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Google Apps covered by advanced backup

Google recently extended what it describes as highly advanced and sophisticated data backup and recovery to all components of its Apps communication and collaboration suite.

Former NSA tech chief: I don't trust the cloud

The former National Security Agency technical director told the RSA Conference he doesn't trust cloud services and bluntly admonished vendors for leaving software vulnerabilities unpatched sometimes for years.

Axcient announces new backup and restore service

Axcient today announced an appliance and cloud-based service for managed service providers and SMBs that offers backup, business continuity and disaster recovery tools that can remotely recover a server in about 15 minutes.

Startup moves apps securely to Amazon cloud

A start-up that moves VMware-based applications to the Amazon cloud and creates a secure tunnel between a customer's data center and the cloud service is launching a public beta trial Monday.

Double-Take offers disaster recovery in the cloud

Double-Take is offering its disaster recovery and backup software as a public cloud service.

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EMC's Atmos cloud storage adds data protection feature

EMC will add a data protection mechanism to the next version of its Atmos internal cloud storage platform, along with using more powerful and efficient chips and more dense disk drives in its Atmos infrastructure.

Linux servers cut downtime with Ksplice

Ksplice officially launched its no-reboot patching service for Linux servers

Virtual NAS server uses VMware and Amazon cloud

A startup called Nasuni has made software that adds security and performance features to Amazon’s cloud storage

Backup provider offers cloud storage integration

Storage vendor CommVault is letting customers move data from inside the firewall to cloud services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service, EMC's Atmos, Microsoft Azure and Nirvanix.

IBM, Fujifilm create 35TB magnetic tape drives

Fujifilm and IBM have announced the two companies were able to demonstrate a new particulate that can be used to create magnetic tape cartridges that are 44 times more dense than today's Generation 4 LTO Ultrium's cartridges.

Hundreds of US websites hacked

Hackers have managed to deface several hundred websites hosted by Network Solutions, the company said.

Private health provider encrypts all laptops

Private health provider Care UK is the latest firm to go ‘all encrypted', securing its entire fleet of 500 laptops using Becrypt's whole-disk encryption program.

Citrix launches Hyper-V-based disaster recovery app

Citrix has developed new disaster recovery software, using Microsoft Hyper-V virtualisation technology to automate and speed the recovery process.

News International inks large virtualisation deal

News International inks large virtualisation deal

News International has signed a five-year, multimillion pound outsourcing deal with Indian outsourcer HCL.

EMC automates data tiering across all arrays

EMC announced automated data tiering across all of its array lines, enabling information lifecycle management through the movement of data between different types of drives, whether solid state, Fibre Channel or SATA.

Microsoft pushes cloud services

Microsoft is finally starting to explain the "plus" in its software-plus-services plan with the first slate of technologies to support integration of the cloud and existing IT resources.

HBOS datacentre goes down, raising business continuity questions

HBOS datacentre goes down, raising business continuity questions

A power failure to a datacentre on Saturday stopped all Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches from being able to provide cash machine, over-the-counter and online services for over six hours.

London Stock Exchange server software glitch halts trading

London Stock Exchange server software glitch halts trading

The London Stock Exchange halted trading in nearly 300 stocks on Monday, after a server software problem affected its TradElect and Infolect platforms.

Personal information of 68,000 people found by US company

Several missing CDs with unencrypted personal data on 68,000 members of the CalOptima managed care plan have been traced to a secure postal facility in Atlanta.

Ballmer: Sidekick outage hurt Microsoft cloud trust

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called the Sidekick outage "not good", but said he thinks all data will be recovered and that Microsoft will need to repair confidence as it ramps up its hosted services.

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