Distributed-file-system approach promises to eliminate performance bottlenecks by allowing analytics workloads to go where the data is
It's never been easy to access - much less analyse - the vast amount of data available to, for example, determine changes in customer behavior or sentiment, optimize routing of telephone switches based on call patterns, or analyze financial portfolio pricing or risk. Traditional business intelligence systems rely on highly structured (and usually transactional) data stored in massive data cubes and data warehouses, which requires significant upfront work to decide what is being analyzed and to ensure all the data is consistent with that goal - that is, you know what you are looking for. But that approach isn't useful for exploring trends or patterns, especially in external data that wasn't formatted for your needs.
Server, desktop and storage handled as one?
Storage technology vendor DataCore Software Corp. is touting a three-dimensional approach to virtualization that encourages organizations to address server, desktop and storage concurrently from the outset when building a virtualized environment.
The best sys admins are like Swiss Army Knives
For as long as there have been computer systems, there have been system administrators.
Savvy companies prepare for the worst
The global market for business IT continuity and disaster data recovery solutions will grow from $24.3 billion in 2009 to exceed $39 billion in 2015, according to ABI Research.
The software giant is experimenting with efficient designs that can be ramped up quickly when it needs capacity
In the years to come, Microsoft's data centers may not be huge buildings tightly packed with server racks, but rather rows of small, stand-alone IT units spread across acres and acres of cool, cheap land.
Is fibre channel storage a thing of the past?
EMC executives believe that Fibre Channel storage could be a thing of the past in just a few years as enterprises increase adoption of flash memory for I/O-intensive applications, while storing less-frequently used data on inexpensive SATA drives.
They approach the maximum performance offered by USB 2.0
Corsair has announced a new family of USB flash drives that the company said approach the maximum performance available from the USB 2.0 interface, which offers 480Mbit/sec throughput.
Faster data and more power
Have you spent too much time waiting for large files to crawl between a computer and an external hard drive? Don't fret -- USB 3.0 has arrived. Not only can it move data faster and provide more power, but it's compatible with USB 2.0 devices.
Capacity planning is made easier because it's possible to swap out servers or storage or increase capacity to match seasonal spikes
Most CIOs have had to deal with rogue business units - parts of the organization that, for one reason or another, can stave off any attempt to modernize, standardize or stabilize its idiosyncratic IT systems, but still need solid data connections to the parent company.
Over the years, people have tried to transfer information from one computer to another in a dizzying number of ways. Here's a look at some of the best, along with others that time forgot
Brave users of history's earliest computers programmed those massive electronic beasts through jumper wires plugged into arrays of sockets.
Looks to extend storage sales into NAS systems
Looking to extend its reach in the storage space, Dell has put a bid in to purchase clustered storage vendor Exanet for an as-yet undisclosed amount.
Will flash memory fix problems in the data centre?
As a new decade opens, more and more data centre operators find themselves struggling with an enterprise bottleneck not of their own making.
TheInfoPro study finds 45 per cent of Fortune 1000 firms plan to boost storage spending this year
A study released today by research firm TheInfoPro showed that those in charge of IT dollars at corporations around the U.S. and Europe are focused on buying technology that can optimize systems they are already using.
Backups can be managed globally
Symantec has announced NetBackup 7 for enterprises and Backup Exec 2010 for mid-sized firms, both of which offer data deduplication and archiving technology.
Regional storage and servers boss, Adrian Jones, talks to ARN about channel evolution, cloud computing, and what HP has planned this year
HP Asia-Pacific vice-president of Enterprise, Storage, Servers and Networking (ESSN), Adrian Jones, has a long history in global channels with Quantum, McData and HP. He has also flagged a strong commitment to driving business through partners in his latest role.
