Pillar rolls out new hardware; Quantum, Bocada unleash new software

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	Pillar rolls out new hardware; Quantum, Bocada unleash new software Pillar Data updated its storage platform last week, while Quantum and Bocada launched new software to make it easier manage storage networks. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Comtech AHA Triple the Storage, half the Power. Maximize your Storage while using less power and increasing capacity. Hardware compression can result in over a 3X capacity increase at less than half the power. Visit Comtech AHA to learn more about how to improve the performance of your system using hardware compression. Learn more now. In this Issue SolarWinds buys Tek-Tools for storage resource management Review: Kingston's new USB drive offers public and encrypted partitions UBC saves $8 million, cuts paper waste by quarter WHITE PAPER: Storwize Storwize/IBM Technical Validation Report Storwize appliances, deployed on IBM hardware, compress data in real-time as it is passed to the storage system. Storwize has placed special emphasis on the performance of the storage system with the STN product line to ensure that Storwize compression does not impact performance. This technical report describes the tests performed by IBM and Storwize personnel, and the results of each verification test. Learn more SolarWinds buys Tek-Tools for storage resource management SolarWinds spends $42 million to acquire assets of Tek-Tools and add storage resource management to its network management product portfolio. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Inefficiencies Behind Exchange, SQL Server, More Discover four current Microsoft application infrastructure challenges and why recent changes in Microsoft infrastructures create a compelling opportunity to improve underlying storage infrastructures right now. Learn more! Review: Kingston's new USB drive offers public and encrypted partitions Kingston recently unveiled a new version of its DataTraveler USB stick that includes the ability to create two partitions, one for public use and the other for secure data storage, a very handy feature. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Case Study: Six Billion Slurpees and Counting Managing remote users was a help desk nightmare for convenience storage giant, 7-Eleven. Read how 2800 new laptops were deployed in 30 days reducing help desk calls by 67%, decreasing management costs by 81% and increasing productivity by 30%. You'll even get the latest tally on Slurpees sold! Learn More UBC saves $8 million, cuts paper waste by quarter The University of British Columbia estimates it will cut its paper waste by 26 per cent and save at least $8 million over the next six years with a new initiative for improved document management and print services across some of its departments. Read More
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