NetApp is announcing a new version of their storage OS, Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 which enables organizations and cloud service providers to provide more capacity and new services with a minimum amount of system downtime. As business and application needs changes, ONTAP 8.2 helps to eliminate the performance, availability, and efficiency limits of traditional hardware.

Seagate is announcing their new NAS HDD which is a drive custom-designed for one to five-bay NAS systems and is offered in capacities up to 4TB. Seagate is offering the drive now as many NAS are sold bare, or diskless, leaving the consumer or organization with the work of finding the right drive. The 4TB

Dell is announcing new storage solutions and expanded analytics for greater performance and lower expenses. Beginning with Dell Compellent solutions, Dell has made substantial updates to their storage portfolio aimed at performance-hungry applications. Dell is also implementing their Compellent Storage Center 6.4 array software which has been optimized for data-intensive workloads. The new Dell Compellent

Dell is announcing expansion and differentiation in its converged infrastructure (CI) line to meet the applications of a wide-range of workplace requirements in medical, science, finance and other sectors. Dell’s CIs can be tailored for specific workloads and applications to enhance productivity and performance while reducing expenses. This announcement focuses on a few of Dell’s

Dell is introducing their PowerEdge VRTX which is a Private Cloud in a Box shared solution that comes in a tower form factor and is specifically designed for remote and small offices. The VRTX solution features support for up to four compute nodes, eight addressable PCIe slots, Gigabit Ethernet, support for 12 LFF HDDs or

LSI is announcing that their SandForce SF-2200 client Flash Storage Processors (FSPs) now meet standards that enable SSD manufacturers to build drives that comply with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Opal specification, a specification designed for self-encrypting SSDs that simplifies deployment and management. The SandForce FSPs often found in corporate mobile computing meet the spec

SanDisk is announcing the release of the SanDisk Extreme II, U110 and i110 SSDs which are designed for OEMs and extend SanDisk’s line-up by offering drives that match a range of applications. The new Extreme II SSD is designed for high-performance computing for gamers, multimedia enthusiasts and other users who require high IOPS. The U110

The world’s thinnest 1TB HDD, the WD Blue 7mm, 2.5" form factor drive, is now in shipment having been designed to meet the requirements of form-factor constrained applications such as ultra-thin notebooks. The drive is shipping in capacities that range from 320GB to 1TB, all in the 7mm height. The WD Blue also features compatibility

LSI has announced the availability of its Syncro CS which is a robust, cost-effective, and easy to deploy high availability storage solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Syncro CS brings shared storage and storage controller failover into DAS environments at a fraction of the cost. Additionally, it drastically reduces the complexity of traditional high availability