IBM's XIV enhancements revealed

Lessons for Consolidating Data Centers At Merger Time; Data Domain shows faster de-dupe system Storage Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Zenith Infotech Ltd. Perfecting your Disaster Recovery Strategy How fast can you recover data in the event of a disaster? Optimize your backup and disaster recover strategy with this Executive Guide. Get expert tips and recommendations in this collection of in-depth articles from Network World and its sister publications. Spotlight Story IBM's XIV enhancements revealed IBM briefed Storage Strategies NOW on its first major enhancement to its XIV storage system since its acquisition of the company in January 2008. The company revealed some interesting statistics about XIV – 80% of XIV sales are to customers who have not bought IBM storage before, 20% of XIV customers have never bought anything from IBM before and 75% of XIV storage is attached to non-IBM server customers. IBM also claims that there are more than 1,000 XIV modules installed at customer sites such as Navisite and VCU Medical Center. Read full story Related News: Lessons for Consolidating Data Centers At Merger Time Three healthcare organizations in Hawaii looked at banding together in 2001 to cut administrative costs and deliver care more cheaply. Merging the constituent four hospitals, 18 clinics and three data centers, however, did not go smoothly, at least at first. The new organization, Hawaii Pacific Health, failed to save money and actually increased the costs of insurance reimbursements, because each of the three healthcare groups continued to handle their information in their own way, says Steve Robertson, executive vice president and CIO for Hawaii Pacific Health. Data Domain shows faster de-dupe system De-dupe specialist Data Domain is touting the improved performance with its latest inline deduplication storage system for enterprise backup and archival purposes, the DD880. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Botnet boom The number of botnets has grown from about 1,500 two years ago to 3,500 today. Watch this space Here are 11 security companies to watch. Lower Storage Costs with Improved Management Effectively manage storage capacity and provide compelling benefits including: Developing optimized, storage capacity plans, Detailed usage, growth rates and forecast reports, easily identifying dark storage, receiving early warnings of over-utilization Successfully predict how much storage you need to support your enterprise applications. Get the Details   July 23, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Microsoft stuns Linux world, submits source code for kernel Five technologies Iran is using to censor the Web Adobe admits users vulnerable after downloading Reader ZerO1's mobile offer may be too good to be true Why would Microsoft patent a 'butt hinge with butt straps?' Google Earth now takes you to the moon Avaya set to buy Nortel enterprise business for $475 million IBM strikes OEM deal to resell Juniper Ethernet switches, routers Juniper pounds spike into Cisco's heart IEEE 802.11n heads for a finish in September Masters of Enterprise Storage Visit this site to learn of newest storage advancements, issues and product announcements - issues such as Fibre Channel over Ethernet and whether vendors' plans for the technology make sense. The site includes a weekly blog, briefs on storage technologies and products, and links to stories on IDG's sites about storage. Learn more now. Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com