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    Flying docs pilot first national e-health database

    The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is deploying what may be the first national e-health records management system to unify disparate medical databases across its four regional sites.

    Written by Darren Pauli • 03 Feb. 09 20:40

  • Virtualization helps school with storage woes

    When it comes to flexible enterprise storage, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine doesn't horse around. Over the last six months, the college has been putting its 7TB storage area network through its paces, using it for nearline backup and primary storage, and has this insight to share: Storage virtualization is the cat's meow.

    Written by Julie Bort • 21 May 07 17:20

  • File serving aids CGI film development

    A perusal of Internet message boards and online forums shows that fan anticipation of seeing characters from popular Japanese superhero-themed cartoons such as Gatchaman and Astro Boy make the 21st century leap to feature-length computer-generated imagery (CGI) films is reaching a fever pitch.

    Written by Brian Fonseca • 02 May 07 13:51

  • Linux, Open Source Software Pay Off for PayPal

    When Scott Thompson left Visa to take the CTO role at PayPal in 2005, the Web company's data centre surprised him. "Wait a minute," he recalls saying, "they run a payment system on Linux?"

    Written by Phil Hochmuth • 26 March 07 09:20

  • Backing up Sydney

    With more than 60 branch offices connected via IP WAN, backing-up data is critical for Sydney City Council.

    Written by Darren Pauli • 21 Nov. 06 11:44

  • Market researcher revs up data warehouse grid

    Like a muscle car driving 55 mph on the freeway, R.L. Polk & Co.'s new grid-based data warehouse boasts gobs of untapped power under the hood, according to Kevin Vasconi, the company's CIO.

    Written by Eric Lai • 23 Oct. 06 15:00

  • Virtualized storage, real rewards

    As senior director of enterprise technology operations at Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a prison management firm that handles more than 60 facilities, Brad Wood faces several challenges. His group manages approximately 100TB of data -- including inmate medical records, operational records, e-mail, and so forth -- across four Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) storage arrays in two datacentres. Because of federal and state rules, much of the company's data is mirrored three or four times to keep it accessible in case of failure. Adding to the complexity, Wood buys his hardware based on current price and performance, so he has a mix of suppliers.

    Written by Galen Gruman • 21 Aug. 06 17:04

  • Storage upgrade goes beyond liquid assets at Barwon

    With only 320 employees, Barwon Water provides quality water and sewerage services to a permanent population of 250,000 people across an area of more than 8100 square kilometres, while managing 10 major water storage units, 10 water treatment plants and nine sewerage treatment facilities.

    Written by Siobhan McBride • 02 Aug. 04 16:28

  • Case Study: Superannuation firm gets super SAN

    Faced with disparate systems, a heterogenous server environment and storage islands at a time when the company was undergoing a period of expansion, superannuation and investment firm AM Corporation had its hands full managing storage.

    Written by Siobhan Chapman • 07 Aug. 02 07:46

  • Case studies: Saving with SANs

    US health insurer BlueCross BlueShield has spent between US$3 million and $3.5 million over the past three years on a storage-area network (SAN) that includes 40TB of storage.

    Written by Mary K. Pratt • 10 July 02 12:40

  • Visa customers reap benefits of IP network

    As chief technology officer at Visa US, which handles 35 billion online transactions annually, Scott Thompson is pummeled with pitches about new networked storage technology that promises to reduce workload and bring a higher return on investment.

    Written by Lucas Mearian • 30 March 01 13:57
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