Archive for the ‘Storage’ Category
Dell pumps up its Equalogic PS4000 array
July 1st, 2009
DELL has released new offerings in its EqualLogic PS4000 storage array line aimed specifically at SMBs and remote offices, boasting “all inclusive” software packages filled with goodies like storage virtualization, thin provisioning, server virtualization integration and more.
Western Digital 2TB drive with 64MB cache
July 1st, 2009
WESTERN DIGITAL has launched a 2TB enterprise HD. If you think that’s big, it has a 64M cache to back it all up too.
The drive, RE4-GP, has what WD claims is “next generation” green technology, saving up to 40 per cent more power than normal drives. The cache is claimed to be good for a 25 per cent increase in performance as well, so this appears to be a win/win before you even consider the massive size.
Multi-Terabyte optical storage
June 15th, 2009
A team of boffins at the Swinburne University of Technology in the Queendom of Down Under have tested a new type of “five-dimensional” optical storage medium that they estimated might hold up to 2,000 times more data than a conventional DVD.
That’s 10TB per DVD disc, in case you’re counting.
Easy USB backup by Seagate
April 27th, 2009
SEAGATE’s easy to use backup system, called Replica, doesn’t require the user to do much more than plug in the device. It plugs into a USB 2.0 port and draws its power over the same USB connection, so it doesn’t need a separate power brick, cord or plug. The drive is about the size of a paperback book and weighs about half a pound.
Seagate presents new Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions
March 22nd, 2009
Seagate BlackArmor NAS440
Seagate just launched their BlackArmor series of network attached storage (NAS) devices named BlackArmor NAS 440 and 420, with lovely IT look as you can see on photo. Read the rest of this entry »