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Dell Announces DR4100 NetVault-Integrated Backup Appliance

Dell has announced that its DR4100 disk backup appliance will leverage the DR4100’s Rapid Data Access (RDA) technology to integrate with NetVault Backup, Dell’s enterprise data protection solution, with Dell vRanger integration expected for the DR4100 early next year. The combined solution enables NetVault clients to make use of the DR4100’s built-in deduplication, compression, and

Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

HGST Ships 320GB Endurastar J4K320 Automotive Hard Drive

HGST today announced it is shipping a new Endurastar J4K320 single-platter 320GB hard drive, the highest capacity drive in the Endurastar lineup as well as the largest capacity automotive HDD now on the market. The JK4320 represents the sixth generation of HGST automotive and industrial drive technology, and the second generation to incorporate the company’s

Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

IBM Announces ioScale-Based PCIe Flash Adapters for System x and BladeCenter

IBM has announced it will be the first manufacturer to offer its own version of Fusion-io’s ioScale PCIe flash adaptors since Fusion-io announced that ioScale would be available in smaller minimum orders early this year. Offered at 825GB, 1.6TB, and 3.2TB, the IBM Flash Adapter Enterprise Value lineup will provide IBM an entry point into the important

Virident Announces 4.8TB FlashMax PCIe Application Accelerator

Virident has announced plans to release new versions of their FlashMax PCIe application accelerators in capacities up to 4.8TB, well exceeding top-end capacities of competitive cards in the market. Virident is able to achieve the boost from today’s 2.2TB Flashmax II limit by leveraging higher density NAND paired with controller and firmware improvements to manage the larger

Enterprise

WD Updates My Book External Desktop Hard Drives

Western Digital has announced the upgrade and redesign of their popular My Book and My Book for Mac lines of external desktop hard drives by increasing their capacity, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB for Windows and 2TB, 3TB for Mac, adding USB 3.0 compatibility, and including their new SmartWare Pro software suite. The new drives also sport

Enterprise  ◇  Software

HP Autonomy Announces HP Connected Backup 8.8

Featuring a new intuitive user interface, HP Connected Backup 8.8 has been released by HP Autonomy that allows access to any mobile device such as Android, IOS, and Windows devices. This solution can be utilized by both administrators and end users alike to migrate data from aging platforms such as Windows XP that will not

HP Autonomy Announces Application Information Optimizer 7.1

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)

Data Protection  ◇  Enterprise

DDN Announces WOS 3.0 Software and WOS7000 Object Storage Appliance for Webscale and Big Data

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

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Nirvanix Suggests Users Move Their Data to Another Cloud, Shutdown Imminent

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 and Acronis Introduce Server, PC, and NAS Backup Solution

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