EMC releases new multiprotocol NAS array aimed at SMBs
The entry-level Celerra NX4 is a multiprotocol array that comes wth 4TB to 32TB of capacity using SAS and/or SATA disk drives and has ports for NAS, iSCSI and SAN-attached storage. The array comes with backup software that supports snapshot and thin provisioning functionality. Read more...

LG to launch consumer, SOHO NAS system at IFA

Blu-ray Disc rapidly gaining popularity in Japan

Iomega spurns EMC's hostile acquisition bid

Hitachi Unveils 500GB Notebook Disk Drive

Western Digital NAS drive blocks full access to media files

Isilon launches world's biggest NAS cluster

Switch maker introduces a 'Data Center Fabric' architecture

Hitachi shrinks its storage controller for SMBs

Sun CEO says NetApp aims to blunt open-source efforts

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Opinion: Choosing the right backup interface
Companies should focus on certain fundamental options, such as selecting a backup appliance with the right interface. Although de-duplication ratios and offsite replication are exciting, do not forget why you wanted disk to begin with -- to ensure successful backups in shorter times.

Network storage for home and office
Networked homes are more and more common, and more and more devices can connect with computers and with network-attached storage (TiVos stream music, game consoles can read video files -- the list goes on).

Review: HP Media Vault mv2120
Network-attached storage can be intimidating, but HP's Media Vault mv2120 puts users at ease with its carefully designed, integrated software.

Opinion: Opportunities for economizing in a recession
The dark horse in this picture of economizing your infrastructure could be network file systems. Large organizations have been deploying NFS for more than 20 years, and it enjoys a significant advantage over block-based protocols in terms of manageability, writes Jim Damoulakis.

Storage revolution shuffling IT jobs
With NAS, SANs, virtualization and other technologies affecting information processing within enterprises, a variety of changes are happening, including shifting responsibilities in the ranks of storage administrators.

Dave Hitz
NetApp founder Dave Hitz talks about running a "grown-up company," working at the intersection of technical and cultural changes and viewing life from the back of a horse.

Opinion: Can we take the Storage Performance Council seriously?
Recently, the Storage Performance Council posted two benchmarks to its Web site that were run on an EMC Clariion CX3 Model 40. What's a bit unusual in this case is the fact that EMC did not run the benchmark, Network Appliance did.

Opinion: NetApp's latest attempt to be a big SAN company
While other storage vendors offer competitive products, they are no comparison to what Onaro's SANscreen does. It is really a feather in NetApp's cap that it had the presence of mind to grab this product before someone else did.

Seven things your IT department doesn't want you to know
Although IT staffers have good reasons for restricting your use of systems for security reasons, you can safely transmit files of many sizes, chat on your favorite IM client, and use unapproved but legal and harmless software.

Opinion: Believe it or not, vendors lie about one another
Everyday vendors state supposed "facts" about competitors' products, when their competitors either solved that problem years ago or never had the problem to begin with.

Here are 15 devices and add-ons that make the back-to-school computing experience extraordinary. As Facebook-like apps infiltrate the enterprise, they're integrating the workforce in unforeseen ways. If you want to expand the visual capabilities of your laptop, you can add two monitors without spending a lot of time or money. The latest iteration of Asus' groundbreaking mini-notebook adds a faster CPU, a larger display and a better keyboard.

Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

Four years from now, the IT field will be a vastly different place. Will you be ready?

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