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  Seagate offers data recovery with hard drive purchase

  Hard drive crashes are a nightmare for computer users for many reasons. Not only can data held dear to one's heart be lost, but trying to recover it can cost an arm and a leg, if not more. Hard drive maker Seagate attempts to address both those problems with the release today of its GoFlex Turbo drive with SafetyNet data recovery services.

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 09 August, 2011 03:43

  Tags: backup, Drives, hard drives, hdd, Seagate Technology, software, storage, storage accessory, Utilities

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  Learn how to run programs from your flash drive

  Reader Patricia has a question: "Why can't application software be put on USB drives instead of [hard] disks?"

  By Rick Broida | 27 April, 2011 08:15

  Tags: flash memory, software, storage, storage accessory, usb

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  Toshiba self-encrypting hard drive has promise

  Toshiba has introduced a series of self-encrypting hard drives that come with what the company says is a unique self-diagnostic feature that blocks access to data if the drive doesn't recognize the host, in case it is lost or stolen.

  By Bruce Gain | 18 April, 2011 10:16

  Tags: applications, data protection, encryption, security, software, storage accessory, toshiba

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  Dropbox: Insecure by design?

  The fundamental security of the Dropbox cloud storage service has been called into question by a researcher.

  By Keir Thomas | 12 April, 2011 03:42

  Tags: cloud computing, data protection, internet, online privacy, security, storage, storage accessory

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  Seagate unveils GoFlex partner program, USM compatibility

  We admit it: When Seagate first introduced its GoFlex line of storage, we were skeptical. The connector was inelegant, and frankly, it seemed as if it was one company going off on its own tangent -- even if it was a standard SATA connector. With today's news about the Universal Storage Module interface being backed by SATA-IO and the storage industry, however, suddenly Seagate appears poised to stand ahead of the pack.

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 06 January, 2011 01:43

  Tags: CES, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), seagate, storage, storage accessory, CES 2011

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  Eliminating Tape

  When it comes to storage and backup, the old tape may not ‘cut the mustard’ in today’s world. But how does one move on from tape? This Computerworld Australia Guide, sponsored by EMC, examines whether the Cloud will provide a viable long-term archiving option to magnetic tape. This guide also looks at eliminating tape by examining storage and backup alternatives, taking examples of organisations that have managed to overcome problems with tape. Read more.

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  Architecting the Oracle VM solution using the Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliances and Oracle Sun Servers

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  Virtualise, Manage, Backup, Consolidate

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  Staying ahead of the storage explosion