Amazon Announces AWS Storage Gateway to Connect Enterprise Data with the Cloud

Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the AWS Storage Gateway, a service that provides enterprises with a new option to securely upload data to the AWS cloud for scalable, reliable, cost-effective storage. The AWS Storage Gateway connects an on-premises software appliance with cloud-based storage for seamless integration between on-premises IT… Continue reading Amazon Announces AWS Storage Gateway to Connect Enterprise Data with the Cloud

The Future of Fibre Channel Webcast

Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), today announced that it will be hosting a webcast on Wednesday, January 25 entitled “The Future of Fibre Channel” at 9 a.m. PST. The webcast, hosted by Emulex, will be presented by president and founder Seamus Crehan of Crehan Research, focusing on the market drivers for the 16Gb Fibre Channel (16GFC) transition… Continue reading The Future of Fibre Channel Webcast

AMD Replaces Disk with Solid-State Arrays in Performance Lab for Virtualized Database Benchmarking

Today WhipTail, maker of high-performance, cost-effective solid-state storage arrays, announced that AMD’s (NYSE: AMD) System Optimization Engineering Department has replaced 480 15K spinning drives with WhipTail solid-state storage arrays. The move will help eliminate slow response times associated with traditional storage arrays. The department chose the WhipTail array because of its flexibility and versatility in… Continue reading AMD Replaces Disk with Solid-State Arrays in Performance Lab for Virtualized Database Benchmarking

Promark Technology to Offer NexGen Storage Systems

NexGen Storage and Promark Technology, a premier Value Added Distributor, today announced a new distribution relationship under which Promark Technology will distribute the world’s first midrange SAN powered by Fusion-io. Promark Technology is the inaugural distributor in NexGen’s PAID Partner Program, which offers resellers best-in-class margins, deal registration, a differentiated offering, and marketing support all… Continue reading Promark Technology to Offer NexGen Storage Systems

Burris Logistics Standardizes on EMC for its VMware Virtualized IT Environment

EMC Corporation today announced that Burris Logistics, a Delaware-based specialist in refrigerated and frozen food distribution, has standardized its information infrastructure on EMC–selecting EMC® Symmetrix VMAX® and EMC unified storage–over NetApp and IBM, for its exceptional reliability, performance and value. Its EMC infrastructure has enabled Burris to easily virtualize 80% of its IT infrastructure with… Continue reading Burris Logistics Standardizes on EMC for its VMware Virtualized IT Environment

Kaminario Pronounces 2012 to Be the Year of the SSD

Kaminario, a leading provider of high performance all solid-state Flash and DRAM SAN storage solutions, predicts in its blog, The I/O Storm, that 2012 will be the year of SSD storage in the enterprise. In “Get Ready to Kick Some Flash,” Kaminario CEO and Founder Dani Golan points out how the shift to SSD storage… Continue reading Kaminario Pronounces 2012 to Be the Year of the SSD

HipServ NAS Media Cloud Software now Available on XCode 4208 Network Media Processor

ViXS Systems Inc. announces today that Axentra has integrated its leading HipServ NAS software on XCode 4208 Media Processor SOC providing consumers with a unique and simple home cloud experience. Consumers can leave digital media at home and access content anywhere in the home or remotely around the world. Integration of HipServ on ViXS’ XCode… Continue reading HipServ NAS Media Cloud Software now Available on XCode 4208 Network Media Processor

Fasthosts Reveals ‘Cloud Attitudes’ Study

Fasthosts’ ‘Cloud Attitudes’ study, conducted by IDC, has found that 60 per cent of UK businesses still do not leverage any type of cloud-computing service and so miss out on benefits such as increased performance, scalability, and cost savings. Taking the example of storage, whilst a pleasing 82 per cent of firms recognise the need… Continue reading Fasthosts Reveals ‘Cloud Attitudes’ Study