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IBM offers de-duplication for mainframes

IBM has launched an appliance that de-duplicates data being backed up for mainframes, offering as much as a 25:1 data reduction ratio.

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.

Google adds storage to Docs

Google adds storage to Docs

Google is opening up its Docs hosted office productivity suite so that users can store any type of file in it, giving the popular software as a service product an important online storage component.

Symantec virtual storage managmement updated

Symantec announced several enhancements to its storage management suite of software, its cluster file and cluster server system, that include the ability to recognise solid state drives used in tiered storage as well as full integration with Hyper-V.

Cloud storage vendor integrates collaboration, backup and sync

Syncplicity unveiled an enterprise online service that gives users a central repository for storing, sharing and backing up all their information.

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Windows 7 flash toolkit released

Intel today released a firmware upgrade and set of tools for Windows 7 operating systems to monitor and optimise performance on its X25-M consumer class solid state disk drive.

Suppliers sing same cloud computing tune

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)has formed the Cloud Storage Initiative (CSI) to establish a lexicon of cloud terminology, publish use cases, white papers and technical specifications, and to create reference implementation models for grid-storage architectures.

Symantec unveils FileStore cloud storage tool

Symantec has released software that allows companies to create a file-based cloud storage infrastructures capable of serving up petabytes of data from a single domain name space, and from commodity x86 hardware.

Freecom reveals first ever USB 3.0 hard drive

Dutch storage company Freecom has announced the first mainstream storage product based on 'SuperSpeed' USB 3.0.

Startup launches breakthrough clustered file system for Web apps

A new storage start-up entered the market on Monday with a virtually unlimited software-based cluster for Web-facing applications.

Startup launches cloud storage co-op

Symform's Cooperative Storage Cloud service uses spare disk drive capacity of small and medium-size businesses to create a collective pool of storage shared by all participants.

EMC launches Ionix for single view of enterprise

EMC has launched Data Center Insight Manager to provide a common interface to enterprise software.

Storage software market sees signs of life

The storage software market showed signs of rebounding in the second quarter, but is still falling short of the pace set last year.

Managers struggle to slash IT costs any further

Managers struggle to slash IT costs any further

Boards are putting managers under pressure to find second and third round savings from IT operations, but many managers are struggling to do so, a study by Compass Management Consulting has found.

EMC acquires majority stake in Data Domain

EMC acquires majority stake in Data Domain

EMC has officially acquired majority ownership of storage vendor Data Domain after a bidding war with NetApp.

HP buys Ibrix for undisclosed sum

HP buys Ibrix for undisclosed sum

Hewlett-Packard Co. today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Ibrix, a privately-held maker of clustered file system software used for creating large, highly available network attached storage architectures.

E.ON completes data migration project

E.ON completes data migration project

Energy utility E.ON has completed a large data migration programme.

EMC outbids NetApp to snap up Data Domain for £1.3bn

EMC outbids NetApp to snap up Data Domain for £1.3bn

NetApp has walked away from a deal to buy vendor Data Domain after EMC twice outbid it for the deduplication vendor.

Hitachi storage tool frees unused space

Hitachi storage tool frees unused space

Hitachi Data Systems is adding software to its enterprise storage arrays that can find unused space on storage devices from multiple vendors and release it.

Data Domain directors say reject EMC bid

Data Domain directors say reject EMC bid

Data Domain directors have told shareholders to reject EMC's unsolicited takeover bid or risk being left without a suitor.

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