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EMC gives Oracle admins backup control, deduplication

EMC has announced a new Data Domain Boost integration with Oracle Recovery Manager, offering data deduplication on database servers and for Oracle administrators to have direct control of Oracle backup and disaster recovery operations.

Diskeeper 12 adds TRIM, new interface and faster boot-ups

Condusiv today announced a new version of its disk defragmentation software, Diskeeper, which now includes TRIM commands to reclaim SSD space marked for deletion, as well as new monitoring tools and fast system boot-up features.

What to consider before signing up for Google Drive

With Google reportedly looking to launch its GDrive service soon, would-be customers of cloud storage providers should consider several important questions about any service and their needs.

New healthcare rule to cut red tape, save up to $4.6B, says HHS

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a proposed rule change to the Affordable Care Act that it estimates will eventually save healthcare providers and payers $4.6 billion by simplifying administrative chores.

Dell says AppAssure now its premier backup product

Dell's first in a flurry of software acquisitions was backup vendor AppAssure, which Dell said will be its primary data protection application even as it still resells Symantec and CommVault products.

Druva, TeamDrive update data services

Cloud file-sharing service provider Druva and backup company TeamDrive announced upgrades to their respective mobile data services that include either a combined repository for all data regardless of the device or security through encryption.

NatGeo Moves Media Archive to Public Cloud

The National Geographic Society announced that it is moving its backup and archive of large unstructured multimedia files -- including video, photos and graphics -- to Nirvanix's Cloud Storage Network.

Quantum unveils enterprise-class cloud backup services

Quantum has partnered with Xerox, which is using two new products for a cloud-based backup service.

PCIe SSD consortium, product test lab created

The University of New Hampshire has created a consortium to develop a test suite to ensure interoperability between PCIe SSDs that conform to the Non-Volatile Memory Express specification.

National Geographic moves media archive to cloud

The National Geographic Society is in the process of uploading its backup and archive to a public cloud service.

Diskeeper changes name, announces new product direction

Diskeeper, a vendor best known for its hard drive defragmentation technology, announced it has changed its name to Condusiv and is taking a new product direction.

Disk storage system sales in Q4 top $8.5B, 6.2 petabytes

The fourth quarter of 2011 saw healthy external disk storage system growth, as did the year as a whole, with revenues growing by 10.6% to $23.5 billion.

Hard-drive shortage hits servers in Q4, Gartner says

The growth in worldwide server shipments was slower than expected during the fourth quarter due to a shortage in the supply of hard drives, and the trend will continue into the first quarter this year, Gartner said in a study released on Thursday.

Dell releases next-gen 10GbE storage arrays

Dell EqualLogic today unveiled the next generation of its mid-range storage arrays, which use 10GbE ports to create iSCSI storage networks using existing copper or fiber infrastructures.

SMART Storage releases SSD with consumer flash, enterprise endurance

SMART Storage today announced an MLC-based SAS SSD that it says approaches the resiliency and performance of an SLC NAND flash drive that it said is suitable for top tier enterprise use.

Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS

With the beta of Windows Server 8 to be released in the next few weeks, Microsoft executives said the next-generation OS is focused squarely on storage.

Startup launches array tuned for unstructured, structured data

Startup Starboard Storage Systems came out of quiet mode with its first product: a storage array that discerns between structured and unstructured data in order to tailor I/O performance. It's also targeted at virtualized server environments.

Symantec releases faster next-gen NetBackup, Backup Exec software

Symantec announced new versions of its flagship backup applications for SMBs and the enterprise adding more support for virtual machines, a cloud storage offering and integration of snapshot and backup management

Mozy releases 'Stash' file syncing service

Mozy released the beta of a new file synchronization service called Stash, which allows photos, videos or documents to be uploaded automatically to the cloud and shared across any device.

EMC lays out product roadmap, warns of disk shortages

During his company's year-end earnings call, EMC CEO Joe Tucci warned that hard disk drive supplies will be an issue through 2012 and said all major products will see refreshes this year.