Diversified Agency Services (DAS) has launched Consolidated Data Services, a new venture that is an internal IT services provider for Omnicom Group’s more than 100 creative marketing communications agencies across 71 countries worldwide. DAS has created three data centers in Atlanta, Phoenix and London, deploying a homogenous HP Converged Infrastructure that includes compute servers, storage, networking,
The Lenovo ThinkServer RD630 represents a calculated entry into the server market: an affordable server with specifications that support database applications and virtualized infrastructure. The RD630 was announced earlier this year as part of an initiative to expand the ThinkServer brand into enterprise cloud and virtualization deployments. It is a scalable 2U rack server solution
The EMC VNXe3150 which was announced at EMC World back in May, is now shipping worldwide. The unified storage system is designed for SMBs who need storage for cloud and virtualized environments, but need something easy to manage for IT generalists. The VNXe3150 is designed to support virtualization for up to 50 servers and is
HP has announced several updates today in what HP collectively refers to as their Converged Infrastructure solutions group. There are updates to the HP Ethernet Virtual Interconnect as well as the HP Multitenant Device Context. From a pure storage perspective however, the highlight is the updated HP StoreVirtual Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA). The StoreVirtual VSA
As StorageReview expands our enterprise test lab, we’re finding a greater need for additional latest generation servers (like the HP D380p Gen8); not just from a storage perspective, but from a more global enterprise environment simulation perspective as well. As we test larger arrays and faster interconnects, we need platforms like the HP DL380p to
LSI Corporation has announced a lineup of new MegaRAID SAS+SATA controllers and host bus adapters (HBAs) with PCI Express 3.0 interfaces. The new controllers and HBAs extend LSI’s comprehensive portfolio of enterprise RAID and application acceleration storage solutions available in the channel, including MegaRAID and 3ware RAID controllers, host bus adapters, Nytro WarpDrive family, and advanced
Seagate Technology and LaCie have announced an exclusive agreement for Seagate to acquire a controlling interest in LaCie, pending regulatory approval. The offer values LaCie at approximately $186 million, including acquired net cash of approximately $65 million as of March 31, 2012. This represents a premium of 29% to LaCie’s average closing stock price over
The SCSI Trade Association’s (STA) Technology Showcase is an important venue for storage industry leaders and innovators to showcase their latest technologies. This week’s STA event offered a look into approaches for serial attached storage (SAS) connectivity that extend the reach of SAS links to achieve 10-meter cable lengths for passive copper, 25-meter lengths for
EMC has announced it is acquiring XtremIO, which will provide important resources for EMC as it continues to broaden its flash storage portfolio. EMC entered the flash storage market in 2008 when it became first to integrate flash drives into enterprise storage arrays; in 2011, EMC shipped over 24 PBs of flash storage. The all-cash
The SSD 330 Series is Intel’s latest entry SATA 6Gb/s SSD that gives consumers looking to upgrade existing systems affordable access to SSD performance. This new SandForce SF-2281-based SSD offers improved performance over the existing SATA 3.0Gb/s Intel SSD 320. The new SSD will come in capacities including 60GB, 120GB, and 180GB and offer read
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