DAS

Direct-attached storage (DAS) refers to a digital storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between. It is a retronym, mainly used to differentiate non-networked storage from SAN and NAS.

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Disk arrays

Disk drives

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DOE brings in Atrato self-healing disk arrays

The U.S. Department of Energy has opted to make use of Atrato's self-healing disk arrays in one of their projects on server virtualization.

Pillar ramps up Axiom storage

Pillar reconfigures its Axiom 600 midrange disk array with a faster storage controller. The new storage controller will be backwards compatible with previous Axiom versions.

EMC gives Symmetrix V-Max a boost

EMC improves its Symmetrix V-Max enterprise storage arrays with improved thin provisioning capabilities, bulk data configurations, and support for 8 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) and FICON.

Seagate unveils Pulsar SSD

Seagate Technology finally makes its entry into the solid-state drive market with Pulsar enterprise SSD for direct attachment to servers.

IBM launches new star

IBM has launched its new flagship storage system in the DS8700 with promises of significant performance gains over previous platforms.

3PAR digs deeper into thin provisioning

3PAR expands its thin provisioning offerings with Thin Conversion, Thin Persistence, Thin Copy Reclamation.

LSI Corp. Engenio 7900 gets a makeover

Engenio 7900 gets a host of new features including support for STEC Inc. Fibre Channel (FC) solid-state drives (SSDs), Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI host connections, expanded cache and more storage density per cubic inch.

Dataram enters SSD territory

Dataram Corp. is entering the solid-state market with its XcelaSAN after three decades of selling main memory.

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Knowledge Central

The difference between backup and archive

Backup and archiving have changed over recent years partly riding on advances in technology. When do you perform backup and when to archive? What are the technical and operational considerations that need to be looked into for each. This paper looks at Simpana Software as a platform for achieving both.

Simpana Software - a unique cloud-enabled platform

This paper looks at Simpana as a platform for seamlessly extending local backup and archive to a new tier of cloud-based storage. Virtually unlimited storage capacity from our integrated cloud storage partners helps users dramatically reduce costs and operational complexity while improving long-term compliance.

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Cloud computing in measured steps

The move to cloud computing is not easy, and its important to get it right the first time. Curtin University of Technology with the help of Optus Business, Alphawest, Cisco, EMC, and VMware, takes the first steps that will provide Curtin with an on-demand access to a fully virtualized private data center.

Could Iomega be the answer to USSA's dreams for gold

Asian sports associations looking to improve performance (winning gold medals) can take a leaf off the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA)'s book, when it comes to blending the best in both athletic and IT infrastructure.

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A Byte of Knowledge

RAID should die

I was watching "2012" last night. As buildings crumbled it dawned on me that all the world's information - including what I am writing now - is stored on technology that is over 20 years old. RAID! And nothing has changed much. Why?

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Is best of breed dying?

Recently I've noticed that vendors like IBM, Oracle, SAP and EMC have started using the term "single vendor" suggesting a return to the days of single-source. Is "best of breed" a thing of the past? Why?

Learning Guides

Storage management in the Cloud

Ask a dozen people what their perception of Cloud Storage is and you would probably get a dozen different answers. Public Storage Clouds and Private Storage Clouds create a further element of confusion.

Best practices for data recovery

Events such as technical failure, virus attack, deliberate sabotage or employee error can destroy valuable data. Organizations must plan for data recovery and implement mechanisms for managing the data recovery process.

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