Synology and the NAS-ty malware-flingers: What can be learned [ Wed Aug 6 2014]

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HGST brings PCM to flash show, STUNS world+dog with 3 MILLION IOPS
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Disk daddy WD dishes out more drives, but profits dip anyway
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Cold storage, Facebook style? Flash FPGA controller to knock your SoCs
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Diablo locks down 'key' memory channel storage patent
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Bombs away: BiTMICRO dives into enterprise PCIe flash pool
Up to 6TB of MAXio flash makes a bit of a splash
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Vulturization: Who'd be a sysadmin today?
Trevor and Phoummala chat to Nutanix's Dwayne Lessner about hype,
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Oracle cluster daddy jumps ship to NoSQL upstart MongoDB
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*** File Storage ***

Synology and the NAS-ty malware-flingers: What can be learned
'Security first' gets more NB for little guys
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/05/the_growing_importance_of_security_first_in_wake_of_synology_attacks/

HGST refreshes $685m flash tech: Go-faster FlashMAX PCIe card
Lick of paint for ex-Virident product line
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/04/flashmax_pcie_flash_card_refresh/

If we don't do better, we'll hand over BOARD CONTROL - Quantum
Tape biz makes deal with activist investor Starboard
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/quantum_starboard_board_agreement/


*** Data Protection and Management ***

IBM furtles all-flash biz bruiser FlashSystem
SVC and Storwize compression built-in
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/05/ibm_furtles_flashsystem/

Veeam's vigorous voyage vindicates virty servers' backup virtues
Firm reckons breakneck customer growth rate's continuing
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/31/veeams_voyage_vindicates_virtual_server_backup_virtues/

Microsoft's Euro cloud darkens: US FEDS can dig into foreign servers
They're not emails, they're business records, says court
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/31/microsoft_overseas_data_ruling/

Overland Storage and BDT end four-year-long patent spat
BDT invests in Overland, Overland shares plummet
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/31/overland_storage_bdt_scrap_four_year_patent_lawsuit/

Don't Hammer Bob's backup biz: At least sales are up
Profits are down at CommVault but it's still beating Wall St
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/commvault_creams_revenues_but_not_profits/


*** And finally ... ***

Speaking in Tech: 'It's as sexy as enterprise storage. Not sexy at all'
Plus: 'He's like the Bob Ross of bullshit'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/speaking_in_tech_episode_120/



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