IBM has announced a new category of "expert integrated systems,” taking a major step forward in a new, simpler era of computing by being the first family with built-in expertise based on IBM’s decades of experience running IT operations for tens of thousands of clients in 170 countries. PureSystems is the result of $2 billion

This week Crucial quietly slipped out a firmware update for the popular Marvell-powered m4 SSD. The update touches on stability changes, although doesn’t directly link to any existing issues as problematic as the 5200 hour patch released earlier this year. This round Crucial addresses compatibility with RAID cards and improved reliability under stressful workloads. The

Fusion-io has announced their latest ioMemory storage accelerator; this time with eyes on the workstation market. The Fusion ioFX is designed to give video editors, video effects professionals, programmers and the like a powerful storage solution that can keep pace with today’s high-throughput processors and GPUs. The Fusion ioFX has been in development for some

If Intel had its way, every hard drive would be replaced by an Intel powered SSD. Currently Intel offers products spanning small mSATA SSDs all the way up to eMLC-based high-endurance enterprise SSDs. Missing from this broad portfolio is a high-performance PCIe solution, to compete with others in the enterprise space including the LSI Nytro family,

WD has its eyes on seizing some of the ultrabook storage market from SSDs with the new Scorpio Blue hard drive. At 7mm / 2.5 inches and engineered especially for mobile use, the Scorpio Blue makes a compelling case for why hard drives will remain relevant even with the slimming dimensions of 2012’s mobile market.

SGI is emphasizing storage flexibility in the launch of SGI NAS, the first fully integrated product in its Modular InfiniteStorage line. SGI looks to capture a piece of the storage market of IT managers and CTOs who find themselves with ever-increasing data storage needs. Since so many industries rely on large amounts of high-availability data,

Toshiba announced a new SSD to IP hardware engine called NPEngine, which is aimed to deliver video content off flash storage without requiring server CPU or memory. NPEngine is capable of delivering up to 64,000 streams simultaneously at rates up to 40Gb/s, which is well above the abilities of a standard server, at a fraction

NEC has upgraded its HYDRAstor HS8-3000 grid storage platform to deliver encryption for data at rest, instant file copy, and shared system mode. HYDRAstor 3.1 is available to existing customers through a software upgrade featuring enhancements to HYDRAstor’s advanced functionality for enterprise data centers.

LaCie has announced that its professional 5-bay RAID server is now available in a diskless model gibing users all the benefits of the 5big Network 2, but with the flexibility to scale their storage and security as needed.