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| Blade server doubles number of VMware virtual machines |
| Blade server doubles number of VMware virtual machines; Emulex offers virtual HBA management for Solaris 10.
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| 3PAR shrinks virtual desktop storage |
| 3PAR's software package allows users of its high-end disk arrays to store a single "golden image" of virtual desktops and hold that image in cache for better boot performance.
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| Texas Memory Systems unveils tiered DRAM/flash hybrid storage array |
| The RamSan-440 holds up to 2 TB of DRAM and flash solid-state disk, and includes a feature that makes data available within 30 seconds of a power outage or a restart.
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| EMC 'sitting on Fort Knox' sparks acquisition talk |
| EMC attributed solid second-quarter earnings to new storage product features, like virtual provisioning and data deduplication, leaving it with a pile of cash to make acquisitions.
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| SteelEye first to ship disaster recovery features for XenServer |
| SteelEye's Linux host-based replication scoots past Symantec as the first to integrate disaster recovery and high availability with Citrix's virtual server software.server software.
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| Brocade acquires Ethernet equipment maker Foundry Networks for $3 billion |
| The acquisition of Foundry matches Brocade's product lines to Cisco's, but observers are concerned about the $3 billion price tag, which dwarfs the $713 million buyout of McData.
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| Nexsan DataBeast storage array consolidates SATA, SAS disk storage |
| With its DataBeast array, Nexsan puts SATA and SAS in one system that can scale up to 336 TB in one 42U rack or to 5 PB with expansion racks.
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| Digitized data creates storage management and compliance challenges |
| Organizations are increasingly putting paper documents online, adding to the rapidly growing digital universe and bringing a new set of storage management and compliance challenges.
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| Overland Storage gives ARCvault line SAS connectivity |
| Overland Storage, StoneFly and Dynamic Network Factory add SAS connectivity to their storage offerings.
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| Enterprise systems may need redesign to benefit from solid state drives |
| Lab tests lead IDC to conclude that enterprise systems will need to be redesigned to get the full benefit from flash. Systems will need the intelligence to recognize when they're dealing with SSDs, which write slower than they read, and feed them data accordingly.
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