Drobo has released a pair of updates today; first Drobo has qualified the OCZ Talos SAS SSD for tiering use in their B1200i iSCSI SAN solution, second Drobo has announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to let Drobo users back up their data to the cloud. The OCZ deal marks the first time Drobo
Apple iPad 3 and the Effect on Storage
Apple launched the much anticipated iPad 3 dubbed "The new iPad" (or iPad 3rd Generation) today, which builds on the most popular tablet platform to date. While most of the updates are evolutionary, a new camera, support for faster cell phone networks, and so on, perhaps the biggest deal is the new Retina display. The
Iomega Adds MindTree SecureMind Surveillance Manager Software Support
Iomega has announced that the MindTree SecureMind Surveillance Manager software is now available to the Iomega worldwide network of distributors and resellers. Iomega’s channel partners can purchase MindTree SecureMind video management software directly from Iomega in addition to Iomega’s broad line of StorCenter network storage products. This combined Iomega and MindTree solution is targeted to
Iomega Easy Cloud Access for SMBs Announced
Iomega has announced new integration between Iomega network storage solutions and EMC Atmos. This will enable easy cloud backup for smaller organizations and others by extending EMC Atmos cloud-based data protection and sharing to Iomega’s network storage product offerings. The new integration gives SMBs, remote offices, and distributed enterprises easy access to any Atmos powered
Intel Xeon E5-2600 Processors and X540 10Gb Ethernet Announced
To address the exponential growth of data traffic in the cloud, Intel has announced the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family, delivering high performance, best data center performance per watt, I/O innovation, and trusted hardware security features giving IT the ability to scale. Intel has also released the new X540 10Gb Ethernet Controller, aimed at
Micron P320h 2.5-inch PCIe SSD Announced
Micron has announced plans to commercialize the first 15mm 2.5" SSD based on the PCIe interface. Of course the new interface requires server infrastructure, to that end Dell is the first to announce a solution to support these drives in their PowerEdge 12th generation servers. The PowerEdge servers will feature a new backplane that exclusively
Synology DiskStation Manager 4.0 Released
Synology released their latest version of their DiskStation Manager, version 4.0. With this latest version comes a great integration with cloud-storage for mobile, home, and work computers and a stronger push towards easy setup and control. DSM 4.0 offers a new user interface, system information available at your fingertips, and even app support including free
Western Digital S25 SAS Hard Drives Announced
Western Digital has announced the family of S25 SAS hard drives, their third generation. The S25 hard drives feature a 2.5" form factor, with 10,000 RPM spin speed, 32MB cache and SAS 6 Gb/s interface and delivers 204 MB/s transfer rates. The S25 comes in 300GB, 450GB and 600GB capacities, along with a new 900GB
Nexsan Launches SSD Enhanced NST Storage Systems
Nexsan has released the NST series unified storage systems that leverage SSDs in both file (NAS) and block-modes (iSCSI). The NST series layers solid state storage with Nexsan’s FASTier acceleration technology over top SATA or SAS interface hard drives. FASTier intelligently uses the speed benefit of the SSDs to accelerate the performance of the higher
STEC MACH16 Slim SATA SSD Released
STEC has released the MACH16, a slim form factor SATA SSD that offers enterprise grade technology for embedded applications. STEC’s MACH16 is designed to be a drop-in replacement for 2.5" hard drives and even SSDs that offers 22-pin SATA support with high data integrity, endurance and reliability thanks to STEC’s own enterprise SSD controller and




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