Today Google made a series of updates to its Cloud Networking to continue to provide performance, reliability, and security for its customers. These updates include: General availability of Cloud DNS, an expansion of its load balancing solutions to 12 additional points of presence around the globe, a beta of Cloud Virtual Private Network (VPN), and

DataDirect Networks (DDN) has announced that it expanded its high-performance file storage portfolio with the DDN MEDIAScaler and DDN GRIDScaler 3.0. The former addition is the industry’s first file-based workflow solution to offer simultaneous, concurrent access to media content across hundreds of users all the while improving transcode, reducing hardware footprint, and integrating with the

Spectra Logic announced updates and enhancements to their BlackPearl Deep Storage Gateway solution. These new enhancements and updates allow users to move their data seamlessly into deep tape storage. Users will easily be able to store massive amounts of data forever for pennies per gigabyte.

Today Lenovo announced new network offerings targeting the traditional IT data center, as well as private and public cloud environments, two new Lenovo RackSwitchs and Lenovo Flex System SI4091. Lenovo also announced new automated systems management solutions, Lenovo XClarity and Lenovo XClarity Pro.

Today Dell Inc. announced that they have launched the latest version of its scale-out NAS solution, Fluid File System (FuildFS) version 4. The latest version of FuildFS is available on the Dell Compellent FS8600 now and will be available on EqualLogic later this year. FluidFS v4 will help customers manage the growth in the number

Today SanDisk Corporation announced that it has updated its server-side solid state caching software, FlashSoft version 3.7. The new software updates includes improvements in performance, usability, and compatibility for Windows, VMware, and Linux environments. SanDisk has also announced that it is bundling its FlashSoft software with its hardware, such as its Optimus Ascend SAS SSD and the CloudSpeed Ascend SATA

Toshiba has announced the development of a 48-layer three dimensional stacked cell structure flash memory named BiCS, a 2-bit-per-cell 128-gigabit (16 gigabytes) device. Primarily suited for solid state drives, the BiCS is based on a 48-layer stacking process, which enhances the reliability of write/erase endurance all the while boosting write speed. Sample shipments of products using

OCZ Storage Solutions has announced the Intrepid 3700 Series, a new family of SATA III SSDs that adds to its Intrepid 3000 enterprise portfolio. The new Intrepid 3700 SSDs are designed to deliver top-class performance and I/O latency responses, which OCZ indicates will dramatically improve application performance and I/O efficiencies. The new line will also support higher storage

The Ethernet Alliance has released the 2015 Ethernet Roadmap. The Ethernet Roadmap outlines the current developments and future evolution of the Ethernet through the end of the decade. This is the first time ever the industry roadmap has been made public.