart Copy)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... EqualLogic added a new feature to its software stack with the launch of Smart Copy, a free tool designed to help IT administrators create quick snapshots of Microsoft SQL Server databases and NTFS file systems in Windows environments. The...

Arkeia protects multi-site offices.(NEW PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2007... Arkeia's EdgeFort is an all-in-one data-protection appliance that integrates the company's network backup software with a backup hardware system, including disk and tape drives. The "federated" data-management architecture allows remote and...

Imation rolls out online backup.(NEW PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2007... Imation's DataGuard Vault online backup-and-recovery service is a nationwide service for SMBs and ROBOs. DataGuard automatically secures files and transfers them off-site to a class-one data center through the Internet or a private network...

Sanbolic accelerates NAS.(NEW PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2007... A new component of Sanbolic's Melio cluster file system results in faster performance in clustered NAS systems for write-intensive applications using network file serving installations. Melio FS now implements the network redirector op-lock...

Hifn ships security chip.(NEW PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2007... Storage and security silicon specialist Hifn recently began shipments of the 4450 FlowThrough security processor for replication, which combines low-latency data compression and encryption on a single processor. The 4450 is targeted at...

TMS accelerates Oracle.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Texas Memory Systems' Oracle Accelerator Kit)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Solid state disk (SSD) manufacturer Texas Memory Systems recently announced an Oracle Accelerator Kit, which bundles the company's RamSan SSDs with QLogic switches and host channel adapters (HCAs) for InfiniBand-based Oracle grid environments....