Many IT managers have been hearing about the benefits (low power, high IO bandwidth, low latency) of adding SSDs to their existing system to improve IO speed and application performance. They have also heard about some of the issues associated with adding SSDs such as high cost, device wear and data organization disruption. Still, SSDs

Quantum has announced a new software platform to aid customers in taking advantage of cloud-based data protection through a highly optimized, flexible approach that overcomes cloud limitations. The new platform is centered on Quantum vmPRO technology as well as its new virtual deduplication appliance, DXi V1000, which was also unveiled today. In addition, the all-virtual

Xyratex has announced the OneStor 2584, an ultra dense storage platform for Original OEM providers targeting converged infrastructure solutions and scale-out storage systems for the cloud and data centers. OneStor 2584 was designed to provide a solution to data management challenges with its flexible and scalable architecture. The solution offers a versatile enterprise storage solution

The new Dell PowerEdge M620 blade server will be featuring the latest generation Mellanox interconnect solutions. The pair announced today that Dell customers can order the M620 with Mellanox FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand switch blades and ConnectX-3 PCIe 3.0 FDR 56Gb/s InfiniBand and 10/40GbE mezzanine adapters.

EMC has announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based Pivotal Labs, a privately-held provider of agile software development services and tools. Pivotal Labs enhances EMC’s portfolio of products and services, which enable organizations to store, analyze, and take action on Big Data. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact to EMC GAAP or

Egnyte has announced the availability of Egnyte HybridCloud File Sharing for the Enterprise, which includes a set of features and integrations that provide a simple, scalable, and secure solution for file sharing and collaboration in enterprise environments. In addition to carefully controlling access and ensuring uninterrupted productivity needs, Egnyte has found that enterprise organizations have

Nexsan, has announced that the Nexsan NST5000 unified storage system has been chosen by Datapipe, provider of mission-critical IT services, as a part of its cloud-based storage initiative. The NST5000 is built for cloud-based environments that require enterprise-class features with high-performance.

Synology keeps rolling out improved NAS solutions, this time the small business class 4-bay DS412+ is the highlight, with a brand new case design. Synology also released a pair of single bay solutions for small office and home use, the DS112 and DS112j.

Seagate released new firmware for the GoFlex Satellite, offering improvements across the board in everything ranging from improved battery life to pass-through internet capabilities. The new firmware also lifted a software-limit on the amount of users that can connect to the device at any one time, allowing a total of eight to stream media off