MaxiScale's software-based storage cluster scales out

13 hot products from DEMOfall '09; Symform has an elegant cloud storage idea Storage Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Double-Take Software Double-Take Software: We put the R in DR Whether you need a better way to do migrations, continuously backup and recover workloads, ensure the availability of critical applications or more flexibly manage and provision your environment, we have a solution that's right for you. Click to continue Spotlight Story MaxiScale's software-based storage cluster scales out A new storage start-up entered the market on Monday with a virtually unlimited software-based cluster for Web-facing applications. Read full story Related News: 13 hot products from DEMOfall '09 Products from this year's DEMOfall show run the gamut, from cloud video surveillance technology to Web 2.0 patent databases to software that helps you scope out your dates for sketchy Internet activity. Symform has an elegant cloud storage idea A company called Symform has started up a fascinating cloud storage company that relies on spare disk space in business data centers. Fix data before warehousing it Many data warehouse operators have attempted to implement Master Data Management to improve data quality, but most have focused on mastering data after transactions occur. This approach does little to improve quality because data is "fixed" after the fact. The best way to improve data quality is to move the process upstream of the data warehouse and before transactions are executed. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Are netbooks ready for the enterprise? Five reasons to deploy netbooks and five reasons not to. Demo's biggest stars ever 1,500 innovators have presented at Demo. Here are the best. Staying a step ahead of the hackers Security managers may work for midsize or large organizations; they may operate from anywhere on the globe. But inevitably, they share a common goal: to better manage the risks associated with their business infrastructure. Increasingly, Web application security plays a significant role in achieving that goal. Learn More Dedupe-Centric Storage for General Applications Because deduplication addresses one of the key elements of data growth, it should be at the heart of any data management strategy; it should be baked into the fundamental design of the system. Storage systems vendors who treat deduplication merely as a feature will check off a box on a feature list, but may not, in practice, deliver the benefits deduplication promises. Click here to learn more.   September 24, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES Lotus goes after Microsoft's 'ridiculous and fabricated' figures A data breach with a twist Court to scammer: Give up your house or go to jail Microsoft declares war on 'scareware' 13 hot products from DEMOfall '09 Machines could ultimately match human intelligence, says Intel CTO Cisco taps Microsoft exec to head collaboration Best smartphones for under $100 FCC's net neutrality plan draws fast fire Microsoft urges users to disable vulnerable Win net protocol Thinking Beyond Tape: The Case Against Tape Backup Many companies are already backing up their main and branch office systems to tape, but what they don't understand is just how vulnerable their data and their business remains. This video whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a strategy based only on tape backup. Learn more. 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