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	Cloud storage heats up Cloud storage is hot as evidenced by announcements from EMC, TwinStrata, Panzura and Nasuni this week and last. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Storage: 7 Smart Purchasing Criteria You can't make the best storage decisions for your business if you're not asking the right questions. This new RFP template makes it easy. It reflects today's IT reality and includes the key criteria to consider so you can position your organization for the future. Read More! In this Issue University of Utah researchers take next step toward quantum computers Is Cisco adding a storage array to UCS? Novell patent quartet spells trouble for Google How to check on your cloud provider WHITE PAPER: Hitachi Virtualization: Maximize Efficiency and Performance In virtualized server environments, the selection of the storage environment (such as direct attached storage versus storage area network) and choice of the storage system, itself, are critical. The Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family provides unsurpassed reliability, performance and ease of use for VMware environments. Learn more. Read Now University of Utah researchers take next step toward quantum computers They store data on magnetic "spins" of atomic nuclei -- then retrieve itA breakthrough from University of Utah physicists involving the storage of data on tiny magnetic "spins" inside atomic nuclei could be a key advance in the march toward quantum computers. The University of Utah has a good writeup of the study, which appears in the journal Science. In short, the researchers not only stored the data for 112 seconds, but they also retrieved it -- something that had not... Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Clustering Database Applications to Lower IT Cost Download this whitepaper to learn the advantages of clustering. Discover why this innovative architecture returns such consistent value to the enterprises that adopt it. Understand the direct cause and effect relationship between database clustering and IT efficiencies, which can add up to big savings for your organization. Learn More Today! Is Cisco adding a storage array to UCS? Reports says Cisco and NetApp getting closer, which could result in storage blade for server platformCisco is reportedly heating things up with NetApp, a union that could produce a storage blade for the Cisco Unified Computing System data center platform. According to this post in The Register, tweets are going around that indicate Cisco and NetApp are getting chummier, apparently around NetApp's Data ONTAP-v virtual storage array operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle The State of Enterprise Web Application Quality This eBook provides the answers with in-depth articles on how organizations are driving down costs, reducing risks and increasing quality of service and agility. Read More Today! Novell patent quartet spells trouble for Google What do Apple, Microsoft, EMC, and Oracle want with Novell's patents? Google KryptoniteThe word is out that CPNT Holdings is more than Microsoft. It's a joint effort from Microsoft, Apple, EMC, and Oracle. What does this motley collection have in common? Google. Read More How to check on your cloud provider Potential cloud-services customers face a tough problem: How can they trust cloud providers enough to hire them when the providers refuse to reveal important infrastructure details for reasons of security and practicality? Read More
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