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March 13, 2013
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Solid state is showing up at every level of the storage stack -- as a memory cache, an auxiliary storage tier for hot data that's automatically shuttled between flash and mechanical disk, even as dedicated primary storage, so-called Tier 0. But if funds are limited, where should you use solid state to get the best bang for the buck? In this Network Computing webcast, we'll discuss various deployment options.

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4 Big BYOD Trends For 2013

Interop Las Vegas speaker Michael Finneran and other BYOD experts discuss key trends enterprise IT leaders should watch in 2013.

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Architectures

Third Time A Charm For Law Firm

Law offices have been at the forefront of the Enterprise Search market. These businesses generate a large volume of data and need to provide their users with easy access to it. Experience has been the best teacher for international law firm Bracewell & Giuliani LLP: the firm went through three Enterprise Search systems before finally finding one that meets its needs.

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Reviews & Workshops

Verizon Solves Enterprise Search Problem In Distinct Way

Delivering quick access to competitive information can be the difference between success and failure for many corporations. Today, large companies have difficulty providing that information to employees in a simple and efficient manner. Verizon Communications Inc. took a unique approach to meeting that goal by opting for a SaaS (Software as a Service) enterprise search solution.

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Cloud Storage and Sync: A Bubble Destined to Burst

February 22, 2013 12:28 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko

The proliferation of cloud file sharing services is out of control. It can only end badly for most of these companies—and their users.

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Tags: cloud storage, cloud synchronization, Dropbox, Google, Amazon

Channel: Public Cloud, Content Management, Cloud Computing, Storage & Mgmt, Backup & Recovery

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Server-Side Caching Gets Smarter Via Startup PernixData

February 20, 2013 03:25 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

Startup PernixData uses a distributed, replicated write-back cache to take full advantage of SSDs in server-side caching while addressing the risks of server failure and data loss.

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Tags: server-side caching, SSD, PernixData, write-back cache, Interop

Channel: Virtualization, Content Management, Tapes and Disks, Data Center, Servers & Storage, Interop

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IT Not Ready to Quit on BlackBerry

February 13, 2013 03:45 PM
Posted by Andrew Conry Murray

IT pros hope BlackBerry can reverse its fading fortunes, but they recognize end user choice is going against the once-dominant mobile vendor. Network Computing readers weigh in on BlackBerry’s fate.

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Tags: BlackBerry, Android, Apple, iOS, mobile

Channel: Content Management, UC & VoIP, Security

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HP, Quantum Update Tape Portfolios to LTO-6

February 07, 2013 12:10 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

HP and Quantum have updated their tape storage to LTO-6, the most recent generation of the Linear-Tape Open standard. LTO-6 promises to store more data more quickly, though newly promised compression rates need independent verification.

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Tags: HP, StoreEver, Quantum Scalar i6000, LTO-6, tape storage

Channel: Storage & Mgmt, Content Management, Data Center, Backup & Recovery

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Seagate Flashes $40 Million for Virident PCIe Cards

January 29, 2013 09:53 AM
Posted by Howard Marks

Seagate announced a $40 million investment in Virident, which makes flash-based PCIe cards for servers. The move underlines the broad expansion of flash storage into multiple sectors of the enterprise market.

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Tags: Seagate, Virident, flash, PCIe, SSD, Intel, Fusion-io

Channel: Tapes and Disks, Content Management, Servers & Storage, Data Protection

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Wi-Fi Turns Into Retail Spy

January 23, 2013 04:16 PM
Posted by Lee H. Badman

A new partnership between WLAN vendor Aerohive and retail analytics company Euclid turns in-store access points into customer tracking systems.

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Tags: Aerohive, Euclid, Wi-Fi, APs, retail, Nearbuy Systems

Channel: Public Cloud, Content Management, Cloud Computing

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