NEC enhances grid storage for archive

Remaking the data center; Study: Most Storage Devices To Use USB 3.0 By 2012 Storage Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by NetApp Masters of Enterprise Storage Looking for the latest storage news? Wondering what the latest product announcements are? Visit the Masters of Storage site brought to you by Network World, sponsored by NetApp for all the details. Read this week's featured blog,"Spectra Logic announces LTO-5 trade-up program" to learn how Spectra's new program lets customers receive LTO-4 drives for use until LTO-5 technology becomes available. Get all the details today. Spotlight Story NEC enhances grid storage for archive NEC last week enhanced its grid storage hardware and software, HYDRAstor with the incorporation of WORM support, in-flight data encryption and quota management. In addition, the company claims that it increased the performance of HYDRAstor by 67% over previous versions. Read full story Related News: Remaking the data center A major transformation is sweeping over data center switching. Over the next few years the old switching equipment needs to be replaced with faster and more flexible switches. Study: Most Storage Devices To Use USB 3.0 By 2012 Despite the first ever USB 3.0 motherboard being delayed, the authors of a recent report think that our wait for Superspeed USB may be nearing an end. Pillar kicks Intel's SSD to the curb, upgrades storage array Pillar data systems announced several upgrades to its modular Pillar Axiom storage array, doubling cache capacity, hard drive capacity and moving to an STEC SSD because Intel's SSD has seen slowdown problems. Intel announces storage- and communications-specific processor Intel today revealed more enhancements to its new Xeon chip, code named Jasper Forest, that include native RAID capability and integration with PCIe. 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 The history of steganography There is a wealth of methods for creating encrypted messages you can't even tell are there. Top 10 cool satellite projects Satellites are, by their very definition, cool. How Your Business Can Attain Maximum ROI from Virtualization Virtualization is one of the hottest solutions in IT because it reduces the cost and complexity of technology. This makes businesses more responsive and improves their ability to rebound from disasters. This white paper delves into these and more virtualization benefits available from VMware. Click here for your copy today. EMA: Successfully Managing your Next-Gen Data Center How well are your virtual servers performing? Get them in tip-top shape with the best practices shared in this Live Webcast on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2 PM EST/11 AM PT. Join Jim Frey of Enterprise Management Associates as he discusses how to identify root cause issues, quickly spot performance bottlenecks, improve IT service delivery and much more. Register today.   September 22, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES Dell buying Perot Systems for $3.9 billion WiMAX in 2010: Too little, too late? 10G Ethernet shakes net design to the core Apple decision on Google Voice was made by senior execs Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation has credibility issues already Are netbooks ready for the enterprise? An amazing laptop recovery story Cisco also backs flattening of data center networks 10 NASA space technologies that may never see the cosmos Facebook will shut down Beacon to settle lawsuit 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