Tag: Storage
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Data Migration Services Escalate Storage Wars Across the Channel
Given the immense amount of scrutiny that IT storage budgets are getting it may come as little surprise that there is an intense amount of infighting going on these days between solution providers representing different storage vendors. But what may come as a surprise is how much easier it’s becoming for customers to switch storage… Read more
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Virtual Appliances Simplify Shift into Cloud Storage
Most IT organizations are not particularly good at managing data or, for that matter, IT in general. Not only is there a lot of redundant data strewn all across the enterprise; a lot of data that isn’t particularly important winds up clogging up expensive primary storage systems. Obviously, this creates an opportunity for solution providers… Read more
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Rethinking the Management of IT Services
Most solution providers by now have taken note of the fact that there are lots of changes taking place these days in the data center. Not only are whole data centers being consolidated, the job functions are evolving thanks to tighter integration across the server, storage and networking components that make up the data center.… Read more
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Cleversafe Releases 10 Exabyte-Capable Storage System
We’re going to be hearing the preface "exa-" as it refers to the data storage industry a lot more as time goes on, so we might as well get used to it. A current illustration of this point is object-based storage provider Cleversafe, which launched a new multi-rack array system Jan. 30 that can hold… Read more
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Storage, Servers, Software Boom for Avnet in Q2
The big data explosion and a growing concern in the C-suite that IT drive efficiency and productivity mean that storage is selling. And it’s selling well, according to value-added distributor Avnet Technology Solutions. The Phoenix, Ariz.-based company announced its second quarter earnings for fiscal year 2012 on Jan. 26, and storage was its big seller… Read more