SolarWinds Integrates Virtualization and Storage Solutions for Extended Cloud Management

Virtualization has dramatically changed how IT practitioners manage their environments, especially shared storage. Once users have virtualized up to 30 percent of their environment, managing storage infrastructure is critical to ensuring performance and capacity of the overall environment and ultimately establishing a successful cloud foundation. SolarWinds® Inc. (NYSE: SWI – News), a leading provider of… Continue reading SolarWinds Integrates Virtualization and Storage Solutions for Extended Cloud Management

NexGen Storage Delivers the First Midrange SAN with Fusion ioMemory

NexGen Storage today announced that it is teaming up with Fusion-io deliver the industry’s first Fusion-powered, midrange storage area network (SAN) designed for business critical virtualization. With the integration of the Fusion ioDrive into the NexGen SAN, customers can extend low latency Fusion-io performance and implement virtual machine high availability for any application connected to… Continue reading NexGen Storage Delivers the First Midrange SAN with Fusion ioMemory

12 Gb/s SAS Benefits Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Virtualization and Storage Services

Creating significant news for data storage OEMs, system builders and end-users who are seeking fast, flexible and reliable data access, the SCSI Trade Association (STA) (http://www.scsita.org/) today announced the definition and standardization phase of 12Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology is progressing as anticipated. STA, a non-profit industry association established to support and promote SCSI… Continue reading 12 Gb/s SAS Benefits Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Virtualization and Storage Services

School System Implements Intelligent Clustered Operating System

Scale Computing, a developer and manufacturer of intelligent, scale-out storage solutions tailored to the virtualization and disaster recovery needs of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), today announced that the Morgan County School System of Morgan County, Tenn. has deployed Scale’s data storage solution to enable virtualization and centralization of data for teachers, students and… Continue reading School System Implements Intelligent Clustered Operating System

HP Doubles Customer Base of 3PAR Utility Storage, Scores World-record Benchmark

HP today announced that the service provider customer base for 3PAR Utility Storage has more than doubled in the first three fiscal quarters since the company acquired 3PAR in September 2010. This rapid customer adoption has contributed to HP 3PAR’s triple-digit revenue growth year over year for the quarter ending July 31.(1) The HP 3PAR… Continue reading HP Doubles Customer Base of 3PAR Utility Storage, Scores World-record Benchmark

INX to Implement Virtualized Data Center Storage System for a National Health Plan Provider

INX Inc. to implement NetApp and VMware data storage solution for a national health plan provider. A national health plan provider, based in the Pacific Northwest, provides insurance solutions that improve the health, well-being, peace of mind and financial security of its members. The health plan company has a national presence that expands to all… Continue reading INX to Implement Virtualized Data Center Storage System for a National Health Plan Provider

NEC Launches M100 Storage System for Windows, Linux and VMware Environments

NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced communication and IT solutions, today launched the next generation of storage architecture, the M100 storage area networking (SAN) system. The M100 provides highly available and easily scalable storage that does not compromise performance or flexibility. M100 features complete array management suite for businesses… Continue reading NEC Launches M100 Storage System for Windows, Linux and VMware Environments

Hitachi Data Systems Announces Acquisition of BlueArc

Powerful Combination Gives Customers Highly Scalable, Reliable and High-Performance Solutions to Store and Manage the Explosive Growth in Unstructured Data Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., today announced a significant milestone in its strategy to give customers seamless access to all data, content and information with the acquisition of… Continue reading Hitachi Data Systems Announces Acquisition of BlueArc