Storage

Get 5GB of Extra Dropbox Storage, Free

Feb 04, 2012: A free account from beloved file-sharing and -storage service Dropbox nets you 2GB of space. Want to boost that to 7GB? You can, and it won't cost you a dime extra.
Nimbus puts up its new all-flash array against disk arrays

Feb 01, 2012: Nimbus today announced an enterprise-class version of its all-NAND flash primary storage array that sports redundant controller modules and twice the capacity of the previous model.
Megaupload user content safe for two more weeks

Feb 01, 2012: Efforts are intensifying to retrieve data belonging to users of Megaupload's online storage service following the company's dramatic shuttering by U.S. law enforcement authorities this month.
Need More Storage? Reach for the Cloud

Jan 31, 2012: When you start out with a fresh new hard drive, it may seem like it has virtually unlimited capacity. The reality, though, is that it won't take nearly as long to max out that drive as you might think, and you will need to find some way to expand your storage.
2012: The year storage becomes a celebrity

Jan 31, 2012: While data storage has always been a necessary building block for technology, it's rarely garnered as much attention as it has in the past two years. The reason: Corporate and retail consumers are being forced to store greater amounts of data and they need to make that data more useful -- and accessible.

Need More Storage? Reach for the Cloud

Jan 31, 2012: When you start out with a fresh new hard drive, it may seem like it has virtually unlimited capacity. The reality, though, is that it won't take nearly as long to max out that drive as you might think, and you will need to find some way to expand your storage.
Need More Storage? Upgrade Your Drive

Jan 26, 2012: Like taxes and death, it’s virtually inevitable that you will fill up your hard drive. In decades gone by, that might mean scrutinizing the data stored there and figuring out what to throw overboard to free up space. But, storage is relatively cheap, and there are a variety of options available to extend your storage capacity.

Mozy releases 'Stash' file syncing service

Jan 26, 2012: Mozy released the beta of a new file synchronization service called Stash, which allows photos, videos or documents to be uploaded automatically to the cloud and shared across any device.
EMC lays out product roadmap, warns of disk shortages

Jan 25, 2012: During his company's year-end earnings call, EMC CEO Joe Tucci warned that hard disk drive supplies will be an issue through 2012 and said all major products will see refreshes this year.

Mozy releases 'Stash' file syncing service

Jan 26, 2012: Mozy released the beta of a new file synchronization service called Stash, which allows photos, videos or documents to be uploaded automatically to the cloud and shared across any device.
The fine art of Fibre Channel troubleshooting

Jan 26, 2012: Troubleshooting Fibre Channel networks can be as much an art as it is a science, but there are some basic best practices you can follow to reduce the guessing and speed resolution. Here are 10 tips to help you get to the bottom of pesky problems.

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