Storage
The demand for storage never ebbs and companies like EMC and NetApp are poised to benefit. EMC is the largest storage player in the enterprise and has key consumer assets such as Iomega and Mozy. Storage touches everything from the data center to that iPod in your pocket. A key trend: Solid state drive adoption. Other key players: Seagate, Sandisk and Western Digital.
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Following a seal of approval from the European Commission, now the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly following suit in the matter of Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility.
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HP has unveiled the next phase of Project Voyager, a venture designed to "redefine the economics and expectations of data center operations in the cloud era."
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We're going to see approximately 169 percent growth in HDD capital spending from 2011 to 2016, according to data storage consulting firm Coughlin Associates.
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A new Forrester research report sees over 1 billion smartphones being used by 2016, while app store spending increases and 'bring your own' device becomes the norm.
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Apple and Google have topped a recent poll of reputable companies and brands. But Facebook doesn't appear on the list at all.
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HP's Gen8 servers attack data center woes head on with better management, automation, and energy conservation to cut total costs
The demand for data-intensive and transactional workloads such as data warehousing, real-time analytics, and virtualized environments is expanding dramatically.
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Verne Global & Colt Industries Show a Zero Carbon Data Center
Rich Fichera weighs in on what Verne Global’s new hosting facility could mean for Iceland’s future as a global player in data center operations.
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Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for February 2012
Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range and budget components currently available. So if you're thinking of building or even upgrading a PC, this list is a must-read for you!
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LaCie intros backup tech for SMBs that handle it themselves
The high-end version of the new LaCie 5big Office series can handle up to 25 PCs distributed at more than one location.
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Database encryption demystified: Four common misconceptions
With new attacks being publicized daily, organizations that eschew data encryption as an integral part of their security strategy risk losing almost everything.
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New website hopes to improve the Federal datacenter consolidation process
New website hopes to bring together IT experiences and improve the efforts of Federal IT departments working on consolidation and closures
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Will we soon see a Google cloud drive?
The rumors of free Google online storage have been floating around for years, but it now looks like it may actually arrive. Maybe.
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Riverbed Granite: Enterprise Riches or Fool's Gold?
Riverbed delivers a hardware refresh and a bold new direction. But the continued use of proprietary appliances and the blurring of the lines between IT and storage silos will make adopting the...
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Will your cloud be HIPAA compliant?
Regulatory compliance will have a major influence on the spread of cloud services to medical providers.
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NewSQL pioneer Clustrix delivers free software-only kit to demo shard-less MySQL scaling, unveils a poster child use at Twoo
If Clustrix and its brethren can allow MySQL values to grow unencumbered via NewSQL then it will be of interest to more than start-ups.
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IBM, Tulip partner on India's largest datacenter
On Tuesday, IBM revealed a partnership with Indian Internet service provider Tulip Telecom to design and build the largest datacenter in India.
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Amazon reduces S3 prices, because $0.11 is too much to charge
If you're using a ton of S3 space, your bill's going down next month. Even if you're not using a ton of space, your bill is probably going down. Can't beat that with a stick.
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RunCore Pro V Max SSD (photos)
RunCore's latest Pro V Max SSD is the company's first SSD offered in the U.S. market. The drive comes with rugged and sleek aluminum casing and support SATA 3 to offer very good performance. Check...
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Wind-powered Texas data center moves closer to reality
Project spearheaded by Baronyx and subsidiary WindData will draw power from offshore wind farms.
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EMC unveils VFCache, targets Fusion-io
EMC's VFCache is designed to meld the storage array to the server. The storage giant is targeting Fusion-io in an effort to bring more Flash memory to data centers.
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SeaMicro brings a very high density Xeon server to the datacenter
How many CPUs can you stick in a single rack and still have room for storage and networking? Quite a few, apparently.
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EMC's Hadoop strategy cuts to the chase
Analyst Tony Baer examines the Hadoop landscape and explores EMC's latest big-data move
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Riverbed rolls out Granite line, overhauls Steelhead appliances
Riverbed is pitching Granite as a way to put offices around the world on a consolidated infrastructure.
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Do government datacenters deserve awards for their consolidation progress?
Awards to recognize progress are nice, but how about we try to determine if real world progress is being made?
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Why small businesses should care about the Megaupload debacle
The site's uncertain fate serves as a reminder that SMBs should carefully consider the viability of cloud storage and backup services they use -- or they could lose important company data.
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