The Netgear ProSafe Plus XS708E 10GbE switch is part of a new family of ProSafe switches that are designed for SMBs to address the concerns of both enormous network traffic growth and the increasing performance capabilities of networked storage. Most storage arrays are sold with 10GbE these days either standard or as a reasonably priced
Veeam Announces Veeam Backup and Replication v7
Veeam Software is announcing Veeam Backup and Replication v7 data protection software includes two new innovations: built-in WAN Acceleration and Backup from Storage Snapshots. Veeam is known for their backup, replication and virtualization management solution for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, and this announcement indicates up to 50% faster offsite backup using the built-in WAN
EMC Announces EMC ViPR Software-Defined Storage Platform
EMC ASD (Advanced Software Division) is announcing its software-defined storage platform EMC ViPR which operates on existing storage to help manage the robust data growth experienced in the enterprise. EMC ViPR can manage both the storage infrastructure and the data that exists within the storage using policy-based automation. Additionally, EMC ViPR enables administrators to view objects
Netgear ProSafe WNDAP660 Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Review
The Netgear ProSafe WNDAP660 is the company’s premiere dual-band wireless-N access point router from its business-line of networking products. The access point offers 802.11n (3×3) connection, with throughput up to 450 Mbps, along with dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios for maximum wireless throughput. For business users it also offers a set of robust security features include
NETGEAR ProSafe Plus JGS524E 24-Port Ethernet Switch Review
ProSafe Plus is Netgear’s family of SMB switches that provide some advanced Layer 2 network functionality such as VLAN and per-port QoS, with a streamlined management interface for situations where full-blown managed switches are not necessary or practical to administrate. The ProSafe Plus JGS524E provides 24 ports with up to 2,000 Mbps of dedicated, non-blocking
Mellanox 12-port Switch System, MetroX Series of Long Distance InfiniBand Switch Solutions, and Connect IB World Record Announced
Mellanox Technologies, supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, has added to its line of end-to-end FDR 56GB/s InfiniBand interconnect solutions by announcing its new 12-port non-blocking fixed switches. These new switches are part of the Mellanox SX6000 series of FDR 56GB/s InfiniBand switches, all of which have seamless
HP SDN Solution Integrates Infrastructure, Controller, and Application Layers
HP today announced a complete, open standards-based solution for software-defined networks (SDN) that incorporates infrastructure, control software, and application layers with a single control plane. As computing environments scale beyond the limits of manual configuration, HP’s new Virtual Application Networks SDN solution is designed to abstract hardware resources and provide administrators with tools for programming
Mellanox SX6036 56Gb InfiniBand Switch Review
The Mellanox SX6036 is the second Mellanox managed switch to join the rack in the StorgeReview Enterprise Lab. The SX6036 is designed for top-of-rack leaf connectivity, building clusters, and carrying converged LAN and SAN traffic. The integrated InfiniBand Subnet Manager can support an InfiniBand fabric of up to 648 nodes. While we’ve found 1GbE, 10GbE
QNAP TS–x69L Series Turbo NAS Announced in 2 to 8-Bay Configurations
QNAP Systems has released its latest business-class TS-x69L series Turbo NAS available in 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8-drive models. The TS-x69L series is powered by a high performance dual-core Intel Atom processor and is equipped with 1GB DDR3 RAM, which can be upgraded to 3GB. Additionally, it supports SATA 2.5", 3.5" HDD and SSD
Mellanox SX1036 10/40Gb Ethernet Switch Review
The Mellanox SX1036 is a 1U managed Ethernet switch that provides up to 2.88Tb/s of non-blocking throughput via 36 40Gb/s QSFP ports that can be broken out to achieve up to 64 10Gb/s ports or offer a mixture of 40Gb/s and 10Gb/s connectivity. As a backbone to the StorageReview Enterprise Lab networking infrastructure, the SX1036



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