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

PMC Accelerates Data Center Services with Second-Generation SSD Caching Solution

PMC, the semiconductor innovator transforming storage, optical and mobile networks, today announced the Adaptec Series 6Q with maxCache 2.0 SSD caching designed to accelerate data center and cloud computing application performance. Using solid state drives (SSDs) to cache frequently accessed data, maxCache 2.0 employs an intelligent, learned-path algorithm to radically improve performance of HDD-based arrays.… Continue reading PMC Accelerates Data Center Services with Second-Generation SSD Caching Solution

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

VMworld 2011: DataCore to Offer Free Storage Hypervisor to VMware Professionals

Company to Highlight Device-Independent Storage Virtualization During Event by Providing License Keys to Latest Release of SANsymphony-V Software at VMworld 2011, Booth No. 1321 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DataCore Software, the industry’s premier provider of storage virtualization software, announced today that during VMworld 2011 it will offer free license keys of its breakthrough SANsymphony™ – V… Continue reading VMworld 2011: DataCore to Offer Free Storage Hypervisor to VMware Professionals

Performance Best Practices for VMware vSphere 5.0

Vmware has relased Performance Best Practices for vSphere 5 and its available by clicking the download link below this short summary. This is a book designed to help system administrators obtain the best performance from vSphere deployments. VMware addressed many of the new features in vSphere 5.0 from a performance perspective. These include: Storage Distributed… Continue reading Performance Best Practices for VMware vSphere 5.0