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News and Analysis

Bit9 Breach Boosts Calls For Attack Intel-Sharing Among Targeted Security Vendors

Whitelisting company's breach the latest warning sign that security vendors are getting hit by advanced attackers, too

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MDM Helps Bank Manage Apple iPhones, iPads

Automated software updates and security features in MobileIron's mobile device management system take pressure off Needham Bank's IT department.

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Reviews & Workshops

Mobile Biometrics: The Next Phase of Enterprise Authentication?

Smartphones and tablets equipped with fingerprint readers or other biometric hardware have the potential to drive greater adoption of biometric authentication in the enterprise—if we can get the hardware, software and business processes right.

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Blogs

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Next Generation Firewalls 101

March 01, 2013 01:37 AM
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Next generation firewalls combine application awareness and deep packet inspection to give companies more control over applications while also detecting and blocking malicious threats.

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Tags: Next Generation Firewall, NGFW, deep packet inspection, applications, IPS

Channel: Data Protection, Next Gen Network, Networking & Mgmt, Data Center

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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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Storage Head-Scratchers

January 18, 2013 10:43 AM
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Not every idea that comes out of the storage industry is a good one. Here are three developments in storage encryption, patents and holographic storage that have got me scratching my head.

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Tags: encryption, patents, holographic storage

Channel: Tapes and Disks, Servers & Storage, Data Protection, Data Center

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Flash Vendors Acquire the Cache

December 19, 2012 11:08 AM
Posted by Howard Marks

Samsung’s acquisition of caching vendor NVELO hints that SDD caching may be moving from servers to desktops.

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Tags: Samsung, NVELO, SanDisk, SSD, caching, servers, desktops

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

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Bitten By SaaS, But Still Going Back

December 14, 2012 03:16 PM
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A SaaS application I rely on shut down recently. No massive disruption ensued, but it’s a reminder that companies must take steps to mitigate the potential loss of a SaaS provider.

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Tags: SaaS, applications, cloud, RIM, Tungle

Channel: Data Protection, Data Center, Cloud Storage, Public Cloud

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Hot Flash: Researchers Use Heat to Counter NAND Flash Wear-n-Tear

December 10, 2012 11:40 AM
Posted by Howard Marks

Engineers have announced a new technique using heat to extend flash write/erase cycles from 10,000 to 100 million or more. But while tech breakthroughs are great, prudent management may be a better solution to flash’s lack of endurance.

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Tags: Flash, NAND, SLC, TLC, MLC, storage, controllers, Macronix, heat

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

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