Samsung has refreshed their enterprise SATA SSD offering with the SM843 and has added the SM1625, their first enterprise SSD using the SAS interface. The launch comes as Samsung tries to expand their SSD growth in the enterprise while attempting to fend off the numerous upstarts that have gained momentum with lower cost, higher performing

OCZ has released version 1.2 of its VXL cache and virtualization software, an update which enables host-based distributed flash volumes with high availability and fault tolerance. VXL 1.2 can power SAN-less infrastructures where flash data is synchronously mirrored between OCZ Z-Drive R4 PCIe cards on redundant cluster servers to make host-based flash continuously available across

HP has announced the newest version of HP Insight Control Storage Module for vCenter, version 7.1. Control Storage Module is a plug-in for VMware’s vCenter management console, enabling VMware administrators to quickly obtain context-aware information about the HP storage in their VMware environment directly from vCenter.

Emulex Corporation has announced the OneCore Storage software development kit (SDK), a new solution for independent hardware vendors (IHVs), independent software vendors (ISVs), and system integrators developing storage, flash/SSD, and application and networking appliance solutions that require low latency and high performance I/O connectivity. The Emulex OneCore Storage SDK contains a collection of high performance

CommVault has announced the Simpana IntelliSnap Recovery Manager, the industry’s first standalone software product that automates snapshot management and application-aware recovery across multiple storage arrays and physical or virtual servers. Businesses are beginning to use hardware snapshots more and more in order to support the recovery of critical applications and virtual server environments; however, existing

D-Link adds to its portfolio of cloud-enabled NAS products by announcing the ShareCenter 2-Bay Cloud Storage 2000 (DNS-320L), which offers a centralized storage solution with remote sharing, streaming, and management capabilities. The D-Link Cloud Storage 2000 gives users the ability to remotely and locally download and upload files, delete files and folders from their storage

We often think about servers in rack units, but every now and then there’s an interesting design that comes along that’s well outside of the traditional rack U box. In this case we’re taking a quick video look at the cube-ish Advatronix Cirrus 1200 server, which is designed for content creation professionals and others who

While at SNW Fall we were given an opportunity to tour the DreamWorks Animation data center in Redwood City, California. The entertainment field is a massive consumer of storage, with the animation field specifically having a special set of technology needs as a movie or TV show winds through a typical multi-year development cycle. Storage

HighPoint has announced availability of the RocketRAID 4500 series RAID-on-Chip HBAs, their latest 6GB/s SAS RAID product line. The 4500 series is built with a comprehensive suite of management and recovery features designed to secure critical data investments while its onboard RAID processor and integrated memory allow for high-performance and reliability. With its dedicated 800MHz,