Riverbed Technology has introduced a new model in its Whitewater cloud storage gateway appliance line to handle larger backup data workloads in addition to a next generation operating system for all Whitewater appliance models. The Whitewater 3010 appliance has four times the local storage capacity of its predecessors to address larger scale enterprise requirements. Riverbed
HP Announces Lineup of New and Updated Enterprise and Public Sector Security Solutions
HP has announced additions and enhancements to its security solutions portfolio oriented towards proactive assessment, optimization, and management of security environments. According to research conducted by Coleman Parkes on behalf of HP, nearly two-thirds of business and technology executives are concerned about security requirements for cloud services as well as how to secure and consume
Adaptec Series 7 PCIe 3 RAID Adapters Reach 450,000 IOPS and 6.6 GB/s Throughput
PMC today announced upcoming availability of its new Adaptec Series 7, a family of SAS and SATA RAID adapters which includes the market’s first 16- and 24-port PCIe 3.0 adapters. The Adaptec Series 7 offers up to 16-ports in a low-profile MD2 form factor and up to 24-ports in a full-height half-length form factor, both
IBM Announces zEC12 Mainframe Server with EAL5+ Common Criteria Classification
IBM has announced the zEnterprise EC12 mainframe server, which offers over 100 configurable cores, with 25% more performance per core and 50% more total capacity than its predecessor. IBM has enhanced the zEC12 to demonstrate the performance of mainframe technology across applications like hybrid cloud infrastructure, high-volume transaction processing, and analytics.
HP Expands Converged Cloud Portfolio with VMware vCloud Suite 5.1 Integration
HP announced it is expanding its Converged Cloud portfolio with new solutions for VMware vCloud Suite 5.1 to assist clients in converting existing virtualization deployments into private and hybrid cloud environments. HP also now offers a PCI Compliance Security Solution Stack for virtual and cloud environments that meets all security-based PCI DSS controls.
EMC Avamar Deduplication Powers New VMware vSphere 5.1 Data Protection
EMC and VMware used the VMworld conference as the platform to announce that vSphere Data Protection (VDP), powered by EMC Avamar technology, has replaced vSphere Data Recovery in the new VMware vSphere 5.1. VDP leverages Avamar technology including variable-length deduplication, full support of Changed Block Tracking, and single-step restore.
NetApp Demonstrates Integration between Data ONTAP 8 and VMware’s vSphere 5.1
At VMworld, NetApp has unveiled new integration between VMware’s vSphere 5.1 and NetApp’s Data ONTAP 8 operating in Cluster-Mode. Data ONTAP 8 extends VMware with the ability to transparently migrate data within a cluster to provide load balancing, hardware maintenance, or technology refreshes.
HP Data Protector 7 Adds Support for VMware vCloud Director 5.1
Autonomy, an HP Company, today announced HP Data Protector 7 integration for VMware vCloud Director 5.1, bringing Data Protector’s automated, policy-based protection for cloud environments. VMworld is the focal point for key partners like HP to announce new solutions that incorporate VMware technology, and Data Protector 7 is a key component of Autonomy’s Data Protection
LSI Introduces Nytro MegaRAID PCIe Acceleration Cards for DAS
At VMworld, LSI Corporation today announced immediate availability of its PCIe Nytro MegaRAID acceleration cards for direct-attached storage (DAS). Nytro MegaRAID cards are the first to integrate PCIe flash technology and intelligent caching software with RAID using LSI dual-core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) technology.
VMware’s vCloud Suite 5.1 Released at VMworld 2012
Today marks the beginning of VMware’s ninth annual VMworld conference, where StorageReview is on site to cover major product launches from VMware and its partners. We will also be seeking out demonstrations of new and innovative technology on the tradeshow floor. Among the first product announcements of the conference is VMware’s vCloud Suite 5.1, which




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