SearchStorage.com.au Analysis & Commentary

Melbourne company creates filesystem, storage appliance for video production industry

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:12:57 +0000

A Melboure company has used RAID controllers, JBODs and a new filesystem of its own devising to offer an alternative to the high-end NAS and SANs used in digital video production.

EMC's cloud lost in fog of "governmental sensitivities"

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:59:00 +0000

Legal issues associated with management of cross-border data flows are slowing EMC's storage-as-a-service push.

Brocade buys Foundry

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:18:28 +0000

Brocade has announced it will acquire Foundry Networks in a $US3Billion deal that advances its vision for next-generation data centre networks and makes it easier to compete with Cisco.

Data de-duplication gets easier to manage

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:08:00 +0000

Quantum is making it easier to manage data de-duplication with updated products.

Is SAP a storage hog?

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:07:12 +0000

Some users report SAP's ERP suite uses more storage than comparable applications. SAP has a new tool in the works to change the situation.

Solid state drives require careful consideration

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:22:25 +0000

IDC says enterprises must think about where they use solid state drives to gain the full benefits of the technology, because the drives write slower than they read.

HDS reveals next-generation SAN roadmap

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:21:29 +0000

Hitachi Data Systems has revealed when it will offer solid state disks, 8G Fiber Channel and Fiber Channel over Ethernet.

Melbourne's City of Whittlesea outsources its disaster recovery

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:18:50 +0000

A Melbourne Council has dumped backup software vendor CommVault, adopted outsourced disaster recovery and saved half a million dollars over three years.

SAS drives to speed up soon

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:52:18 +0000

SAS drive technology is about to get its first boost in years, with doubled speed and other new features making it a better fit for the enterprise.

Thin provisioning will beat storage virtualisation

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:49:52 +0000

Analysts from IBRS and Ovum say that Thin Provisioning is the next big thing in storage.

Sun gives Thumper storage server a bump in power, expandability

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:56:07 +0000

Sun has updated its storage product lines.

New hard disk reaches 1.5 TB mark

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:55:00 +0000

Seagate has announced a 1.5 TB drive, while Hitachi Global Storage has released a new generation of 1 TB machines.

DIY provisioning on the rise

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:29:08 +0000

Adopting a self-service approach to storage can ease your administrative burdens and make virtualisation easier!

REVIEW: NETGEAR ReadyNAS DUO

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:03:48 +0000

Ian Yates puts NETGEAR's latest small business NAS through its paces.

Securing storage for SMBs

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:09:13 +0000

Small businesses have many compliance challenges and also have the same reasons to secure their data as their larger cousins, but may lack the resources to secure data. Martha Young therefore explains how smaller organisations can make sure their storage stays safe.

Cisco says August will see live FCoE implementations

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:28:30 +0000

The great Fibre Channel over Ethernet debate continues, with Cisco poo-pooing Brocade's suggestion the technology is two years away and predicting live deployments next month!

When to use solid state disks

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:44:49 +0000

Solid state disks are still expensive, but their speed makes them compelling in certain applications.

NetApp fleshes out plan for OnTap GX clustering convergence

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:20:02 +0000

NetApp officials say to expect OnTap 8, which will integrate NetApp's GX clustering software into its primary operating system, in 2009.

Managing virtual hard disks in Hyper-V

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:53:20 +0000

This tip covers the different types of VHDs in Hyper-V and explains how to work with them using Management Console, virtual hard disk wizard and other Hyper-V tools.

Ten considerations for email archiving - Part 2

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:54:12 +0000

We conclude our piece on ten email archiving considerations, with considerations six through ten!