InfoStor articles from November 2007

InfoStor archives from November 2007

EMC adds CDP, de-dupe to NetWorker.
November 1, 2007... EMC customers in search of a simple way to incorporate continuous data protection (CDP) and data de-duplication into their environments can rest easy. The company has enhanced NetWorker, its flagship backup-and-recovery software, to include the...

iSCSI shines in virtual servers, blades.(internet small computer system interface)
November 1, 2007... iSCSI-based IP SANs are becoming a popular storage consolidation solution for Windows environments. This popularity has been driven not only by the fact that iSCSI provides affordable SAN storage for Tier-2 and Tier-3 applications, but also by...

Brocade boosts directors to 8Gbps.
November 1, 2007... When Brocade announced its post-McData-acquisition product road map earlier this year, the company made it clear that it would continue to offer McData's directors alongside its own SilkWorm 48000 directors. However, the company indicated that...

In this issue ...(EDITORIAL)
November 1, 2007... ONLINE BACKUP USED TO BE A NICHE technology for companies (mostly the "S"s in SMBs) that didn't have the in-house expertise to back up their data internally. However, slowly but surely online backup became a safe, and inexpensive, alternative...

VMware has introduced a hardware certification program for storage virtualization devices.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... VMware has introduced a hardware certification program for storage virtualization devices. The program is aimed at storage vendors, but is designed to enable end users to have more choice in deploying virtualized storage solutions in VMware...

ATTO Technology's FastStream VT 5300 Virtual Tape Appliance has been certified with EMC's Retrospect backup-and-recovery software.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... ATTO Technology's FastStream VT 5300 Virtual Tape Appliance has been certified with EMC's Retrospect backup-and-recovery software. Also, ATTO's FibreBridge 2390 and FibreBridge 2400 have been certified with CA ARCserve Backup 11.5 for Windows.

Emulex's LightPulse virtual host bus adapter (HBA) technology.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... Emulex's LightPulse virtual host bus adapter (HBA) technology, with N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) support, is integrated into the latest release of VMware Infrastructure.

Open-E is integrating Adaptec's Remote Access Service in its Open-E DSS, NAS-R3, and iSCSI-R3 software.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... Open-E is integrating Adaptec's Remote Access Service in its Open-E DSS, NAS-R3, and iSCSI-R3 software.

FilesX's Xpress Restore data-recovery solution received the Ready for IBM Tivoli Software validation.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... FilesX's Xpress Restore data-recovery solution received the Ready for IBM Tivoli Software validation.

Fujitsu Ltd. has selected Emulex's IOP 502M for integration into the ETERNUS2000 Storage System.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... Fujitsu Ltd. has selected Emulex's IOP 502M for integration into the ETERNUS2000 Storage System to provide a single-chip solution for simultaneous front-end Fibre Channel SAN connectivity and back-end SAS/ SATA disk connectivity.

Pillar Data Systems has selected Emulex's InSpeed embedded storage switches and qualified Emulex's 4Gbps LightPulse Fibre Channel HBAs for integration into its Axiom storage system.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... Pillar Data Systems has selected Emulex's InSpeed embedded storage switches and qualified Emulex's 4Gbps LightPulse Fibre Channel HBAs for integration into its Axiom storage system.

Sepaton.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... Sepaton has joined The Green Grid, a non-profit consortium aiming to lower power consumption in data centers.

FalconStor Software.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... FalconStor Software has certified Chelsio's S310 10Gbps Ethernet adapters as interoperable with its IPStor Enterprise Edition software for RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.

Expand Networks and BlueArc announced a technology partnership.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... Expand Networks and BlueArc announced a technology partnership that combines BlueArc's file server consolidation capabilities with Expand's WAN optimization technology.

Agilent Technologies and Solution Technology have an agreement to provide training classes for developers and integrators of Fibre Channel technology.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... Agilent Technologies and Solution Technology have an agreement to provide training classes for developers and integrators of Fibre Channel technology. Agilent's Digital Verification Solutions division will sponsor Solution Technology's Fibre...

Asempra Technologies' Business Continuity Server.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... Asempra Technologies' Business Continuity Server has been certified by IBM as System Storage Proven.

Spectra Logic has added an iSCSI interface.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
November 1, 2007... Spectra Logic has added an iSCSI interface to its T50 tape library by using iSCSI-to-SCSI bridging technology from Bridgeworks.

InfiniBand and storage: why and when?(NEWS: ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
November 1, 2007... Anyone who has been following the InfiniBand market knows that the storage industry has been expecting the technology to help them cluster their storage. However, although InfiniBand is going strong as a server interconnect in high-performance...

Start-up turns Linux servers into virtual storage.(NEWS: ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
November 1, 2007... Storage software upstart Parascale has big plans for little servers. This month, the company launched a software-only storage platform called the Parascale Virtual Storage Network (VSN), which uses existing disk capacity on Linux servers to...

Hitachi ships entry-level iSCSI array.(NEWS: ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
November 1, 2007... Hitachi Data Systems is drawing from its expertise in the consumer electronics market and the technologies it has developed for enterprise storage customers to come up with a new entry-level storage system that could finally give the company a...

FalconStor VTL aimed at SMBs.(NEWS: ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
November 1, 2007... FalconStor Software's success in providing virtual tape library (VTL) technology to larger enterprises is undeniable. Now, the company is swimming downstream with the introduction of two new VTL appliances aimed at remote offices, departments,...

BakBone integrates CDP with backup.(NEWS: ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
November 1, 2007... BakBone Software has upped the ante in the backup-and-recovery market by building out the newest version its flagship product, NetVault: Backup 8.0, with capabilities such as integrated continuous data protection (CDP) and Shared Virtual Tape...

Is going 'green' black and white?(ESg: INSIGHT)
November 1, 2007... WHAT DOES "GREEN" MEAN in the storage world? Not surprisingly, the vendor community has been quick to spot a good wave and has grabbed its collective green surfboard--with enthusiasm. Go to the Website of any storage vendor and you'll find it...

F5 Networks' WANJet 500 WAN optimization appliance.(BUSINESS BRIEF)
November 1, 2007... F5 Networks' WANJet 500 WAN optimization appliance is now available through the EMC Select Program.

IBM has a definitive agreement to acquire NovusCG, a privately held storage solutions company based in Manassas, VA.(BUSINESS BRIEF)
November 1, 2007... IBM has a definitive agreement to acquire NovusCG, a privately held storage solutions company based in Manassas, VA. Financial terms were not disclosed. Novus will become part of the Storage and Data Services business unit in IBM Global...

CommVault announced that Dell will deliver the Simpana 7.0 software suite as part of the companies' OEM agreement.(BUSINESS BRIEF)
November 1, 2007... CommVault announced that Dell will deliver the Simpana 7.0 software suite as part of the companies' OEM agreement. Together, the two companies will offer customers expanded options for data protection, replication, and archive, including new...

ADrive.com.(BUSINESS BRIEF)
November 1, 2007... ADrive.com, an online data storage and backup company, introduced its new public file-sharing feature. ADrive users are now able to share any of their files in their ADrive account instantly with friends, etc., while keeping their unshared...

Systems Alliance, a regional systems integrator providing IT and business consulting services.(BUSINESS BRIEF)
November 1, 2007... Systems Alliance, a regional systems integrator providing IT and business consulting services, has been named a Sun/StorageTek Elite Partner.

Micro Depot, a maker of custom computing and mobile storage solutions.(BUSINESS BRIEF)
November 1, 2007... Micro Depot, a maker of custom computing and mobile storage solutions, has selected Adaptec Unified Serial (SATA/SAS) RAID controllers to help ensure software and hardware compatibility, improving time-to-market, and facilitating customer...

Acronis, a provider of scalable storage management and disaster-recovery software.(BUSINESS BRIEF)
November 1, 2007... Acronis, a provider of scalable storage management and disaster-recovery software, has collaborated with AMD to help its customers more effectively recover their information on servers and personal computers running on AMD processors.

Vormetric has partnered with IBM.(BUSINESS BRIEF)
November 1, 2007... Vormetric has partnered with IBM to deliver database encryption capabilities for DB2 on Windows, Linux, and Unix.

Why users opt for online backup: the entry of heavyweights such as EMC and Symantec may spur increased interest in online backup and recovery.(CASE STUDIES: SPECIAL REPORT)
November 1, 2007... Impending hurricanes and wild fires are examples of external events that can drive organizations to move quickly to correct weaknesses in their backup-and-recovery methods. Looming deadlines--in the areas of compliance or software license...

Strategies for tiered storage: users can virtualize storage tiers to simplify management, reduce "SAN creep," and dramatically cut the costs of provisioning and migrating storage. However, there are some caveats.
November 1, 2007... Tiered storage is the allocation of different classes of data to various types of storage media with the goal of improving storage efficiency and reducing total cost of ownership (TCO). The assignment of storage categories is typically based on...

Guidelines for virtualization preparedness: virtualization is not a project that should be isolated in an IT technology silo. It affects the entire organization.
November 1, 2007... Virtualization is one of the hottest topics in the IT world these days, due to compelling stories about return on investment (ROI), rapid provisioning capabilities, and application deployment flexibility. Although most of the focus is on server...

Application-aware data protection: databases: new database technologies usher in new approaches to data protection and disaster recovery.
November 1, 2007... Although disaster recovery (DR) and data protection require cross-IT coordination and planning, the accountability and responsibility for implementing DR and data protection frequently fall to the storage team. Technologies such as replication,...

Product snippets from SNW.(NEW PRODUCTS)(briefs)(storage networking world)
November 1, 2007... There weren't any discernable themes in terms of technology/product announcements at last month's Storage Networking World conference in Dallas, but there were plenty of announcements. Here's a quick rundown: Emulex and QLogic separately...

Calendar.(Conference news)
November 1, 2007... December 2-7 CMG 2007--San Diego, CA Sponsored by the Computer Measurement Group, this 33rd International Conference for the Resource Management and Performance Evaluation of Enterprise Computing Systems includes storage sessions such as...

AMCC enters SAS space.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2007... Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) recently became the last of the major RAID controller vendors to enter the SAS market with the introduction of the 3ware 9690SA controller. The low-profile controller is available in three versions: model...

LSI adds iSCSI support.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2007... LSI has announced support for iSCSI across its Engenio line of disk subsystems and introduced the Simplicity 1532 array, which supports iSCSI host connections and SAS disk drives. The Simplicity 1532 has four Gigabit Ethernet host...