WD expands SMB storage portfolio

Western Digital (WD) has announced an expansion of its product portfolio addressing small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the addition of network backup software and appliances from Arkeia Software, a privately-held data protection company based in Carlsbad,...

Reasons to backup to the cloud

The data explosion is increasing demand for data storage, driving up costs, amplifying the risk of data loss or exposure and complicating disaster recovery plans and strategies.  Furthermore, organisations are increasingly moving away from cumbersome, error-prone,...

Faster networks needed for big data

Data volumes have exploded over the last few years, with digital information being generated not only by computers but also a wide variety of other connected equipment, such as aeroplanes, medical equipment, factory floors, cars and even televisions, says Raul Del...

MAM solves digital archiving challenges

The digital data explosion is a well-documented phenomenon, and one that affects many different industries and areas of business, including the broadcasting sector, says Steve Lauter, sales manager, Jasco Broadcast Solutions.  Apart from increasing volumes of data,...

New tape drives for Oracle libraries

Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle’s StorageTek LTO 6 Tape Drives with fibre channel connectivity for Oracle’s StorageTek SL8500 and SL3000 Tape Libraries. With the introduction of StorageTek LTO 6 Tape Drives, Oracle now offers customers both the latest...