Data-driven

IDriveSync online storage now offers cool Private Key option

Dong Ngo — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:27:25 PST

Online storage vendor Pro Softnet announces a Private Key option for its IDriveSync service that puts data privacy and security completely in the hands of the account owner. And you get 10GB of free storage to boot.

Originally posted at Crave

Qualcomm to demo first StreamBoost Wi-Fi routers at CES 2013

Dong Ngo — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:30:00 PST

Qualcomm announces the all-new StreamBoost technology, designed to revolutionize Internet bandwidth management, and plans to demo it at CES 2013.

Originally posted at

WiGig Alliance to consolidate activities in Wi-Fi Alliance

Dong Ngo — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:05:09 PST

The Wi-Fi Alliance and the Wireless Gigabit Alliance announce plans to consolidate the multigigabit WiGig technology certification and development efforts under the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Originally posted at

WD ships 8TB My Book Live Duo NAS server

Dong Ngo — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:49:56 PST

WD announces the availability of its 8TB RAID-capable dual-bay NAS server, the My Book Live Duo.

Iomega ships 2 new business StorCenter NAS servers

Dong Ngo — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:01:37 PDT

Iomega announces the availability of two new NAS servers, the dual-bay StorCenter px2-300d and the four-bay StorCenter ix4-300d, which offer lots of storage space and features.

Originally posted at Reviews - Peripherals

Why 'big data' is here to stay

John Webster — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:21:49 PDT

The demand for so-called big data among business, government, and scientific leaders has been building for years. They can now turn to IT and say "make it so."

The promise of VDI: Are we there yet?

John Webster — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:39:17 PDT

Virtual-desktop infrastructure promises to be a foundational technology for cloud. If so, it still needs improvement, says John Webster.

Is Hadoop the new tape?

John Webster — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:07:03 PDT

Is Hadoop a cool new petabyte storage array? Or is it already as obsolete as yesteryear's tape drives? Some think Hadoop is merely a bridge to some better, future platform.

Seagate reaches 1Tb per square inch, hard drive to reach 60TB capacity

Dong Ngo — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:39:22 PDT

Seagate says that it has reached the milestone of storage density that offers 1 terabit (1 trillion bits) per square inch, using Heat-Assisted Magnetic recording technology that promises a 60TB hard drive within the next decade.

What's different about storage for virtual desktops?

John Webster — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:00:42 PST

Virtual desktop infrastructure projects will create renewed demand for high-performance storage. Not surprisingly, performance and management simplicity will be prized.