by Jim | Sep 25, 2014 | Industry News, Miscellaneous
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A good read by Dave Cartwright on The Register Here’s a snippet: If you’re buying flash storage today, you’re doing it for speed. After all, you’re not doing it to save money and you’re definitely not rich enough to be doing it because...
by Jim | May 5, 2014 | Everything, Industry News, Tape
Sony’s 185TB Tapes – But So What? A 185TB tape data archiving solution sounds pretty great when compared to the current LTO-6 2.5TB of native capacity. That works out to a 7400% increase in capacity. But so what? LTO has been the standard in the tape industry since...
by Jim | Mar 18, 2014 | Everything, Industry News, Miscellaneous
IBM and the NSA? No Way. In a brief letter from IBM’s Robert C. Weber (IBM Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, and General Counsel) it is clearly stated that IBM has not and will not provide data to the NSA: – IBM has not provided client data to...
by Jim | Dec 10, 2013 | Everything, Industry News
Applicable yet?Nope.Totally cool?Yes! From IBM: “IBM Scientists Demonstrate Quantum Phenomenon for the First Time Using a Plastic FilmOriginally predicted in the 1920s by Satyendranath Bose and Albert Einstein, applications could include energy-efficient lasers...
by Jim | Dec 9, 2013 | Everything, Industry News
According to IDC, worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues are down 5.6% from the prior year’s third quarter and down 4.1 % from the second quarter of 2013. IBM and HP saw the biggest slump as their sales dropped over 11% for IBM and over 10% for...
by Jim | Nov 21, 2013 | Case Studies, Everything, HPE 3PAR StoreServ, Industry News
HDD vs SSD: Which Is Right For You? SSD & HDD – What is the difference? (Most readers of this blog will have an understanding on the difference between HDD and SSD, so this first section is a brief summary.) A HDD or Hard Disk Drive is made up of rotating...