In 2012, the phrase “big data” is on everyone’s lips, just like virtualization was five years ago. Also just like virtualization, and cloud computing, there is a lot of hype obscuring the more important discussions around IT challenges, skill sets needed and how to actually build an infrastructure that can support effective big data technologies.
In their Q3 2012 quarterly earnings call, Western Digital drive shipments in the quarter that ended in March were 44.2 million units, compared to 28.5 million in the prior quarter, which shows major recovery from the Thailand floods as well as immediate benefit from the Hitachi acquisition. WD also indicated for the first time in a
Fusion-io has announced their financial results for its fiscal third quarter of 2012 which ended in March. Fusion-io reported record revenue of $92.4 million, which is up 12% over the prior quarter and 40% over the same quarter last year. Fusion-io highlighted several recent achievements including the SDK release, Fusion ioFX announcement and ioTurbine software update which now supports VMware
The AC&NC JetStor 724HSD Hybrid RAID system allows applications requiring high bandwidth to share storage with less demanding or more distant applications through 10Gb and 1Gb iSCSI connections. The JetStor management software provides a single, unified view, enabling dynamic provisioning to each application appropriate to its connectivity requirements.
Syncplicity has announced the beta rollout of group sync and sharing capabilities for business users. This release will make Syncplicity the first solutions provider that gives users the ability to work the way they are accustomed to, syncing their everyday work folders and files across platforms and devices for easy group sharing and collaboration, even
LSI has reported their first quarter of 2012 which ended in March with revenues of $622 million, which was up 19% over the prior quarter and 30% year over year and 78% of the revenue was provided by the server and storage semiconductors business. Revenue growth was driven by three main factors; continual recovery of the
The new Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) offers a single management framework where access to blocks, files and objects is seamless and resides in a fluid and virtualized environment. Hitachi has also announced that its entire hardware product portfolio, including the new HUS, will be supported by Hitachi Command Suite (HCS) management software. Hitachi aims to
Bocada has announced vpConnect, the first integrated Data Protection Service Management (DPSM) system for managing both physical and virtual environments. vpConnect centralizes data protection workflows to better administrate heterogeneous data protection applications and improve communication with management and customers through consolidated reporting.
At 0.55 inches thick and just over half a pound in weight, Samsung’s new SE-218BB is the world’s thinnest external DVD writer, which should make a splash in the ultrathin notebook and tablet marketplaces. Samsung powers the drive with a single USB port, making it more friendly with port constrained mobile devices that continue to
Fujitsu has announced the availability of new offerings that help customers utilize big data, with additional products gradually rolling out worldwide. The new solutions are part of two product families: a line of parallel distributed processing and complex event processing products and a line of products to employ big data itself. These products are a
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