NetApp, Inc., the creators of innovative storage and data management solutions, announced that it will be partnering with Cloudera, the leader in Apache Hadoop-based software and services to “speed deployment, simplify manageability, and reduce costs of enterprise Hadoop infrastructures.” Called NetApp Open Solution for Hadoop, NetApp’s new ready-to-deploy solution will allow customers to “maximize the

OCZ has launched the RevoDrive 3 Max IOPS and RevoDrive 3 X2 Max IOPS PCIe SSDs. OCZ has released the fully tweaked version of the RevoDrive SSDs to generate maximum performance for multi-threaded applications needed by workstation users and enthusiasts who crave ultimate high-end performance. The RevoDrive 3 X2 Max IOPS SSDs deliver 4KB random

In a recent correspondence from their president and CEO Ryan Petersen, OCZ Technology has assured key clients of their ability to meet the any spike in demand for OCZ SSDs due to the lack of supply for HDDs. In the letter Petersen said "…I am pleased to notify you of our plans to immediately expand

ICY DOCK has recently announced a new external hard drive enclosure, the MB662USEB-2S-1, which boasts improved looks and functionality over it’s predecessor. This new enclosure boasts dashing good looks, an all aluminum construction, an ultra quiet fan, and an internal shock absorbing cage for the occasional user error. It is also easier to use, requiring

In a filing with the SEC yesterday, Seagate provided an update on their view of the hard drive shortage. Seagate confirmed their 180 million unconstrained demand number for hard drives in the fourth quarter of this year, and estimates the market will be able to deliver 110-120 million units of that demand. Of that Seagate

Micron has pseudo-announced the mSATA C400 SSD designed for Ultrabooks and dual boot systems that have both a hard drive and an mSATA SSD used for caching. The discussion came at the Needham HDD and Memory Conference today as Micron spoke about their current line of products, along with future offerings including the mSATA C400

At the Needham 5th Annual HDD & Memory Conference today, OCZ revealed a good deal of vision about what both consumer and enterprise customers can expect out of the company in the coming quarters. OCZ highlighted a number of new initiatives; like the first SSD to use TLC NAND hitting the market early next year, their

DataCore’s STAR HA software is designed to help businesses eliminate management difficulties caused by using Storage Area Networks (SANs).

As part of today’s announcement of 1TB hard drive platters shipping in the 3TB Barracuda, Seagate also released news that they’ll cease production of their line of Green hard drives. Seagate also will be migrating the Barracuda XT line to a new Barracuda Hybrid line of hard drives, implementing the caching technology seen in their