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Week of 28 Jan 2013 Outsourcing turnaround: In-house success with Astute Networks Inc. appliance (31 Jan 2013)
Construction equipment dealer VCES solved performance issues using a flash storage appliance after relocating their outsourced data center on-site.
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Week of 21 Jan 2013 Storage hypervisor solves city's VM management and performance problem (23 Jan 2013)
The city of San Luis Obispo used Virsto Software's VM management software to increase storage performance after it implemented server virtualization.
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Week of 14 Jan 2013 Tegile hybrid SAN SSD solves contractor's VDI performance issues (16 Jan 2013)
Tegile Systems hybrid SAN's SSDs and data reduction technologies solved Egan Company's virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) performance issues.
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Week of 31 Dec 2012 Scale Computing HC3 solves school district's virtualization problems (31 Dec 2012)
Find out how a California school district was able to simplify management in its VMware environment while keeping costs low with converged storage.
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Week of 10 Dec 2012 Virtual storage 2012: VDI, VM-aware and software dominate news (14 Dec 2012)
The top 2012 stories about virtual storage involved solving storage problems for virtual desktops and making it easier to provision storage for VMs.
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Week of 03 Dec 2012 Nutanix offers scale-out storage options for its Complete Cluster (03 Dec 2012)
Hyperconverged infrastructure vendor Nutanix goes scale-out with Complete Cluster, adding configuration options and management features.
Silver Peak WAN acceleration software, VXOA, expands hypervisor support (04 Dec 2012)
Silver Peak moves ahead with its strategy to make its WAN optimization software accessible to storage administrators.
Virsto upgrades virtual machine storage management SW for HA (07 Dec 2012)
Virsto updated its virtual machine storage application with high-availability (HA) tools and increased support for XenDesktop VDI deployments.
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Week of 19 Nov 2012 Nimble Storage: More than half of mission-critical data is virtualized (19 Nov 2012)
Over half the respondents to a recent survey from Nimble Storage said that more than half of their business-critical applications are virtualized.
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Week of 05 Nov 2012 IBM adds Storwize V3700 entry-level storage virtualization array (06 Nov 2012)
IBM Storwize V3700 gives SMBs the ability to virtualize internal storage, plus one-way data migration, thin provisioning and auto-tiering.
NexGen Storage beefs up monitoring in ioControl, aims to eliminate guessing (08 Nov 2012)
NexGen Storage makes its performance and Quality of Service metrics more granular for its n5 series of iSCSI hybrid flash arrays.
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Week of 22 Oct 2012 Nimble, GlassHouse each deliver VDI reference architecture (25 Oct 2012)
GlassHouse Technologies released virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) reference architectures for VMware View deployments.
Storage virtualization solutions help make the most of virtualization (24 Oct 2012)
Gartner analyst Stanley Zaffos explains how storage virtualization can help mitigate the effect of server virtualization on storage resources.
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Week of 08 Oct 2012 HDS revamps Unified Compute Platform integrated infrastructure (09 Oct 2012)
Hitachi Data Systems brings out new UCP integrated infrastructure, with turnkey bundle and reference architectures.
Pivot3 expands vStac VDI appliance for storage (09 Oct 2012)
Pivot3 releases second version of its vStac VDI appliance, using VMware's View Storage Accelerator for read caching to lower flash requirement.
VFoglight Storage 2.0 marries server and storage monitoring (10 Oct 2012)
Dell's newly acquired vFoglight Storage 2.0 software brings storage monitoring and server performance management into one application.
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Week of 01 Oct 2012 Sanbolic Melio gains support for PCI Express flash, solid-state drives (03 Oct 2012)
With the new Latency Targeted Allocator module, Sanbolic Melio extends its storage management to server-side PCI Express flash and solid-state drives.
VDI storage, virtual server storage key Storage Decisions themes (02 Oct 2012)
Experts offer keys to managing storage for virtualization, both on the desktop and server side.
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Week of 24 Sep 2012 With HUS VM, Hitachi takes its unified storage to the enterprise (SearchStorage.com | 25 Sep 2012)
Hitachi Data Systems rolls out Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM), taking its multiprotocol storage array to the enterprise.
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Week of 27 Aug 2012 Scale Computing weighs in with converged storage, compute, VM cluster (27 Aug 2012)
Scale Computing's HC3 clustered system includes storage capacity, compute and virtual machines built in.
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Week of 20 Aug 2012 Astute Networks improves ViSX G4 VM storage box with speed, dedupe (20 Aug 2012)
Astute Networks upgrades ViSX platform for VM storage; G4 model adds inline data deduplication and is faster with more capacity than G3 line.
Dell adds hybrid solid-state EqualLogic arrays for VDI storage (SearchStorage.com | 21 Aug 2012)
Dell expands its EqualLogic hybrid solid-state array lineup with new PS6500 Series systems that use flash to accelerate IOPS for VDI storage.
Greenbytes revs IO Offload Engine to spark VDI adoption (21 Aug 2012)
Greenbytes delivers an IO Offload Engine to remove VDI system traffic from the data path and increase IOPS for virtual desktops.
SimpliVity prepares 'hyper-converged' OmniCube (20 Aug 2012)
Startup SimpliVity promises its OmniCube 'hyper-converged' stack of storage, compute and networking will replace a wide range of data center devices.
Virsto Software digs deeper into VM storage management (21 Aug 2012)
Virsto for vSphere 1.5 VM storage management application includes greater integration with VMware View and vSphere and better storage migration.
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Week of 13 Aug 2012 HP VSA rebranded, expanded (14 Aug 2012)
HP renames its virtual storage appliance StoreVirtual VSA, expands its server support, pumps up capacity and adds snapshot capability.
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Week of 30 Jul 2012 Direct marketing firm solves VDI storage woes with hybrid flash array (30 Jul 2012)
Direct marketing firm EU Services received a performance boost from Nimble Storage hybrid flash to remove VDI storage bottlenecks.
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Week of 02 Jul 2012 University solves write IOPS VDI problem with Whiptail storage flash array (06 Jul 2012)
The University of Portland turned to a Whiptail all-solid-state storage array to get sufficient write IOPS performance for its VDI project.
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Week of 18 Jun 2012 NetApp takes virtual storage appliance approach with Data Ontap Edge (20 Jun 2012)
NetApp gets into virtual storage appliance market with Data Ontap Edge software, which lets remote offices connect to NetApp data center storage.
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Week of 28 May 2012 Amid shrinking I/O virtualization market, Xsigo I/O Director brings flexibility to IT shops (29 May 2012)
I/O virtualization and InfiniBand can help provide virtualized data centers with improved security, network performance and management, yet few virtual I/O products are catching on.
NextIO shares I/O resources via PCIe virtualization approach (29 May 2012)
NextIO is one of the few remaining vendors in the I/O virtualization space. Its V-series products achieve PCIe virtualization to consolidate and share I/O resources at the top of the server rack.
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Week of 21 May 2012 Atlantis Computing unveils Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI 3.2; more news (22 May 2012)
In virtual storage news, Atlantis launches ILIO Diskless VDI 3.2, and Tiger Technology releases storage clustering software cluStore.
Virtual WAN optimization proves less taxing on firm’s VDI environment (21 May 2012)
Silver Peak’s virtual WAN optimization appliance helps keep VDI environment in SurePrep’s global service centers well refreshed during tax season.
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Week of 07 May 2012 Virsto software adds support for XenDesktop VDI environments (11 May 2012)
Seeing its technology as a good fit for solving VDI storage woes, Virsto Software extends its support to Citrix Systems’ XenDesktop VDI environments.
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Week of 23 Apr 2012 Bocada offers backup reporting software for virtual, physical reports (SearchDataBackup.com | 24 Apr 2012)
Bocada’s vpConnect combines Prism and Vision backup reporting software modules to bring backup reporting for physical and virtual machines under one monitoring tool.
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Week of 16 Apr 2012 Barracuda offers VMware host support with backup service (SearchDataBackup.com | 20 Apr 2012)
Barracuda Networks Inc., announced this week that its Barracuda Backup Service will include VMware host support.
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Week of 02 Apr 2012 Storage benchmark, planning tools for VDI can help alleviate cost overruns (03 Apr 2012)
VDI storage benchmarking and planning tools can give administrators a better idea of their storage requirements and costs before beginning a virtual desktop project.
Tintri virtual machine storage appliance supports VAAI (03 Apr 2012)
Tintri’s virtual machine storage platform gets VAAI support and improved virtual machine cloning capabilities.
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Week of 26 Mar 2012 Nutanix Complete Cluster storage appliance helps insurance firm clear VDI performance obstacle (28 Mar 2012)
Concerns about VDI performance and price led insurance brokerage DeWitt Stern to add a Nutanix Complete Cluster storage appliance instead of an existing SAN.
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Week of 19 Mar 2012 Quantum unveils virtual backup platform based on DXi, vmPRO (SearchDataBackup.com | 21 Mar 2012)
Quantum Corp., said its virtual backup appliances built on its DXi and vmPRO software can reduce size of data sent to the cloud.
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Week of 12 Mar 2012 EMC ProSphere SRM software gets beefed-up capacity management (13 Mar 2012)
With ProSphere 1.5, EMC adds capacity management with improved monitoring and reporting to its storage resource management tool.
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Week of 16 Jan 2012 Atlantis ILIO Diskless boots VDI faster, reduces VDI storage (16 Jan 2012)
Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI software can speed boot times but doesn’t completely eliminate the need for VDI storage.
Virsto sets sites on improving VMware storage performance (16 Jan 2012)
Virsto launches Virsto for vSphere to improve VMware storage performance, two years after it launched with a similar product for Micrsoft Hyper-V.
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Week of 09 Jan 2012 AutoVirt's demise another blow to file virtualization (12 Jan 2012)
AutoVirt is the latest file virtualization vendor to close its doors, raising more questions about the technology’s viability as a standalone product.
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Week of 07 Nov 2011 NexGen emerges with virtual machine storage system with QoS twist (08 Nov 2011)
NexGen Storage launches n5 virtual machine storage system, which uses flash, hard drives and RAM and lets admins set quality-of-service tiers based on IOPS.
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Week of 17 Oct 2011 Pivot3, GreenBytes launch VDI storage systems (19 Oct 2011)
Pivot3 and GreenBytes address unique requirements of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) storage with new iSCSI SANs.
Tintri upgrades VM storage appliance, features (18 Oct 2011)
Startup Tintri adds dual-controller, larger-capacity versions of its virtual machine storage appliance with a VM auto-alignment feature.
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Week of 29 Aug 2011 VMware performance, capacity, scalability improvements pave way for mission-critical apps (30 Aug 2011)
Improvements in VMware performance, scalability and capacity are leading enterprises to run more and more of their mission-critical applications on the platform.
VMware previews next-gen vStorage APIs for vSphere (31 Aug 2011)
VMware previews its next generation of vStorage APIs for vSphere at VMworld, promising to facilitate more granular levels of data management.
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Week of 15 Aug 2011 Astute Networks launches flash appliance to speed performance of VMware storage (15 Aug 2011)
Astute Networks rolls out ViSX G3 flash appliance designed to improve the performance of storage for heavy-duty VMware environments.
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Week of 01 Aug 2011 VDI benchmark launched to measure storage performance, costs (02 Aug 2011)
Analyst firm Evaluator Group develops VDI-IOmark benchmark to calculate I/O performance and cost per user for virtual desktop infrastructure storage.
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Week of 25 Jul 2011 DataCore adds auto tiering note to SANsymphony-V storage virtualization software (27 Jul 2011)
Unlike most storage system vendors’ auto tiering, DataCore’s SANsymphony-V lets customers move data across heterogeneous storage devices.
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Week of 11 Jul 2011 F5 looks to bring ARX NAS virtualization, file migration to smaller organizations (11 Jul 2011)
F5 adds midrange and entry-level ARX devices as it attempts to bring NAS virtualization and file migration to organizations besides large enterprises.
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Week of 20 Jun 2011 Sanbolic expands Melio virtual clustered file system (21 Jun 2011)
Sanbolic broadens its hypervisor support with version 3.5 of its Melio 3.5 virtual clustered file system for volume management.
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Week of 06 Jun 2011 SolarWinds Storage Manager: SRM for virtual server infrastructures (08 Jun 2011)
SolarWinds Storage Manager turns storage resource management technology acquired from Tek-Tools into a management tool for storage in virtual environments.
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Week of 23 May 2011 IO Turbine addresses IO performance for VMware virtualized servers (24 May 2011)
Startup IO Turbine unveils Accelio software for offloading IOPS from primary storage to flash to improve IO performance in VMware virtualized server environments.
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Week of 25 Apr 2011 Atlantis ILIO looks to boost VDI storage with inline deduplication (26 Apr 2011)
Atlantis Computing upgrades ILIO virtual software appliance, tweaks deduplication and improves I/O offload to try to improve performance and utilization for VDI storage.
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Week of 21 Mar 2011 Community association group revamps data storage management (22 Mar 2011)
Associa needed a data storage management overhaul to keep up with years of expansion and a move to a virtual server environment; switches to Pillar Data SAN.
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Week of 28 Feb 2011 Coraid adds storage virtualization appliance for Ethernet SAN arrays (01 Mar 2011)
Coraid's latest storage virtualization appliance adds features such as storage pooling, snapshots, mirroring and remote replication to EtherDrive SRX arrays.
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Week of 21 Feb 2011 AutoVirt adds tool to help data migration projects (25 Feb 2011)
AutoVirt adds an assessment tool to its file virtualization software to offer visibility into files and avoid stumbling blocks with data migration projects.
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Week of 14 Feb 2011 Storage management requires better collaboration in virtual world (16 Feb 2011)
The rise of server virtualization in the data center impacts storage management, and requires greater cooperation between storage and server teams; it also raises the issue of who is responsible for...
Toyota GB gets EMC Clariions to support VDI project; and more news (ComputerWeekly.com | 16 Feb 2011)
Storage roundup: Toyota GB gets EMC Clariions to support VDI project; Arsenal win with Buffalo; manufacturer opts for SecurStore cloud backup; and more.
Wanted: SAN management tools for a virtualized environment (14 Feb 2011)
As virtualized servers flourish, storage administrators seek SAN management tools that provide greater visibility from virtual machines through storage networks.
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Week of 25 Jan 2010 Secure multitenancy stack for virtual server environments launched by NetApp, Cisco and VMware (SearchStorage.com | 26 Jan 2010)
The latest cloud storage-focused alliance between major vendors takes the form of a reference architecture for secure virtual server secure multitenancy drawn up by NetApp with VMware and Cisco.
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