Between 2010 and 2015, IDC predicts that shipments of Solid State Drives are expected to increase by a compound annual growth rate of 52 percent on a global basis. The corresponding surge in enterprise server and storage adoption means that a deeper understanding of critical components such as media management and the use of new

EMC has announced the new Secure Cloud On-Boarding Solution for migration of mission-critical applications between public, private and hybrid clouds. The solution will be available in early 2013 and combines RSA Archer eGRC compliance and reporting software with Intel TXT technology and EMC VPLEX virtual storage.

QNAP Systems has announced that its Symform cloud storage backup integration has been upgraded to unlimited cloud storage capacity by trading local storage capacity for cloud capacity. Additionally, QNAP now includes a new Google Drive Sync feature.  

Acronis has announced the acquisition of GroupLogic, a software company specializing in secure enterprise file access, sharing, and syncing. GroupLogic’s personnel and IP adds to Acronis’ growing portfolio around data availability and accessibility by emphasizing protection against threats from enterprise mobility.

HGST, a Western Digital company, is demonstrating its new helium-based hard disk drive (HDD) platform at the WDC Investor Day event in Irvine, California. Sealed hard drives with helium in place of air will increase the storage density and durability of 3.5-inch hard drive storage while decreasing power consumption and audible noise. HGST’s pilot lines

Riverbed Technology has introduced a new model in its Whitewater cloud storage gateway appliance line to handle larger backup data workloads in addition to a next generation operating system for all Whitewater appliance models. The Whitewater 3010 appliance has four times the local storage capacity of its predecessors to address larger scale enterprise requirements. Riverbed

HP has announced additions and enhancements to its security solutions portfolio oriented towards proactive assessment, optimization, and management of security environments. According to research conducted by Coleman Parkes on behalf of HP, nearly two-thirds of business and technology executives are concerned about security requirements for cloud services as well as how to secure and consume

Acer America announced the upcoming availability of new F2 rack and tower servers for SMB and enterprise, which are set for release in the U.S. later this month. The Acer F2 server family includes three new rackmounts and three towers with Intel Xeon E5 or Intel Xeon E3 processors across a range of price and

QNAP Systems has released its latest business-class TS-x69L series Turbo NAS available in 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8-drive models. The TS-x69L series is powered by a high performance dual-core Intel Atom processor and is equipped with 1GB DDR3 RAM, which can be upgraded to 3GB. Additionally, it supports SATA 2.5", 3.5" HDD and SSD