Spotlight on Storage and Hardware Spotlight on Storage and Hardware

Not every organisation can shift to 100% cloud – at least not yet. In this Spotlight on Storage and Hardware, iTnews will examine what storage and other infrastructure is still being deployed on-site by enterprises, and why.

Cloud computing is a storage spot for malware

Cloud computing is a storage spot for malware

Cloud computing may be a place for malicious files to be stored and transmitted from.
Dan Raywood Feb 4 2009 10:46AM Security
New encryption standards pitched

New encryption standards pitched

The Trusted Computing Group has put forward specifications for three new storage encryption standards.
Shaun Nichols Jan 30 2009 3:08PM Storage
Dell and Cisco team up on next-gen data centres

Dell and Cisco team up on next-gen data centres

Dell and Cisco have expanded on an existing partnership in a bid to help customers more easily manage datacentre infrastructures in a virtual environment.
Ian Williams Jan 28 2009 6:37AM Networking
Antitrust claim lobbed at IBM

Antitrust claim lobbed at IBM

IBM could soon find itself fending off antitrust accusations in the EU.
Shaun Nichols Jan 21 2009 4:31PM Hardware
HP bolsters Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio

HP bolsters Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio

HP has launched the second phase of its Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio with a range of new applications, features and capabilities aimed at helping customers survive the economic downturn.
Ian Williams Jan 19 2009 6:51AM Software
Storage-hungry consumers turn to online services

Storage-hungry consumers turn to online services

The use of online storage services is set to explode as people store a growing amount of information from a huge variety of sources, according to Hitachi Data Systems (HDS).
Ian Williams Jan 17 2009 9:13AM Storage
Vizioncore tool manages virtual machine storage allocation

Vizioncore tool manages virtual machine storage allocation

Vizioncore has released a tool that can optimise the size of virtual machines, enabling businesses to reclaim significant amounts of storage space, the company claimed.
Daniel Robinson Jan 14 2009 6:42AM Storage
IBM unveils Lotus Notes 8.5

IBM unveils Lotus Notes 8.5

IBM has released version 8.5 of its Lotus Notes/Domino collaboration software, bringing updated support for the Apple Mac platform and improvements to the way attachments are handled that should lead to welcome savings on storage requirements.
Daniel Robinson Jan 7 2009 2:25PM Software
Webroot offers free security hardware recycling

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling

Go Green initiative promises to scrap legacy kit if customers sign to SaaS
offering.
Staff Writers Dec 4 2008 9:38AM Security
Fibre channel switch prices rise

Fibre channel switch prices rise

Overall prices for fibre channel switches rose for the first time since 2002, but the downturn on host bus adapters continues, according to analyst firm Dell’Oro Group.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2008 12:38PM Storage
UNSW offers students 500 times more email storage

UNSW offers students 500 times more email storage

The University of New South Wales has abandoned its UniMail system - which gave users just 20Mbit of storage - for a newer, smarter system hosted in the U.S.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 6:27AM Storage
HP inks seven-year services deal with Sara Lee

HP inks seven-year services deal with Sara Lee

HP has scooped up a seven-year infrastructure services contract from FMCG giant Sara Lee to manage its global technology environment.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 4:04PM Hardware
Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

First it was students – now hardware and software vendors want to hook start-ups on their gear with Microsoft and now Sun Microsystems offering them free or subsidised software and hardware.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:51PM Software
Telstra pumps $5.5m into South Queensland projects

Telstra pumps $5.5m into South Queensland projects

Telstra has dropped $5.5 million into two communications infrastructure projects in Southern Queensland to provide a backbone for mining and gas developments in the region.
Staff Writers Nov 25 2008 3:24PM Telco/ISP
US makes big counterfeit hardware bust

US makes big counterfeit hardware bust

Authorities in the US have seized a massive collection of counterfeited IT equipment: 420,000 pieces of networking equipment and hardware components.
Shaun Nichols Nov 21 2008 3:59PM Hardware
Apple gets big win in clone case

Apple gets big win in clone case

Apple has moved closer to victory in its case against Mac clone vendor Psystar.
Shaun Nichols Nov 20 2008 3:15PM Hardware
Infrastructure funding to drive IT jobs

Infrastructure funding to drive IT jobs

It could be February or March next year before the Canberra job market recovers from the Gershon Review, but it will likely be on the back of resurgent spending on large infrastructure projects, according to one of Australia’s largest IT recruiters.
Ry Crozier Nov 18 2008 3:07PM Training & Development
Microsoft launches online store

Microsoft launches online store

Microsoft has launched an online store where customers can download the company's software, and where US residents can buy the company's hardware products.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 15 2008 10:20AM Hardware
Sun rolls out new storage systems

Sun rolls out new storage systems

Sun is rolling out the first models in its Unified Storage Systems line: 'Amber Road' bundles management and diagnostic software.
Shaun Nichols Nov 11 2008 3:42PM Hardware
Write hardware consolidation into purchase contracts

Write hardware consolidation into purchase contracts

Losing one of the remaining four large server vendors in a HP-Compaq styled merger could adversely impact current competitive pricing, Gartner has said.
Ry Crozier Nov 11 2008 3:29PM Hardware

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