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September 14, 2007  7:49 AM

New data backup SaaS players emerge



Posted by: Beth Pariseau
Storage backup, Storage managed service providers, Storage Software as a Service, Strategic storage vendors

Once upon a time in the storage market, storage service providers were all the rage. Then, the tech bubble burst and most of them went the way of the dodo bird. But with storage growth in recent years forcing companies to consider new strategies for managing data, storage service providers are...

September 10, 2007  1:03 PM

NetApp vs. Sun debate rages on the Web



Posted by: Beth Pariseau
Editorial process, NAS, Strategic storage vendors

In case you haven't heard, NetApp has filed suit against Sun, saying Sun's ZFS violates its patents. And it's clear we've reached a new age in media when one high-profile company sues...


August 17, 2007  11:47 AM

Iron Mountain’s CEO, users, debate data security



Posted by: Beth Pariseau
Data center disaster recovery planning, Strategic storage vendors

A report surfaced last week in ComputerWorld that Iron Mountain will be adding a security system called InControl to its delivery trucks that are carting around sensitive data. This week, I've talked to some users about how they feel about the program and also caught up with Iron...


August 8, 2007  12:43 PM

QLogic “scoops” Emulex with 8 Gbps FC announcement



Posted by: Beth Pariseau
SAN, Strategic storage vendors

As a journalist, it's been interesting to see what went on in the HBA market today. Yesterday, Emulex was briefing press about its announcement of 8 Gbps Fibre Channel components scheduled for today. This morning when I checked the wires, however, there was a very similar announcement from...


August 3, 2007  5:56 PM

Today CA delivered



Posted by: mwright16
Storage backup, Strategic storage vendors

Since my blog entry about CA posted yesterday, CA representatives and I have had a number of conversations about what I wrote and what the company has delivered in product functionality. In doing so, both of us have come to the realization that there were some misperceptions and missteps on...


July 26, 2007  4:11 PM

Storage analysts scratch their heads over HP / Bull rumors



Posted by: Beth Pariseau
Strategic storage vendors

It is being widely reported that HP is in “advanced talks” to buy Bull SA, a French IT integrator. The reports, originated by a French website,

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July 26, 2007  4:11 PM

Storage bloggers dig in on HDS and EMC product claims



Posted by: Beth Pariseau
SAN, Strategic storage vendors

Following EMC Corp.'s storage announcements last week, which included the introduction of a new Symmetrix array, the industry has been buzzing with the claims and counterclaims of EMC...


July 20, 2007  12:30 PM

HP, Quantum in cahoots for LTO-5



Posted by: Beth Pariseau
Strategic storage vendors

HP and Quantum put out a press release very quietly a week ago (it crossed the wire at 2:30 on a summer Friday afternoon; hard to fly much farther below the radar than that) announcing that they will be partnering...


July 10, 2007  2:06 PM

All aboard the good ship Brocade



Posted by: Beth Pariseau
Strategic storage vendors

Nope, not kidding. Brocade has had a boat named after it, specifically this boat:


May 7, 2007  9:21 AM

EMC: Stop. Collaborate and listen.



Posted by: Beth Pariseau
Strategic storage vendors

It's been said in the IT industry that big companies can't innovate. EMC is at least giving it the old college try with the announcement of the EMC Innovation Network, essentially a framework for feeding research findings through its product development and marketing machine. The key to this...