Secondhand PCs Go Unused Despite Demand [November 26, 2008] The refurbished marketplace is stymied due to a wide swath of issues, impacting the availability of systems to emerging markets.
Motorola Slips in Worldwide Sales [November 25, 2008] Even market leaders Nokia and Samsung are challenged by economic pressures, according to a new report.
IAB: Online Ad Spending Leveling Off [November 24, 2008] After several years of stout growth, Web advertising is beginning to feel a hit from the economic meltdown.
EMC Retools Backup for Virtualization, Dedupe [November 21, 2008] The company overhauled its backup products to better protect virtual server environments and to capitalize on the fast-growing market for data de-duplication.
Amazon Gets Into Content Delivery Network Biz [November 18, 2008] The e-commerce giant's cloud computing and storage customers now have a cheap way to push out data. But will it rival the giants in content delivery?
SSD's Next Home Could Be Enterprise Storage [November 12, 2008] Notebooks were a logical place for solid state drives, but desktops are not the next stop for the hard disk replacement technology.
Storage Startup Goes All Out With SSD [November 11, 2008] Flash-based storage is still pricier -- but that's not stopping Violin from serenading enterprises with its alternative to disk storage.
Sun Embarks on New Storage 'Road' [November 10, 2008] UPDATED: Company pushes out first open storage appliance on its Open Solaris platform, offering an inexpensive take on network storage.
EMC's Storage System for the Cloud [November 10, 2008] Previously known by the codenames "Maui" and "Hulk," EMC's Atmos global cloud storage offering is nothing if not ambitious.
Are We Ready for the Cloud? [November 7, 2008] Execs from Adobe, Microsoft, Salesforce and VMware discuss the impact of cloud computing.
Intel Sees Gold in Solid-State Storage [November 5, 2008] Solid-state drives have become a big priority at Intel -- enough to get Gordon Moore himself involved.
Storage Technology for Tough Times [November 3, 2008] With their ability to reduce storage needs, storage optimization technologies are gaining favor with end users.
Sun Pushes ZFS Deeper Into Solaris [October 31, 2008] Sun finally extends the file system with its Solaris 10 update -- giving new capabilities to system admins that had already been available elsewhere in the OS.
Enterprises Still Lax on Storage Security [October 28, 2008] Encrypting backup tapes is a good way to prevent data losses, but few companies do this correctly -- or know where to store their encryption keys.
Snag Holding up Foundry-Brocade Merger [October 27, 2008] A delay in a shareholder vote on the proposed Brocade-Foundry merger suggests that the deal may have hit a delay bump.
Storage Technologies for a Slowing Economy [October 17, 2008] At Storage Networking World, a focus more on economic reality than on the hottest new storage technologies.
Choosing the Right High-Performance File System [October 10, 2008] With several high-performance file systems to choose from, we outline some of the options out there and which applications they may be best suited for.
Amazon S3 Latest in Cloud Storage's Falling Fees [October 9, 2008] The e-commerce giant's S3 service reduces pricing for heavy users, but experts warn cost is just one factor in storage decisions.
Storage Vendors Brace for Economic Storm [October 9, 2008] Storage vendors haven't been able to completely escape the perfect financial storm threatening the global economy, according to financial analysts.
HP Gives iSCSI a Vote of Confidence [October 1, 2008] HP's acquisition of LeftHand Networks is the second major IP storage deal this year. So why is iSCSI so hot?
Making Sense of Online Backup Options [September 29, 2008] Experts say security and trust are key when deciding where small businesses should store their data.
Users Give Dedupe High Marks [September 25, 2008] Anyone looking for an unhappy data de-duplication user at this week's Storage Decisions conference would have been hard-pressed to find one.