Henry Baltazar

Apple Computer Inc. continues its foray into the highly competitive storage market with an updated, improved Xserve RAID unit, available now, and the upcoming Xsan File System. These storage products, combined with the Xserve G5 server, should allow Apple to market a tightly integrated and cost-efficient end-to-end server and storage system. /zimages/1/28571.gifClick here to read […]

Adaptec Inc.s Adaptec iSA 1500 Storage Array features unique automation capabilities that make this workgroup-class storage unit worth a look. And with a base price of $10,000, the iSCSI-based Adaptec iSA 1500 Storage Array should be even more appealing for small and midsize offices. Click here to read the full review of Adaptecs iSA 1500 […]

NeoScale Systems Inc.s CryptoStor for Tape 502 appliance can help IT managers ensure that the data they back up to tape is secure, even when it is stored off-site. Click here to read the full review of CryptoStor for Tape 502. 2 NeoScale Systems Inc.s CryptoStor for Tape 502 appliance can help IT managers ensure […]

Data storage devices—even on SANs—have for the most part functioned in a vacuum. But as new technology has made stored data more accessible and more plentiful than ever, theres a pressing need to put more safeguards in place. In the “old” days (like last year), it was nearly impossible to hack into storage area networks […]

Decru Inc.s DataFort E515 appliance allows IT managers to ensure that the valuable data they move across their networks is encrypted and secure at all times. Click here to read the full review of DataFort E515 . 2 Decru Inc.s DataFort E515 appliance allows IT managers to ensure that the valuable data they move across […]

With strict health insurance portability and accountability act compliance guidelines looming, Vincent Fusca had to find a way to keep 7 terabytes of confidential data secure. Fusca, operations director for the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H., decided to rely on Decru Inc.s DataFort E-series appliances to ensure the […]

During the past year, several tape products have entered the market that increase performance and capacity of this already-mature backup medium. And with new competition looming on the horizon, these high-capacity products arrival is all the more timely. In addition to the tight competition among tape drive vendors, competitive pressure is building from disk-based backup […]

New hard-drive-based products are emerging that could challenge tapes supremacy as the medium of choice for backups and long-term archives. However, the hard-drive-based systems must overcome several major obstacles before they can topple tape. Current hard-drive-based solutions cannot be shipped off-site easily and are not designed to last dozens of years, as tape is. Hard-drive-based […]

The Object-based Storage Device specification, announced by the Storage Networking Industry Association earlier this month, could potentially bring about vast, fundamental changes in the way we use and manage storage over the next few years. /zimages/1/28571.gifThe Storage Networking Industry Association also made strides this month in addressing interoperability concerns within storage environments. Click here for […]

Riverbed Technology Inc.s Steelhead appliances use caching, compression and protocol optimization to speed application performance over WAN links. Click here to read the full review of Steelhead 500. 2 Riverbed Technology Inc.s Steelhead appliances use caching, compression and protocol optimization to speed application performance over WAN links. A caching-appliance-based approach can prevent some of the […]