The week in storage: Part 2; Acadia gets cloud-computing venture rolling

Acadia gets cloud-computing venture rolling in Asia; LaCie intros LaCie Network Space 2 NAS storage device Storage Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by IBM Managing the Tidal Wave of Data Tivoli Storage Management With ever-increasing data growth worldwide, organizations must find smarter ways to store and manage their massive volumes of data. Learn how IBM® Tivoli® Storage Management software solutions help to maximize your current storage environment and reduce operational and capital costs while improving service and managing risks. Download this White Paper today! Spotlight Story The week in storage: Part 2 Last week in storage garnered several announcements from SteelEye, 3PAR, Brocade and Thales. Read full story Related News: Acadia gets cloud-computing venture rolling in Asia Cisco Systems, EMC and VMware hope to soon sign the first Asian customers for their cloud-computing partnership and Acadia joint venture. LaCie intros LaCie Network Space 2 NAS storage device LaCie has introduced the LaCie Network Space 2. G-Technology announces support for Hitachi 2TB hard drives Earlier this year, we reported that Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (GST) acquired Fabrik, the parent company of G-Technology and SimpleTech, manufactures of external hard drives. So it comes as no surprise that G-Technology drives use Hitachi-made hard drive mechanisms. On Tuesday, Hitachi GST announced that the G-Technology line of storage devices that use 3.5-inch hard drive mechanisms will now have a 2TB option. Fujitsu offers managed storage range Fujitsu is set to hit the managed storage space to build on its range of products November giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Ethernet everywhere! Inside planes, trains, cars and spaceships, Ethernet is a morph master. Here's a look at some of Ethernet's cooler implementations. 7 tools to ease Windows 7 rollout These utilities help you plan, ensure app compatibility and manage images. Total Cost Comparison: IT Decision-Maker Perspectives Review research done by Oliver Wyman to determine the total cost of acquiring, deploying, operating, and managing storage environments from various vendors to support VMware server virtualization solutions. Click here to learn more. VMware Data Backup and Recovery Best Practices VMware offers extraordinary benefits, but it can come at the cost of extra storage, backup resources and administrative challenges. Data Domain deduplication storage offers a way out by reducing redundant data across VMware data backups, operating at disk speeds, and providing cost-effective replication for fast DR using backup images. Click here to learn more.   November 05, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES How a start-up failed to take supercomputing world by storm AT&T sues Verizon over TV ads Tone-deaf Unisys official on why cloud computing rocks Microsoft sets SQL Server 2008 R2 preview T-Mobile suffers another outage FBI warns of $100M cyber-threat to small business The Cisco squeeze Cisco, EMC unveil data center joint venture IBM executive accused of insider trading out of a job Why can't we do anything about spam? The Importance of Measuring Power in Your Data Center Historically, IT managers worried little about power consumption. This has quickly changed due to limits in power availability, the cost of power and companies' green initiatives. This white paper explores why and where power should be measured, what to do once data is gathered, and emerging new technologies. Read More. EMO Labs: Better Sound Through Innovation at DEMOfall 09 EMO Labs' Invisible Speaker innovation takes People's Choice Award top honors at DEMO conference. Watch EMO Labs product launch.   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 | Forward this to a Friend >>>