Another organisation has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act, after the personal information of doctors was sold online
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Why Oracle Won’t Buy EMC Anytime Soon
A merger between Oracle and EMC would not simply create a larger Oracle but a conglomeration of some of the most powerful IT companies on earth
EMC Moves into Big Database World with Greenplum Appliance
EMC's answer to the Oracle Exadata and IBM Netezza servers is the Greenplum Data Computing Appliance
Energy Efficiency: Storage Steals A March
Everyone wants more efficient kit in their data centres, says Peter Judge. It looks like storage has got ahead of servers when it comes to energy measurement
Storage Players Insulated From Tablet Arrival, Study Finds
The arrival of tablet computers has not impacted the storage market, but some storage vendors do face some challenges going forward a report has said
Green Data Centre Initiative Launched By SNIA
Vendor-neutral power-efficiency measurement is specified by SNIA's Emerald test for data centres
Wyse Enhances Its Virtual Desktop Software
Wyse is addressing network latency issues and rich-media content delivery through enhancements to its desktop virtualisation software
Symantec Offers Insight Into Encryption Road Map
Symantec has revealed some of its plans for the encryption technology it acquired by buying PGP and GuardianEdge
Data Migration Tool Ships With Intel Solid-State Drives
Making the jump from disk storage a snap, Intel will ship its solid-state drives with a free data-cloning toolkit
IBM Storage Systems To Boost Midsize Market
IBM announced a range of storage systems, including the Storwize V7000, that bring high-end features to midrange systems
Amazon Web Services Targets MySQL Scaling
Amazon Web Services has added Read Replica copying to improve scaling of MySQL database instances
New HP Storage Boss Promises Data Liposuction
3Par technology is HP's route to storage dominance, says former 3Par CEO David Scott
Hitachi Launches Hybrid Storage Drive
Hitachi calls its device the first hybrid optical disk drive with its own on-board storage
Seagate Targets SMBs With New Network Storage Servers
Seagate has its focus on small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) with two new network storage servers
Data Leaks On The Rise, Survey Finds
Data leaks are on the increase and while security remains a priority, existing solutions are not cutting the mustard
Data Protection Lacking In Virtualised Environments
Data protecting is lacking in virtualised environments, a survey from Veeam Software has warned
Oracle Chips Up To Sue Micron For Price Fixing
A new legal action has been filed by Oracle against Micron, charging the company with price fixing over a span of about five years
Sun’s ZFS Creator to Quit Oracle and Join Startup
Jeff Bonwick is leaving Oracle. Known as the father of ZFS, the innovative file system in the Solaris operating system, he is preparing to join an unnamed startup.
Hitachi, HP Launch Converged Storage Platform
The new arrays from HP and Hitachi scale up to manage as many as 5 million objects and 255 petabytes of data under one management server
Cloud Storage – A New Set Of Security Risks
Like it or not, users have data in the cloud - so it's time to consider a whole new security agenda
IBM Nanotech Breakthrough For Atomic Computing
Atomic-level computing comes a step closer as IBM scientists learn to measure how long information can stay in an individual atom
SGI Ships HPC Storage Arrays For Mixed Workloads
The SGI InfiniteStorage 16000 system features industrial-strength data storage and dual-level speeds of 8Gb Fibre and 40Gb InfiniBand
Seagate Adds USB 3.0 To New External Drives
Seagate is shipping external portable hard drives that now include a USB 3.0 interface, for faster data transfers
Mark Hurd Talks Up Oracle Exadata
Newly anointed Oracle co-president Mark Hurd used his keynote at the Oracle OpenWorld conference to highlight Exadata Database Machine X2-8
STEC Unveils Industrial-Strength SSD
The ZeusRAM SSD is aimed at enterprises deploying heavy-duty workloads that need ultra-low latency
Quantum Aims Removable Disk System At SMBs
Quantum is looking to the small to medium business market with its entry-level RDX system that includes removable storage cartridges
EMC’s New Services For Private Cloud Deployments
EMC is offering improved efficiency and reduced costs when creating Oracle-based virtualised cloud environments to deploy business applications
First Virtualised Database Platform From Startup Delphix
Creating Delphix virtual copies of databases to run concurrently on disk offers new outlook for database administrators.
Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d Offers Big Storage: Review
Iomega's desktop storage device for small and branch offices has features suited to both personal and enterprise use
Tape: The Tyrannosaurus Rex Of Backup
Jon Mills dons his palaeontologist’s hat and compares tape to Tyrannosaurus Rex to encourage anyone that doesn't see the need to evolve their backup to reconsider