To say HP was active during their HP Discover 2012 event in Las Vegas this week is a bit of an understatement. The event was very much storage-focused, HP touted a range of new hardware, services and software ranging from StoreOnce data backup and deduplication to specialized cloud solution for airlines. There was a core message evident throughout
Stratus now offers SanDisk Lightning SSDs in its ftScalable G2 Storage array, which can connect to the entire ftServer line and features an 8Gb Fibre Channel or 10Gb iSCSI host connection and 6Gb SAS backend with DupliCache technology for write performance. Stratus offers an “uptime assurance” guarantee across its storage line, made possible by Stratus’ proactive remote
STEC has announced the general availability of the its EnhanceIO SSD Cache Software for Linux and Windows. An open-source Linux version of EnhanceIO SSD Cache based on Facebook’s Flashcache module will also be made available under a general public license (GPLv2).
GridIron Systems has announced that MultiPlan has adopted its All-Flash OneAppliance TurboCharger to better meet service level agreements (SLAs), produce business intelligence reports, and deliver increased functionality to concurrent users. MultiPlan processes in excess of 110 million claims per year and services 900,000 contract healthcare providers and 57 million consumers. MultiPlan, a healthcare cost management
Buffalo Technology demonstrated the world’s first portable Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 external drive solution at Computex. The MiniStation Thunderbolt / USB Portable Hard Drive is intended for PC and Mac users that require the fastest interface speeds as well as backward-compatibility with devices that support USB 2.0 or USB 3.0.
Corsair announced the Neutron SSD series, which will be the first consumer SSDs to feature the LM87800 6Gb/s SSD controller from Link-A-Media Devices (LAMD). All Neutron models will incorporate LAMD on-the-fly error correction and NAND management technologies to improve the flash memory endurance. The Neutron Series GTX drives also include adaptive DSP technology for improved
Quest Software has announced NetVault Extended Architecture (XA), a new platform that unifies Quest’s data protection technologies in order to align backup and recovery to client SLAs. While legacy data protection software often focuses on servers and other infrastructure, the new NetVault solution is aimed at management and protection in mixed physical, virtual, and cloud
Fusion-io has been providing custom acceleration solutions for HP’s line of ProLiant servers for some time. With the recent update to ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8) servers, Fusion-io has worked with HP to release a second generation application acceleration product. The new HP IO Accelerators are installed within the ProLiant and BladeSystem platforms, leveraging the PCIe
PMC has announced its 12Gb/s SAS Flash Manager (SFM-12G) for enterprise SSDs. This will be the industry’s first end-to-end 12Gb/s SAS solution, from protocol controller to SSD controller. According to PMC, the SFM-12G delivers more than 300,000 I/Os per second (IOPS) in a 2.5” SAS SSD. When paired with PMC’s SPCv 12G, manufacturer benchmarks indicate
HP announced enhancements to its Information Optimization Solutions portfolio that are intended to capitalize on the growth of big data, including operational, application and machine data. HP AppSystem for Hadoop aims to be the first enterprise-ready appliance for scale-out Hadoop workloads. AppSystem combines HP Converged Infrastructure with Vertica 6 to deliver big data processing and
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