InfoStor articles from October 2008

InfoStor archives from October 2008

Users react to de-duplication deals.(CASE STUDIES)
October 1, 2008... In part one of our two-part series on disk-to-disk backup and data de-duplication (see "De-dupe inches into VTL backup" at www.infostor.com) we examined where and how deduplication is being used in the data center. De-duplication is steadily...

EMC tackles VMware management.(NEWS analysis + trends)
October 1, 2008... At the VMworld conference last month, EMC announced a round of upgrades to its ControlCenter storage resource management (SRM) software, including Application Discovery Manager (ADM) and EMC Infra service desk system products that blend the...

Storage trade show coverage online.(ONLINE)
October 1, 2008... InfoStor's coverage of key trade shows is available only online. For example, if you didn't make it to the Storage Networking World show earlier this month (October 13-16 in Dallas), go to infostor.com and search for "SNW." You'll find all the...

Hosted storage gets cloudy.(EDITORIAL)
October 1, 2008... "Storage in the cloud" (as in the Internet cloud) is here to stay, at least according to the Taneja Group research and consulting firm (see "What is cloud-based storage?" by Jeff Boles, p. 30). As noted in the article, the recent trend toward...

Hifn has attained Gold Certified Partner status.(Business BRIEFS)
October 1, 2008... Hifn has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program.

Chelsio Communications announced its T3-based 10GbE adapters have been selected by Isilon Systems to provide the high-speed interconnects.(Business briefs)
October 1, 2008... Chelsio Communications announced its T3-based 10GbE adapters have been selected by Isilon Systems to provide the high-speed interconnects for its recently introduced Accelerator-x clustered storage extension nodes.

Asigra and Consonus announced a partnership to provide Consonus Virtual Business Continuity (VBC) services.(Business briefs)
October 1, 2008... Asigra and Consonus announced a partnership to provide Consonus Virtual Business Continuity (VBC) services. Consonus now provides a VBC managed service that uses the Asigra Televaulting Information Recovery Management services platform. The...

ParaScale.(Business briefs)
October 1, 2008... Start-up ParaScale is making its ParaScale Cloud Storage (PCS) software available for customer trials. Targeted at service providers and enterprises, PCS is a software-only product that enables the creation and management of cloud storage...

DataCore Software and Fujitsu-Siemens Computers (FSC), a producer of IT infrastructure services announced a new partnership across Europe.(Business briefs)
October 1, 2008... DataCore Software and Fujitsu-Siemens Computers (FSC), a producer of IT infrastructure services, announced a new partnership across Europe. The companies will collaborate on distribution, marketing, and technical support.

Emulex's LightPulse 8Gbps Fibre Channel HBAs are now supported on NetApp storage systems.(Business briefs)
October 1, 2008... Emulex's LightPulse 8Gbps Fibre Channel HBAs are now supported on NetApp storage systems. Separately, Emulex's BR-2401 embedded storage bridge has been selected for use within 3PAR's InServ Storage Servers.

ONStor and Nexsan have entered into a worldwide OEM agreement whereby ONStor will incorporate Nexsan's SATABeast and SATABoy storage systems into its Pantera line of NAS products.(Business briefs)
October 1, 2008... ONStor and Nexsan have entered into a worldwide OEM agreement whereby ONStor will incorporate Nexsan's SATABeast and SATABoy storage systems into its Pantera line of NAS products. In addition, ONStor has certified the Nexsan SATABeast with the...

LeftHand Networks, CA, Emulex, and 3PAR have separately announced support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.(Business briefs)
October 1, 2008... LeftHand Networks, CA, Emulex, and 3PAR have separately announced support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization platform.

Dell's iSCSI array tuned for VMware.(NEWS analysis + trends)
October 1, 2008... Dell recently launched its latest salvo in the iSCSI storage market with the debut of the Dell EqualLogic PS5500E, a SAN array with triple the capacity of prior products and integrated data-protection tools for VMware virtual server...

Q&A: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE): Solution Technology's Robert Kembel addresses users' questions regarding the emerging Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard.(OPINION)(Interview)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Q: How do FCoE and iSCSI relate to one another? FCoE is a low-overhead, high-performance encapsulation of Fibre Channel frames for delivery via lossless Ethernet and is primarily focused on data-center...

Virtualization: HP bundles EVA, clustering.(NEWS analysis + trend)
October 1, 2008... Hewlett-Packard is shipping a new virtual storage system comprising an Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) 4400 with scalable NAS file serving software developed via HP's acquisition of PolyServe. The StorageWorks 4400 Scalable NAS File Services...

iSCSI + virtual servers = better DR: implementing a solid disaster-recovery system may not be as costly or complex as you think.(SNIA on storage)
October 1, 2008... Implementing a disaster-recovery (DR) plan requires (a) a huge budget (b) lots of new infrastructure (c) lots of new specialized software and tools (d) all of the above (e) none of the above. If you chose (e), you're...

Scale-out secondary storage gains traction: scale-out architectures address capacity, performance, configuration flexibility, and cost issues.(Special REPORT)
October 1, 2008... With the explosion in primary storage capacity and growth rates, secondary storage is growing at an even faster rate. For many large enterprises, overall storage capacities will grow to hundreds of terabytes and beyond over the next several...

SSDs poised for the enterprise: shipments of solid-state disk (SSD) drives are expected to hit 1.7 million units in 2013, an average annual growth rate of nearly 150%.
October 1, 2008... Although solid-state disk (SSD) drives have seen insignificant adoption in the PC market, considerable excitement exists in the enterprise space for these devices. The key reason is speed. Although the price per gigabyte for an SSD drive...

What is cloud-based storage? The first installment in a three-part series looks at how "storage in the cloud" will impact users and IT organizations.
October 1, 2008... The combination of hosted computing and data storage in the Internet cloud has long been filled with compelling promises while bearing little fruit for IT practitioners. But after several years of stalled attempts, hosted computing and storage...

NEC unveils grid storage system.(NEW PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... NEC recently began shipping the second generation of its HYDRAstor HS8 grid storage system with new storage and compute nodes that bring higher capacities and faster speeds at a lower cost than its first-generation products. The HS8-2000...

Isilon turbo-charges clusters.(NEW PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... Isilon Systems recently began shipping a new version of its OneFS operating system and a new accelerator node that uses multicore processors to boost performance of its X-series clustered storage systems. With the release of OneFS version 5.0,...

Xsigo beefs up virtual I/O director.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Xsigo Systems' VP780 x2 )(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Xsigo Systems' VP780 x2 is a faster, lower-cost version of its predecessor I/O director with new management tools that map the links between virtual servers and physical switch ports. I/O management capabilities include a single-screen view...

Olixir adds removable drives.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Olixir Technologies' FastRestor )(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Olixir Technologies' FastRestor removable hard drive (RHD) includes Mobile DataVault ruggedized disk drives (up to 750GB), and a USB 2.0 external docking station or an internal 5.25-inch docking bay. Other interfaces supported include FireWire,...

Atto rolls out 8Gbps HBAs.(NEW PRODUCTS)(host bus adapter )(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Claiming up to 6,400MBps in full-duplex mode, Atto Technology has begun shipments of 8Gbps quad-channel Fibre Channel HBAs with x8 PCI Express 2.0 bus interconnects. In addition to the quad-channel Celerity FC-84EN HBAs, Atto is shipping...

Enhance ships 4-port IP array.(NEW PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... Enhance Technology's UltraStor RS8 IP-4 is a quad-port iSCSI array with Gigabit Ethernet connections. Users can scale the RAID array by connecting to four of Enhance's RS16 JS JBOD arrays. Features of the 2U RS8 IP-4 include up to eight...

Micronet unveils eSATA/USB array.(NEW PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... Micronet's RAIDBank4 disk array supports either eSATA or USB external connections, a 300MBps data-transfer rate, up to 4TB of capacity, a 64-bit RISC processor with 128MB of cache, a 2-port eSATA PCI-Express adapter card (or optional 4-port...

ProStor's RDX gains momentum.(NEW PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... When ProStor Systems and its partners began shipping RDX removable hard disk drive (RHDD) technology almost two years ago, there were questions regarding whether the technology could gain a foothold in a backup market dominated by tape and...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2008... SEND BROCHURE/CONFERENCE INFORMATION TO MARCY KOFF, MARCYK@PENNWELL.COM OR FAX: (603) 891-0597. NOVEMBER 10-11 Understanding Serial ATA (SATA)--BEN LOMOND, CA This course provides students with a comprehensive insight into the...

Caringo intros CAS router.(NEW PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... In an effort to expand the capabilities of its CAStor content-addressable storage (CAS) clusters, Caringo has introduced software that turns x86 servers into content routers that can move data based on metadata values. The CAStor Content...

R1Soft's CDP does Windows.(NEW PRODUCTS)(continuous data protection )(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Previously available only for Linux platforms, R1Soft's continuous data protection (CDP) software now supports Windows. The Windows 2.0 CDP software provides functions such as bare-metal restore, open file backups, and CDP synchronization...

DataCore updates SAN software.(NEW PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The latest release of DataCore's SANsymphony software supports 8Gbps Fibre Channel HBAs from Emulex and QLogic and includes new features such as SAN-wide group volume configuration commands, oversubscription monitoring services, hot-swap...