Tag: Storage

  • Data Storage Growth Trends that Benefit the Channel

    Data Storage Growth Trends that Benefit the Channel

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Data Storage Growth Trends that Benefit the Channel More Data than Ever BeforeData is growing in leaps and bounds. In fact, Berkeley School of Management recently said more data has been created in the last three years than in the whole of human history. And, experts say it’s just going to keep going and growing.… Read more

  • Business Exposed to Virtual Data Storage Risks, Survey Finds

    Nathan Eddy

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    While nearly 90 percent of IT professionals surveyed at VMworld 2010 reported their organizations are storing data in a virtual environment, a third of respondents admitted their organization has not updated or they do not know if it has updated its data loss and/or business continuity plan to account for new storage mediums such as… Read more

  • EMC’s Strong Quarter Spurred by Pent-Up Storage Demand

    Channel Insider Staff

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    BOSTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – EMC Corp (NYSE:EMC), the top maker of corporate data storage equipment, raised its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday as it posted record quarterly sales and continued a two-year campaign to boost margins. Chief Executive Officer Joe Tucci told investors on a conference call that he continues to believe the economic… Read more

  • EMC, Isilon in Acquisition Talks, Report

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Oct 18 (Reuters) – EMC Corp (NYSE:EMC), the world’s biggest maker of corporate data storage equipment, is in exclusive talks to buy computer storage company Isilon Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ISLN) for more than $2 billion, the New York Post reported on Monday. The report quoted an unnamed source as saying the deal would be done this… Read more

  • Data Storage Vendor Isilon Systems Up For Sale, Report

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Oct 2 (Reuters) – Data storage firm Isilon Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ISLN) is seeking bidders for a possible sale of the company, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing two people briefed on the matter. Seattle-based Isilon hired Qatalyst Partners, run by technology banker Frank Quattrone, to look for buyers, according to the report. An Isilon spokesman was… Read more

  • Cloud Services Begin to Impact SMB ICT Shipments, Report Finds

    Nathan Eddy

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    Small to medium-size businesses in the United States are rapidly increasing their use of cloud services, which is beginning to reduce their need for on-premises information and communication technology (ICT) equipment and is also allowing them more flexibility in the types of mobile devices they use, according to a report from IT research firm AMI-Partners.… Read more