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Supercomputer to connect to 400PB of storage via Ethernet

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications has chosen a massive tape library and disk array system to support of Blue Waters, one of the world's largest supercomputers.

Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project

An Ohio startup company has raised $200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the U.S.

Seagate to buy external drive maker LaCie

Seagate today announced plans to acquire LaCie, a French maker of external consumer hard drive products, in an all-cash deal worth about $186 million.

60TB disk drives could be a reality in 2016

Advanced technologies such as HAMR could mean disk drive capacities from 30TB to 60TB by 2016, according to a new report by IHS iSuppli.

EMC acquires Syncplicity for cloud file management

EMC has acquired Syncplicity, an enterprise file-management service provider, for an undisclosed sum.

EMC unveils slew of product upgrades, new VMAX array

EMC today announced upgrades across all of its product lines, including a doubling of capacity and performance in both its high-end VMAX array and a 50% performance boost to its midrange VNXe line.

New mobile DRAM standard for 4G networks offers 50% performance boost

The specification for next-generation mobile DRAM was published, offering smartphone, tablet and ultra-thin notebook makers a 50% increase in memory performance.

Paging Mr. Phelps: This SSD will self-destruct....

SSD maker RunCore's InVincible SSD can wipe your data using one of two methods: overwriting the entire disk with meaningless code or frying it with voltage.

Why Israel is a hotbed for flash storage innovation

Israel is where the USB flash drive was invented and where innovative companies such as Anobit and XtremIO are drawing American companies to their shores in droves to get a piece of the intellectual property pie.

Pure Storage's next-generation flash array offers high-availability option

Pure Storage today announced the second generation of its all-flash array, which can now be configured for high availability.

SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight

SAP seems to be betting its future on its HANA in-memory database, spotlighting the technology once again at the Sapphire conference in Orlando Wednesday, announcing a slew of new applications, partnerships and functional enhancements for the system.

New DDR4 memory to boost tablet, server performance

Although the standard for DDR4 memory won't be finalized until summer, several companies are already preparing to ship modules that will boost performance in data centers and on consumer devices

Microsoft touts Windows 8's ability to detect, fix hard disk problems

Microsoft has revamped the way Windows 8 monitors hard disk operations and detects problems in an effort to make the diagnostic and repair process less intrusive and disruptive, even as disk capacity continues to balloon.

EMC buys flash-array start-up XtremIO

EMC today confirmed that it is buying out XtremIO, the maker of flash devices, in a deal pegged at $430 million.

Pogoplug service turns your computers into private cloud

Pogoplug launched a service today that allows small and medium-sized businesses, as well as home users, to turn their PCs and servers into pools of storage accessible from the Web.

Whiptail whips up modularly scalable all-flash storage array

Solid-state storage array maker Whiptail announced its first modular, scalable all-flash array with up to 72TB of capacity.

Seagate to demo 12Gbps SAS SSD

On the heels of Western Digitial's release of the industry's first 12Gbps SAS SSD, Seagate this week said it would demo one of its own for the enterprise market.

OCZ releases performance-boosting SSD firmware, new 64GB drive

OCZ today announced a firmware upgrade that boosts performance about 15MB/sec on its Vertex 4 SATA 3.0 SSDs. The company also touted a new 64GB Vertex 4 SSD aimed at mobile applications or for use as a boot drive.

Researchers use diamonds to boost computer memory

Researchers were able to use diamond tipped tools to add pressure to a phase-change memory alloy and increase its data storing capacity, its performance and its ability to store data longer.

Feds outline plans for electronic exchange of patient information

Recognizing that health information exchanges will be built by public and private efforts, the U.S. government office in charge of healthcare IT said it wants to promulgate HIE adoption by developing technical standards and offering incentives to healthcare companies.