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EMC vs. NetApp: Culture Takes a Back Seat to Making Bucks

There's no question that whether EMC or NetApp ends up owning storage deduper Data Domain, the top bidder will have paid far too much...

Five Continuing Storage Trends for Mid-2009

Since we're we're right smack in the middle of the calendar year -- and the news flow is slowing down a bit due to...

Digital Fuel: Web-Based Insight into Data Center Efficiency

As IT systems get more and more intricately interconnected and virtualized (check out Cisco Systems' new UCS, a peek into the future), the need...

Social Networking Sites Scramble for Storage on Jacko News

There's no question that the sudden death on June 25 of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has caused the biggest Web traffic surge...

Compellent Conference-goers Offer Their Takes on Trends

Storage area network-maker Compellent's annual C-Drive Conference in Minneapolis is always a first-class event. The Station moderated a panel discussion there last year and...

City Outsources Data Centers to Unisys, Saves $18 Million

Any time a company proves it can save seven figures' worth of cash for a client, that's good news. According to the city of...

How to See, Hear and Feel a Hard Drive Crash

If you've ever wanted to watch a hard drive crash in your hands -- but not lose any of your stuff -- then read...

Catching Up on EMC, NetApp, Apple and the Lakers

Sorry, took a few days off there. But now we have lots of items stockpiled on which to report.--The discussion from smartphone users about...

Diskeeper Ends Resource Conflicts Among Virtualized Servers

Diskeeper, the company from which Microsoft licenses its defrag utility used in Windows systems, has been known and respected as an expert on enterprise...

New HP Exec Must Cover His Ears When Storage Is the Topic

Strange to have a court of law step in and tell someone what he can and cannot do at work. But that's exactly the...