At the IEEE International Magnetics Conference (InterMag) this year, Seagate Technology discussed and demonstrated some of the new storage technologies that they have been working on such as heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) and bit-patterned media (BPM) technologies. InterMag was held in China for the first time in its 52-year history, China accounts for a growing
Iron Mountain Reveals Study Results That Could Generate Millions
Iron Mountain Incorporated has sponsored a white paper study through IDC. Just recently they revealed the results of the study and have found that organizations could save and be generating millions of dollars if their data archives were mined effectively. This finding effects organizations of all sizes. What’s more, organizations that can leverage their data properly
Supermicro Announces Solutions For Red Hat, Ceph, And OpenStack
Today at the Red Hat Summit, Super Micro Computer Inc. announced that it would be delivering Open Source optimized solutions across its portfolio of computing and storage platforms. Supermicro’s Red Hat solutions will now support Linux 7 for open hybrid cloud and enterprise workloads across converged infrastructures. Supermicro also announced that its next generation X10
PROMISE VTrak J5000 JBOD Expansion Units Now Available
PROMISE Technology has announced that its VTrak J5000 JBOD expansion units for cloud and enterprise data centers are now globally available, including the J5300s, J5320s, J5600s, and J5800s. Quoted to deliver double the bandwidth and throughput, the VTrak J5000 Series 12 Gb/s SAS subsystems deliver a SAS solution with enterprise level reliability and functionality while
Synology Releases VS360HD
Today Synology Inc. announced that they are releasing their latest VisualStation, VS360HD. The VS360HD can be paired with a Synology Network Video Recording system (NVR) running Synology’s Surveillance Station, providing a robust security system that doesn’t need a dedicated computer. The VS360HD can decode and display up to 36 channels of HD video.
RAIDIX Releases Latest Version Of Its Unified Storage Software
RAIDIX announced the latest version of its unified storage software, RAIDIX 4.3. The latest update aims to bring increased performance, fault tolerance, ease of implementation and use. RAIDIX claims that their software is now even faster, more reliable and convenient.
Tintri Releases PowerShell Toolkit 2.0 In Tech Preview
Tintri announced that it has released the latest version of PowerShell Toolkit, version 2.0, in its Tech Preview (similar to a beta). The latest version of PowerShell Toolkit is now using API features in the API v310.21 release available in Tintri OS 3.2 and TGC 2.0. The latest version has features that will allows users
Scality Broadens Enterprise Adoption & Adds Self-Service Trial Of RING
Today Scality announced that it has new and expanded deployments of its RING software in media and entertainment services, Deluxe OnDemand and Dailymotion, as well as Phoenix, a provider of cloud, managed IT services. Scality is also announcing the launch of a self-service RING trial that is available to anyone. Now everyone who would like to try
Dot Hill Adds RealStor Software To Arrays Under $10K
Dot Hill Systems Corp. announced that it has making its RealStor operating system available on its AssuredSAN 3004 arrays. This brings all of the enterprise functionality of RealStor software to an array that starts under $10,000. This announcement gives Dot Hill’s OEM partners the ability to effectively compete with other hybrid cache-only arrays on the market.
Google Makes Several Announcements Around Its Cloud Platform
Google has made a series of announcements at its Google Cloud Platform event this year in San Francisco. Theses announcement run the gamut from the general availability of the App Engine for PHP, to a connector between Tableau and Google Cloud SQL customers, and finally HTC is working with Google Cloud Platform for an all-in-one




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