NetApp snaps up LSI's Engenio

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	NetApp snaps up LSI's Engenio For $480 million cash, NetApp last week acquired LSI's external RAID storage array business (Engenio) that the company had previously sold to Original Systems manufacturers such as IBM, Oracle and BlueArc. LSI has long looked for someone to acquire this part of its business, preferring to concentrate on its RAID controllers, ONStor and 3Ware products, silicon and network processing products. Read More WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Why Cloud Backup: Top 10 Reasons Cloud server backup solutions reduce the burden of tape management and backup operations headaches, by automatically storing the data safely offsite to protect for disaster recovery purposes. This white paper discusses the top ten reasons why organizations are turning to cloud server backup. Read Now In this Issue Superior storage for small networks Communication key to post-disaster survival Stepping out from Hurd's shadow, HP looks to the cloud Federal agency predicts 40% savings from move to cloud Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ... WHITE PAPER: AccelOps How Belgacom Achieves End-to-End Monitoring The demand for automation and unified computing and monitoring is on the rise in the service provider world. As the Belgacom ICT case study unfolds, telecom providers can turn to innovative technology approaches for operational efficiency and service performance. Read now! Superior storage for small networks A small-business NAS with Big Iron roots, Netgear's ReadyNAS is full-featured and flexible, with options for SOHO users up through enterprise workgroups Read More Communication key to post-disaster survival Parts of coastal Japan have been so badly hit by earthquakes and tsunamis in recent days that the only communication about other possible dangers such as radioactive fallout from damaged reactors has been one way, coming to residents through portable, battery-operated FM radios. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper System Reliability Improvements and Benefits with Diskeeper Over 300 IT managers evaluate Diskeeper on crucial issues that can make or break a site's viability. Read More Stepping out from Hurd's shadow, HP looks to the cloud Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker took a step out of Mark Hurd's shadow Monday, unveiling a new cloud computing platform that puts the company in competition with Amazon and Google. Read More Federal agency predicts 40% savings from move to cloud The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expects to save 40% over the next five years by switching its financial management application to a cloud computing vendor -- a sign of the massive savings to come from the U.S. federal government's shift to the software-as-a-service model. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Mall A Powerful Platform for Virtualization Download this HP white paper to learn how the next-generation ProLiant servers can help companies achieve rapid ROI and dramatically lower their operational expenses. Read More Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs Jets! Cars! Home security services! All of these perks add to tech CEOs' pay packages. Read More If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ... Sunday marks 25th anniversary of company's initial public stock offering It's Thursday, March 13, 1986: Microsoft, founded more than a decade earlier and already a powerhouse in the world of personal computer software, executes an initial public stock offering that will raise $61 million for the company and leave 30-year-old co-founder Bill Gates unfathomably wealthy. (2011's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries) Read More
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