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  Oracle tweaks storage options for virtual desktop infrastructure

  Oracle's virtual desktop infrastructure is no longer reliant solely on the company's own storage infrastructure, giving customers a range of new options that won't tie customers into one vendor.

  By Tim Greene | 11 May, 2012 04:31

  Tags: virtual desktop infrastructure, VDI, software, oracle, network storage, hardware systems, Google, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance

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  VMware takes on Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive

  VMware is offering a private-cloud based platform for document sharing and device syncing that could rival  Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft SkyDrive by giving companies more control over their data.

  By Tim Greene | 03 May, 2012 02:27

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, Dropbox, Google, Google Drive, hardware systems, Microsoft, Microsoft SkyDrive, network storage, VMware

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  Is Google Drive ready for prime time?

  In summing up the experts' thoughts, Network World's Brad Reed put it rather succinctly about the emergence of Google Drive: “We like it, but couldn’t it have been released two years ago?”

  By Network World staff | 02 May, 2012 02:49

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, Dropbox, freemium, Google, Google Drive, hardware systems, Microsoft, Microsoft Skybox, network storage

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  Can Dropbox, other cloud providers survive Google Drive?

  The 800-pound gorilla has landed and is leveraging its existing relationship with hundreds of millions of users to port them to their cloud storage and file sharing service Google Drive. Can smaller cloud storage players survive this assault?

  By Lucas Mearian | 26 April, 2012 23:29

  Tags: Apple, cloud computing, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, Gartner, Google, hardware systems, internet, Microsoft, network storage, server, storage, SugarSync, YouSendIt

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  Privacy advocates slam Google Drive's privacy policies

  Privacy advocates voiced strong concerns today over how data stored on Google Drive may be used during and after customers are actively engaged in using the cloud service.

  By Lucas Mearian | 26 April, 2012 23:29

  Tags: cloud computing, Configuration / maintenance, cybercrime, Data Center, Dropbox, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Google, Google Drive, hardware systems, internet, legal, network storage, privacy, security, server, storage

• NASs for the masses

  Either because server disks are full or because virtualization is a natural growth path, organizations large and small are moving toward shared storage. For large enterprises, high-capacity storage-area networks make sense, but what about small or mid-sized enterprises new to shared storage?

  By David Newman | 27 September, 2010 15:05

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, nas, netgear, network-attached storage, network storage, storage, Storage Management

Whitepapers about network storage

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  Webroot SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection Cloud vs. Seven Traditional Endpoint Security Products

  PassMark Software® conducted objective performance testing on eight (8) security software products, on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (64-bit) from December 2011 to January 2012. This report presents our results and findings as a result of performance benchmark testing conducted for these endpoint security products. The aim of this benchmark was to compare the performance impact of Webroot’s SecureAnywhere Endpoint Protection cloud product with seven (7) Traditional Endpoint Security competitor products.

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  A Governance Guide for Hybrid SharePoint Migrations

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  Application Fluency in the Data Center - A strategic choice for the data center network

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  Managing Governance in Microsoft SharePoint Environments