The Reg Storage: EMC gobbles up top-secret flash startup DSSD [ Wed May 7 2014]

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*** Data Storage Hardware ***

EMC ships '17PB' of biz flash, brags it's NAND numero uno ... That's
cute, grins HDS
But Hitachi gang claims it has shipped more flash than EMC
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/05/nand_shipper_numero_uno_aint_who_you_think/

Oh Sony. Have we learned NOTHING from SuperAIT?
I don't care how brilliant it is, proprietary tape is OVER
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/02/sony_tape/

WAN-furtling pays off for app-happy Riverbed
But Imation results looking worse for wear
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/01/riverbed_results/

The Internet of Things gets its own NAS
Synology emits a rugged, palm-sized unit that slurps power over
Ethernet
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/01/the_internet_of_things_gets_its_own_nas/

Sony nanotechnicians invent magnetic tape that stores 148 Gb per square
inch
Will sell single data cartridge that holds 185TB of data
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/30/sony_nanotechnicians_invent_magnetic_tape_that_stores_148_gb_per_square_inch/


*** Block Storage ***

Oi, EMC users! HALVE your weight with this WEIRD OLD TIP
Storage vendor tries to lure VNX users to HP30I
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/06/hp_hp30i_emc_carrot_dangling/

Emulex racks up fifth loss-making quarter as FIVE-YEAR Broadcom
broadside ends
Really needs to get Ethernet gear back on track
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/06/emulex_results/

Inktank's founder blabs to El Reg about Ceph's ERASURE TIERS
Firefly creeps into frame of Red Hat's $175m Ceph-ie
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/06/ceph_firefly_release/

WD results confirm it: Disk buyers ARE spending less
Enterprise SSD sales slide too
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/01/wd_confirms_disk_buyers_spending_less/

Fusion-io takes DIMM view of flash cards ... Diablo goes for broke
Cheeky CEO parks his tanks on Fusion's lawn
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/30/fusionios_dim_view_of_flash_dimms/


*** File Storage ***

EMC formalises its Federation
There's a logo and everything now
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/02/emc_formalises_its_federation/

6TB - big? Pah! Seagate plans to put out 8TB and 10TB MONSTERS
We're dying to find out whether it'll pull out the HAMR
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/30/seagate_drive_capacity_increase_on_way/

Cash slump a Seagate problem, or a hard disk industry problem?
We need a peek at other vendors' numbers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/30/seagate_slumps_slightly/

The Big Reg Storage Survey: Share your pain or tales of success
We'll gather your thoughts and report back right here
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/30/the_big_reg_storage_survey/


*** Data Protection and Management ***

EMC gobbles up top-secret flash startup DSSD
Bechtolsheim's new baby snapped up by data giant
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/05/emc_acquires_secret_zfs_flash_startup_dssd/

EMC embarks on all-singing, all-dancing VNX jamboree
Software VNX, entry-level VNX, encryption and VSPEX
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/05/emcs_allsingng_alldancing_vnx_jamboree/

Licensed to BILL: How much should you cough for software licences?
Nobody really knows - so we all get screwed
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/02/licensed_to_bill_storagebod/

Nexenta beats off rivals as Citrix testlab rates its VDI offering
'cheapest'
Not an apples-to-apples comparison, cry competitors
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/01/vdi_citirx_race_gartner_rates_nexenta_cheapest/

No, it's not a boy band, it's a biz backup suite: A dig into Druva
inSync
Keeping data safe
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/30/insync_review/



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