Rare raw materials could herald ‘new dawn’ of computer memory

Ground-breaking findings have come to light in the Southern Hemisphere where researchers from New Zealand’s Victoria University of Wellington are studying a rare form of material that could pave the way for memory storage that is faster and more reliable than ever before. Known as rare earth nitrides (RENs), the raw natural material consists of a thin magnetic and semiconducting film that grows in an ultra-high vacuum environment.

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Gartner says beware of the data lake fallacy

The growing hype surrounding data lakes is causing substantial confusion in the information management space, according to Gartner, Inc. Several vendors are marketing data lakes as an essential component to capitalise on Big Data opportunities, but there is little alignment between vendors about what comprises a data lake, or how to get value from it.

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NHS Hospital deploys Spectra Logic and CommVault

Spectra Logic says that a major NHS Foundation, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay (UHMBT), has successfully implemented a Spectra disk and tape solution across the hospital’s main infrastructure environment making data management easier, faster and more cost effective. Spectra joined forces with CommVault, the world's fastest growing data storage software company, to integrate with their industry-leading Simpana® software to substantially lower the cost of protecting, managing...

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The need for speed

Data boom pressures operators to speed up deployment of new data centers – increased focus on turnkey prefabricated solutions.

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Turning business continuity into business value

In a bid to achieve continuous, reliable connectivity and deliver 100% Internet access uptime, organisations are increasingly exploring a raft of new business continuity communications opportunities – from microwave to 4G. However, when it comes to the last line of business operation defence, speed is not the only concern – organisations are increasingly aware of the need to achieve far greater consistency and resilience.

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Technical Discussion: Encryption and Security at High Speed over Distance for IP Storage

Why do so many IP replication solutions lack encryption capabilities, and why is performance an issue when you need to encrypt data inflight? Check out Brocade subject matter experts discussing the challenges of maintaining security while replicating data between data centers at high throughput, including how Brocade addresses this architecturally with IP Extension.

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