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Clustering influences future
by Paul Kunert Consolidation at disk array level is forcing major storage vendors to reconsider more scalable options that industry observers predict will replace monolithic systems in the not-too-distant future. Evidence of this can be found in De... News | 21 Jan 2008
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Big switch or small beer?
by Chris Mellor Preparing for storage Armageddon? Nicholas Carr thinks you should be, because computing-as-we-know-it is in the process of vanishing. A real big cheese in the area of computing, business and society, ex-Harvard Business Review editor... News | 14 Jan 2008
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EMC slashes prices
by Paul Kunert EMC has slashed entry-level NAS and SAN prices by 25 per cent, allowing resellers to compete effectively without having to apply for special pricing — which often took days and deterred some SME customers. Partners have been handed an... News | 17 Dec 2007
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EqualLogic contracts in doubt
Distributors are waiting with bated breath for confirmation that they feature in EqualLogic’s plans, following parent Dell stating recently that its own logistics capability meant it could deal directly with resellers. Last week, Josh Claman, Dell h... News | 17 Dec 2007
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Green is the theme
by Chris Mellor We started 2007 with de-duplication a curiosity and ended the year with it present on virtually every disk-to-disk backup and reference data storage product. Data Domain and Diligent, Avamar, Sepaton and FalconStor have all made great... News | 10 Dec 2007
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Overland expands team
Overland Storage is beefing up its UK channel sales team, adding several partner account managers in preparation for 11 product launches next year and a reseller recruitment drive. With OEM revenues under pressure following Hewlett-Packard’s decisi... News | 03 Dec 2007
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Services and software drive growth
by Paul Kunert Services and software are expected to contribute the majority of incremental revenue in the storage market over the next five years as hardware sales are expected to be relatively lacklustre. Research by IDC forecasts total storage m... News | 03 Dec 2007
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Dell iSCSI buy validates technology
by Simon Quicke ISCSI vendors have seized on Dell’s purchase of Equalogic as a sign that the technology is now validated. Leonard Iventosch, vice-president of worldwide channel sales at NetApp, told MicroScope the company was already calling on its ... News | 26 Nov 2007
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Dell challenges EMC
by Chris Mellor Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) and Dell have jointly upset the small business storage applecart — HDS by raising the bar, Dell by buying its way in big time. That’s right: staid old HDS, the enterprise-focused, big storage iron supplier... News | 19 Nov 2007