Aptare expands into capacity management Aptare last week introduced a new version of its StorageConsole software, which contains for the first time a capacity management component. Six storage companies to watch The number of enterprise network-oriented start-ups has been dwindling, though storage is one segment of the industry where plenty of newcomers have popped up and continue to emerge. Some have been snapped up by larger companies such as CA and EMC over the past year, and a few have even dared to go public, while others are still going it alone as they focus on areas such as wide-area file services, data deduplication, security, change management and virtual tape. The new backup tools you can't live without Monitoring backups always has been one of those unglamorous IT chores. Over the last several years, however, numerous vendors have taken backups from boring to remarkable as they roll out heterogeneous backup-management tools that perform so many new functions. Podcast: Avoiding the 5 Traps of eDiscovery Is your data retention and e-mail archiving system up to date with the latest rules and regulations concerning electronic discovery (eDiscovery)? Keith Shaw talks with Rick Dales of Proofpoint about some of the hidden pitfalls surrounding eDiscovery. Find out if you're ready before the lawyers come calling. (14:27) Seagate discovers hard drives and ice don't mix If you live in a part of the world that remains frozen all winter long here's a data storage tip: don't freeze your hard drive in an ice rink. EMC, others target smarter data storage Big names, such as EMC, and lesser-knowns, such as WysDM, will be among the vendors rolling out products this week designed to help companies keep better track of the data they back up. Latest cloud storage hiccups prompts data security questions The pitch from providers of hosted storage services sounds enticing. Instead of what these provider call the inherent risks in using hard drives or DVDs to store data, users are better off paying pay a small fee and backing up data in the cloud. Cloud storage providers pledge that putting valuable data into their hands is like keeping money in a bank. Dell stresses efficiency with new range Dell hasn't let Cisco's entry into the data centre space knock it back. The company has released a set of servers, workstations, storage arrays and a new integrated heterogenous management console that Dell claimed went a lot further than any of its competitors. April giveaways galore Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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