Synology RackStation RS1219+

At a mere 12in. deep, it'll fit neatly into a 2-post rack or small wall cabinet and its eight hot-plug..

AccelStor NeoSapphire H510

Along with support for low-cost SATA SSDs, it can deliver top random write IOPS performance while its innovative 'share-nothing' architecture..

Ortial Technologies 1TB SSD

Assembled in the UK using top quality components from manufacturers such as Samsung and Hynix, Ortial offers DDR3 and DDR4..

QSAN XCubeSAN XS5226D

On review we have the XS5226D and with a starting price of £6,999, it looks to have achieved QSAN's..

QSAN XCubeNAS XN5004R

Its latest XCubeNAS rack and desktop appliances all offer standard NAS and IP SAN services but stand out from..

Lenovo Storage DX8200D

The Storage DX8200D teams up Lenovo's classy server hardware with DataCore's SANsymphony to deliver a software defined storage (SDS)..

Compuverde vNAS

Not all SDS solutions are the same though, and Compuverde's vNAS offerings stand out as not only truly flexible..

QSAN XCubeSAN X3226D

The latest XCubeSAN XS3200 series takes this to the next level by delivering high-performance all-Flash storage at a price..

Do or die

Data centres are facing a tough challenge: to do more with less. For them transformation is not a choice any..

All about that BaaS?

Cloud-based backup is becoming all-pervasive in the data protection space with an entire marketplace of BaaS (Backup as a Service)..

DR: choosing the right provider for your needs

I recently wrote an article which centred on Gartner's prediction that the Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) market would..

Where does storage go from here?

The media industry, with its unanimous loads of content that requires protection and archived storage that can be easily accessed..

Learning a hard lesson

With the BETT education technology show doors closing for another year at the end of January, a glance at the..

The right move

Ask anyone at work in IT what their biggest problem is, and it's probably related to "too much information." We..

Strictly boardroom

The benefits of cloud technology are prompting more and more organisations to investigate how the scalability, security and economy it..

Putting GDPR on the map

With less than nine months to go until Global Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force across the European Union,..

Is time running out for tape?

It's amazing how many IT pros we talk to who are spending a great deal of time working with..

Going hyper

Server refresh period is often understood to be the warranty/maintenance timetable dictated by the OEM vendors (which is typically..

Beyond disasters: doing more with DR

Disaster recovery plans exist to ensure business continuity when the worst happens. They allow organisations and individuals caught up..

Time to break up with your old-school archive

Data archives have a vital role to play in today's information-driven world. They provide a digital repository of corporate..

Public perceptions

When it comes to the public cloud conventional wisdom would have us believe it's user friendly, highly available, scalable..

Testing the limits of storage networks

As businesses embrace a brave new digital world, enterprise IT is striving to accommodate unprecedented growth in data, while..

Try before you buy

Research conducted by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and co-sponsored by Virtual Instruments and other technology firms has found..

Deduplication: not fit for purpose?

We are promised three things in life; death, taxes and the continued growth of data: but in a world that..

Gone but not forgotten

Despite the European GDPR coming into effect in 2018, the business community is still coming to terms with the need..

Big data gets bigger

After the Iron Age and Industrial Age, we are now well into the Information Age. Global economies are shifting..

Pressure sensitive?

The flood of digital content, internet traffic, Big Data and eCommerce has had a dramatic effect on data centres..

Locked in?

It is now a relatively simple process to migrate emails to a cloud solution such as Google Apps for..

Safe and sound

The number of data breaches has risen considerably in recent years. According to one source (see boxout), a quarter..

Digital Embassies: the new data sovereignty paradigm?

Before the topic of what a digital embassy is can be broached, it is important to set out exactly..

This year's model

Cloud's appeal has always been closely linked to the "pay-as-you-go" model. Rather than spending big initially on hardware and software,..

A disaster waiting to happen?

As an organisation which has, in the first half of 2016, seen a 248 percent revenue growth rate in..

Data access for all?

Businesses are feeling tremendous pressure to ensure their organisation is data-driven in order to remain competitive. Yet C-Suite surveys..

Hybrid to the rescue for SME sector

It's been more than two years since Gartner predicted that, by 2017, 50 per cent of enterprises would be using..

Things ain't what they used to be

How confident would you be of a successful moon landing if the mission was controlled solely by a single smartphone?..

Storage wars

Massive amounts of enterprise data are generated every day, and organisations are now faced with two choices: an on-premises..

Survival of the fittest

Neil Armstrong's "one small step" in 1969 marked a new era in space exploration. Most likely unbeknownst to Armstrong,..

DR in the Cloud: read all about it

According to a report by one of the big four auditors, KPMG, more than 40 per cent of companies..

Beta wins QNAP award

QNAP has announced Beta Distribution as Distributor of the Year for 2017.

Tamblyn Calman, UK Channel Account Manager commented on..

Talend appoints Adam Meister as Chief Financial Officer

The appointment comes amidst significant growth for Talend with record revenue for the second quarter and 39 percent year-over-year growth...

Majority of businesses are failing to comply with GDPR, according to new Talend research

Some 70% of businesses worldwide failed to address requests made from individuals seeking to obtain a copy of their personal..

Research reveals UK SMBs are struggling to manage company data effectively

The research polled a representative sample of 1,006 UK SMB employees, asking them about their employers� data storage practices, preparedness..

Code42�s data security platform reduces user down time and costs for windows 10 migrations

Designed to help organisations reduce risks and costs related to data loss, user downtime and lost productivity, Code42�s data recovery..

Pure Storage announces acquisition of StorReduce

StorReduce�s cloud-optimised technology reduces storage and bandwidth costs, enabling flash plus cloud solutions across a variety of use cases, including..

Backup gets backing from IT decision makers

A new research survey from business continuity and disaster recovery firm, Databarracks, has revealed that organisational confidence in IT backup..

Arsenal signs Acronis as new data defender

In top-flight sports, team and competitor analysis is more important than ever to gain an upper hand over the opposition...

Dropbox pioneers future of cloud infrastructure with SMR technology deployment

The company is successfully deploying Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) drive technology, which will increase overall storage density, reduce the company’s..

Mazars deploys hybrid WAN with Silver Peak SD-WAN solution

As a UK firm with a global footprint, Mazars UK runs multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) circuits from its data centre..

StorageCraft helps police solve data challenges of body worn video cameras

As police departments increasingly deploy body-worn video (BWV) technology and dash cams, they encounter a significant obstacle: the high cost,..

Databarracks provides Backup-as-a-Service to Egmont UK

Databarracks has announced that a major implementation of its Backup-as-a-Service solution, using Commvault into Microsoft Azure, was launched with Egmont,..

QSAN appoints Hollis Technology as reseller partner for advanced storage solutions

“We are pleased to welcome Hollis Technology to our growing network of Reseller Partners,” said Steven Lin, Sales Director, Qsan..

Amdocs works with Eaton to build and open new data centre site in under 3 months

Amdocs is a global organisation, with over 25,000 employees and customers in 85 countries, comprising some of the world’s most..

Toshiba launches KumoScale Storage software for cloud infrastructures

The introduction of KumoScale software enables the use of NVMe-oF to make flash storage accessible over a data center network,..

New Finance & Operations Director appointed at Q Associates

“I am highly excited to join Q and look forward to working with them as the business continues to develop...

Acronis releases free, AI-based ransomware protection

Recent ransomware attacks exposed the vulnerability of endpoint devices, showing that new strains of ransomware can easily bypass traditional anti-virus..

14TB HDD from Toshiba

Toshiba has launched the world’s first enterprise 14TB Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) HDD. Using a 9-disk, helium-sealed design, the new..

AccelStor shows off latest AFA offerings in Frankfurt

AccelStor showcased its latest NeoSapphire H510 and NeoSapphire P710 all-flash array systems at this year’s Cloud Expo Europe in Frankfurt...

Curvature launches SSD range

Curvature has announced a new launch of enterprise-class Solid State Drives that stand fully compatible with all major manufacturer servers..

'Guesswork' behind 1/4 of all storage capacity planning decisions

According to research conducted by Tintri during the recent IPExpo in London, nearly a quarter (24%) of storage capacity planning..

Panasas announces next generation of its ActiveStor scale-out NAS solution

The flexible system doubles metadata performance to cut data access time in half, scales performance and capacity independently, and seamlessly..

Hammer becomes new European distributor for StorageCraft OneBlox scale-out storage

The partnership will introduce StorageCraft’s converged mid-market storage technology across Europe, following the company’s acquisition of Exablox Corporation earlier this..

EDF selects Scality to keep its data safe

“Scality RING represents modernisation for EDF. It is our first foray into software-defined storage and it helped our small IT..

LTO-8 tape offerings from Quantum

Quantum has announced that LTO Ultrium format generation 8 technology will be available in its Scalar tape libraries and StorNext..

AccelStor expands NeoSapphire High-Availability series

AccelStor, the software-defined all-flash array provider, today announced its new high-availability all-flash array, the NeoSapphire H510. Targeting the business-critical..

New software-defined offerings from DataCore

DataCore Software has announced new features and enhancements to its software-defined infrastructure product family, which includes SANsymphony and DataCore Hyperconverged..

Upping their game

SEGA Games has significantly improved the stability, availability and manageability of its IT infrastructure by implementing enterprise cloud technology from..

Expanded portfolio from AIC

September saw AIC introduce updated product portfolios for data centre and cloud computing that support Intel’s Xeon Scalable Processors and..

Powering through

Salicru and Beta Distribution have signed a distribution agreement for the UK and other European markets.

Specifically, Beta Distribution will now..

A new level of storage management

Synology has released a new Beta of its DiskStation Manager product. DSM 6.2 Beta is a major leap in the..