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Sun's ZFS/Flash initiative

Sun's forthcoming ZFS/Flash products will be interesting enough, and important enough, that most companies will be justified in exploring the technology a bit and perhaps experimenting with it ahead of time using a ramdisk to emulate the flash components. by Paul Murphy

Tags: Disk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Backup, Memory, ZFS, Storage Hierarchy, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-07-15

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IBM claims 'Quicksilver' flash sets data-speed record

A project under development from IBM is setting new records for data-transfer speeds using solid-state technology with one million input/outputs per second. IBM has said its 'Project Quicksilver' is setting new records for data-transfer speeds on solid-state technology, with its tests showing a disk-storage solution hitting one million input/outputs...

Tags: IBM Corp., Storage, Virtualization, Performance Management, Ip storage, Storage Management, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, IBM, Project Quicksilver, SSD, solid-state drive

News items 2008-08-29

Comcast's Web limits: Saving bandwidth or stifling innovation?

The first computer I ever bought had a whopping six-gigabyte hard drive inside - far more storage capacity than anyone might have ever dreamed of using some ten years ago. Back then, no one was really downloading music or uploading digital photos, let alone streaming video or placing VoIP phone...

Tags: Innovation, Web, Bandwidth, Comcast Corp., Internet, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-28

News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Datacore - nothing but storage

Angie Gonzalez, of Datacore, and I had a conversation about how virtual storage complements any type of virtual processing solution. Nearly all virtual server-based solutions gain a great deal of benefit when a supporting virtual storage strategy is also deployed. Why is that? ...

Tags: Datacore, Storage, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-08-28

WWD Backup Widget (exe)

The World Wide Data Backup Widget is a Windows based application. It allows you to upload and download files, create folders, drag and drop files and schedule backups. Users will need a subscription to the World Wide Data Storage network to use the widget. This program provides basic backup functions....

Tags: World Wide Data, World Wide Data Backup Widget, Backups

Software downloads 2008-08-28

iPod Deleted Data Recovery Tool (exe)

Recover iPod Apple, Shuffle, Mini, Nano and portable media player songs, music files. Data Doctor iPod recovery software is the best solution to restore your iPod deleted files. This advanced files retrieval tool support restoration of hard drive-based iPod Classic data. Undelete utility retrieves the touch screen iPod Touch, the...

Tags: Data Recovery, Apple iPod, Data Recovery Software, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-08-28

MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails

MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud failsMore to blameShame on the customers who selected this vendor. When evaluating vendors in the cloud, your RFP should identify exactly how these companies secure, backup, and process your data. I fear that poorly run IT shops like this one will...

Tags: cloud computing, MediaMax, Linkup

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails

Online storage service MediaMax, also called The Linkup, went out of business following a system administration error that deleted active customer data. The defunct company raises questions about the reliability of cloud computing. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Information Technology, Data, Failure, Storage, Hardware, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Dancing on E-voting's grave

Dancing on E-voting's graveAgreed - but consider the slippery slopeBecause once you recognized the problem in kind, you ended up arguing (accurately, I think) about degree.Why client-server can't workBecause the expert has to say "yes" to the question in court - no matter how difficult or impractical it may actually...

Tags: Fair Use, e-voting, client-server, Fairness Doctrine

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?And, those costs are just the start. How about the staff to keep it running24x7?? Better to just pay somebody to host it all, and you will save a ton of money and have better uptime. Also, a lot more storage....

Tags: Groupware, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., PostPath, CAL, collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

mFTP Windows Mobile (CAB)

mFTP provides you an innovative way to transfer files from cell phone to cell phone. Use mFTP to transfer a single file such as a picture or mp3 to your friends cell phone. mFTP can be considered an application that brings File Transfer protocol to mobile, and mFTP brings data...

Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Cell Phone, Microsoft Windows, mFTP, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-08-27

Sony Ericsson TM506 - amber (T-Mobile)

The Sony Ericsson TM506 marks a couple of "firsts" for T-Mobile. Not only is it the first Sony Ericsson to land at T-Mobile in several years, but also it's the carrier's first 3G cell phone since it launched its 3G network in May. Though it doesn't offer a streaming media...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TM506, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2008-08-26

One Router to Connect Them All

One Router to Connect Them AllWives and out of townI have the same problem. I usually get infuriating phone calls where I have to talk her through the whole device reboot process each time, and she forgets how to do it.God awful from where I liveRead my "Harsh reality of...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, router, cable, Vonage Holdings Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

HP closes EDS purchase; Outlines services exec line-up

HP on Tuesday said it completed its $13.9 billion acquisition of EDS and announced its management team for its services unit. With the EDS purchase, HP's services business will have annual revenue of more than $38 billion and 210,000 employees. Now the integration begins. HP CEO Mark...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Senior Vice President, Outsourcing, Data Centers, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-26

mFTP (CAB)

mFTP provides you an innovative way to transfer files from cell phone to cell phone. Use mFTP to transfer a single file such as an picture or mp3 to your friends cell phone. mFTP can be considered an application that brings File Transfer protocol to mobile, and mFTP brings data...

Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, mFTP, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-08-26

One Router to Connect Them All

Sunday afternoons are the few times I actually get some peace and don't have to think about major IT problems. I fire up my Weber smoker, throw on a couple of racks of ribs, fire up a bucket of hardwood charcoal and fruit wood chunks, and I chill for a...

Tags: Cable Modem, Router, Linksys Inc., Dad, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-25

IDF and the new Mac notebooks

The Intel Developer Forum makes it clear what Apple's new notebooks - which I predict will be announced Tuesday, September 16 - will offer. Will it be worth the wait? If longer battery life and higher performance are important to you - yes. And if you weren't...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Graphics, IDF, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Orchidmedia (exe)

Orchidmedia provides a richly featured e-mail client with an integrated browser, instant messaging client, media player, and image viewer, in one package. Each member of the family can have their own user account to choose skins, to create e-mail and instant messaging accounts, and to create their own secure file...

Tags: IM, Storage, Information Core Technologies, Orchidmedia, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Online Communications, Internet

Software downloads 2008-08-25

Maxtor Central Axis NAS server

The Maxtor Central Axis carries a list price of $320, but can be found for as little as $270--a good deal for a network storage device with 1TB of storage. We liked the Central Axis' compact design, fast performance, and that its over-the-Internet access service was easy to set...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, Microsoft Windows, server, Axis, Maxtor Corp., hard drive, NAS

Product reviews 2008-08-22