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Network World's Storage News Alert

Sun nabs StorageTek in blockbuster, 06/06/05

Looking to stem losses and significantly boost its data
protection, management and storage wares, Sun last week dug deep
and acquired Storage Technology (StorageTek) for $4.1 billion.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert2361>

Everything old is new again, 06/06/05

Gartner says 133,000 computers per day are retired or replaced.
But instead of pitching them into the dump where they leak
mercury and lead, try the following ideas:
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert2362>

Study: Networks to get their fill of iSCSI, 06/06/05

A new IDC study finds that even limited use of the iSCSI
protocol to route block-level data across IP networks could
result in as much as a sixfold increase in traffic.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060605-iscsi.html?nl>

Bit buckets, 06/06/05

It's not just about data any more. Home storage strategies need
to take into account everything from photos to music and movies.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert2363>

Backup 101, 06/06/05

Corporate data backup is automatic and reliable and the data is
stored off-site for disaster recovery and redundancy. Home data
backup is infrequent, untested and one hard disk failure away
from useless. Yet family photos and personal e-mail mean more
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert2364>

Plasmon unveils UDO appliance, 06/03/05

Plasmon this week introduced an archiving appliance to meet the
requirements of organizations that need to retain medical
images.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060305-plasmon.html?nl>

Sun acquires StorageTek, 06/02/05

Looking to stem losses and significantly boost its data
protection, management and storage wares, Sun this week dug deep
and grabbed up Storage Technology (StorageTek) for $4.1 billion
in cash.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert2365>

Storage Newsletter: Which vendors provide continuous data
protection?, 06/02/05

How can you use continuous data protection? It all has to do
with your recovery point objectives.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert2366>

Storage Newsletter : What's the differentiator of continuous
data protection?, 05/31/05

Continuous data protection has been one of the buzzwords du jour
ever since a few companies began using the term publicly at
Storage Networking World ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert2367>
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