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Image gallery: 5 online backup services keep your data safe

Backing up can be easier if you send your data to the cloud. We look at 5 of the most well-known online backup services to see how they compare.

5 online backup services keep your data safe

Backing up can be easier if you send your data to the cloud. We look at five of the best-known online backup services to see how they compare.

EMC ramps up flash game with VFCache, 'Thunder' appliance

EMC is now shipping its long-awaited entry in the server-based flash storage market while laying the groundwork for a future appliance based on the same technology.

Sanitize your hard drives with Drive eRazer Ultra

Drive eRazer Ultra can wipe your hard drives in a variety of ways to make sure that any data that resided on it is completely and unalterably gone.

Hands on with the Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter

By using removable adapters, the GoFlex drives can connect to FireWire 800, USB 3.0, eSATA, to a network, to a TV, and now to Thunderbolt.

Need More Storage? Reach for the Cloud

When you start out with a fresh new hard drive, it may seem like it has virtually unlimited capacity. The reality, though, is that it won't take nearly as long to max out that drive as you might think, and you will need to find some way to expand your storage.

Need More Storage? Expand with External Drives

Face it. Emails, digital pictures, video clips, and other data can quickly fill up hundreds of gigabytes of space. As your remaining space dwindles to nothing, you have a decision to make in terms of how you're going to expand capacity.

How to set up Intel Smart Response SSD caching technology

We show you how to set it up and what kind of performance you can expect.

Review: Encrypted solid state drives protect laptop data

Vendors are touting solid state replacement drives as a way to protect corporate data in the event of a laptop being lost or stolen, and to boost performance at the same time.

Cyberumbrella

IT leaders are particularly likely to have misconceptions about corporate insurance policies, yet IT's input is crucial when it comes to deciding whether to buy cyberinsurance.

NetApp's Tom Georgens: How we got big, stayed nimble, and view storage today

In an exclusive interview, NetApp CEO Tom Georgens talks about virtualization, the private cloud, and how his company defines big data

Enterprise Hadoop: Big data processing made easier

Amazon, Cloudera, Hortonworks, IBM, and MapR mix simpler setup of Hadoop clusters with proprietary twists and trade-offs

When your data's in the cloud, is it still your data?

Your contract with a cloud provider should have language clearly affirming your ownership of your data.

DigiSafe DiskCrypt does ultra-secure notebook disk encryption -- at a price

How much are you willing to pay to encrypt every bit of data on a notebook disk drive, without compromising performance? AT CES 2012, Singapore-based ST Electronics is showing its new DigiSafe DiskCrypt, which is relatively easy to set up, but it’s also very expensive -- the enclosure alone costs $450.

The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services

InfoWorld's Test Center unveils the 2012 Technology of the Year Awards

Bandwidth bottlenecks loom large in the cloud

To avoid problems, get your networking staff involved early and often, and make sure to test apps the correct way.

Tech That Should Be on Your Company's Radar for 2012

There are a variety of new technologies advancing in 2012 that you should investigate, if you aren't already doing so, to give your small business a leg up on the competition. These recent technologies are beginning to be widely adopted and will continue to drive business forward.

The Grill: Doug Cutting

Hadoop creator Doug Cutting says he expects the surge in interest in the big-data storage and analytics framework to continue.

Hands-on: The ReadyNAS NV+ provides serious storage for prosumers

Netgear's ReadyNAS NV+ device includes storage for up to four 1TB hard drives along with three levels of RAID synchronization. Insider (registration required)

Hands-on: The Velocity Solo offers an easy upgrade to SATA 3.0

Apricorn's Velocity Solo upgrade kit gives older Windows PCs the ability to read SATA 3.0 hard drive and SSDs.