News (77)

  • Metadata: The future of storage?

    There's a significant shift in storage fundamentals afoot, and it's not SAN and NAS--metadata promises to turn static, monolithic data repositories into malleable storage clouds.

  • EMC to buy software firm for US$1.3 billion

    Storage systems maker EMC said Tuesday it will buy Legato Systems in a stock deal valued at US$1.3 billion, broadening its reach in the storage software sector.

  • Dell: First PCs. Then servers. Now storage?

    Dell Computer, a company known for tackling markets once they're well established, is two years into its effort to conquer the storage market. How will they hold up against the top players?

  • Is EMC a target for takeover?

    In an industry where executives like to name their products Thunder, Lightning and Shark, competition has always been treacherous. But predators may be particularly keen on circling EMC--the largest independent provider of storage systems and a company once thought to be immune to recession.

  • IBM wins $70m Medicare extension

    Medicare has awarded IBM a one-year, $70 million extension to its comprehensive technology outsourcing contract after announcing earlier this year that it would review all its information and communications contracts.

Features and Case Studies (37)

  • Metadata: The future of storage?

    There's a significant shift in storage fundamentals afoot, and it's not SAN and NAS--metadata promises to turn static, monolithic data repositories into malleable storage clouds.

  • A peek into Longhorn's storage system

    The Longhorn edition of Microsoft's Windows operating system is at least two years away but the company is revealing some details on how it intends to create a smooth transition from today's Windows PCs.

  • Five RAID units tested

    It's affordable and easy to manage -- two qualities you rarely hear mentioned about storage. We test your RAID options.

  • ILM: Getting intimate with data

    ILM is the future of storage (or so we're told). But what is it? How do you get it? The details may still be a bit sketchy but that doesn't necessarily mean you can afford to put considerations to the side.

  • EMC and Documentum: Redefining content, storage

    EMC's planned acquisition of Documentum represents an infrastructure-level strategy that could be the beginning of a much larger trend, with potential impact on how enterprises seek to address content, archiving, and storage as a completely synergistic, single-vendor solution.

Reviews (41)

  • Archival survival guide

    In this special report, we review six archival options in the market.

  • DAS the stuff: 5 RAID units tested

    It's affordable and easy to manage -- two qualities you rarely hear mentioned about storage. We test your RAID options.

  • Trade my PC for a key chain? I might just do it! Here's why

    After years of carrying too much stuff--don't ask about the times I've hauled two separate notebook systems to events--I am heading in what may turn out to be the opposite direction. Short of a failure of nerve, this time I may carry little more than a key chain and the Kyocera SmartPhone, which doubles as a wireless PDA.

  • Hands up! This is a RAID!

    Five products for when your servers need a little extra storage space.

  • Shootout: Portable storage devices

    Portable USB thumb sized drives are an excellent way to move and manage data, but there's a lot of choice in the market. Which portable storage device is best?

Create an e-mail alert for "storage"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
storage


Frequency: *

Latest Videos

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Phil Dobbie Conroy explains his magic filter
    In today's Twisted Wire, we put the screws on Communications Minister Stephen Conroy about his controversial internet filter policy.
  • Array Copenhagen lessons on green IT
    After the global financial crisis placed green IT on the back-burner, is it about to become sexy again due to the likes of New Zealand's new emissions trading scheme?
  • Array Welcome to National Censorship Day
    Conroy's blind adherence to his net filtering plan will abandon net neutrality ideals and push ISPs down a slippery slope of unprecedented responsibility for a callously politicised Australian internet.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured