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,

Zetta.net has announced the launch of its appliance-free approach to hybrid cloud backup featuring Smart Cloud and new Lean Local Copy technology. Zetta.net’s Smart Cloud puts an end to the need for a local appliance by integrating the functionality of backup, snapshot and replication technology. With the new Lean Local Copy feature, Smart Cloud advances

SGI has announced DataRaptor, a Big Data solution developed with MarkLogic for semi-structured and unstructured data that integrates SGI hardware and a tuned MarkLogic NoSQL database. SGI DataRaptor solutions start at five nodes with 80 cores, scaling to deployments that feature more than 300 cores, over 2,600GB of memory, and from 300TB to more than

Visual effects (commonly shortened to Visual F/X or VFX) have become a core part of any modern video production, including films, commercials, or online videos. Visual effects include the various processes to integrate realistic computer-generated imagery with live-action footage. Visual effects and computer generated scenes are usually created (rendered) through multiple iterations from mathematical models.