Karen Schwartz

Three very different approaches to protecting and managing data are spotlighted in this weeks storage digest. StorageTeks Data Archive Solution Combines Disk, Tape StorageTek of Louisville, Colo., this week announced an intelligent archive and compliance solution for the enterprise. IntelliStore uses disk for access and relies on tape for scalability, treating them as a single […]

Citing the need for improved security on mobile computing devices, Seagate Technology LLC today introduced a hard drive with full disk encryption. Based on the Momentus 5400 family of notebook hard drives announced in April, the new version, dubbed the Momentus 5400 FDE, eventually will be inserted into notebook computers, tablet PCs and external storage […]

After several years of hearing about security breaches that have rocked the corporate world, storage vendors are just beginning to realize that preventing disaster means applying security measures to the storage infrastructure as well the rest of the network. One major factor turning the spotlight onto storage security is greater awareness and persistence by customers, […]

Storage solutions designed for the medical arena take center stage, while both IBM and Xilinx announce 4G Fibre Channel solutions. Archive Appliance Meets Medical PACS, HIS Needs Plasmon of Colorado Springs, Colo., has introduced the Plasmon UDO (ultra-density optical) Archive Appliance, an archive storage solution designed to meet the specific needs of the health care […]

While taking many by surprise, Sun Microsystems purchase of StorageTek is largely believed to be a good move for the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company. Sun has been struggling to compete in the storage world for some time—something the $4.1 billion acquisition of StorageTek might help rectify, said Michael Karp, a senior analyst at Enterprise Management […]

Both Sony Electronics and Exabyte announce powerful tape libraries focusing on capacity and speed, while new solutions from Iomega and Broadcom allow organizations to scale as more capacity and functionality are required. Sony Introduces Mini Tape Libraries Sony Electronics Inc. of San Jose, Calif., has introduced two mini tape libraries—a one-drive model and a two-drive […]

In an effort to broaden its appeal and market, Brocade Communications Systems Inc. is aggressively moving out of its comfort zone into the burgeoning area of shared storage. Brocade has slowly but surely been preparing for this transition for some time. The first step was investing heavily in two companies. Earlier this month, the company […]

Two major vendors have announced expansions of their NAS products, while a third has announced a new Serial ATA RAID product focusing on speed and flexibility. And Dot Hill, a SAN and Fibre Channel vendor, has announced that its SANnet II now works with Veritas products for Linux. Faster Processors, Greater Scalability for Snap Server […]

DataCore announces the SANmaestro Utilization and Monitoring Suite, while EMC offers a new version of its Documentum Content Intelligence Services. On the hardware front, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Maxell release new hard drives and tape media, respectively. DataCore Announces Software Environment and Resource Analysis/Monitoring Package for SANs and Windows Systems The SANmaestro Utilization and […]

Network Appliance Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., on Monday announced two new storage systems and two virtualization engines, all geared toward bolstering its performance in the midmarket. Both storage systems are part of NetApps FAS3000 series, supporting file services, FC SAN, IP SAN and many network configurations. They also focus on scalability, continuous availability and ease […]