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Storage companies are betting a technology once reserved for businesses will appeal to consumers dealing with large files shared by multiple PCs and a need for data protection.
Suppliers of storage systems are starting to move beyond their old debate over the merits of two technologies--storage area networks and networked-attached storage--and are embracing both.
Microsoft on Tuesday made more technical information available for XAML, a language for designing the user interface of Web and Windows applications.
Apple wowed the cell phone industry a year ago with the first version of the iPhone. And now its new software development kit and soon-to-be-launched application store featuring third-party applications could change the game yet again.
Indiana Jones were alive today, he'd eschew dull old archaeology for the thrills of distributed terabyte storage. At least, that's what the manufacturers would have us believe. But basing today's SANs on what today's technology can demonstrably do, without writing off the potential of what's under development, is the sanest approach.
Mashups involving digital maps are bridging the gap between the virtual and physical worlds, with uses ranging from local shopping and traffic reports to online dating and community organising.
High-tech giants are nudging the grid computing into the business world. Is the obscure concept in your company's future?
Security-as-a-service was the big theme at this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco. ZDNet.com editor in chief Larry Dignan talks with senior editor Sam Diaz, and security blogger Ryan Naraine about how companies are securing the cloud.
Few managers consider it a sexy area, but well-planned storage systems are critical to the functioning of businesses of all sizes. How has storage technology evolved and how can you plan the right system at the right price?
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