The Reg Storage: Toshiba brings out terabyte laptop drive (yes), miracle enterprise-grade TLC [Wed Oct 30 2013]

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All the big dogs want to bark on our cloudy porch, says Nasuni
They quite literally need to think outside the box, apparently
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/nasuni_flooding_out_filers/

Toshiba brings out terabyte laptop drive (yes), miracle
enterprise-grade TLC
Not just for USB sticks any more
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/toshiba_twins_its_platters/

HP fires sue-ray at makers of Blu-Ray
Price fixing optical disk-makers in lawyers' sights
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/hp_slings_sueball_at_platter_spinners/

Quantum returns to loss-making after Microsoft royalty blip
Stabilised business facing choppy markets
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/25/quantum_returns_to_lossmaking_after_microsoft_royalty_blip/


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*** Block Storage ***

Salesforce's data-center design: 'Go for web scale, and build it out of
s**t!'
Oracle sits at the core, but after that things get ugly - and cheap!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/salesforce_infrastructure_reveal/

IBM warns Storwize arrays can DELETE ALL DATA
Web interface authentication hole allows anyone to log in and drive the
array
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/28/ibm_storwize_arrays_at_risk_of_complete_deletion/

Flash furtler Fusion-io's stocks dip as Apple and Facebook 'taper off
investment'
Exec turmoil and invisible sales outlook
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/25/fusionio_flasher_flailing_around/


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*** File Storage ***

Growth, what's that? Storage firms tighten belts as revenues flatline
Poor growth offset by increased profits as companies ride out the US
shutdown storm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/28/waiting_for_growth_waiting_waiting_waiting/

Watch out EMC and vendor pals, Cisco's set to flog you with Whiptail
Just a UCS booster? Pull the other one, says Reg storage man
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/24/cisco_whipping_competitors_with_whiptail/

EMC accuses Pure Storage of 'raiding' its people, IP
Sueball thrown at departing employee alleges 'unfair campaign'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/23/emc_accuses_pure_storage_of_raiding_its_ip_and_people/

What's the first Kinetic Ethernet hard drive? Psst, it's the 4TB
Terascale
Seagate tears wraps off 2.3PB object-storage monsters
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/23/seagate_terascale_is_first_kinetic_drive/


*** Data Protection and Management ***

Now Seagate posts declining results. Can new tech lift it upwards?
And what's with the two new presidents... future CEO bunfight on
horizon?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/seagate_results_poor_but_trends_looking_up/

Space, digitisation and storage. Astronomy Legacy Project has it all
Crowdfunding preservation of 220,000 fragile plates
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/26/space_digitisation_and_storage_what_not_to_like_with_astronomy_legacy_project/

Revealed: Stealthy hybrid upstart Maxta's vSAN domination plan
Firm promises the storage moon on a stick
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/23/hybrid_vsan_storage_startup_slipping_out_of_stealth_maybe_soon/

HP 3PAR kit wins X-Factor for mid-range storage arrays
Analyst hoiks out 'top 50 arrays' list
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/23/hp_3par_wins_dcig_xfactor_contest/



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