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  • The industrial robot revolution

    One small step for man, a giant leap for robot-kind.

    Written by Sandra Gittlen • 20 Feb. 12 22:25

  • In depth: Online backup services keep your data safe

    It's a fact of modern life that archiving data is essential to prevent a data disaster. Still, something like one-third of computers are never backed up, according to 2257 respondents in a recent Backblaze poll carried out by Harris Interactive. The survey came to the dismal conclusion that a scant 7 per cent of users practice safe computing by archiving their systems on a daily (or nightly) basis.

    Written by Brian Nadel • 07 Feb. 12 02:08

  • Seven strategies for keeping disaster recovery ON TARGET

    It was a normal Monday batch process at a well-respected global bank - until, that is, a critical back-office system failed. At first, IT administrators took it in stride. This wasn't the only time they'd had to recover lost data. But soon it became clear something more ominous was occurring: the bank's multi-terabyte database had become corrupted.

    Written by Craig Sands and Andrew Truscott • 12 May 08 08:14

  • Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime: The Rolls-Royce of Android tablets

    Watch out, Android tablets: There's a new king in town.

    Written by JR Raphael • 03 Dec. 11 10:56

  • Are you ready for networking in the cloud?

    The two primary forms of public cloud computing, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), are both growing dramatically in popularity. Over the last few years, the primary focus of the IaaS providers has been on offering the basic compute and storage resources required to run applications.

    Written by Jim Metzler • 31 Oct. 11 21:48
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    Delorean hard drive is perfect for time machine

    Attention all Back To The Future fans: If you're in the market for a new hard drive, then the folks over at Flash Rods have something just for you. Flash Rods latest, known as the Delorean Time Machine Hard Drive, contains a 500GB Seagate drive within the chassis of the much-loved Delorean from the Back To The Future trilogy.

    Written by Chris Brandrick • 30 Nov. 10 12:16

  • Burning questions: Virtualisation

    Virtualizing x86 infrastructure isn't just a one-step process -- as servers change, the whole data center must change as well. While server hypervisors such as VMware's ESX, Microsoft's Hyper-V and Xen can make IT more efficient and cost-effective, many of the virtualization advantages can be canceled out when data centers rely on technology and processes that haven't been updated for the virtualization age.

    Written by Jon Brodkin • 26 Oct. 10 00:52

  • Server technology guide

    The fact is there is no onesize-fits-all server for small and medium businesses (SMBs). There are hundreds of choices across a dozen or so brands and far more configuration possibilities. Then there are the different approaches to server spend. Some buy on price, some on technology, some on brand, and some a mixture of factors at varying levels. Thankfully, there are some general guidelines on how to approach a new server purchase.

    Written by Trevor Clarke • 30 Sept. 10 11:14

  • NASs for the masses

    Either because server disks are full or because virtualization is a natural growth path, organizations large and small are moving toward shared storage. For large enterprises, high-capacity storage-area networks make sense, but what about small or mid-sized enterprises new to shared storage?

    Written by David Newman • 27 Sept. 10 15:05

  • Reducing storage complexities

    As the entrance of the new decade eases in, new technologies being developed by the day are creating voluminous amounts of data that accrue in stale storage systems, gathering dust in the bin.

    Written by John Mark V. Tuazon • 02 July 10 07:12
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    A jolly storage strategy

    Simplifying IT storage management at fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is something that can be considered a "jolly strategy," with all the millions of cash saved yearly on maintenance alone.

    Written by Tom S. Noda • 02 July 10 07:16

  • Bigger is not always better with hard drive storage

    Seagate announced a breakthrough in hard drive storage -- blowing past the previous 2.2 Terabyte limitation to develop the first 3Tb hard drive. While that is impressive from a technology standpoint, 3Tb is a lot of data to entrust to a single device. It may not be wise for businesses to place all of their data 'eggs' in a single 3Tb (or larger) 'basket'.

    Written by Tony Bradley • 30 June 10 05:33

  • Are storage admins getting automated out of their jobs?

    When it comes to job stability and pay, storage administrators had it made in 2009.

    Written by Stacy Collett • 23 March 10 05:53
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    How do they do IT?

    Trevor Clarke jumps into the driver’s seat at the Formula 1 to discover the role IT plays in winning races.

    Written by Trevor Clarke • 21 March 10 08:00

  • Intel wins top spots in SSD storage drive ranking

    Chip giant Intel won first place in a ranking of flash memory-based Solid State Drives (SSDs), in which the researcher, DRAMeXchange Technology, pilloried the industry over the wide disparity of quality among the storage devices.

    Written by Dan Nystedt • 12 March 10 19:25

  • Data warehousing vendors squabble over flash memory

    Scalability has been the buzzword for data warehousing vendors over the past several years, with the standout questions being, how many petabytes of data can I store? And how many servers and nodes?

    Written by Eric Lai • 02 Feb. 10 04:45

  • Storage wrinkle: 4,500 flash drives left at the cleaners

    Lost a thumb drive with important data on it? Check with your dry cleaner. A survey by a U.K.-based company shows that in the last year, 4,500 USB flash drives were forgotten in pockets of clothes left at the dry cleaners, and thousands more handheld devices were left in the backseats of taxis.

    Written by Lucas Mearian • 22 Jan. 10 08:39

  • Google's free file storage not such a good deal

    Google's introduction of free online storage for any type of file serves as a reminder that storing a gigabyte of data in the Internet cloud can vary in price from free to US$3.50 per, and that's just what Google charges its customers.

    Written by David Coursey • 14 Jan. 10 17:12

  • Storage industry tackles making sense of metadata

    Here is a wager I bet I will win. How many of us took a photo, saved a video, or downloaded a music track and have no clue where it's hiding today? Maybe it's buried somewhere on your PC's hard drive or in one of dozen external drives.

    Written by Melissa J. Perenson • 07 Jan. 10 09:02

  • Seagate's pulsar drives bring SSD to enterprise primetime

    Seagate jumped into the SSD (solid state drive) market today with the unveiling of its Pulsar drives. SSD drives have been a growing segment, but Seagate adds significant credibility and opens up new possibilities for the nascent technology.

    Written by Tony Bradley • 09 Dec. 09 06:42
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