IBM has announced several key improvements to its XIV Storage System Gen3 including a new SSD caching option that can increase system performance by up to three times, as well as a new iPhone app that allows people monitor their XIV storage environment wherever they go. With SSD caching, the most frequently used data is

CES isn’t just about telling you what to buy, it’s also about telling you what you’re going to be buying. You know hat 802.11n router you just got for Christmas? You probably don’t want to say this too loud around it, but Buffalo Technologies wants it to be obsolete by this time next year. The

Verbatim, manufacturer of storage technology, has announced the availability of its 2.5” SATA SSDs and upgrade kits. Verbatim SSDs are available in both SATA II and SATA III interfaces and feature ultra-fast data transfer rates, faster system boot-up and shut down, and increased system responsiveness making it ideal for customers seeking a serious performance and

Synology has a tradition of delivering excellent high-performance Network Attached Storage products that are both flexible and affordable. The last time we took a look at a 3.5″ hard drive based Synology DiskStation was last year, when we gave the DS411+ a shining review because of its incredibly easy-to-use setup and accompanying software. Today, we

There’s little doubt that a major migration in the way we consume not just Internet-based content, but our own digital assets, is occurring right now. Tablets, smartphones and other highly mobile electronics are both generally low on storage and often connected to the Internet. That combination highlights a need for many who want to consume

LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) has announced an agreement to purchase SandForce. Under the agreement LSI will pay roughly $322 million in cash and assume $48 million of unvested stock options and restricted shares held by SandForce employees. The acquisition obviously gives LSI an immediate competitive boost, especially with their WarpDrive PCIe SSDs (WarpDrive 2 Preview), which

Personal Cloud – that’s going to be an increasingly popular storage motif over the coming years as consumers figure out exactly how to manage their increasingly large and complex libraries of digital media files. Buffalo’s take on the personal cloud space is the CloudStor, a two-bay NAS that’s equally accessible within the home network or

Red Hat, a software and services company built around a free, open-source operating system, has announced its intention to purchase of Gluster, Inc., a software and services company built around a free and open-source storage system. The move will position Red Hat to offer the necessary combination of software to allow enterprise customers to build

Kingston has announced its latest business-oriented security product, the DataTraveler 6000 (DT6000). Designed for scenarios where high security is required such as government agencies, the DT6000 is fully encrypted and FIPS certified (140-2 Level 3 Validation).