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Pure Storage, Equinix debut joint bare metal as-a-service offering
Pure Storage on Equinix Metal offers enterprises embedded storage and on-demand procurement of network and compute, with hosting, deployment and physical support via one vendor, under a single contract.
The M1 Mac write issue: What's going on with Apple's SSDs?
Some M1 Macs are seeing absurd levels of write activity on their - costly - internal SSDs. Here's my take.
Seagate unveils Lyve Cloud mass storage platform
The company said Lyve is an S3-compatible storage-only cloud designed to help enterprises extract more value out of data.
Google Cloud adds new hybrid file storage partnership with Nasuni
Nasuni partnership fills a gap for GCP for providing global file sharing cloud alternative for Windows and NAS filers.
Pure Storage's Purity software update includes ransomware recovery tools
The Purity updates for FlashBlade and FlashArray land as part of Pure Storage's Evergreen program, which provides software updates for all of its gear and appliances.
Apple patches severe macOS Big Sur data loss bug
Data loss bugs are the worst possible bugs.
Best NAS in 2021: Network-attached storage devices for your home office or small business
If cloud-based servers don't meet all of your storage needs, consider a NAS solution. We selected a handful of devices that passed our reliability torture tests and offer superior usability and feature sets.
diskAshur M2, hands on: A sturdy and secure SSD, with a frustrating user interface
Combining features from earlier SSD and USB stick models, the diskAshur M2 offers strong security in a rugged chassis, at a price.
IBM rolls out FlashSystem 5200, aims to bring high-end storage to smaller footprint
The launch is part of IBM's plan to simplify its storage portfolio with the same software and features across the product line.
Box acquires SignRequest as it makes push into e-signature market
The $55 million deal will serve as the foundation of Box Sign, its forthcoming e-signature service, and support the company's broader content management ambitions.
Western Digital tops expectations, says hard drive revenue reached three-year high
The company said revenue in its hard drive business reached a three-year high as remote work and distance learning trends drive demand for PCs.
Seagate tops Q2 earnings, revenue targets
Seagate chief executive Dave Mosley said the company saw strong customer demand for its mass capacity products.
QNAP warns users of a new crypto-miner named Dovecat infecting their devices
QNAP says the malware is targeting NAS devices with weak passwords.
iPad Pro: Outclassed by the M1 MacBook Air, where does Apple's tablet go from here?
Apple's premium tablet is costlier, heavier and delivers less battery life than a similarly configured M1 MacBook Air. It's loaded with features most people never use. Who and what is the iPad Pro for? Apple needs to define what a "Pro" iPad is. Here's why.
OWC unveil high-end hardware for professionals
Everything from the world’s first U.2 carrier shuttle for 3.5-inch drive bays to rugged external drives.
OWC Envoy Pro FX external SSD
High-speed external drive capable of to 2800MB/s, IP67 rated, and drop-tested to MIL-STD810G.
OWC U2 Shuttle for 3.5-inch drive bay
Fit up to four NVMe M.2 SSDs into a swappable, high capacity, flexible, and RAID-ready storage module.
Fake microSD card
Typical of fake microSD cards -- low-quality, low-capacity cards reprogrammed to give the impression they are bigger, and a bit of nasty screen print added on top.
iStorage datAshur BT hardware encrypted flash drive
FIPS 140-2 Level 3 compliant storage drive with wireless unlock feature and remote management. IP57 rated for dust and water resistance.
Samsung 980 PRO
The 980 PRO offers sequential read and write speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s and 5,000 MB/s respectively, along with random read and write speeds of up to 1,000K IOP.
SanDisk 256GB Ultra Dual USB-C/USB-A flash drive
This flash drive is small, versatile, reliable, tough (it's been rattling on my keys for weeks and it's pretty much like new), and at $35 for 256GB, it's very cheap.
RAVPower iPhone Flash Drive
The RAVPower iPhone Flash Drive is an MFi Certified USB 3.0 flash drive that allows you to access the data on the drive and charge your iPhone simultaneously.
Inside an encrypted external hard drive -- in pictures
Quite a few readers have expressed an interest in seeing what's inside a super-secure DataLocker DL3 encrypted hard drive. Well, let's get the screwdrivers out and take a look!
Kingston KC2500 high-performance NVMe PCIe SSD
Coming in capacities ranging from 250GB or 2TB, the KC2500 combines Gen 3.0 x 4 controller and 96-layer 3D TLC NAND to offer read/write speeds up to 3,500/2,900MB/s, making it the perfect choice for desktops, workstations, and high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
DataLocker DL3 in pictures
External hard drive featuing AES 256-bit XTS mode encryption and a built-in LCD keypad.
DataLocker Sentry K300 encrypted micro SSD in pictures
Time to dump those cheap dollar-store flash drives, or the ones you picked up at a trade show and get a encrypted micro USB SSD that would impress James Bond.
QNAP TVS-1282T3 Thunderbolt 3 NAS
The QNAP TVS-1282T3 Thunderbolt 3 is the NAS for those who want to a high-performance network attached storage device with few limits.
Synology DS420j
DS420j is a 4-bay desktop NAS designed for home data backup, file syncing, and sharing, with support for up to 64 TB of capacity.
Synology DS220j
DS220j is an entry-level 2-bay NAS designed for home and personal users to store and share photos, videos, and documents.
Kingston 'Canvas' high-speed SD and microSD cards
Perfect for DSLRs, 4K/8K video production, Android devices, action cams, and drones.
Data storage: Your guide to emerging technologies
The era of data-centric computing is here -- and, fortunately, data storage is more cost effective than ever. But we'll see more change in the next decade than we've ever seen before in computer data storage.
Pure Storage CEO on the future of storage, multi-cloud, and containers
Pure Storage CEO Charles Giancarlo caught up with ZDNet's Larry Dignan to talk about how the storage market is becoming more about software than hardware and data management.
HPE CEO Antonio Neri on growth, as-a-service, edge, and returning to offices
In a wide-ranging chat, HPE CEO Antonio Neri talks with ZDNet's Larry Dignan about what the IT demand picture looks like since the company reported earnings in May 2020 and the company's Discover virtual conference. Read more: https://zd.net/3fiXrnc
Deleted something you badly need? Windows 10 has an incredibly helpful tool for you
Microsoft's new command-line app can help advanced Windows users recover deleted files and photos.
Google overhauls interface for sharing documents
For Google Docs, Drives, Sheets, and Slides users, sharing files just got easier and more secure.
From $50 per MB to $15 per 1TB: How did it happen?
I just saw a Western Digital external hard drive special: a 12TB desktop drive for $187. How do drive vendors do it?
Samsung fingerprint-protected T7 Touch portable SSD
Many external SSDs feature password protection and AES 256-bit hardware encryption, but the Samsung T7 Touch goes one step further and adds a convenient fingerprint reader.
Top 3 storage advancements of the last decade
It may be to remember, but 10 years ago our storage options were much less convenient - and way more expensive. Here's my top 3 picks for the most consequential storage of the last decade.
US federal regulator looks into Google's latest health venture
Google defends its Project Nightingale deal with Ascension, which involves access to detailed patient records.
GitHub will store all known open-source code in a vault in the Arctic
GitHub will take a snapshot of all public code repositories, save it on film, and archive it in an old Norwegian mine.
Microsoft's new storage system can hold Superman movie in bit of glass
Microsoft says its latest collaboration with Warner Bros could help store data for generations to come.
Audio, video, transcription: Dropbox's latest integrations cater to media professionals
Media professionals are among the most active Dropbox users in the world.
Is Apple cutting corners in order to cut prices?
The storage drive in the new MacBook Air is significantly slower than the earlier model. ZDNet's Adrian Kingsley-Hughes and TechRepublic's Karen Roby discuss why, and will customers notice? Read more: https://zd.net/2LpmElu
Microsoft creates the first automated DNA data storage retrieval system
Microsoft believes synthetic DNA could be the next big leap in long-term data storage. Read more: https://zd.net/2Jv8oHT
Intel to Windows 10 users: You have patches for 19 severe flaws, use them!
Update Intel Windows graphics drivers, and stop using Intel Matrix Storage Manager and USB 3.0 Creator Utility.
Acronis Disk Director 12, First Take: Windows 8.x, UEFI support
The latest version of Disk Director gives PC enthusiasts and IT departments the tools to handle the latest hardware and software platforms.
LSI Nytro MegaRAID 8120-4i review: Performance boost for servers with direct attached storage
With two high-performance memory modules onboard, this implementation of LSI's popular MegaRAID HBA uses flash to cache frequently accessed data, boosting storage performance without the upheaval or cost of switching from magnetic disk to SSD.
Dell Compellent Storage Centre 6.4 review: MLC support brings down the cost
This major update of Dell's Compellent storage technology adds an additional tier of low-cost MLC SSD drives. Also in the mix is a new high-density HDD enclosure, plus deduplication and compression for the Fluid File system clustering option.
Barracuda Backup 490 review: All-in-one backup and recovery of physical and virtual resources
With everything needed to take backups and recover data in one self-contained appliance, Barracuda Backup is an economic and easy-to-use solution. It also offers scalable replication both to other appliances and the cloud, with fast live booting of backup images locally or in the cloud another key benefit.
ioSafe Solo review
The ioSafe Solo is bulkier, heavier, slower and more expensive than less robust external drives. But it works well enough, and if you need your data to survive being burned and flooded, you can put your trust in this device.
ioSafe Rugged Portable review
The ioSafe Rugged Portable isn't the smallest, lightest, fastest or most affordable external hard drive, but it performs well enough and is extremely rugged. If you really need to protect your data on the road, look no further.
Drobo B1200i review
Network storage doesn't come much easier than this, with very little expertise needed to manage the 12-bay Drobo B1200i. It's also fast, with three iSCSI ports, lots of redundancy and data-aware tiering — just like enterprise products costing a great deal more.
Synology RackStation RS3412xs
A scalable network storage appliance best suited to datacentres in mid-sized companies, the RackStation RS3412xs lacks enterprise-class features — but that's reflected in the price.
D-Link ShareCenter Pro 1100
D-Link's no-frills approach to NAS will be attractive to businesses who need the storage basics without unnecessary complications. But those looking for a 'do-anything' system should look elsewhere.
