InfoStor articles from June 2008

InfoStor archives from June 2008

Brocade rolls out 8Gbps HBAs, switches.(NEWS analysis + trends)
June 1, 2008... As Brocade builds momentum for its vision of unified networks in the data center, the company continues to roll out real-world hardware to support users suffering the limitations of existing fabrics as they deploy virtual server and storage...

What's new with SAS?(PRODUCT ROUNDUP)
June 1, 2008... In a recent online poll of InfoStor readers (including end users, VARs, and systems/ storage integrators), 43% said that SATA drives will account for the majority of their disk drive purchases over the next six months, and 28% cited Fibre...

Sizes and sources.(Editorial)
June 1, 2008... You may have noticed that the dimensions of this issue are slightly smaller than usual. We transitioned from an "oversize tabloid" format to a "regular size" magazine format, because that's what most of you prefer. As part of our ongoing...

Dell is integrating Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' 3.5-inch, 15,000rpm Ultrastar 15K450 SAS drives into its PowerEdge Server and PowerVault Storage product lines.(Business BRIEFS)
June 1, 2008... Dell is integrating Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' 3.5-inch, 15,000rpm Ultrastar 15K450 SAS drives into its PowerEdge Server and PowerVault Storage product lines. The 450GB drives have a power efficiency index of 0.03 watts/gigabyte, an...

Brocade and EMC have an expanded alliance whereby they will integrate technologies from RSA.(Business BRIEFS)
June 1, 2008... Brocade and EMC have an expanded alliance whereby they will integrate technologies from RSA, The Security Division of EMC--including the RSA Key Manager for the Datacenter solution--with the fabric-based encryption technology that Brocade is...

ONStor has entered into an alliance with Fujitsu Computer Systems.(Business BRIEFS)
June 1, 2008... ONStor has entered into an alliance with Fujitsu Computer Systems and has certified Fujitsu's Eternus 4000 and 8000 storage systems with the ONStor Bobcat NAS gateway.

NetEx's HyperIP Data Center Optimization technology has been qualified by the EMC E-Lab.(Business BRIEFS)
June 1, 2008... NetEx's HyperIP Data Center Optimization technology has been qualified by the EMC E-Lab for interoperability with the Symmetrix DMX storage systems and RecoverPoint CRR (Continuous Remote Replication).

Dallas Digital Services (DDS), a VAR and service provider, has joined the Hifn Channel 100 Partner Program.(Business BRIEFS)
June 1, 2008... Dallas Digital Services (DDS), a VAR and service provider, has joined the Hifn Channel 100 Partner Program. DDS will resell Hifn's Swarm iSCSI storage appliances. Separately, Cleveland-based Chi Corp. has added Hifn's Swarm iSCSI storage...

PHNS, an IT and business process service firm focused on the healthcare industry, has acquired remote online backup pioneer AmeriVault.(Business BRIEFS)
June 1, 2008... PHNS, an IT and business process service firm focused on the healthcare industry, has acquired remote online backup pioneer AmeriVault. AmeriVault will operate as a PHNS subsidiary together with PHNS's Network Technology Group (NTG) subsidiary,...

Asempra has a technology and reseller partnership with Hitachi Data Systems.(Business BRIEFS)
June 1, 2008... Asempra has a technology and reseller partnership with Hitachi Data Systems. Under the terms of the agreement, Hitachi will resell Asempra's Business Continuity Server (BCS).

VMware automates DR for virtual servers.(NEWS analysis + trends)
June 1, 2008... VMware has announced a new tool for disaster-recovery management and automation in virtual server environments with the recent launch of VMware Site Recovery Manager, a software product that works with VMware Infrastructure, VMware...

What's a 'next-generation FC array?'.(NEWS analysis + trends)
June 1, 2008... The Taneja Group research and consulting firm has produced a report, titled Next Generation Fibre Channel Storage Systems Market Forecast: 2007--2011, that provides market size estimates/predictions, as well as a taxonomy that describes various...

Data Domain boosts de-duplication performance.(NEWS analysis + trends)
June 1, 2008... Data Domain has moved from dual-core to quad-core processors to deliver a new data de-duplication system that boasts a 75% boost in performance, more capacity, and extended support for remote office replication. Last month, the company...

HP announces 'extreme NAS'.(NEWS analysis + trends)
June 1, 2008... Hewlett-Packard plans to deliver in the fourth quarter the HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System (ExDS9100), a high-performance, high-capacity NAS system specifically built to house and serve file-level data for businesses with...

SANs for SMBs: iSCSI and virtual servers.(INTRO TO THE Special REPORT)
June 1, 2008... The rapid deployment of virtual servers has led to a variety of innovations from storage vendors and a shift in storage strategies among end users. But one trend is clear: The benefits of virtual server environments are greatest when coupled...

Benefits of iSCSI and virtual servers: iSCSI SANs provide a solid foundation for virtual servers.(Special REPORT)
June 1, 2008... Server virtualization is one of the hottest trends to emerge in the computer industry over the past few years, at both ends of the server spectrum--from mainframes to high-volume x86-based servers. This article focuses on the volume server...

Primary storage and the green data center: users should consider software-based technologies such as thin provisioning, storage virtualization, and tiered storage to make primary storage more energy-efficient.
June 1, 2008... The green data center--or rather the lack thereof--is a serious issue. Bloated energy budgets are finally impacting IT after years of successfully ignoring them, overburdened urban power grids are threatening energy supplies, and data-center...

How green is your storage? Here are 10 technologies to improve storage efficiency and reduce power consumption.(SNIA on storage)
June 1, 2008... An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report to Congress [1] compared the energy consumption of four primary data-center components: high-end servers, midrange servers, networking equipment, and storage devices (see Table). In this study,...

Qualstar library packs 852TB.(NEW PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2008... Qualstar's XLS-8161100 Library Resource Module (LRM), due next month, is a high-density tape library with a native capacity of 852TB in less than 11 square feet of floor space (or more than 90TB per square foot). The library includes up to 16...

Spectra enters VTL market.(NEW PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2008... Spectra Logic has inked a deal with FalconStor Software to add virtual tape library (VTL) and data de-duplication capabilities to Spectra Logic's disk-based storage appliances. The deal will add FalconStor's VTL technology to the nTier...

agami upgrades iSCSI arrays.(NEW PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2008... agami Systems has added to its line of Information Server (AIS) "unified storage systems" with the AIS3006i, an iSCSI RAID array with 6TB of capacity and eight Ethernet ports. The system features applications such as snapshots, replication, and...