Henry Baltazar

WINNER AppIQ Inc.s StorageAuthority Suite 3.0 AppIQs commitment to storage management standards pushed its updated StorageAuthority Suite to the top in the Enterprise Storage category, narrowly defeating archrival CreekPath Systems Inc.s CreekPath Suite 3.0. StorageAuthority Suite 3.0 allows IT managers to centralize storage resource management. Through its heterogeneous support of storage hardware, which includes support […]

Two companies are drinking to the health of their Exchange Server message stores, thanks to technology from Mimosa Systems. Message stores growing by leaps and bounds were keeping the Microsoft Exchange Servers at Dot Foods and the law offices of Kirton & McConkie from running at full efficiency. Enter Mimosa Systems, whose NearPoint 2.0 archive […]

With the addition of discovery and compliance options, Mimosa Systems NearPoint 2.0 e-mail archive software is catching up capabilitywise with established rivals such as Symantecs Enterprise Vault. Click here to read the full review of Mimosa Systems NearPoint 2.0. 2 With the addition of discovery and compliance options, Mimosa Systems NearPoint 2.0 e-mail archive software […]

Storage vendors are starting to take the small and midsize business market more seriously, making storage networking technologies such as iSCSI and Fibre Channel more accessible. Until now, most SMBs have been stuck using inflexible DAS (direct-attached storage) technologies such as SCSI, eSATA (external Serial ATA), USB 2.0 and FireWire. But with the next generation […]

Bell Microproducts Hammer Z-Box pushes Zeteras SOIP technology into the small and midsize business market. Click here to read the full review of Hammer Z-Box. 2 Bell Microproducts Hammer Z-Box pushes Zeteras SOIP technology into the small and midsize business market. Priced starting at $1,299, the Hammer Z-Box competes with workgroup-class NAS (network-attached storage) products […]

Nexsan Technologies SATABeast sets new highs for storage density by packing 21TB of raw storage into a 4U (7-inch) chassis. The SATABeast also has a couple of innovative features that should make it an excellent target for long-term data storage and disk-to-disk backup. Click here to read the full review of the Nexsan SATABeast. 2 […]

Fireworks came a little early this year: On June 29, EMC announced its intention to acquire RSA Security for $2.1 billion, a blockbuster move that clearly reinforces the concept of unified storage and security management. A little more than a year ago, I wrote a column titled “Storage-security combo helps safeguard personal info,” in response […]

iSCSI-based storage arrays have not captured a substantial percentage of the storage market, but there are a number of compelling products out there. A healthy level of competition in this space, coupled with the relatively aggressive demeanor of the competing vendors, should give IT managers a distinct edge when shopping for new storage. When creating […]

During the last few years, the WAN acceleration market has become rife with quality products. eWEEK Labs tested two of the most recent releases, from Riverbed Technology and Blue Coat Systems, and found that both did a good job of optimizing bandwidth on a simulated WAN link. When we last tested a product from Riverbed, […]

As the number of remote users and business partners has increased, so, too, has the need to make their computing experience as seamless as if they were on the corporate LAN. Indeed, there are many business cases and scenarios in which WAN acceleration products could be extremely beneficial, which is why eWEEK Labs expects the […]