Network Storage

The Queensland Centre for Medical Genomics (QCMG) at the University of Queensland has selected SGI LiveArc storage solution to increase its ability to store, manage and process human cancer genome sequence data. This project will contribute to mapping the genetic changes that lead to cancer, providing better understanding of such cancers and potentially helping to combat the disease.

Idera has announced the availability of SharePoint backup 2.8, which provides automation and granular recovery from site collections down to sites, list items and individual documents. 

Tandberg Data has upped the capacity of its RDX cartridge to 1TB with a new release for the Tandberg Data RDX QuikStor.

Isilon has announced the sixth generation of its OneFS scale-out storage operating system, and two new data management software applications, SmartPools and InsightIQ.

The Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI) has commissioned a SGI Altix XE1300 cluster for high performance computing (HPC) in its $A100 million (AUD) Parkville Precinct facility.

Oracle has announced its next-generation Sun Fire x86 Clustered Systems, including rackmount servers, blades and a 10 GbE cluster fabric.

StoreOnce is a new generation of data deduplication software from HP that can be deployed at multiple points in a converged infrastructure, reducing the number of times data has to be deduplicated. HP says this will enable more efficient management and control of data growth.

Lexar Media is launching flash-based, backup drives, the Lexar Echo SE and Lexar Echo ZE, designed to protect netbook and notebook computers.

Symantec has announced a set of four new security products designed to deal with network and email threats, data loss prevention and IT management.

NetApp has unveiled new storage solutions for SharePoint 2010, including NetApp SnapManager 6.0 due out in August 2010 to provide policy-based management of data.

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