The Reg Storage: Perish the fault! Can your storage array take a bullet AND LIVE? [ Wed Mar 20 2013]

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*** Data Storage Hardware ***

Then there were 3: Micron slowly 'wipes out' NAND flash rivals
'We're probably the largest SSD public company today'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/19/micron_flash_numero_uno/

Private billion buck HPC player? You're going to have to go public -
and SOON
Hey, DataDirect: You can only hold off for so long...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/15/ddn_ipo/

Flashman and the Mountain of Disk
Data, data everywhere and only a tiny drop of SSD
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/14/silo_of_doom/

Every SECOND there are EIGHT more Seagate drives in the world
There's now one for every four humans alive today
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/13/seagate_two_billion/

Disk drive kingpin WD whips out wallet for upstart Skyera
It's not the first time it has given flash firm a cash injection
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/13/wd_funding_skyera/


*** Block Storage ***

Dot Hill in a dot hole: Disk array builder struggles to stem losses
What next for the mid-range drive vault biz?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/19/dot_hill_hole/

Fusion-io gobbles Brit Linux SCSI gurus ID7
Seasoned with PCIe cards, flash and cash
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/19/fusion_io_id7/

Storage startups sensible silo sources, says scrutiniser
Gartner says flash startups have a place, if they get the software
right
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/19/_why_you_should_talk_to_storage_startups/

Scality commits to Big Data, puts a RING on Hadoop elephant
Also adds plug-in for OpenStack's Cinder
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/14/scality_hadoop_grizzly/


*** File Storage ***

SwiftStack sucks up $6.1m, leaps through curtains with 'Amazon
S3-in-a-box'
Comes out of stealth with OpenStack-based object storage system
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/18/swiftstack/

Oracle pinches Nirvanix's marketing VP
Joins ex-boss Scott at San Fran hangout
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/14/oracle_zivanic/

Foundering OCZ snatches megabuck lifeline in white-knuckled grip
Can the money tugboat tow this leaky ship off the reef?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/13/ocz_hercules/

NetApp modifies benchmark system and - shock - comes out TOP
Maybe it shouldn't be called 'Doing a Dot-Hill' any more
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/13/netapp_e5500_spc_2/


*** Data Protection and Management ***

Seagate's cloud backup baby gets software boost
EVault hopes version seven will tempt small biz users
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/19/evault_v7_appliances/

How Fusion-io redlined its PCIe flash motor to hit 9.6 MEEELION IOPS
64-byte writes ought to be enough for anybody
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/18/fusion_io_9_million/

Cloudfather Tucci meets with EMC clan, analysts to talk strategy
Storage control, SDN, flash and cloud editions
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/18/emc_life_of_pi/

Perish the fault! Can your storage array take a bullet AND LIVE?
Sysadmin Trevor's gentle guide to protecting your data - and your
career
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/13/2013_storage_primer/

Sepaton lures Feds with TOP SECRET backup BEAST
Adds encryption to its new 80TB per hour deduping monster
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/13/sepaton_s2100_es3/


*** And finally ... ***

SanDisk cops to malfunctioning Micro SDs in Galaxy S3s
Offers fix for fandroids' fried flash cards
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/18/galaxy_s3_sandisk_msd/



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