Synology has announced the launch of its first new 2013 DiskStation NAS devices, the DS213 and DS213+. Both models offer two drive bays and are intended for SOHO and SMB use. The DS213 and the 213+ are available immediately and are priced near $300 and $370, respectively.
At VMworld 2012 this week, StorageReview was part of a private briefing by EMC that showed off Project X and the updated v1.5 of VFCache. Project X is the code name for the first output of the XtremIO acquisition, which pairs two 1U Intel-based storage nodes with a 2U flash-storage enclosure. The 4U arrays are
EMC and VMware used the VMworld conference as the platform to announce that vSphere Data Protection (VDP), powered by EMC Avamar technology, has replaced vSphere Data Recovery in the new VMware vSphere 5.1. VDP leverages Avamar technology including variable-length deduplication, full support of Changed Block Tracking, and single-step restore.
At VMworld, NetApp has unveiled new integration between VMware’s vSphere 5.1 and NetApp’s Data ONTAP 8 operating in Cluster-Mode. Data ONTAP 8 extends VMware with the ability to transparently migrate data within a cluster to provide load balancing, hardware maintenance, or technology refreshes.
Autonomy, an HP Company, today announced HP Data Protector 7 integration for VMware vCloud Director 5.1, bringing Data Protector’s automated, policy-based protection for cloud environments. VMworld is the focal point for key partners like HP to announce new solutions that incorporate VMware technology, and Data Protector 7 is a key component of Autonomy’s Data Protection
At VMworld, LSI Corporation today announced immediate availability of its PCIe Nytro MegaRAID acceleration cards for direct-attached storage (DAS). Nytro MegaRAID cards are the first to integrate PCIe flash technology and intelligent caching software with RAID using LSI dual-core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) technology.
Barracuda Networks has launched Backup 5.0 featuring LiveBoot for VMware. LiveBoot allows administrators to boot a server live from Barracuda Backup’s deduplicated storage server if primary storage for their VMware environment fails. LiveBoot also serves as a platform to test and sandbox updates, upgrades, and other server changes.
At VMworld, Actifio today launched the PAS20T, a new addition to its Protection and Availability Storage (PAS) portfolio. PAS 20T enables the protection and recovery of up to 20TB of application data with an interface designed to simplify and consolidate vendor-specific applications for backup, snapshot, disaster recovery, business continuity, replications, deduplication, and WAN optimization.
Today marks the beginning of VMware’s ninth annual VMworld conference, where StorageReview is on site to cover major product launches from VMware and its partners. We will also be seeking out demonstrations of new and innovative technology on the tradeshow floor. Among the first product announcements of the conference is VMware’s vCloud Suite 5.1, which
EMC has announced VFCache v1.5, their second generation server-side PCIe-based flash caching solution. VFCache 1.5 includes several new features, highlighted by the inclusion of in-line deduplication, something EMC calls in industry first for server-based caching solutions. Other major updates include interoperability with vSphere vMotion and support for larger capacity PCIe flash storage cards and more
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