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InMage Enables Successful, Seamless Large-Scale Data Migration Project

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Applied Discovery is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington with its main data center located in south Seattle.

Backup Software - Tape Library Combo Runs Counter To Current Disk-Based Backup Craze

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:46:00 GMT

One might think the data protection world has gone mad. After all of the coverage over the last few years about the "goodness" of disk and the "evils" of tape, a recent announcement from Spectra Logic that it had entered into a new OEM agreement with Symantec ran counter to this disk-based backup craze. By Jerome M Wendt, Lead Analyst and President, DCIG Inc.

Do You Have A Hole In Your Swing?

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:40:00 GMT

Like some of you I have spent a good portion of my career as a turnaround guy for sales forces. Without fail I have found that many sales people or channel partners were ill equipped to hit the ball out of the park on behalf of the company. They were decent salespeople for the most part, and knew the product, but had a difficult time educating all levels of the organization that they were selling to. By Jim Nash, DCIG Inc.

White Paper: Three Key Requirements Of A Sound Disaster Recovery Strategy

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:30:00 GMT

For short- and long-term survival, organizations must try to protect their data against any and all of the possible disasters, large and small, that can disrupt daily operations. Disasters can range from power outages, employee theft, and virus and malware, to site shutdown caused by a natural disaster. And whatever the magnitude, any of these disrupts an organization's normal flow of activity so recovery from a disaster should be a top priority for organizations.

A By-The-Numbers Approach To Data, eDiscovery, And The Cloud

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:11:00 GMT

Moving data to the cloud presents both tremendous opportunity as well as great challenge. One issue in particular is the implementation of a cost-effective yet defensible eDiscovery program. Data breaches, limited access to critical data, and a growing volume of data, are just a few examples of the problems that IT faces as we push to the cloud.

By Jim McGann, vice president of Information Discovery, Index Engines

White Paper: Taking Convergence To The Next Level

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:07:00 GMT

The widespread economic slowdown has created a business environment that demands that IT increase flexibility, efficiency, and performance - without adding costs. Virtualization is the first wave in a series of sweeping changes to data center architecture to do just that. By NetApp

About DCIG LLC

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:41:00 GMT

DCIG analyzes software, hardware, and services companies within the storage and electronically stored information (ESI) industries.

Case Study: InMage Provides Solid Defense For Tampa Bay Lightning's Mission-Critical Data And Applications

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:38:00 GMT

The Lightning's IT staff was utilizing tape backups, but found the process increasingly challenging due to shrinking backup windows, long recovery times and spotty reliability. Tape backups took hours to complete, yet still resulted in old backups that hadn't captured the latest data changes. By InMage

Enterprise 2011 Demand Technology Roadmaps To Succeed

Thu, 26 May 2011 07:39:00 GMT

The most exciting trends in Infrastructure Technology (IT) today require enabling infrastructure technologies that supply ever-increasing bandwidth and low latencies residing under consistent, time-proven discovery and management methodologies. By Skip Jones, Chairman, Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)

Tech Trends: Cloud Storage Presents Recurring Revenue Opportunities

Wed, 18 May 2011 05:10:00 GMT

Cloud-based storage and backup are becoming popular with companies that don't want the hassle and expense of maintaining additional IT infrastructure. By Brian Albright, Business Solutions magazine.

Going Beyond Deduplication To Treat The Data Disease, Not Just The Symptoms

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:44:00 GMT

Data deduplication has been a viable IT strategy for managing data for some time; in fact, it has become a basic IT assumption. By Peter Eicher, Senior Product Manager - Data Protection, Syncsort

Disaster Recovery Moving Into The Cloud

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:30:00 GMT

Cloud computing is one of the most talked-about trends in IT, and the market for cloud services is exploding. In fact, IDC says cloud computing was a $17.4B market in 2009, but is expected to grow to $44.2B in 2013. By Bob Roudebush, VP of marketing, Neverfail

Guest Column: Midrange Storage Is A Balancing Act

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:44:00 GMT

The most important skill for today's storage administrator or engineer is balance. That's because all storage management is a balancing act. The primary determinant of success of a storage engineer is managing certain resources to keep capacity and utilization in balance, thus reducing (and keeping) bottlenecks to a minimum. By Tony Hobart, Laurus Technologies

Do I Need A Data Center?

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:14:00 GMT

If you still own your own data center and this question has not already crossed your mind, then you might be spending more money than you need, subjecting your organization to unnecessary risk, or both. By Chris Witt, WAKE TSI

The Cloud - Soft And Fluffy, Or Serious Contender?

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:40:00 GMT

With what appears to be limitless storage options, for many the cloud is an attractive proposition.By Andy Cordial, MD Origin Storage

Is Your Tape Archive A Ticking Time Bomb?

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:43:00 GMT

Despite reports of its demise, tape remains the predominant repository for historical business information. In fact, recent research from the Enterprise Strategy Grup (ESG) shows that 82 percent of organizations still use tape to support all or at least a portion of onsite backup processes. However, many organizations still do not have the proper procedures and controls in place to keep track of their data. By Jeff Pederson, manager of Ontrack Data Recovery operations and Jim Reinert, VP of product development

Webinar: Building The Right Cloud Backup Partnership - Five Tips For Managed Service Provider Success

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:19:00 GMT

Asigra Inc., a leading Cloud Backup and recovery software provider since 1986 and MSP Mentor will host a Channel Expert Hour webcast featuring five tips for ensuring a successful cloud backup vendor/service provider partnership.

PoINT Tiered Storage Software Optimizes Storage Infrastructure

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:07:00 GMT

Storage capacity is very expensive. Disregard of Compliance is risky. Obsolete storage systems cause trouble. Any IT manager will fully agree with these statements.

Dot Hill Backs AssuredSAN Storage System Line With Free Onsite Support

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:06:00 GMT

Dot Hill Systems Corp., a leading provider of SAN storage solutions and Unified Virtual Storage, recently announced it is now offering one year of free onsite support on all Dot Hill branded AssuredSAN storage systems purchased through authorized Dot Hill resellers.

Nexsan Flexible Storage Platform Selected By Brigham Young University Computer Science Department For Virtualized Server Storage

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:23:00 GMT

Nexsan, a leading independent provider of disk-based data storage systems, recently announced that the computer science department at Brigham Young University has deployed Nexsan's Flexible Storage Platform to support its multi-purpose storage infrastructure.

Cerner And IBM Send Industry Message That Nirvanix Is How Enterprise Cloud Storage Will Be Done

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:15:00 GMT

Anyone who still doubts that Nirvanix is poised to deliver the same type of solution for cloud storage that VMware already delivers for cloud computing got a serious wake-up call this past week. By Jerome M Wendt, Lead Analyst and President, DCIG Inc.

The Choice Of Inline Versus Post-Process Deduplication And How It Affects Business Objectives

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:52:00 GMT

In the last year or so a number of articles and blogs have appeared on the topic of inline and post-processing deduplication in an attempt to answer the question, "What is the best approach for deduplicating data during disk-based backup?" Unfortunately what these pieces fail to quantify is, "What objectives are enterprise organizations looking to accomplish with disk-based backup and recovery?" The problem this creates is that without first establishing these objectives, it makes it very difficult to arrive at any sort of meaningful conclusion about how to best proceed with deduplication. By Jerome M Wendt, Lead Analyst and President, DCIG Inc.

Unleashing The SAN In Your IP Network™

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:50:00 GMT

Computer storage holds the lifeblood of today's economy. From movies, music, books, and classroom materials to corporate, personal, and financial data of all sorts — everything is being stored digitally. For this reason, the information and the knowledge derived from today's Internet-reliant world have become the core elements by which our society increases its productivity.

Datasheet: GreenBytes® HA-3000 Inline Deduplicating iSCSI SAN Appliance

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:32:00 GMT

The GreenBytes HA-3000 is a block-based iSCSI device, specifically targeted towards business-critical Primary Storage Applications and Virtualization Environments that demand performance, scalability and availability, offered in a compact, affordable package.

Why Nirvanix Is Poised To Become The Next VMware

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:24:00 GMT

Back in 2003 hardly anyone had heard of a small but rapidly growing technology company called VMware. But since that time VMware literally exploded to become the dominant player in enterprise server virtualization. By Jerome M Wendt, Lead Analyst and President, DCIG Inc.

SolarWinds Vulnerability Disclosed By Digital Defense

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:51:00 GMT

Digital Defense, Inc. (DDI), a leading provider of managed cloud-based security assessments, disclosed a vulnerability within the 'LoginServlet' page of the SolarWinds Storage Manager Server.

Florida Blood Services Replaces Three Disparate Storage Platforms With Nimble Storage Arrays For Primary Storage, Backup And Replication

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:06:00 GMT

Nimble Storage, the provider of flash-enabled, no-compromise storage solutions, recently announced that Florida Blood Services, a nonprofit provider of blood for critical care, has driven down the cost and complexity of data storage by replacing three disparate storage systems with the Nimble CS240 converged storage array.

Infortrend Adds High-Density, 48-Bay Storage Solutions To Its EonStor DS Family

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:40:00 GMT

Infortrend® (TPE: 2495) today announced the addition of new high-density storage solutions in its EonStor DS family.

KineticD Accelerates Cloud Backup Adoption With KineticCloud Software Offering For MSPs

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:50:00 GMT

KineticD, known for its cloud backup and recovery services that offer small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) the market's leading data recovery track record, recently announced that its secure, reliable and horizontally scalable cloud backup technology, KineticCloud - MSP Edition, has been successfully deployed as a 100 percent white-label offering by a leading North American hosted Microsoft Exchange provider.

Kaspersky Lab Selects DataCore Storage Hypervisor To Safeguard Ten Petabytes Of Storage And Accelerate Microsoft Hyper-V

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:43:00 GMT

DataCore Software, the industry's premier provider of storage virtualization software, recently announced that Kaspersky Lab, the world's largest privately-held Internet security and anti-virus company, has chosen DataCore SANsymphony-V storage hypervisor software to virtualize and protect its build-out of 10 petabytes of disk storage located in two separate Moscow data centers.

Nimbus Launches E-Class Flash Memory System For Mission-Critical Enterprise And Cloud Infrastructure

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:49:00 GMT

Nimbus Data Systems, Inc., the leader in Sustainable Storage, recently unveiled the new E-Class Flash Memory System, the industry's first fully-redundant multiprotocol solid state storage system.

Connectria Hosting Achieves 'Off The Chart' Operational Efficiency With Cloud-Based Storage Solution From Nexsan And CommVault

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:08:00 GMT

Nexsan, a leading independent provider of disk-based data storage systems, recently announced that Connectria Hosting, a global managed hosting company, has deployed the Nexsan Flexible Storage Platform in support of the company's cloud-based backup and recovery services for enterprise clients.

IceWEB Announces 'IceTIME' Guarantee Of Five Minute Setup Time Or Less For Any IceWEB Unified Data Storage Appliance

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:21:00 GMT

IceWEB, Inc.^™ (OTCBB: IWEB), www.IceWEB.com, a leading provider of Unified Data Storage appliances for cloud and virtual environments, announced today its new "IceTIME^™" Guarantee, promising a setup time of five minutes or less for any of its unified storage appliances, compared to hours required by complicated systems manufactured by larger vendors.

Micron's Hybrid Memory Cube Wins The Linley Group Analysts' Choice Award

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:46:00 GMT

Micron (Nasdaq:MU) announced today that its Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) was chosen as a winner of The Linley Group's first annual Analysts' Choice Awards.

DataCore Storage Hypervisor Integrates With Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer; Provides Full System View And Detailed Monitoring Of Data Center Environments

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT

DataCore Software, the industry's premier provider of storage virtualization software recently announced Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer from Hitachi Data Systems, now provides detailed monitoring of DataCore SANsymphony-V environments.

IceWEB Receives Unified Data Storage System Order From The United States Geological Survey

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:33:00 GMT

IceWEB, Inc.™ (OTCBB: IWEB), www.IceWEB.com, a leading provider of Unified Data Storage appliances for cloud and virtual storage networks, announced today that it has received a significant order from the United States Geological Survey for multiple IceWEB 6000 unified data storage appliances.

Caringo Announces Object Storage Platform 5.5 Makes Big Data Manageable Via Powerful Reporting, Increased Serviceability, And Massive Object Size Support

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:15:00 GMT

Caringo Inc., the leading provider of object storage software, recently unveiled The Caringo Object Storage Platform 5.5, offering increased service and support functions, reporting and management capabilities, and support for objects up to 4 terabytes.

Asigra North American Partner Advisory Council Convenes To Discuss Cloud Backup Trends And Market Evolution

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:30:00 GMT

Asigra Inc., a leading Cloud Backup and recovery software provider since 1986, recently announced findings from its 2012 Partner Advisory Council meeting in Chicago.

Dot Hill Is Selected By The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:13:00 GMT

Dot Hill Systems Corp., a leading provider of SAN storage solutions and Unified Virtual Storage software, has been selected by the Knowledge Media Institute within the Open University's research and development centre, to update the Institute's storage infrastructure to support the increasing data demands of academic research.

HP Virtualizes Storage For California State University To Support Scholastic Research

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

HP recently announced that California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) selected HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVA) to deliver around-the-clock data access to its students and faculty, as well as increased storage capacity in support of scholastic research applications.

Spectra Logic Launches LTO-6 Tape Drive Pre-Purchase Program

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:19:00 GMT

Spectra Logic, celebrating more than 30 years of data storage innovation, recently announced the worldwide launch of its Linear Tape Open Generation 6 (LTO-6) tape drive pre-purchase program.