The Reg Storage: EMC gobbles cloud upstart TwinStrata [Wed Jul 9 2014]

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*** Data Storage Hardware ***

WD adds Miracast support to feed-slinging tellybox gizmo
Small glitch: You still can't watch stuff from iTunes on it
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/07/wds_tv_media_streamer/

VSANs choking on VMware's recommended components
Virtzilla dumps 19 controllers from list of approved kit
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/03/vsan_compatabilty_guide_changes/

What makes a tier-1 enterprise flash array a superior beast?
Storage monoliths enter the fray
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/02/data_storage/

Seagate's bought a disk drive array firm. Déjà vu? You betcha
Xyratex buyout seems awfully like ancient X-IO history
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/02/is_history_repeating_itself_with_seagate/


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The smart choice: opportunity from uncertainty
Choosing the right strategic partner for your data center: this guide will help you get started down the right path.
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*** Block Storage ***

Let the SAN shine: Cirrus Data Solutions plugs speedy solution
No reboot, no problem, says former FalconStor man
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/07/san_speed_up_accelerator/

Simplivity drops sweet OmniCubes into channel's cup
Hypes up hyperconvergence as a tasty deal
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/02/simplivity_says_hyperconvergence_is_hip/

Noticed a sudden explosion of analytics firms? So has Microsoft's
chairman
Thompson on Virtual Instruments' probe 'n' sniff tech
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/02/chairman_john_t_interviewed_on_ethernet_and_other_storage_analytics/


*** File Storage ***

IDC busts out new converged systems charts, crowns Oracle as Platform
King
Nutanix/Simplivity not shown - but they're there. Oh yes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/07/idc_converged_systems_numbers/

Terror in Cloudland? CTERA trousers $25m investment
'Tremble, mortals, as we enter the Platform Era'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/03/cloud_terror_gets_another_twenty_file_million/

Speaking in Tech: 'Software-defined' anything makes me BARF in my MOUTH
Plus: Open source is a MYTH - look at OpenStack...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/02/speaking_in_tech_episode_116/

Cisco doesn't make hyper-converged gear, but if it did, it'd probably
look like this
IT giant can have our recipe for free
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/02/cisco_is_unhyperconverged/


*** Data Protection and Management ***

EMC huffs, gives XtremIO a polish, shows off shiny data services
New starter box and larger clusters for your enhappiment
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/08/xtremio_gets_new_data_services/

EMC gobbles cloud upstart TwinStrata
Unveils flash VMAX models too
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/08/vmax_array_emc/

A Google-style hyper-scale data centre... but WITHOUT the Google
At least that's the claim from new hyper converged upstart
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/08/nimboxx_hyper_converged_system_startup/

Kiss my DRaaS: Actifio reckons its virty gear will shrink your storage
From virtualised copy to recovery from the cloud
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/04/actifio_addz_cloud_dr/

Listen bud – crud FUD flood is dud, says Dell: 'We do support VSAN'
IT titan scoffs at rivals' whisperings
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/02/dell_absolutely_committed_to_vsan/



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