http://www.channelinsider.com Storage - RSS Feeds en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:40:41 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:40:41 -0500 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:00 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/CA-Channel-Exec-Wants-Partners-Back-From-Symantec-193522/?kc=rss - Adam Famularo wants his partners back. Plain and simple. As senior vice president and general manager for CAs Recovery Management amp; Data Modeling business unit, Famularo didnt mince words in a recent interview with Channel Insider when he discussed the renewed momentum hes seeing around the c...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/CA-Channel-Exec-Wants-Partners-Back-From-Symantec-193522/?kc=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:29:45 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/EMC-Adds-Desktop-Laptop-and-Virtualization-Support-to-Avamar-Deduplication-Technology-569655/?kc=rss - While EMCs biggest news in the deduplication arena may have been around its acquisition of Data Domain earlier this year, that doesnt mean that the storage and security giant has stopped progress on its other deduplication technology. EMC is expanding its Avamar software designed as backup so...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/EMC-Adds-Desktop-Laptop-and-Virtualization-Support-to-Avamar-Deduplication-Technology-569655/?kc=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:20:41 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Quantum-Offers-Differentiated-Tape-Solution-128369/?kc=rss - The storage market is changing with new demands and technologies, but at $3.5 billion (2008), tape is still a large segment and Quantum is releasing an entry-level tape automation library that is channel-friendly. HP owns the biggest slice of the tape drive market, with 55 percent of all factor...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Quantum-Offers-Differentiated-Tape-Solution-128369/?kc=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:43:25 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/3X-Marries-Local-Cloud-SMB-Backup-422591/?kc=rss - Managed services in general, and in the cloud, specifically, are attracting the interest of small-medium businesses, according to a new study from AMI, and a number of vendors are looking to tap into this growing market. Although the study doesn't break down the current size of the opportunity, it d...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/3X-Marries-Local-Cloud-SMB-Backup-422591/?kc=rss Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:39:06 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Is-Server-Hassle-Pushing-IT-to-the-Cloud-655997/?kc=rss - ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Is-Server-Hassle-Pushing-IT-to-the-Cloud-655997/?kc=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:49:53 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Microsoft-i365-Aim-to-Spoil-Symantecs-Grip-on-Storage-Protection-Mar-343397/?kc=rss - Microsoft and i365, the Seagate subsidiary built off its EVault acquisition, announced a partnership today for a new multi-platform, cloud-connected data protection solution they say will disrupt the midmarket in data backup and recovery and give Symantec a run for its money. The two companies ar...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Microsoft-i365-Aim-to-Spoil-Symantecs-Grip-on-Storage-Protection-Mar-343397/?kc=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:41 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Data-Dedupe-Heats-Up-with-Acquisitions-Such-as-Data-Domain-and-Kadena-752117/?kc=rss - Data dedupe and backup-and-restore software were put under the spotlight recently when EMC outdueled NetApp to buy Data Domain, shelling out $2.1 billion for a company that was generating less than $300 million in annual sales. The good news for EMC is that Deloitte LLP ranked Data Domain as the...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Data-Dedupe-Heats-Up-with-Acquisitions-Such-as-Data-Domain-and-Kadena-752117/?kc=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:43:39 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Storage-Fusion-Drives-Professional-Services-350670/?kc=rss - Specializing in storage analytics, UK-based Storage Fusion is reaching out to the broader channel with a new flat-rate pricing model for its SRA (Storage Resource Analysis) service. Based on a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform, the latest release of SRA combines all of th...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Storage-Fusion-Drives-Professional-Services-350670/?kc=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:07:41 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Vendors-Enhance-the-Sase-for-Solid-State-Disks-688996/?kc=rss - Two new vendor initiatives are attempting to strengthen and enhance the business case for solid-state storage and the opportunities available to the channel. Texas Memory Systems has set new SPC-1 records for flash storage performance and value, and Dataram Corporation (www.dataram.com) has released...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Vendors-Enhance-the-Sase-for-Solid-State-Disks-688996/?kc=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:51:24 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Backup-and-Recovery-Vendor-Asigra-Offers-New-Channel-Program-615976/?kc=rss - Asigra introduced a new channel program Oct. 27 that it says will provide partners with more flexibility in the way they offer cloud-based backup and recovery services and products and will level the playing field for all solution providers. The Toronto-based software vendor rolled out enhanceme...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Backup-and-Recovery-Vendor-Asigra-Offers-New-Channel-Program-615976/?kc=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:41:17 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/LSI-Says-EndtoEnd-6Gbs-SAS-a-Reality-189019/?kc=rss - Having just completed a better-than-expected third quarter (ended Oct. 4), LSI is looking to cash in on the economy's quot;modest recovery quot; by demonstrating to the channel that end-to-end 6Gb/s SAS solutions are real and available now. The company has partnered with SuperMicro and Seagate ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/LSI-Says-EndtoEnd-6Gbs-SAS-a-Reality-189019/?kc=rss Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:21:30 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Avnet-Teams-with-Scale-Targeting-Small-Business-End-of-Data-Storage-Market-622145/?kc=rss - Data storage startup Scale Computing scored a major coup this week by landing Avnet as its first distributor in North America. Scale Computing provides what it calls Intelligent Clustered Storage (ICS) systems for midsize and small businesses. The product runs on both IBM and Scale-branded c...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Avnet-Teams-with-Scale-Targeting-Small-Business-End-of-Data-Storage-Market-622145/?kc=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:45:20 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Brocade-Reportedly-Putting-Self-Up-for-Sale-834618/?kc=rss - (Reuters) - U.S. network equipment maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc. has put itself up for sale, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, triggering a 14 percent jump in the company's shares. The paper, citing people familiar with the matter, said Oracle Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co were po...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Brocade-Reportedly-Putting-Self-Up-for-Sale-834618/?kc=rss Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:10:29 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Storage-Specialist-Xiotech-Snags-10-Million-in-Financing-254864/?kc=rss - Just five months after it laid off about 14 percent of its workforce, Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Xiotech hopes to accelerate its storage networking business out of the recession with a new round of $10 million in financing that it says will help it build out new product offerings for release in early...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Storage-Specialist-Xiotech-Snags-10-Million-in-Financing-254864/?kc=rss Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:44:44 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Storage-Vendor-NetApp-Intros-FAS2040-Drops-Price-on-FAS2020-355175/?kc=rss - With its reseller channel partners in mind, NetApp has simplified its FA2000 product line, reducing the number of SKUs from over 45 to about 10. NetApp this week also announced a new FAS2040 storage system for midsized enterprise and distributed enterprise customers and announced significant pr...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Storage/Storage-Vendor-NetApp-Intros-FAS2040-Drops-Price-on-FAS2020-355175/?kc=rss