Converging SAN traffic in the data center

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	Converging SAN traffic in the data center Most organizations today use dedicated storage networks in the data center, but the concept of leveraging converged network infrastructure to provide organizational storage services is gaining steam. Read More WHITE PAPER: i365 How SMBs Can Enhance DR Planning with Cloud Storage Aberdeen discovered that organizations that moved part of their data storage to the cloud recovered from downtime almost four times as fast as those businesses without a cloud strategy. Read Aberdeen's opinion on the role of the cloud for small and mid-sized businesses, what's holding some IT leaders back, and tips to get started. View Now In this Issue Sony Ericsson Xperia owners get 50 GB of free online storage Coming soon: Ubiquitous surveillance from Big Brother's wayback machine Google App Engine high availability storage exits experimental stage Hands-on: The ReadyNAS NV+ provides serious storage for prosumers TwinStrata integrates storage gateway with OpenStack-based clouds Hard drive manufacturers slash warranty periods 'LAN-party house' guy spills important cost details 10 Things We Love and Hate about Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 WHITE PAPER: AMD The Accelerated SMB: Moving at the Speed of Virtualization Mid-market corporations increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More! Sony Ericsson Xperia owners get 50 GB of free online storage Sony Ericsson is offering owners of its Xperia smartphones 50GB of free online data storage in partnership with cloud storage company Box, the smartphone maker said on Thursday. Read More Coming soon: Ubiquitous surveillance from Big Brother's wayback machine As the price of digital storage drops and the technology to tap electronic communication improves, authoritarian governments will soon be able to perform retroactive surveillance on anyone within their borders, according to a Brookings Institute report. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Next-Gen Firewall Market Analysis: The SonicWALL Difference The Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rapidly becoming an essential element of the modern organization's information security strategy. Not only does it restore control over network activity and provide protection against dynamic threats, it also does so while reducing the cost and complexity of network security infrastructure. Learn more. Google App Engine high availability storage exits experimental stage The latest version of Google's SDK (software development kit) for its cloud platform App Engine includes the High-Replication Datastore, which has been generally available, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Read More Hands-on: The ReadyNAS NV+ provides serious storage for prosumers Netgear's ReadyNAS NV+ device includes storage for up to four 1TB hard drives along with three levels of RAID synchronization. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Protecting Your Online Channels and Web Applications This whitepaper gives a broad overview of the ways in which Akamai can help organizations bolster the security of their Web-based assets, with capabilities ranging across the application, network, and DNS layers, as well as solutions focused on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and business continuity. Learn more TwinStrata integrates storage gateway with OpenStack-based clouds Enterprises can now use TwinStrata's CloudArray to access storage capacity hosted in OpenStack-based clouds, the company said on Tuesday. Read More Hard drive manufacturers slash warranty periods Seagate and Western Digital are cutting back on hard drive warranties, in some instances from five years to one, in order to save money or redirect it to product development. Read More 'LAN-party house' guy spills important cost details Yesterday we brought you the story and pictures of Google software engineer Kenton Varda's new "LAN-party house," which has left gamers both slack-jawed and thirsting for more information, specifically: How much does a set-up like that cost? Read More 10 Things We Love and Hate about Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 Read More
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