Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Data protection at both ends of the enterprise

Start-up releases all-in-one VMware server, storage appliance | Clemson IT team embraces call to be entrepreneurial

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Data protection at both ends of the enterprise
Altaro, a maker of backup software for small and mid-sized businesses, announced last week a new version of its backup technology -- Hyper-V Backup. SMBs deploying Hyper-V virtualization have long been looking for data protection solutions that fit their limited budgets and skimpy IT resources. Altaro's Hyper-V Backup, which is easy to install and configure, fits well into the SMB's protection arsenal. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems

Case study: Getting started with desktop virtualization
The promise of virtualized desktops is widely recognized and desktop virtualization is topping most IT departments' priority lists. But while the "why" of desktop virtualization is clear, it's the "how" that is most challenging. Follow one customer's journey to a more agile and secure business environment. Learn more.>>

WHITE PAPER: GFI Software

Messaging and Web Security Best Practices for 2011
In this white paper, Osterman Research discusses how the daily occurrence of malware within organizations has become decidedly worse over the past several years. Read More

Start-up releases all-in-one VMware server, storage appliance
Start-up Nutanix released its flagship product, a VMware-based server combined with SSD and hard drive storage, to deliver a clustered system that grows over time. Read More

Clemson IT team embraces call to be entrepreneurial
Five years ago Clemson University named James Bottum chief information officer and gave him the mandate to overhaul the school's IT infrastructure and build out a high performance computing environment. The goal: catapult the school into a leading research university and help attract faculty and students. Read More

NAND flash can verify a device's identity
People who make, buy and sell flash storage could detect counterfeit products based on the unique "fingerprints" of the chips, using techniques being developed by university researchers. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Getting Started with Cloud Data Protection
This IDC paper discusses making the cloud an integral part or your data protection strategy. Learn how to: - Improve offsite data transfer among multiple locations including the cloud - Secure data transfer with encryption of data in motion and at rest - Allow more predictable service levels regarding backup windows, RPO and RTO Read now!

Samsung aims to drive up tablet storage with new SSDs
Tablet users may need more storage capacity in the future, and Samsung Semiconductor announced it is now making its fastest solid-state drives for tablets and laptops with capacity of up to 512GB. Read More

Leveraging virtual I/O technologies to achieve converged infrastructures: The road to the private cloud
A private cloud architecture leverages the power of end-to-end virtualization so workloads can be fluidly distributed among a pool of servers, but this ideal cannot be achieved with traditional network infrastructure. Read More

How Linux mastered Wall Street
When it comes to the fast-moving business of trading stocks, bonds and derivatives, the world's financial exchanges are finding an ally in Linux, at least according to one Linux kernel developer working in that industry. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems

Security and Compliance in the Cloud
Discover how to handle today's biggest challenges: coordinating user credentials and identities, controlling unmanaged user devices; and providing security when the datacenter,network and server assets exist in the Cloud. Compliments of Citrix. Read now!

Intel to issue bug fix for SSD 320 drives in two weeks
Intel said it will issue a firmware upgrade within two weeks to fix a bug that causes its SSD 320 solid-state drives to fail, which should resolve months of criticism of the company's slow response to the problem. Read More

Back to school: 6 tips for not overspending on tech
School is just about to start, and if you have a kid heading for college you're probably grimacing at the thought of all those bills. You're on your own when it comes to soaring tuition and housing costs, but there are ways to spend less on your student's technology needs while still giving them what they need to succeed. Read More

Industry group releases spec to test consumer SSD performance
An industry standards group has produced a specification for testing solid state drives regardless of the manufacturer, creating a level playing field for determining drive performance. Read More



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