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February 21, 2013  11:07 AM

Jeda Networks wants to replace your SAN switch



Posted by: Dave Raffo
Storage

You’ve probably heard of software-defined networking by now. The next step in storage, according to startup Jeda Networks, is software-defined storage...

February 20, 2013  1:58 PM

Barracuda partners with Drobo to enter online file sharing market



Posted by: Dave Raffo
Storage

Barracuda Networks has jumped into the crowded online file sharing pond, and today enlisted Drobo as a partner to help get started. Barracuda’s


February 20, 2013  10:05 AM

BTW, NetApp launched new enterprise arrays too



Posted by: Dave Raffo
Storage

It’s a sign of the times that news of NetApp’s FlashRay all-flash storage system this week overshadowed its FAS6200 high-end disk array upgrade. The...


February 18, 2013  10:00 AM

Other than ASAP, Microsoft takes its time with StorSimple integration



Posted by: Dave Raffo
Storage

Three months after closing its StorSimple acquisition, Microsoft is still keeping its roadmap plans under wraps.The only sign of StorSimple integration so far is what...


February 15, 2013  10:31 AM

New Brocade CEO: ‘Fibre Channel’s not dead anymore’



Posted by: Dave Raffo
16 Gbps Fibre Channel, Storage

Brocade's new CEO Lloyd Carney said one of the reasons he took the job is because he sees an exciting future for Fibre Channel storage networks. On Brocade’s earnings call...


February 11, 2013  10:47 AM

Rise of solid state storage raises fabric concerns



Posted by: Randy Kerns
Storage

The use of solid state-based storage systems is rapidly increasing. So far, solid state technology has been deployed to accelerate applications in specific environments....


February 8, 2013  4:27 PM

DDN boss sees big data, HPC storage loom large in ‘13



Posted by: Dave Raffo
Storage

Big data and Hadoop gained a lot of attention for their...


February 6, 2013  12:40 AM

Scality and SGI combine commoditized hardware and object storage



Posted by: Sonia Lelii
Storage

Scality and Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) have signed an OEM deal that combines


February 5, 2013  10:15 AM

Innovative storage technologies can advance IT



Posted by: Randy Kerns
Storage

Information Technology (IT) organizations must continue to innovate and advance their capabilities to deliver services more economically. Without making progress, competitive pressures will overtake IT with the following results: • The potential to be outsourced will become greater with the...


February 1, 2013  4:34 PM

CommVault eyes expansion with Simpana 10



Posted by: Dave Raffo
Storage

Although CommVault had a strong quarter to finish 2012, CEO Bob Hammer spent nearly as much time on the backup vendor’s earnings call this week talking about what is coming rather than what happened. Without going into too much technical detail, Hammer previewed