Archive for April, 2009
The BBC reports that the UK government has launched an £11m ($16m) five-year research programme into ocean acidification.
Researchers say seas are becoming more acidic as a result of CO2 from human activities being absorbed by seawater, which alters the oceans’ chemistry.
Ministers say acidification of the oceans will be one of ...
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Recent ESG research shows a significant demand for efficiency factors when it comes to evaluating and purchasing NAS systems. While this trend is currently aligned with poor macroeconomic conditions, it also signals a change from which data center managers will not retreat in the future.
Top NAS Features Reveal Emphasis ...
In a move that comes dangerously close to crossing the line and competing with backup partners in its partner ecosystem, VMware is offering a capability to back up virtual machines on ESX and ESXi hosts. The backup “utility” provides basic backup and recovery capabilities for vSphere 4 environments, taking ...
Long time disk manufacturer Fujitsu have pulled out of the disk business, selling their design and manufacturing facilities to Toshiba.
Toshiba and Fujitsu have concluded a definitive agreement on the transfer of Fujitsu’s hard disk drive (HDD) business to Toshiba. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, Toshiba will acquire Fujitsu’s ...
Solid state storage seems to be going from 'zero to hero' almost overnight. Those steadfast providers that have been promoting some variant of the technology for years may be sighing as everyone else eventually 'finds religion,' but they are no doubt also cheering at the prospect of ...
CA steps up its game with new efficiency-focused features in the products that make up its CA Recovery Management suite—CA ARCserve Backup, CA XOsoft Replication, and CA XOsoft High Availability—and attractive bundling and channel programs.
Overview
Today, Benjamin Franklin's remark that, "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except ...
IT organizations are challenged with maintaining application and data availability while satisfying compliance requirements and service level agreements. Relentless information growth is straining IT resources—necessitating greater investments—yet capital and operational expenses are under scrutiny. Given this conflict, IT organizations are seeking efficiency and optimization to regain control. IBM Tivoli Storage ...
You may remember that The Hot Aisle covered the Elean Data Center in earlier articles about a green Data Center design and Absorption Chillers.
The Elean Data Center, near Cambridge, has won a prestigious award from the United States Government after being recognised by the US Department of Energy and the ...
Reports have surfaced that Tandberg Data is bankrupt, which are not really true. Tandberg Data ASA and Tandberg Storage ASA has filed for bankruptcy, but its subsidiaries around the world will continue day-to-day operations, including Tandberg Data Corporation in the US. The company will continue to manufacture product, and in ...
