Chris Preimesberger

Drobo, a uniquely named newcomer that makes network data storage products that non-IT specialists can install and operate, Aug. 17 announced a collaboration with cloud-storage backup provider Carbonite that will provide customers with 24/7 access to their stored files. Optional products to go with Carbonite’s cloud service include an 8-bay file-sharing Drobo desktop device with […]

Startup Zerto, a new enterprise-class disaster recovery and business continuity provider, is taking a fresh approach to the specialty by focusing on the ubiquitous hypervisor and putting the DR process into a cloud service. The fledgling company launched itself and its new product, Zerto Virtual Replication, on Aug. 15. It also announced on the same […]

Software bug and security fixes are released all the time from top-tier companies such as Microsoft, Oracle and others, but it’s relatively rare when such a notice emanates from Intel. The world’s largest chipmaker on Aug. 15 wrapped a firmware fix for its solid-state 320 model drives that eradicates a problem involving storage. The affected […]

An increasing number of jumbo-size enterprise data sets-and all the technology needed to create, store, network, analyze, archive and retrieve them-are considered “big data.” This massive amount of information is pushing the limits on storage, servers and security, creating an immense problem for IT departments that must be addressed. So what’s the tipping point? When […]

Astute Networks, which specializes in NAND flash-based appliances for virtualized infrastructures, Aug. 15 introduced a network performance accelerator specifically for VMware environments designed to clear out workloads faster via more efficient use of resources. Astute ViSX G3’s first job is to enable efficient adoption of server and desktop virtualization within a network. But it also […]

Xsigo Systems, which makes an appliance that virtualizes and accelerates throughput in enterprise networks, Aug. 15 unveiled its own server fabric software that the company claims is the industry’s “first fully virtualized infrastructure” for cloud-optimized data centers. Xsigo’s succinctly named Server Fabric enables one-click network connections from virtual machines to any data center resource-including servers, […]

Project management software not only helps guides daily enterprise business from Point A to Point Z, but it also deals with the storage and accessibility of content. This sector often doesn’t get the media visibility it should, so this our topic for today. What do you get when you combine enterprise project management and social […]

Some might say this was inevitable: the emergence of a super-hypervisor to incorporate all other hypervisors in a data center to coordinate modes of virtualization.According to industry analysts that include Forrester, Gartner and IDC, it’s a fact that about two-thirds of large enterprise IT systems currently use two or more hypervisors — most often VMware […]

Cloud storage and collaboration software provider Box on Aug. 11 launched new access tools for Android tablets, BlackBerry PlayBooks and HTML5 browser-based applications.Box already has popular applications for iPhone, iPad and Android devices that connect the service with a user’s PC or laptop.Using Box, users can drag and drop a file, any file, from their […]

Here’s a topic you don’t see every day in the IT trade press–or in any press, come to think of it: Virtual tape backup for mainframes. Oh yes. This is still big business with little ballyhoo. EMC the other day came out with its next-generation mainframe virtual tape library for IBM z/OS machines. Yep, even […]

Solid-state drive maker STEC has entered the increasingly crowded PCIe-based solid-state disk market with an advanced drive that supports both SLC (single-level cell) and MLC (multi-level cell) configurations. The drive also has a caching feature that can greatly increase the performance of servers accessing direct attached or shared storage. The Kronos PCIe (peripheral component interconnect […]

Demand Drivers Indicate Good Long-term Growth With 222 million iOS units already sold and 1.1 billion flash-enabled smartphones (a 240 percent growth rate growth over five years) expected to be in use worldwide by 2015, “these staggering numbers are starting to affect the population of the world,” SanDisk CTO Yoram Cedar said in his keynote […]