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IBM Storage

Expect more from your storage: Introducing IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
New storage solutions rais expectations about performance, efficiency and ease of use. Store more – and more diverse – data with higher capacity drives, more remote mirroring options and integrated support for file storage.


Flexibility, automation, scalability and optimized performance
IBM System Storage DS8800 - Improve storage efficiency, throughput, and capacity with Easy Tier three tier support, larger drives, and advanced IBM zEnterprise integration. Expect your storage to automatically analyze, adapt to, and improve application performance.


IBM XIV, the industry’s most agile storage system
Improve efficiency for top tier workloads, combining unique XIV capabilities with high capacity 3TB drives maintains consistently high application performance and now stores 50% more data.


HDS Hu Yoshida Blog

HCP supports Big Data at PB Scale
Thu, 17 May 2012
Last month Hitachi announced enhancements to HCP, which is a major new release of our Hitachi Content Platform.  There were some major enhancements which were covered by Michael Hay in HCP and HDI, A Monster Release and by Ken Wood in HCP Announcement with an Archiving Angle on the Techno Musings blog. Here are the [...]


Big Data Variety
Mon, 14 May 2012
In past posts we talked about Big Data Volume and Velocity requirements and how they could be addressed with Hitachi Data Systems block, file and content storage. Today we will be looking at big data variety. The reason that big data is getting such attention today is the greater variety of new data types that [...]


99 Notre Dame, San Jose
Tue, 08 May 2012
This morning I accompanied a young person to the Superior Court in San Jose. This Court is located at 99 Notre Dame in San Jose. Once we went through the metal detectors we joined a long line of people in a crowded waiting room. What surprised me was the display along the south wall, which [...]


NetApp News

Global Commitment to Company Culture Lands NetApp at #3 on the Best Workplaces in Canada List
Wed, 16 May 2012
Annual Canada List by Great Place to Work Institute Names NetApp as a Best Workplace with High Achievement in the Fairness Category


Customers and Partners Accelerate Deployments and Connect to the Future with NetApp and SAP
Tue, 15 May 2012
NetApp Increases its Support for the SAP Co-Innovation Labs Network, Including New SAP HANA Center of Excellence Switzerland


NetApp Hosts Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results Webcast
Thu, 03 May 2012

EMC News

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Iomega and McAfee Collaborate to Offer Enterprise Security on Iomega’s Top of the Line StorCenter PX Series Network Storage Products
Wed, 16 May 2012
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McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software Plus Iomega PX series Creates a Unique Combination of Leading Threat Protection and Leading Network Storage
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Iomega Announces New Flagship Network Storage Array for Small and Medium Business, Remote Office/Branch Offices and Distributed Enterprises
Wed, 16 May 2012
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New Iomega StorCenter px12-450r NAS Features Latest in Hardware and Software Innovations for “Complete” Network Storage Solution
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Lascon Site News

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Tape drive comparisons updated May 2012

TSM hints and tips from IBM, May 2012

Various TSM updates backups restores and SQL searchesupdated, April 2012

TSM Oracle TDP Backups added March 2012

TSM Image Backups added February 2012

TSM Journal Backups added February 2012

VMAX CLI commands added February 2012

TSM roadmap updated for TSM 6.3, November 2011

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Latest IBM RedBooks

IBM Real Time Compression Appliance: What is new in RTCA Version 3.8
Wed, 16 May 2012
Redpaper, published: Wed, 16 May 2012

- Learn about new RTCA features and functions
- Understand product enghancements
- Take storage efficiency to the next level

Continuing its commitment to developing and delivering industry-leading storage technologies, IBM® introduces the IBM Real-time Compression Appliances for NAS, which is an innovative new storage offering that delivers essential storage efficiency technologies, combined with exceptional ease of use and performance.


DS8800 Performance Monitoring and Tuning
Tue, 15 May 2012
Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 15 May 2012

- Understand the performance aspects & features of the DS8800 architecture
- Configure the DS8800 to fully exploit its capabilities
- Use planning and monitoring tools with the DS8800

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides guidance about how to configure, monitor, and manage your IBM System Storage® DS8800 and DS8700 storage systems to achieve optimum performance.


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