It’s been an interesting day of contrasts in the world of storage, one that
shows storage is a diverse and wide ranging segment of IT.
The Old
Tape has been part of the discussion on the twitterverse and despite
everyone’s best attempts, is not dead yet. Tape and backup may not be
seen as cool - but data protection is an essential requirement of
sustainable data management and tape still provides the one of the most cost
effective methods of data protection and of course archive. This has
happened because tape continues to innovate. Tape drive speeds and media
capacities continue to push upwards to meet demand, driving the effective
cost per GB down and so keeping tape a player in the long term data retention
market. Tape will be around for a long time to come.
The New
Flash storage is all the rage and today Pure Storage announced they have
finally gone GA with... (more)
More IT Resources Ltd. (MORE) today unveiled software solution packages
designed to provide database administrators (DBAs) with the flexibility to
choose from a wide range of advanced database performance analysis and
optimization capabilities, including real-time transaction monitoring and
instantaneous database performance acceleration. These solutions, ranging
from a free entry-level edition (see separate announcement) to a
full-featured enterprise edition, equip DBAs with unprecedented database
visibility and control to maximize the performance of database infrastructure
sp... (more)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- Today, Riverbed Technology
(NASDAQ: RVBD), the performance company, announced its participation at EMC
World 2012 from May 21-24 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. EMC World brings
together IT professionals who are responsible for designing, building, and
operating advanced IT environments. Both Riverbed® (booth# 837) and EMC
(booth# 237) will showcase a joint proof of concept comprised of EMC storage
solutions with Riverbed Granite that demonstrates a next-generation storage
architecture for globally distributed enterprises looking to... (more)
More IT Resources Ltd. (MORE) today introduced a new real-time database
monitoring solution – MoreDB Lite – the first ever MORE solution to be
made available to users at no cost. Available for free download until
September 30, 2012, MoreDB Lite provides database administrators (DBAs) with
advanced database performance monitoring and analysis capabilities, including
the industry-unique ability to monitor database transactions in real time.
This free entry-level solution package provides a real-time database
monitoring dashboard, basic statistical analysis features, and rules
ass... (more)
COSTA MESA, Calif, May 8, 2012 - Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today
announced the introduction of a family of new OneConnect® Network
Xceleration™ solutions for the High Performance Networking (HPN) market.
Emulex is bringing its new family of OneConnect (OC)e12000 10Gb Ethernet
(10GbE) Network Xceleration solutions to market in partnership with Myricom,
an industry leader in delivering high performance, latency optimised Ethernet
solutions for vertical market applications. This multi-generational marketing
and development partnership leverages Myricom's deep expertise in HPN,
... (more)