Symantec boosts storage management tool; Users want self-healing, 50-year storage

Storage News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by DataDirect Networks Enterprise Grade "No-Compromise" Backup/Recovery, DataDirect Networks VTLS Solution DataDirect Networks (DDN) offers the VTLS solution to meet the challenges of ever-stringent requirements for services levels and response times. VTLS leverages the proven DDN S2A storage controller architecture to deliver high performance and availability while emulating leading tape solutions. DataDirect's VTLS is a simple-to-deploy and ease-to-use disk-based backup and restore solution. Network World's Storage News Alert, 08/06/07 Symantec boosts storage management tool, targets virtualization, 08/01/07: Symantec Wednesday plans to introduce a version of its storage resource management software that boasts advanced virtualization and replication features, and works across larger storage and computer networks. Study: Users want self-healing, 50-year storage, 07/31/07: The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Data Management Forum has just reported-out the results of a landmark study that looked at the current state of long-term storage -- that is, data stored for more than 10 years. Some disturbing results jump out of this study. They suggest that we live in a digital version of the Dark Ages. Q&A: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels: Even Amazon is surprised by the innovative ways companies are using its storage, computing and other infrastructure services. Network World Storage Buyers Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. From a tape library to an on-line backup service to a complete, drop-it-in-place SAN Solution, check out this Buyers guide. With over 200 products divided into specific categories, you can conduct side-by-side comparisons and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Storage Buyers Guide now. Symantec outlines its storage-as-a-service goals, 08/02/07: Symantec, like other vendors such as EMC, has recently started talking about delivering storage-as-a-service.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: 1. Do Not Call Registry gets wake-up call 2. IBM saves $250M with Linux-run mainframes 3. NAC alternatives hit the mark 4. Cisco muffles Linksys death knell 5. Nortel lands huge $300M VoIP win 6. Hogwarts IT director quits 7. Online gamers' dirty little secrets exposed 8. Massachusetts adopts Open XML 9. Wireless LAN best practices 10. Forget your PIN? Use your face MOST DOWNLOADED PODCAST: Twisted Pair: One year later, we're still wasting time

Contact the author: Senior Editor Deni Connor covers storage for Network World. This newsletter is sponsored by DataDirect Networks Enterprise Grade "No-Compromise" Backup/Recovery, DataDirect Networks VTLS Solution DataDirect Networks (DDN) offers the VTLS solution to meet the challenges of ever-stringent requirements for services levels and response times. VTLS leverages the proven DDN S2A storage controller architecture to deliver high performance and availability while emulating leading tape solutions. DataDirect's VTLS is a simple-to-deploy and ease-to-use disk-based backup and restore solution. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007