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TwinStrata Adds File Sharing To Cloud Storage
TwinStrata has updated its CloudArray software, adding broader file access and sharing features
Toshiba Announces Its First 5TB Hard Drive
The enterprise-grade MG04 HDD series features native 4K Advanced Format support, 5TB capacity without using helium
Dell: The Days Of Feature-Rich Storage Are Numbered
Robin Kuepers from Dell says growing storage capacity on a very tight budget is one of the main challenges facing IT departments in 2014
VoltDB Upgrades In-Memory Operational Database
VoltDB upgrades its in-memory database with enhanced analytics, expanded integrations, and MySQL migration
Symantec NetBackup Upgraded To Tackle VM Sprawl
Symantec upgrades its NetBackup data protection package to tackle the data centre issue of "virtual machine sprawl"
Microsoft Renames SkyDrive: Say Hello To OneDrive
Cloud storage platform officially renamed following Microsoft court loss to BSkyB last year
Pure Storage Touts The Benefits Of All-Flash Infrastructure
There’s no reason not to swap your hard drives for Flash memory, says CEO Scott Dietzen during his visit to London
EVault Touts Backup Service On Windows Azure
Seagate's enterprise cloud storage unit offers a cross-platform backup platform anchored by Azure
Google Adds Workgroup Features To Drive
Google Drive's new 'activity stream' feature helps groups track file changes
The Rise Of Scale Out Storage
Virtualisation helped solve It problems, but created more issues, that only scale out architectures can solve, says Stefan Bernbo
Open Source Storage Relaunches With New Platform
OSS has reinvented itself with the Niazi 1.618 Middleware System, which allows organisations to shift to open source IT without losing their proprietary investments
Boffins Claim Longer Data Storage With MRAM Innovation
Researchers in Singapore develop MRAM technology to ensure data stays intact, even during a power failure
Samsung DRAM Chip Paves Way For 4GB Smartphones
A new DRAM chip could mean more responsive devices with higher-resolution displays and better battery life, according to Samsung
Seagate Buys Xyratex To Improve Hard Drive Testing
UK-based company has been taking hard drives apart for the past 25 years
IBM Acquires Aspera For Fast Data Transfers
IBM is to acquire file-transfer specialist Aspera, to help with faster transfers of big data to the cloud
Avago Buys Storage Chip Maker LSI For $6.6bn
HP spin-off Avago gets into the big league with LSI's network and storage chips
Dell World 2013: Dell Puts Dropbox On All Its Tablets
Dropbox to ship on Dell tablets and to be offered to business customers through partners
The Cloud Will No Longer Be Free
Free storage is going away - and so will other freemum services, says Wayne Rash
Import.io: “We turn any website into a database”
Import.io founder Andrew Fogg was at LeWeb Paris 2013 to talk about the start-up which helps users to turn any websiteinto a database. He also discussed Tim Berners Lee, and his vision of "Linked Data".
Dell World 2013: Dell Announces All-Flash Array And New Networking Switches
Dell claims its new EqualLogic storage products unlock the true power of flash
Samsung Introduces First 1TB Ultra-Thin SSD
Samsung's tiny new high-capacity drives build on the SSD range it introduced in the summer, but fit into ultra-thin laptops using the mSATA interface
IBM Cloud Invention ‘Eliminates Lock-In’
IBM's 'cloud of clouds' invention provides an interface for migrating data across multiple clouds, which the company hopes will spur wider cloud adoption
Fibre Channel 32Gbps Standard Completed
The standard for 32Gbps Fibre Channel, an interface for storage area networks, has been officially agreed
Toshiba Saves Bankrupt OCZ With £21m Buyout
Toshiba confirms it has acquired the popular yet unprofitable SSD brand OCZ after it filed for bankruptcy
Toshiba Offers To Take Over Bankrupt OCZ Business
The popular yet unprofitable SSD brand is likely to survive
Microsoft Tackles Exchange Backup Niggles With Update
An update for Exchange Server 2013 delivers a number of fixes, including a backup restoration solution
Kroll Ontrack – Raising Storage From The Dead: Gallery
TechWeekEurope visits the Kroll Ontrack lab in Epsom to explore the dark arts of data recovery
Which? Says Apple And Others Charge Too Much For Tablet Storage
Manufacturers "fleecing" consumers by charging up to £80 for £6 worth of storage, says watchdog
SMBs Unready For Data Loss And Lack Backup
Small businesses lack backup policies and don't think mobile devices contain much sensitive data, survey reveals