News (503)

  • Trials and tribulations of product testing

    When it comes to product testing, it seems market leaders have more to protect.

  • Storage vendors whip up faster data recipes

    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.

  • Dell to buy storage vendor EqualLogic for US$1.4 bn

    Dell announced Monday plans to acquire SAN equipment manufacturer EqualLogic in a $1.4 billion cash deal, which may cause Dell to reconsider its partnership with storage leader, EMC.

  • Suncorp standardises on NetApp

    Tier two bank and major insurer Suncorp has consolidated and standardised its storage environment on NetApp's products, according to a statement distributed today by the vendor.

  • WebCentral suffers lengthy outage

    Melbourne IT today admitted websites belonging to a number of customers of its WebCentral brand went down over the weekend, following a data corruption issue in its storage systems.

Blogs (9)

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Storage licensing doesn't add up

    A fledgling user group claims plenty of storage vendors are unfairly using per terabyte pricing/licensing models for storage software, despite the explosion in data growth.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Secrets of starting a data warehouse from scratch

    Being able to build a data warehouse right from the beginning of a company's life can eliminate some of the pitfalls typically associated with the project, but doesn't necessarily eliminate the most obvious one: uncontrolled data from multiple sources.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    OS religion almost dead in the datacentre

    While there's not much that's more fun than stirring up Linux and Windows zealots into a frenzy of spite against each other, we thankfully finally seem to be approaching a more measured universe in which technology choices can be made based on suitability rather than preconception.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Taxing task for warehouse builders

    Plans by the Australian Tax Office to track the purchase and sale of investment properties might make a few money-minded Australians nervous, but they represent a potential bonanza for storage vendors and business intelligence firms.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    EMC on the rise

    Just how much money is there in storage? That was the question I had to ask myself as I ventured around EMC's well-attended customer conference in Sydney this week.

Features and Case Studies (280)

  • The server virtualisation vendor landscape

    We look at the virtual machine software market's three principal players: Microsoft, VMware and Xen.

  • How to pick the right storage vendor

    Learn how to make a more informed decision about what vendor solutions you use for storage.

  • Managing data at Melbourne IT

    Managing data can be difficult, especially if you have almost 500 terabytes of storage and spend $10,000 a month on backup tapes. This case study looks at how Melbourne IT, one of Australia's biggest web hosting companies, handles storage

  • Storage-starved SMBs get pampered

    Australian SMBs are hungry for storage, yet have been left underserved by major storage vendors. However, increasing demand for digital marketing and fast access to information is causing vendors to take notice of this once-neglected sector.

  • Who guards the guards: Storage

    Making predictions about the storage market isn't difficult. Suggest that capacities will go up and costs will go down and you shouldn't go too far wrong.

Reviews (169)

  • Belkin N+ Wireless Storage Router

    Belkin's N+ Wireless Storage Router leaps ahead of the wireless-N pack, and finally delivers a wireless-N router worth owning.

  • Reviews Roundup: The best SMB rack NAS

    Network attached storage appliances come in all shapes and sizes: in this review roundup we look at what five of the leading vendors have to offer the small to medium-sized business.

  • Apple Time Capsule (2009)

    Apple Time Capsule is a convenient and simple wireless router and NAS server combo for your home. Unfortunately, especially in the case of the 1TB version, you can find better deals on devices that offer greater storage space and many more features for the price.

  • QNAP TS-409 Pro NAS

    The old adage "good things come in small packages" certainly applies to the QNAP TS-409, a silver and black cube whose small dimensions sport a raft of features.

  • Adaptec Snap Server 210

    The Snap Server 210 makes for a very tightly integrated and low maintenance backup system over WAN, but is pricier than many other solutions.

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