InfoStor articles from September 2006

InfoStor archives from September 2006

Users embrace D2D.(disk-to-disk )
September 1, 2006... When disk-to-disk (D2D) backup first became part of the storage industry lexicon, a portion of intrepid users volunteered to put the first wave of disk-based backup products through its paces. Still, others decided to wait and see how this...

WAFS reins in remote office backup.(wide area file services)
September 1, 2006... Wide area file services (WAFS) technology is evolving. Once known simply for speeding up file access at remote locations and improving bandwidth utilization over WANs, WAFS products are now being wrapped with applications and tools such as data...

Big Bro goes for 73% market share.(EDITORIAL)
September 1, 2006... BROCADE'S ANNOUNCEMENT last month that it will acquire archenemy McData (for an eyebrow-raising $713 million) didn't come as much of a surprise (except to those expecting Cisco to beat Brocade to the punch), but it did create a lot of...

Ibrix's Fusion software is now available through the EMC Select Program.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... Ibrix's Fusion software is now available through the EMC Select Program. The program provides EMC customers with single-source access to products for building end-to-end ILM solutions. Customers can purchase Ibrix Fusion directly from EMC and...

TimeSpring Software and Integrated Mass Storage Systems (IMS Systems) have an agreement whereby IMS will offer TimeSpring's TimeData continuous data protection.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... TimeSpring Software and Integrated Mass Storage Systems (IMS Systems) have an agreement whereby IMS will offer TimeSpring's TimeData continuous data protection (CDP) software on the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule to US...

Attune Systems, a provider of network file management (NFM) solutions.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... Attune Systems, a provider of network file management (NFM) solutions, has become a Microsoft OEM partner.

Asigra and Level Platforms, a provider of remote monitoring and management software.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... Asigra and Level Platforms, a provider of remote monitoring and management software, have a joint program to supply Level Platforms' customers with Asigra's Televaulting for secure online backup.

Riverbed Technology has launched the Riverbed Technology Alliance (RTA), which enables members to leverage a relationship with the company by marketing a Riverbed-enhanced solution to their customer bases.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... Riverbed Technology has launched the Riverbed Technology Alliance (RTA), which enables members to leverage a relationship with the company by marketing a Riverbed-enhanced solution to their customer bases. Some of the initial members of the RTA...

Kazeon.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... Kazeon has secured $21 million in its second round of venture capital financing, bringing the total investment in the company to $44 million.

Dot Hill Systems has entered into a partnership with Stratus Technologies.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... Dot Hill Systems has entered into a partnership with Stratus Technologies. The deal covers joint development of storage solutions using technologies from Dot Hill, including storage controllers and data management software.

Emulex announced availability of its LightPulse 4Gbps LPe1150-E and 2Gbps LP101-E host bus adapters.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... Emulex announced availability of its LightPulse 4Gbps LPe1150-E and 2Gbps LP101-E host bus adapters (HBAs) for use with the Intel Storage System SSR212PP.

Mendocino Software has expanded platform support for its RecoveryONE-based solutions.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... Mendocino Software has expanded platform support for its RecoveryONE-based solutions to include AMD Opteron-based systems.

Wipro Technologies, the global IT Services Division of Wipro Ltd., has joined the Solix global reseller network.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... Wipro Technologies, the global IT Services Division of Wipro Ltd., has joined the Solix global reseller network. Wipro will be responsible for reselling the Solix ARCHIVEjinni active archiving solution to enterprises worldwide.

FalconStor has an OEM agreement with Dynamic Solutions International.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
September 1, 2006... FalconStor has an OEM agreement with Dynamic Solutions International, an international provider of storage systems and professional services.

QLogic's SANblade 4Gbps Fibre Channel PCI-X 2.0 HBAs are now available for HP ProLiant servers.(host bus adapters)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... QLogic's SANblade 4Gbps Fibre Channel PCI-X 2.0 HBAs are now available for HP ProLiant servers. Also, EMC will expand the resale of QLogic SAN infrastructure products to include 4Gbps SANblade 2400 Series. HBAs and SANbox 1400 Fibre Channel...

What is CDP?(continuous data protection)(Column)
September 1, 2006... Q: How is CDP (continuous data protection) different from traditional host-based replication software? CDP is the latest three-letter acronym to bring mass confusion to the mass storage marketplace. "CDP" stands for continuous data...

Pillar adds management software.(Pillar Data Systems, AxiomONE )
September 1, 2006... Pillar Data Systems is adding a new set of management features to its software suite to provide better management for its "all-in-one" SAN and NAS tiered storage systems, including support for virtual tape, a new continuous data protection...

IBM brings CDP to Sohos.(selling its IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Filles through Data River Inc.)
September 1, 2006... Continuous data protection (CDP) technology was arguably the most hyped storage software innovation of 2005, but once reality set in, CDP quickly went from being a must-have product to something enterprise users expect to be offered as a...

HP ships hybrid array.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
September 1, 2006... Hewlett-Packard was expected to redouble its efforts in the small to medium-sized business (SMB) storage market this month with shipments of a new line of hybrid arrays that promise block-based (SAN) and file-based (NAS) storage with integrated...

Brocade to acquire McData.(Brocade Communication Systems Inc.)
September 1, 2006... Brocade made a bold move last month and narrowed the playing field in the storage networking market when the company announced its plans to acquire chief rival McData. According to some analysts, the effects of the acquisition will be far...

IBM to buy ECM vendor.(NEWS ANALYSIS + TRENDS)
September 1, 2006... IBM is making a bid for a piece of the enterprise content management (ECM) pie with the acquisition of FileNet, a publicly held company based in Costa Mesa, CA, for approximately $1.6 billion. The deal is expected to be finalized later this...

What are the real benefits of virtualization? A partial list of potential benefits includes improved service levels, a reduction in management complexity, and improved utilization of storage assets.(ANALYST VIEW)(Editorial)
September 1, 2006... VIRTUALIZATION IS A FASHIONABLE word in the IT lexicon these days, but does it have staying power? What is virtualization and why/where/when does it matter? Before we delve into those issues, it's important to note that virtualization is...

Getting value from the SMI-S standard: common management of multi-vendor environments and agent-less management are two of the benefits of the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S).(SNIA on STORAGE)
September 1, 2006... IF YOU ARE IN THE DATA storage industry or IT infrastructure management, you have either heard of the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) or will soon. For some storage professionals, SMI-S solves all management problems, while...

SRM: no longer just 'nice to have': storage resource management (SRM) has evolved well beyond quota management and now includes functions such as SAN management.(storage resource management )
September 1, 2006... With data growth averaging 50% to 100% per year, companies are not only faced with rising hardware costs, but also with increased costs to manage their storage. Administrators have a tough time justifying additional personnel, and the amount of...

VFX requires high speed and capacity: studios such as Pixar, The Orphanage, DNA, and Tweak Films leveraged a variety of new storage technologies to meet the high-end requirements of recent feature films and animation projects.(Pixar Animation Studios)
September 1, 2006... All animation studios rely on super highways to transport the huge amounts of data needed to fill 24 frames a second in a 90-minute feature film. But Disney/ Pixar's animated blockbuster Cars pushed that studio's system to the limit. At...

Storage technologies meet studio needs: studios can benefit from relatively new technologies such as SATA and SAS disk drives, as well as network interfaces such as 4Gbps Fibre Channel and InfiniBand.(STORAGE IN THE STUDIO)
September 1, 2006... Today, all aspects of filmmaking and distribution are changing radically. Much of the ongoing film production uses film at only two stages--shooting the original footage and creating the final reels of film. There are many other changes....

Sidecars expand Power Macs.(Applied Micro Circuits Corp. introduced 3ware Sidecar, Apple Power Mac G5)
September 1, 2006... Although Apple is becoming one of the leading storage vendors (the company recently cracked the list of the top-10 vendors of external disk arrays), many Mac users need storage expansion options that aren't available from Apple. Recognizing...

Duboi slashes wait time with NAS.(Duran Duboi contracts with Exanet Corp., network attached storage)
September 1, 2006... Duran Duboi is one of France's premier providers of visual effects for feature films and one of its largest postproduction companies. With 60 application computers and 82 rendering computer& Duboi provides postproduction technology that enables...

RAID arrays for digital cinema.(CASE STUDY)
September 1, 2006... Arts Alliance Media (AAM) is a London-based digital content management and delivery company in the film industry, with software and services aimed at businesses and consumers. Arts Alliance Digital Cinema (AADC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of...

IBM rounds out 4Gbps arrays.(System Storage DS4000)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... IBM completed fitting its midrange storage systems with 4Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity last month with the launch of a new entry-level array and a round of hardware and software upgrades for its System Storage DS4000 family of disk arrays....

Sun ships midrange arrays.(Sun Microsystems Inc. introduced Sun StorageTek 6140 and 6540)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Sun Microsystems' acquisition of StorageTek recently bore new fruit in the form of a new family of modular midrange disk arrays--the Sun StorageTek 6140 and 6540. The arrays mark the first new disk-based storage products to come out of Sun...

Exanet unveils 'CDP' for NAS.(ExaStore )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Exanet has added continuous data protection (CDP) for clustered NAS systems to its ExaStore software. The CDP module captures block-level changes on a continuous basis and allows recovery from any point in time. The ExaStore architecture...