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EMC Unveils New Storage Architecture
EMC has introduced a high-end line of Symmetrix storage products based on a building block design that can start small and scale up to support the largest virtual data center infrastructures, aiming to do for storage what VMware has done for enterprise servers. EMC’s new Symmetrix V-Max and V-Max SE storage arrays are based on…
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WhipTail Appliance Speeds Storage Performance
WhipTail Technologies has introduced a solid-state storage appliance that allows solution providers to maximize data throughput, solves disk contention issues and simplify storage management for customers. In a $48 billion storage market that analysts say is growing about 14 percent a year, solution providers are always looking for ways to increase their customers’ efficiency and…
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FalconStor Speeds Enterprise Backups
FalconStor is taking its virtual tape library and deduplication solutions to the next level, adding features that can help channel partners speed up customers’ archiving and backup processes by as much as 8 times. Fadi Albatal, director of marketing at FalconStor, says while VTL and dedupe solved many of the backend performance, reliability and scalability…
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External Disk Storage Sales Plunge 7%
The poor economy is causing the external disk storage systems market to drop, with IDC expecting a 6.7 percent year-over-year decrease in 2009. The good news is that the market is expected to increase 1.5 percent year-over-year from 2009 to 2010. End-user worldwide sales are expected to decrease 3.1 percent in 2009 over 2008, and…
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End Users Willing to Switch Suppliers for Recovery Management
Computer Associates has announced the results of a global study indicating that while most enterprise and SMB IT organizations are satisfied with their current backup product, 70 percent of them would consider switching to backup that is integrated with other key recovery management functions, including replication and CDP. The study showed that key business objectives,…
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Data Robotics Device Automates Data Storage for Small Business
Data Robotics’ Drobo automated storage device was a massive hit among consumers, with more than 60,000 units sold in the last year and a half. Capitalizing on that success and demand from the reseller channel, Data Robotics is going after IT professionals and the small business market with its DroboPro. DroboPro offers more drives, capacity…