Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Saving storage for a rainy day?; Portable storage devices gain data-encryption controls

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Storage News Alert


Network World's Storage News Alert, 08/08/07

Saving storage for a rainy day? Bad idea, say analysts, 08/06/07: Whether it's to hold a table at a favorite restaurant, book a dream vacation or rent a car, making reservations usually pays off. But for storage and IT administrators feeling the squeeze of shrinking data center floor space and power constraints, the practice of departments "reserving" excess storage they may never actually need is becoming a major problem.

Portable storage devices gain data-encryption controls, 08/07/07: Credant Technologies this week is releasing updated software that can selectively encrypt data on portable storage media, from USB drives to Apple iPods.

Storage companies report positive financial news, 08/07/07: In the financial news of storage companies last week several news items made the list.

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