Silver Peak Delivers VXOA 6.0 – improving accelerating data over distance options

Silver Peak Systems, the leader in accelerating data over distance, today announced the availability of its Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture (VXOA) release 6.0. The new software release delivers record performance improvements to all Silver Peak physical and virtual products, and includes new features that enable virtualization, storage and networking professionals to accelerate their business-critical workloads… Continue reading Silver Peak Delivers VXOA 6.0 – improving accelerating data over distance options

New Flash Module From Hitachi Delivers Superior Performance, Capacity and Reliability for Enterprise Workloads

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), today unveiled Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage. This new flash module is built specifically for the most demanding enterprise-class workloads. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage features a custom-designed, rack-optimized form factor and innovative flash memory controller technology from Hitachi, Ltd. These features let… Continue reading New Flash Module From Hitachi Delivers Superior Performance, Capacity and Reliability for Enterprise Workloads

Broadcom Unlocks New Advanced Functionality for Windows Server 2012

Unlocks advanced virtualization, networking and storage features Increases server throughput performance up to 77 percent1 Reduces cost, complexity and deployment time through broad support for all current platforms Broadcom Corporation, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced support for advanced functionality in Windows Server 2012, enabling a powerful… Continue reading Broadcom Unlocks New Advanced Functionality for Windows Server 2012

Hitachi Data Systems Announces Global Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced broad support for the new release of Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP), Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS), and Hitachi Compute Blade are now fully certified with full support for the Windows Server 2012 operating system. Windows… Continue reading Hitachi Data Systems Announces Global Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012

VMware vSphere 5.1 vMotion Architecture, Performance and Best Practices

A series of tests were conducted at VMware Performance labs to investigate and compare the performance implications of vSphere 5.1 vMotion over the proven vMotion and Storage vMotion technologies in various scenarios including the migration of a database server and an in-memory application. In addition, live migration tests were performed over metro area network scenarios.… Continue reading VMware vSphere 5.1 vMotion Architecture, Performance and Best Practices

DataCore’s Storage Hypervisor with VMware Cloud Infrastructure Enhances Private Clouds

VMworld US 2012 Today at VMworld® 2012, DataCore Software, the storage hypervisor leader and premier provider of storage virtualization software, announced that SANsymphony™-V is now certified as VMware Ready™ and easily integrates with VMware’s portfolio of solutions, allowing data center and private cloud operators to gain the most from their virtual infrastructure investments. At VMworld… Continue reading DataCore’s Storage Hypervisor with VMware Cloud Infrastructure Enhances Private Clouds

Nexenta Powers Nordisk Systems’ NS4000 HA Cluster Unified Storage Appliance

Nexenta Systems, the world leader in OpenStorage solutions, today announced its NexentaStor technology is powering Nordisk Systems’ NS4000 Clustered Unified Storage Appliance. This partnership, which began in 2009, combines Nexenta’s ZFS-based NexentaStor with Nordisk Systems’ NS4000 Peta Scale Architecture™. The result is a powerful and easily scalable system that stores mission-critical information with ease. The… Continue reading Nexenta Powers Nordisk Systems’ NS4000 HA Cluster Unified Storage Appliance

VMware Introduces Enhanced Offerings for Small and Midsize Businesses

At VMworld® 2012 today, VMware, Inc., (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, unveiled new VMware vSphere® 5.1 solutions to help small and midsize businesses (SMBs) simplify and protect IT with industry-leading virtualization, business continuity and automated management. Virtualization is now mainstream amongst SMBs, with companies increasingly focused on extending the benefits… Continue reading VMware Introduces Enhanced Offerings for Small and Midsize Businesses