Intel plans to release five new solid-state drives (SSDs) before year’s end, according to reports. In combination with its upcoming Z68 …
WD acquires Hitachi’s disk drive arm
Western Digital announced yesterday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), …
USB 3.0 finally arrives
When you're in front of your PC, waiting for something to transfer to removable media, that's when seconds feel like …
Portable hard drives: A terabyte in your pocket
Good things come in small packages — and when it comes to storage, the saying couldn't be more true. No …
Cloud computing, virtualization proponents getting antsy
While many organizations have only begun down the cloud computing and virtualization roads in the past few years, some in …
Cloud computing, virtualization proponents getting antsy
While many organizations have only begun down the cloud computing and virtualization roads in the past few years, some in …
HP equips desktop PCs with SSDs for faster Windows 7 boots
Addressing complaints about slow Windows startup times, Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to introduce a new business desktop PC that comes with …
Apple works on MacBook Pro hard drive fix as complaints mount
Apple is working on a software update to address hard drive issues affecting its latest 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro …
Apple works on MacBook Pro hard drive fix as complaints mount
Apple is working on a software update to address hard drive issues affecting its latest 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro …
Storage vendors take lumps in recession, but see signs of hope
EMC’s latest earnings report illustrates the trouble experienced in the storage market this year, but some analysts are hopeful data …
Could the worst be over?
While it is a wait and watch period for the next few months, the industry has perhaps moved beyond the …
SSD performance — is a slowdown inevitable?
The recent revelation that Intel Corp.’s consumer-class solid-state disk (SSD) drives suffer from fragmentation that can cause a significant performance …
Western Digital pays $65M for solid-state drive maker
Western Digital Corp. announced today that it has completed a $65 million cash acquisition of SiliconSystems Inc., a small, Aliso …
Why Toshiba is buying Fujitsu’s HDD business
With the acquisition of Fujitsu 's hard-disk drive (HDD) business, Toshiba would position itself to become a leading contender in …
NAS devices offer big storage on small networks
We are collecting and keeping more information today than ever before. Whether it's video, pictures, music, or just plain old …
HP, IBM push new OASIS encryption key standard
A group of industry vendors, led by IBM, Hewlett-Packard and EMC, is proposing a new standard to make their encryption …
Trends that will change our lives
The past two years have been exciting ones for mobility, with the dawn of netbooks, 4G communications and the first …
Completing data recovery
When the world's largest disk-makers joined last week to announce a single standard for encrypting disk drives, the move raised …
Drive makers agree on TCG encryption standard
The world's largest disk drive makers have pledged to support three new Trusted Computing Group (TCG) encryption standards for hard …
What if my storage cloud turns stormy?
Services that store enterprise data in a “cloud” on the Internet raise questions that organizations are just beginning to ask, …