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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
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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.

Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle gets SIIA recognition

The creator of the Internet Archive will be honored for his work and foresight by the Software and Information Industry Association, the association.

RainStor launches Hadoop version of enterprise database

Online database repository provider RainStor unveiled what it is calling the industry's first enterprise-class database that runs natively on Hadoop.

Dell launches dedupe appliance, VMware integration

Dell today announced its first deduplication appliance, along with an upgrade to its Compellent Storage Center management software that includes tighter integration with VMware.

CommVault to combine backup, archive functions

CommVault plans to announce an upgrade to its flagship Simpana software in the next several weeks that will allow backed-up data to be archived while still leaving end users will an easy way to retrieve that data.

Imation buys dedupe backup vendor Nine Technology

Imation today announced it has acquired deduplication technology from Nine Technology.

STEC announces high-endurance SSD

Storage vendor STEC announced a high-performance drive that has three times the endurance capability of previous generation MLC-based solid state drives.

HP announces enterprise-class deduplication appliance

Hewlett-Packard announced an enterprise-class deduplication appliance and a new Window's powered NAS array.

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.

Extreme Storage

At some of the most recognizable institutions and corporate behemoths in the country, handling massive amounts of data requires using some innovative approaches.

7-Zip Compresses Files Efficiently

When people talk about file compression, they usually mean ZIP. In fact, they often make it into a verb--much like we "Google" things on the Internet, we "zip" files before sending them over email. But ZIP is just one compression format, and it isn't necessarily the best. Free, open-source utility 7-Zip supports ZIP, but also the much-improved 7z compression format. It's available in a 32-bit version and a 64-bit version.

Compress Files in Windows

Need to send someone a big batch of files? Don't attach one after another after another to your e-mail. Instead, compress the files into one smaller, easier-to-manage file. In other words, "Zip" them.

What does tiered storage really do to performance?

Enterprises are challenged to keep pace with mounting unstructured file data. While NAS represents the optimal choice for storing such data, the strain to scale NAS economically while preserving application performance is like trying to use your fingers to plug holes in a dam that has sprouted thousands of leaks.

Honey, they shrunk the scanners!

Keith Shaw reviews the Visioneer Mobility scanner, by Visioneer, and ScanSnap S1100, by Fujitsu

Cloud Storage a Steep Climb

Organizations in industries such as healthcare, finance, manufacturing and media are as concerned as ever about data security and privacy, but they aren't shying away from cloud storage.

Scaling and provisioning virtual servers

While virtual servers have proven a boon in the data center, they don't address the challenge of incrementally adding server capacity and automatically distributing load across them. As a result, the responsiveness and availability of a highly utilized Web application, such as Microsoft SharePoint, can deteriorate when the virtual machine it runs on is out of capacity.

Iron Mountain wins email archiving test

In the opening round of this two-part series, we tested seven leading e-mail archiving products. This time, we're applying the same test methodology to four additional products.

How we tested e-mail archiving

Testing of each product was done with a SuperMicro dual six-core Xeon server with 32GB RAM, 8x320GB drives in RAID 5 and 4Gbps Fibre Channel connected to a Compellent Storage Center. The server was running Exchange 2007 on Windows 2008R2. We installed each software product on the server along with required additional pieces such as the SQL Server (which might normally run on a separate server).