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  Box buys iOS app to improve its own

  Box has acquired an unreleased application called Folders, designed to give iPhone and iPad users a mobile front-end interface for the cloud storage and file management and sharing service as well as for competitors Google Drive and Dropbox.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 23 May, 2013 16:40

  Tags: applications, storage, software, Box.net, collaboration, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet

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  As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the Cloud

  As Ethernet marks its 40th birthday this week, some of those celebrating will also be looking ahead to yet another use for the nearly ubiquitous technology: the Cloud.

  By Stephen Lawson | 23 May, 2013 15:33

  Tags: storage, Networking, Metro Ethernet Forum, CloudEthernet Forum, cloud computing, internet

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  Cloudian connects with Citrix for easier cloud rollouts

  Cloudian is integrating its platform with Citrix's CloudPortal Business Manager as it aims to make it easier to roll out and manage storage as a service.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 23 May, 2013 14:41

  Tags: Citrix Systems, storage, Cloudian, cloud computing, internet

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  HGST releases its first 1.5TB mobile drive

  HGST has announced its highest capacity 9.5mm-high mobile drive, a 1.5TB, three-platter model that is being targeted at the "prosumer" market.

  By Lucas Mearian | 21 May, 2013 10:15

  Tags: storage, storage hardware, hardware systems, laptops, western digital

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  Microsoft improves photo management in SkyDrive

  Microsoft is rolling out changes to SkyDrive to enhance management of photos in the cloud storage service, including more efficient viewing and uploading of files.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 13 May, 2013 19:28

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, applications, storage, Microsoft, software, collaboration, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet

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  Open source FreeOTFE encrypts disks handily

  FreeOTFE may sound like a political bumper sticker, but it stands for "Free On The Fly Encryption." The "Free" part is self-explanatory; "On The Fly Encryption" refers to the encrypting/decrypting of data as it is written to or read from your hard disk.

  By Ian Harac | 09 March, 2011 06:09

  Tags: open source, storage, freeware, security, software, encryption

• How to pick NAS for any business

  Network-attached storage (NAS) can make your business easier to run and more efficient in multiple ways.

  By Jon L. Jacobi | 05 November, 2010 01:42

  Tags: management, network-attached storage, storage, Networking, network attached storage, Network management, nas

• Creating a live USB drive from a live CD image

  Although live CDs have a lot of advantages, they don't fit in your pocket easily, which means you may not always have one around when you need it. Fortunately, most live CD images can be installed onto a USB flash drive, giving you most of the benefits of a live CD.

  By Logan Kugler | 21 July, 2010 04:22

  Tags: storage

• Disaster-proof your PC: image your drive

  Last week I told you how to make a new computer hassle-free; to wit, I described how to create a system-repair disc, dump the junkware, and set up security. Now that you've got your PC just the way you want it, it's time to perform what I consider to be the ultimate hassle-prevention steps: imaging your hard drive and setting up a backup routine.

  By Rick Broida | 13 January, 2010 05:04

  Tags: storage, hard drives, drive imaging

• Restore data after motherboard death

  Peter's motherboard died. How can he retrieve the data on his hard drive?

  By Lincoln Spector | 01 January, 2010 10:14

  Tags: personal data, data backup, storage

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  New storage technologies to deal with the data deluge

  Enterprise storage demands are reaching a critical point, and vendors are scrambling to develop new products to deal with the data deluge. We look at how these technologies will help manage the major pain points for storage administrators.

  By Robert L. Scheier | 25 March, 2013 10:17

  Tags: Line, Data storage, storage, storage hardware, CIO, Storage Management, storage software

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  How big is the sound of music?

  Music fans and major recording artists are adopting lossless audio file formats to keep copies of their music thats as close to a master recording as possible, leading to multi-terabyte-sized home music storage systems.

  By Lucas Mearian | 21 March, 2013 10:07

  Tags: Data storage, storage, storage hardware, Volkswagen

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  Tape storage finds new life in the enterprise and beyond

  Tape is not dead - far from it. In fact, many enterprises depend on it for cost-effective long-term storage. Tape is also finding new applications in the virtualized and increasingly video-centric world of IT. As enterprises deal with bigger sets of data, tape will play a vital role going forward.

  By Stephen Lawson | 23 January, 2013 15:45

  Tags: applications, storage, Technology Topics | Storage, tape storage, LTO-6 specification, data mining, software, big data, Technology Topics, video storage

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  2012: The year in quotes

  Some of the most memorable IT-related quotes were uttered in courtrooms this year, which involved a steady stream of legal challenges about intellectual property. In no particular order, these are some of the comments that stuck with us as 2012 winds to a close.

  By Nancy Weil | 12 December, 2012 13:45

  Tags: sharp, Civil lawsuits, EDRi, mark hurd, International Telecommunication Union, internet, Mergers and acquisitions, samsung, Google, Janis Sharp, legal, government, William Lee, business issues, Gary McKinnon, Oracle, RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., personnel, Tyler Ochoa, intellectual property, steve ballmer, smartphones, software, Lucy Koh, amazon, foxconn, larry ellison, Apple, Santa Clara University School of Law, eric schmidt, Roger Kay, Werner Vogels, storage, Meg Whitman, YEAR END, Hewlett-Packard, William Alsup, consumer electronics, security

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  "The Human Face of Big Data" offers a geek-out-worthy coffee-table book

  "The Human Face of Big Data" is an ambitious and attractive new large-format 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. Author Rick Smolan is a photographer who gained fame for his "Day in the Life" series, which included an edition focused on the Internet in 1996, "24 Hours in Cyberspace." He says that his latest work is based on the premise that "our planet is beginning to develop a nervous system."

  By Elizabeth Heichler | 30 November, 2012 21:25

  Tags: storage, hardware systems, software, big data

Whitepapers about storage

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  Managing at Petabyte Scale

  Given the proliferation of external source-generated information, it's no wonder that stored data growth within the data centre now averages 50 - 80% on a compounded annual growth rate basis. This growth is only expected to accelerate - not decrease - and many enterprises should prepare to manage storage at the petabyte scale. This resource proposes a method for today's enterprise to handle this data - storage equipped for the petabyte scale. Check it out now to discover the attributes of a storage infrastructure that can be managed at the petabyte scale and learn how you can turn these attributes into concrete features of your storage.

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  Saving Time and Money with Savvy Use of Flash in Automated Storage Tiering

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  Deploying Flash in the Enterprise

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  Case Study: Swisscom and its Managed Cloud Solution