HP Autonomy provides software that processes information from disparate data sources such as social media, email, video, audio, text, and web pages. Their solutions include powerful analytics and management tools that also include information governance solutions in eDIscovery, content management, compliance, plus marketing with web content, online optimization, and rich media management. Application Information Optimizer (AIO)
DataDirect Networks’ latest object storage solution is built on a software and hardware stack that has been tuned for on-premise cloud storage, self-service data access, and reduced time to insight. According to DDN, the new solution can cut storage expenses by up to half compared to public cloud services such as Amazon S3 when dealing
While not official yet, word is that Nirvanix has run out of operating capital and will have to shut down at the end of the month if no new financing is secured. Even if they do find a financial lifeline, the damage to their brand at this point may be irreparable and if the business were worth
LenovoEMC today announced the launch of a NAS-driven data protection solution that unifies backup across servers and PCs as well as providing backup of the LenovoEMC px Series NAS itself to a network target. Acronis Backup & Recovery for Lenovo EMC NAS is available today worldwide as an add-on application download for existing Lenovo EMC
Riverbed Technology has announced new hardware and an updated operating system for its Whitewater family of cloud storage appliances. The new appliances incorporate up to three times the cache of existing Whitewater models and can manage up to 14.4 petabyte datasets, while the new Whitewater Operating System (WWOS) 3.0 allows pinning data to the local
One of the challenges in delivering cloud services is to be able to access and manage data that reside in public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructures. In many situations the service provider has to utilize different methods for the cloud variations and this creates complexity that hinders efficiency and the ability to manage these disparate
sTec, a WD company, has announced their latest SSD, the s260 in mSATA form factor. The sTec s260 will find its way into embedded applications and compute situations where space is at a premium. The s260 uses a SATA 6Gb/s interface and features a modest power draw of 1.5W. sTec not content to just float
OCZ has announced plans to release a smaller Z-Drive R4 designed to be compliant with the Open Compute Project. The current Z-Drive R4 is a full-height 3/4-length card; the new one is full-height, half-length. The smaller R4 will be able to fit in a greater variety of compute platforms, giving OCZ a more data-center compliant application
Synology has announced that the new RackStation RS214 NAS is now available. The RackStation RS214, a 2-bay, 1U rackmount unit, will be marketed to small creative businesses and other niches where total capacity requirements are modest but customers require sophisticated NAS functionality and performance. During manufacturer benchmarks, the RackStation RS214 leveraged its 1.2GHz processor and
Another day another significant storage rollup. This time it’s networking cum converged infrastructure company Cisco adding the flash storage array company Whiptail to their portfolio in a deal worth $415 million. Cisco will integrate the arrays into their Unified Computing System (UCS) strategy that includes blade servers and networking infrastructure.
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