Brian Fonseca

An open-source initiative called StorageRevolution.com has been created to build a common framework for application-aware storage management. The initiative addresses the age-old dilemma of squeezing better administration and improving integration within multivendor storage environments. StorageRevolution.com will develop and eventually make available an open-source-based storage management framework referred to as “CAPSAIL,” to help storage administrators and […]

OpenPages on Jan. 30 announced the availability of OpenPages ORM, its new risk management technology that allows companies to prevent unexpected outcomes by identifying, monitoring and measuring controllable factors through tracking and analysis techniques. Combining quantitative and qualitative methodology into an integrated software offering, OpenPages ORM pushes better understanding and increased visibility of risk across […]

Sun Microsystems and Imation expanded their storage media relationship on Feb. 1 by announcing plans to jointly develop new tape cartridge technology and work on the integration of portable disk-based media into Suns StorageTek tape library. As part of the joint agreement between the two companies related to current and future product development, Sun and […]

SiliconSystems this week rolled out its new SiSMART storage system monitoring and usage technology that gives manufacturers and OEMs the capability to help users forecast the lifespan of solid-state drives. SiSMART will be incorporated into SiliconSystems entire SiliconDrive product portfolio beginning on Jan. 31. SiSMART can monitor read/write activity on solid-state drives—which feature no moving […]

NSI Software will begin shipping its new Double-Take for Virtual Systems product on Feb. 1, bringing its host-based Double-Take software platforms data protection, replication and failover capabilities over to virtualized server environments. Targeted at increasing usage and deployment of virtualization technology such as EMCs VMWare and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2, Double-Take for Virtual Systems […]

Fios Inc. on Jan. 30 will unveil its new Fios Collection Manager IT service to help organizations gain control of pertinent documents that are sitting in enterprise repositories, content management systems and email archives. The new Fios product, set to be introduced at the LegalTech Tradeshow in New York City on Jan. 30 and available […]

Targeting a wave of data-intensive desktop applications and the proliferation of notebook devices with one broad stroke, Western Digital Corp. announced this week that it is shipping its new high-capacity WD Caviar SE 16 500 GB serial-ATA desktop hard drives and is also adding to its 2.5 notebook PC line with its new 120GB WD […]

At a media and analyst event in London Thursday, EMC unveiled a number of new storage and virtualization products designed to enhance information lifecycle management capabilities across its tiered storage, data mobility and data protection lines of business. Underscoring the old adage that size does matter, EMC announced the availability of its new EMC Symmetrix […]

Gary Bloom, current president and vice chairman of Symantec and former CEO of Veritas Software, has announced that he will walk away from Symantec by the end of March. Symantec officials said Jan. 23 that Blooms role as president will not be filled at this time. In addition, the lines of business currently reporting to […]

In order to protect itself from potential server system overloads and reign in storage usage across its 900 employee-base and related workgroups, the National Park Service within the OCIO (office of Chief Information Officer) is relying upon NTP Softwares QFS suite of products to streamline its storage administration. The Denver, Colo.-based National Park Services OCIO […]