Tough times for Seagate Technology? Word just out has announced the company is closing its Northern Ireland plant, eliminating 780 jobs. Official Seagate company line on the move: it is part of the...

It takes large-scale disasters, natural or otherwise, for us to rethink our data storage. Such is the case for nearly every business in southern California. An article by Rob Ederle at e-Commerce...

It's been a busy week for IBM - first news of its acquisition of Novus Consulting Group (NovusCG) for an undisclosed sum. NovusCG is a privately held data storage company. Some say the move is...

Is it Friday again? Sorry to miss last week's roundup - I was out of town and I didn't have an Internet connection (is that even possible these days?). However, I'm back this week with...

When it comes to technology, I'm more than a little bit of a skeptic. Sure, we all have problems that could be potentially devastating, but I tend to take claims made by vendors with a large...

Yes, the technology's out there. Yes, you could sign up tomorrow. Yet should you? When considering whether a storage area network is worthwhile to your business, it's always worthwhile to get...

With apologies to Thomas Dolby... Data mining, storage and retrieval becomes critical when the data is part of an international scientific laboratory. With that in mind, Microsoft Research and...

Sometimes IT is lost on the little guys. The prohibitive costs associated with backup and storage can make it difficult for the smaller business to be able to archive and keep up with regulatory...

Suppose you had a terrific method of providing huge storage capacity, but the price was too inhibitive for it to get off the ground. Such was the problem with Magnetic RAM (MRAM), which uses magnetic...

If you've been holding out using blade server technology for consolidation processes because it just didn't have the capacity or the wherewithal you need, you're about to be pleasantly...

Business is no longer confined to the four walls of your office building. That means more demands on the network to keep remote employees connected and information secure. It's now up to you...

I've always been of the opinion that if you want to excel in your industry, you should attend conferences that deal with your issues or your industry. One of the more interesting (and to my mind...

Who knows your platform needs better than you do? That's the premise behind Microsoft's online self-assessment designed to help you narrow down your application platform needs. The...

This week proved to be quite good in the search for data storage blogs that have something really substantial to offer. These three shined above the rest. Storage Soup: A nice mixture of info from...

If you're considering migrating your Legacy network to an IP, listen up. This on-demand seminar, sponsored by Hughes Network Systems, gives you the following: The pros and cons of traditional...

Here's a new de-duplication product - RenewData has announced the availability of its Backup Tape Liability Management Service, which enables corporations to identify, de-duplicate, and possibly...

Here's a nifty gadget that might just pump up your security without draining your budget - The EVERYTHING AnyWare /ASAS(R) system improves productivity by enabling anyone to access their data and...

Who's right and who's wrong? If you're like me, you're more than a little tired of experts giving conflicting advice on what solution is right for you. We listen to them because we...

Back again for this week's roundup of some of my favorite blog reads of the week: Drunken Data - I have no idea who runs this irreverent site, but it's just great. Chris Mellor's...

Score one more for HP - the company has announced that Netherlands-based Rabobank has selected a business intelligence solution from HP in a deal valued at $4.3 million. Netherlands-based Rabobank,...