The Reg Storage: Microsoft's Azure will bring tiers to your eyes [ Wed Oct 9 2013]

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*** Data Storage Hardware ***

Listen, Google and Amazon: Soon we may not even use tape for COLD
STORAGE
Storage medium's resurgence may be temporary, says Chris Mellor
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/08/fanning_the_tape_flames/

How to design a storage array: NOT LIKE THAT, buddy
Architecture might all look samey, but it's like that for a reason
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/03/so_i_wouldnt_start_from_here/

Squeezed budgets, data boom: We knew you'd be back for lovely TAPE
Spectra Logic boasts ever-expanding figures
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/02/spectralogic_h2_fy2013/


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*** Block Storage ***

EVault offers FlexPod users armoured cloud
Yeah baby, we can make it rain data. Guaranteed
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/08/evault_flinging_flexpod_data_up_to_the_cloud/

Microsoft's Azure will bring tiers to your eyes
The joy of automated backup
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/07/storage_cloud/


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Cloud storage: Lower cost and increase uptime
This Aberdeen Analyst report presents results from IT experts on their cloud initiatives & benefits cloud storage users recognize upon adoption.
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*** File Storage ***

Violin Memory is winning flash-supply race – Quadragon™ rivals
... Just don't mention how few vendors are actually shifting flash gear
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/04/flash_array_supplier_usage_chart/

SGI buys out FileTek, strolls into StorHouse and puts its feet up
29-yr-old seduces grizzled HPC veteran with management tech
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/03/sgi_buys_filetek_to_become_a_storhouse/

Oracle muscles way into seat atop the benchmark with hefty ZFS filer
Cache that pigeon, pursuers of the SPC-2 squadron
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/02/oracle_zs3/


*** Data Protection and Management ***

The LUN must DIE. Are you with me, storage bods?
You want multiple LUNs for our terabyte+ database - are you HIGH?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/08/luns_are_the_bane_of_every_storage_sysadmins_life_kill_them_now/

Failover a dependency rich infrastructure and you bork the lot, right?
Not any more
Neverfail rolls out network-mapping Architect tool
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/07/looking_through_the_business_continuity_keyhole/

Boffins demo new holo storage using graphene oxide
Busted disk? No problem
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/03/boffins_demo_new_holo_storage_using_graphene_oxide/



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