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  • January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07

    How does IP storage differ from iSCSI, NAS and Fibre Channel?

    Generically, IP storage involves any storage functionality that is leveraging TCP/IP as a network transport...

  • January 08, 2007 08 Jan'07

    What's the difference between SONET/SDH, DWDM and OCx -- Why not just use TCP?

    We live in a virtual world where most of us have network access in our homes -- the Internet -- which is a virtual network...

  • January 07, 2007 07 Jan'07

    Brocade buys Silverback for 10 GigE acceleration chips

    Adding another string to its bow, Brocade scoops up IP chip acceleration supplier Silverback Systems for an undisclosed sum.

  • January 07, 2007 07 Jan'07

    Bug Briefs: OpenOffice vulnerable to attack

    Other flaws were reported in Apple QuickTime, Mac OS X, Adobe Flash Player, VideoLAN VLC, the Opera Web browser, and Cisco Access Control Server.

  • December 25, 2006 25 Dec'06

    Top 10 storage stories of 2006

    SAN and NAS converged and shook up the industry, iSCSI went mission-critical, users conquered tiered storage and more.

  • December 20, 2006 20 Dec'06

    Top 10 storage acquisitions of 2006

    Industry consolidation was fast and furious this year. We rank the deals by quality, not quantity.

  • December 12, 2006 12 Dec'06

    Mixing SAS and SATA disk drives can cause problems

    Mixing SAS and SATA disk drives in the same enclosure can cause interoperability issues, but vendors are finding workarounds.

  • December 10, 2006 10 Dec'06

    Hitachi, BlueArc announce OEM partnership

    What had been rumored to be an acquisition has turned out to be an OEM deal, but HDS has also made an investment in BlueArc, indicating an acquisition could be the next step.

  • December 10, 2006 10 Dec'06

    Storage Decisions in the wild, wild west

    Dedupe, iSCSI, backup, virtualisation and cowboys in Stetson hats -- Storage Decisions Las Vegas 2006 had it all.

  • December 09, 2006 09 Dec'06

    Storage IQ: Key technologies for 2006

    We keep a close eye on what technologies our readers are most interested in. Here are the year's 25 most commonly searched terms. Do you know them all?

  • December 07, 2006 07 Dec'06

    Dell, Microsoft tout joint NAS product

    The new NX1950 product is vastly more expensive than its counterparts from HP and NetApp, but it scales higher, supports clusters and has redundant controllers.

  • November 30, 2006 30 Nov'06

    Symantec blames piracy for Veritas licensing snafu

    Weekly compilation of storage news: Symantec says that software counterfeiting is throwing a wrench in tech support ; FRCP rules take effect.

  • November 28, 2006 28 Nov'06

    Adware targets Mac OS X

    As F-Secure notes what may be the first example of adware designed for Macs, researcher LMH reports more flaws in the operating system as part of the Month of Kernel Bugs.

  • November 28, 2006 28 Nov'06

    Apple fixes 22 Mac OS X flaws

    The patches include a fix for a Wi-Fi flaw reported earlier this month as part of the Month of Kernel Bugs. A number of other flaws remain unfixed, however.

  • November 21, 2006 21 Nov'06

    Skills gap grips India's budding storage market

    India is the second fastest growth market for storage technology in Asia Pacific after China, according to IDC, but a skills shortage could hamper growth, experts say.

  • November 21, 2006 21 Nov'06

    Virtual SAN purchase considerations

    The specific considerations for key virtual SAN products plus a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between vendors.

  • November 15, 2006 15 Nov'06

    EMC, NetApp duke it out in the midrange storage

    As NetApp gains market share in midrange storage, EMC makes a rare response to performance claims.

  • November 14, 2006 14 Nov'06

    Fiber optic networks vulnerable to attack

    Fiber optic networks aren't hack-proof: A savvy attacker can crack them with ease.

  • November 12, 2006 12 Nov'06

    Wireless device flaw discovered

    A Broadcom wireless device driver, common in millions of laptops, is vulnerable to an attack, according to an advisory from the Month of Kernel Bugs.

  • November 08, 2006 08 Nov'06

    High-end clustering users contemplate snapshots

    Some users and analysts say the line between high-performance NAS clusters and enterprise NAS systems continues to blur as clustering vendors begin to include enterprise features.

  • November 07, 2006 07 Nov'06

    VMware backup still tough

    VMware backup using Consolidated Backup is easier said than done, according to users at this week's VMworld show in Los Angeles.

  • November 05, 2006 05 Nov'06

    NetApp adds a midrange box, tunes up software

    NetApp adds the FAS3070 to its midrange lineup to compete with EMC's CX3-80 and updates a number of its software products.

  • November 02, 2006 02 Nov'06

    Reporter's Notebook: Whispers and rumbles from SNW

    Floridians talked DR, big guys quibbled over deduplication, and rumors of acquisitions and new products to come flew at SNW Orlando this year.

  • November 01, 2006 01 Nov'06

    Exploit code released for Apple Wi-Fi flaw

    Details on how to attack a flaw in Apple's wireless software were released as part of a new project called the "Month of Kernel Bugs."

  • October 31, 2006 31 Oct'06

    Flaw found in Firefox 2.0

    Attackers could exploit the security flaw to crash versions 1.5.0.7 and 2.0 of the browser, according to various security advisories.

  • October 31, 2006 31 Oct'06

    E-vaulting's many faces can confuse IT efforts

    E-vaulting is the process that describes how enterprise IT departments ship backup tapes and replicate data to remote disk arrays and VTLs. E-vaulting is not a new concept, but more recently it has grown to mean remote backups and replication for ...

  • October 30, 2006 30 Oct'06

    Storage vendors polish their wares at SNW

    EMC upgrades recovery management software, HP unveils a storage blade and VTL gateway for the EVA; IBM sweetens warranty for DS8000; Symantec updates Backup Exec and Ghost.

  • October 30, 2006 30 Oct'06

    Storage vendors polish their wares at SNW, page 2

    EMC upgrades recovery management software, HP unveils a storage blade and VTL gateway for the EVA; IBM sweetens warranty for DS8000; Symantec updates Backup Exec and Ghost.

  • October 26, 2006 26 Oct'06

    IT greats: Top 10 greatest IT people

    For every world-famous name with a world famous fortune – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell – there are hundreds of other individuals who have moved the IT industry and its technology inexorably forward

  • October 23, 2006 23 Oct'06

    What storage managers are buying and why, page 6

    What storage managers are buying and why

  • October 23, 2006 23 Oct'06

    QLogic dives into directors

    QLogic will announce its new SanBox 9000 director this week, but it's missing true director-class features and is encroaching on a market already dominated by Brocade and Cisco.

  • October 09, 2006 09 Oct'06

    Isilon adds snapshots, makes play for mainstream NAS

    Users and analysts say Isilon's new snapshot features are a challenge to NetApp, but the NAS cluster specialist still has a way to go to compete in the enterprise.

  • October 04, 2006 04 Oct'06

    Tiered storage becoming tried and true

    Tiered storage matches the value of data with the performance (and expense) of storage. Ideally, tiered storage can save money, while easing the access demands to any single storage tier. While tiered storage has clearly brought storage costs and ...

  • September 25, 2006 25 Sep'06

    ISCSI gets a boost from InfiniBand

    The InfiniBand protocol has already gained popularity in some bleeding-edge storage systems; a new spec will now standardise connection to iSCSI storage.

  • September 14, 2006 14 Sep'06

    Three ways to create clustered storage, page 2

    Clustered storage systems run on storage servers, NAS gateways and hosts. Here's how to determine which clustered file-system architecture is best for your needs and storage environment.

  • September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

    Dell and EMC: Five more years

    Dell leans on EMC for support in the face of an SEC investigation and possible delisting from NASDAQ.

  • September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

    Big security fixes for QuickTime, Flash Player

    Apple and Adobe warned that attackers could exploit multiple flaws in QuickTime and Flash Player to run malicious code on targeted machines.

  • September 05, 2006 05 Sep'06

    ControlGuard targets rogue devices

    ControlGuard Access Manager is an effective tool for controlling what devices users can add to their workstations and how they are used.

  • September 05, 2006 05 Sep'06

    Proofpoint delivers strong messaging security

    Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway is a highly recommended, affordable solution for big enterprises that need protection from email-based attacks.

  • August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

    Emulex acquisition could cloud future of FC-SATA spec

    New Emulex subsidiary Sierra Logic's strength is in FC-SATA bridging technology. Meanwhile, ONStor launches midrange clustered NAS, and Quantum shareholders withhold votes.