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	MIT researchers resort to flash for Big Data storage An MIT research team next month will show off a networked system of flash storage devices they say beats relying on DRAM and networked hard disks to handle Big Data demands. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Unleash Your Data With SDS And IBM Storwize V5000 In this webcast IBM examines software defined storage and how IBM Storwize V5000, the newest member of the IBM Storwize family, delivers virtualized, flexible, easy-to-use storage that enables midsized organizations to gain business advantage from the flood of new data while staying within their budgets. View Now In this Issue Nutanix NX-3000 review: Virtualization cloud-style Facebook puts 10,000 Blu-ray discs in low-power storage system No Cybersecurity Love from President Obama Brocade exits network adapter business Flash your way to better VMware performance Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Siri.cat Edition Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel®   Storage Insight: Debunk the Data Storage Myths Of all the obstacles standing in the way of building a better IT infrastructure, misinformation may be the most daunting. This informative eBook is designed to provide the immediate insight you need to make the right decisions about some of the most important IT issues your enterprise will ever face. Read Now>> Nutanix NX-3000 review: Virtualization cloud-style Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform brings resilient, cloud-like server and storage infrastructure to traditional virtualization deployments Read More   Facebook puts 10,000 Blu-ray discs in low-power storage system   If you thought Netflix and iTunes would make optical discs a thing of the past, think again. Facebook has built a storage system from 10,000 Blu-ray discs that holds a petabyte of data and is highly energy-efficient, the company said Tuesday. Read More   WEBCAST: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Combat Disasters And Optimize Business Operations Offsite data replication is key to ensuring ongoing business operations, but it can be complex and costly, especially when performed over long distances. Join this discussion to discover how you can apply fast, cost effective and reliable remote replication strategies and technologies. View now >> No Cybersecurity Love from President Obama I started my high tech career in 1987, when I arrived at EMC fresh out of business school. The CEO at that time was Richard Egan, the "E" in EMC. At each quarterly meeting, Mr. Egan would get up in front of the entire company, review the quarterly objectives he had set forth for the company at the previous meeting, and grade the company on its ability to meet stated goals. This review kept the... Read More   Brocade exits network adapter business Brocade late last week said it has sold its network adapter business to QLogic to better focus on data center fabrics and software defined networking. Read More   WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel®   Cloud Insight: 6 facts for defining a cloud strategy Misinformation may be the most daunting obstacle when building an IT infrastructure. To help you separate the facts from the hype, experts from HP Technology Consulting have created this informative guide to provide you with the insight you need to make decisions about successful cloud strategies. Read Now>> Flash your way to better VMware performance PernixData FVP clusters server-side flash to improve virtual machine performance and reduce SAN latency Read More   Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Siri.cat Edition No. 31 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series, collected from the better addresses on the Internet, features our first appearance from "Tech Savvy Cat" and Siri. Want more? Check out the "Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive": Read More   Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive They are inescapable on the Internet. Most are awful. A few are not, so we have started publishing a selection of memes that amuse me. One every week. Here's the archive. Read More
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