Analysis
NetApp finds NAS could mean 'never accessed storage'
According to a USENIX presentation, 90% of data on NetApp's networked storage systems was untouched over a 3-month period, raising the issue of whether it would be better placed on cheaper storage.[more...]
Sun engineer's discussion of flash
A Sun engineer, Adam Leventhal. has written a 5-page article for Comunications Of The ACM magazine which is freely downloadable. So ... I have freely downloaded the PDF and tried to extract the five pages from the 116 pages of the magazine, but ... no-can-do due to dratted Acrobat security restrictions.[more...]
White labels in the cloud
Two companies have come into view recently, offering 'white label' online backup and storage services to be badged and branded by their resellers, in this case ISPs and PC manufacturers. These are the retailers of the suppliers' wholesale service.[more...]
Overland's twin track deduplication strategy
Vern LoForti, Overland Storage CEO, says Overland is developing its own in-house software deduplication technology, saying: "We have in development a product, that will incorporate our own software deduplication technology, coming along very well."[more...]
Why should Overland succeed with Snap Server?
Overland reckons it has a decent chance of turning its $3.6 million purchase of Adaptec's Snap Server business back into a jewel approaching if not reaching the original $100 million value paid by Adaptec back in 2004.[more...]
Sony hedging Blu-ray bets
Sony is hedging its bet with Blu-ray as the high-definition (HD) movie distribution to consumers medium. It has added an ability for movies to be downloaded direct to its PlayStation 3 games consoles with a PS3 firmware update.[more...]
NetApp deduplication notes
NetApp users are generally deploying its A-SIS deduplication in primary and secondary storage tiers and not mainly in backup applications, according to a well-placed source. There are some 10,000 A-SIS users amongst its FAS product line customers.[more...]
DataDirect Networks spending half a billion yen in Japan
Extreme scale out storage provider DataDirect Networks (DDN) is spening 500 million yen ($4.7225 million) to expand its Japanese operations. According to sources it is also thinking about a possible IPO in nine months or so, depending upon market conditions.[more...]
