Storage

Feature

The Proper Care and Feeding of SSD Storage

Treat a solid-state drive like its mechanical cousin and you could end up in a world of pain. Here's how to handle these exotic beasts.

Big Data Set to Grow in the Indian Enterprise in 2013

Big data’s ability to deliver competitive differentiation and lower costs are attracting large numbers of CIOs.

Hadoop Creator Outlines the Future of Big Data Platform

Doug Cutting, creator of Hadoop and founder of the Apache Hadoop Project, says big data is not hype and it's not a bubble. He lays out his vision of how Hadoop will become the Holy Grail of big data systems

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How-To

How to Gear Up for Big Data

Big data can be big trouble if it isn’t handled with care. Here are some tips to make the most of that treasure trove of information.

How to Share Documents with iCloud

Working with iCloud is fairly simple, but you need to know the ground rules if you plan to start storing your documents in the cloud.

5 Steps to Better Manage Your Data

Businesses today store 2.2 zettabytes of data, according to a new report by Symantec, and that total is growing at a rapid clip. To control and leverage this information, you need to focus on managing it, not the device or data center.

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Interview

Application Acceleration and Capacity Reduction Key to Smart Storage: Oracle Storage Director

The storage solutions market in India has recently witnessed a lot of activity, thanks to the next-generation products launched by vendors. We spoke to Amit Malhotra, Oracle's director-Storage Sales, AP&J, on adoption of storage solutions among Indian customers and Oracle's strategy to address some of the storage woes.

Storage Companies Have a Condescending Approach Towards Mid-Size Businesses: Syed Masroor

Syed Masroor, head - technology and solutions organisation, NetApp India, talks about how the company is trying to tap the mid-size businesses market in India and takes a dig at the competition.

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Video

Oracle OpenWorld 2012: Ellison Takes on Competitors

At the event, CEO Ellison debates on why oracle products are better than other competitors such as Salesforce, Amazon, IBM and SAP.

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News

Google Triples Free Storage to 15GB

Google said it is increasing the amount of free storage for users of its Google Drive cloud storage service to 15 GB.

Western Digital and SanDisk Deliver Their First Hybrid Drive

Western Digital has released new information about its first hybrid drive, revealing that it is using NAND flash technology from SanDisk. The drive is now shipping.

Seagate Enterprise Version SSD Gets Blazing Fast 12Gbps SAS Connectivity

The 1200 SSD delivers Seagate's top performance in an solid-state drive

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Slide-Show

The Human Face of Big Data

"The Human Face of Big Data" is a book that aims to give readers, through photography and short articles, a glimpse of how powerful new data processing capabilities are changing people's lives.

Technologies That Will Mold the Future of IT

Which of today's newest shipping technologies will cast the longest shadow over business computing? Here are our best guesses.

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