Citrix has announced a new Cisco Validated Design (CVD) reference architecture as well as scalability tests the company has completed during the past few months. This architecture integrates Citrix XenDesktop 7.1 and XenServer 6.2 SP1 with the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and NetApp storage in order to build a comprehensive large-scale virtualization solution.
Veeam has announced that their Veeam Availability Suite v8 supports EMC Data Domain Boost. With EMC Data Domain Boost, Veeam Availability Suite v8 will have faster backups with an easy configuration. EMC Data Domain Boost can leverage advanced source side deduplication to avoid sending data already stored on Data Domain storage. Also it can create
QNAP Systems announced today the availability of QTS 4.1, the latest version of their app-driven NAS operating system. Building on the usability and features of QTS 4.0, 4.1 adds even more apps to heighten entertainment for home users and productivity for businesses. There is also an array of mobile apps for Android and iOS devices
HP has announced two new thin client solutions, the HP t310 AIO All-In-One Zero client and HP t590 Flexible Series Thin Client. Both solutions are designed to help business securely support virtual work environments. Along with the new Thin Client, HP also announced updates to HP ThinPro 5.0, its embedded Linux Operating System.
Atlantis Computing announced today their new software, Atlantis ILIO for Virtual SAN. ILIO for Virtual SAN software delivers enterprise-class data services to VMware Virtual SAN, increasing the performance of VMs, and allows existing storage to support 10 times more desktops. The software will increase deployment flexibility with off-the-shelf servers, local storage components, and networks all
PLX Technology has announced the industry’s first USB-to-PCI Express solution, bridging the external connectivity gap laptop computers face when using PCIe-based SSDs. The recently completed reference design platform is based on the PLX PCIe 2.0-to-USB 3.0 SuperSpeed controller technology inside an external dongle enclosure. This allows laptop and storage vendors to leverage both USB 3.0’s 5bps
LaCie has announced the newest version of its Rugged external hard drive, featuring faster speeds, a tougher design, integrated interface cable, and fast Thunderbolt speeds. The latest Rugged is also more resilient than previous models with improved shock, dust, and water resistance. Additionally, the integrated Thunderbolt cable stows neatly when not in use to ensure that it
Echostreams Innovative Solutions has announced the availability of its line of patented ultra-high performance SSD flash servers, FlacheStreams, which are capable of sustaining 11GB/s in Sequential Read in 1U with 20x SSDs – FlacheSAN1L, and 22GB/s in a 2U server with 48x SSDs – FlacheSAN2. We are currently using a FlacheSAN2 2u 48 bay model in our
Fusion-io has launched their third-generation ioMemory platform. Collectively referred to as the Atomic Series, the family is comprised of two core products, the ioMemory PX600 and SX300. With the PX600 and SX300, Fusion-io has gone to a simple universal design that features a programmable FPGA and Fusion-io’s VSL (virtual storage layer) to manage the card
Today at COMPUTEX TAIPEI, HyperX, a division of Kingston, announced the addition of the FURY SSD to its HyperX FURY family. The FURY SSD is a 2.5" form factor SSD with SATA (6GB/s) interface, comes in either 120GB or 240GB capacities, and has a 3-year warranty with free technical support. The FURY SSD features locked
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