EMC is announcing that it is working on a new version of EMC Isilon OneFS scale-out NAS operating system which will include deduplication, audit and security features and several other updates. The other enhancements to EMC Isilon OneFS are object-oriented storages, Hadoop HDFS 2.0 and Syncplicity file sharing updates. EMC’s Isilon is designed to be

Synology is announcing the immediate release of its DiskStation DS213j dual-bay NAS devices powered by increased RAM at 512MB and a 1.2Ghz processor with an integrated FPU to generate multi-sized thumbnail images faster than before. This enhanced hardware within the DS213j is designed for home users who require control over their cloud-accessible content. The DS213j

WD and SanDisk are announcing that the two companies have formed a partnership to introduce the WD Black SSHD in a 2.5-inch, 5mm form factor with flash memory from SanDisk. SanDisk will supply the SanDisk iSSD storage device for the WD Black SSHD which utilizes proprietary hybrid technology. Incorporating SanDisk’s iSSD will help the WD Black

Inktank is announcing the newest release Ceph called Cuttlefish which offers enhancements to the massively scalable, open source software-defined storage system. Ceph Cuttlefish updates include Red Hat support, quicker installation for easier adoption, and operational improvements for scaling applications. Ceph also delivers object, block, and file storage in a single system that runs on existing

Seagate is announcing its new Seagate 600 SSD, 600 Pro Enterprise SSD and 1200 Enterprise SSDs designed for consumer, entry-enterprise, and mainstream enterprise applications (respectively) and is also releasing information regarding its new X8 PCIe application accelerator card. The new Seagate 600 SSD and 600 Pro Enterprise SSD drives both feature Toshiba MLC NAND and interface

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

Proximal Data is announcing enhancements to their AutoCache hypervisor caching product that removes I/O bottlenecks to accelerate reads and writes while also improving VM density by 2-3 times. AutoCache and its I/O Intelligence utilize PCIe flash and SSDs to store hot data to increase application performance. Newly updated features are abundant in AutoCache. It can

Micron is announcing the release of their new P420m PCIe accelerator card in both half-height half-length (HHHL) and 2.5" form factors, making it the first MLC NAND PCIe SSD in the 2.5" form factor. The Micron P420m provides high performance and reliability with low latency, with a higher capacity than previously offered with the SLC-based

EMC has announced updates to EMC VMAX which is a new frame-based licensing model for EMC VPLEX virtual storage as well as EMC RecoverPoint 4.0, the new version of the software that now offers integration with EMC SRDF. With this announcement, EMC is asserting VMAX as the only tier 1 storage array that provides simultaneous