Are storage benchmarks bunk?; Dell to acquire managed services provider

Storage News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Cisco Best Practices for Extending Your Network Architecture Access podcasts, whitepapers and more that offer best practices and principles for extending your architecture across a campus. Learn about the design principles that will transform your campus net and how to tackle the critical areas of integrated security, unified network services and more. Click here to read now! Network World's Storage News Alert, 07/23/07 Are storage benchmarks bunk?, 07/19/07: The Storage Performance Council (SPC) last week announced benchmark results for IBM’s System Storage SAN Volume Controller, which it reports achieved a ‘world record’ in recent testing. Optimize Your WAN: Network World Shows You How In this Executive Guide learn how optimization can supercharge your WAN. Click Here Dell to acquire managed services provider, 07/19/07: Dell could enhance its services division with the SilverBack acquisition by incorporating the managed services provider's technology for remote monitoring of servers, storage, security networks, desktops and laptops.

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