EMC Corp., the parent company of virtualization giant VMware, has chosen a new president for its Advanced Storage Division: the former head of Microsoft's Server and Cloud Division (SCD), Amitabh Srivastava.
IT professionals who work with Hyper-V on a regular basis might feel lost in a VMware environment, but some key similarities between the two offerings can provide a welcome sense of familiarity.
Microsoft today released an addition for Windows Server 2008 R2 that enables shared block storage in storage area networks using the iSCSI Protocol.
If you're still using tape-based backups, read on.
- By Greg Shields
- 04/04/2011
Oracle today released software aimed at letting organizations build private clouds by adding elasticity to their applications via a clustered file system.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/07/2011
You can still work with SharePoint even when you're working offline if you optimize your SharePoint Workspace storage architecture.
Here's 10 companies we think Microsoft should buy right now to solidify its place in a variety of markets.
- By Lee Pender, Jeffrey Schwartz
- 12/02/2010
Old habits can die hard, but is the current way you're doing backup really the way it should be done?
Microsoft has scheduled the release of Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials for the first half of 2011, the company announced on Monday.
A new Windows storage server option for small businesses appears to coming down the pipeline: Breckenridge.
Experts described optimal preparations for deploying Exchange 2010 at the TechMentor Las Vegas event last week.
Backup software has come a long way in recent years. We compare four products that should prove useful, particularly for small to midsize enterprises.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 08/01/2010
Addressing one of the key objectives of cloud computing, Microsoft today said its Windows Azure platform will be available as an appliance that can run on customer and partner premises.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/12/2010
A free tool from Microsoft can make backing up data in Windows Server 2008 R2 efficient and almost hassle-free. Here's how to use it effectively.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/01/2010
The 3X Remote Backup Appliance is a useful system that can serve as your company's private backup cloud.
- By Brian Freedman
- 03/01/2010
Iron Mountain on Monday said it has acquired e-mail and SharePoint archiving solutions provider Mimosa Systems for $112 million.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/22/2010
The Microsoft File Classification Infrastructure can help you simplify data identification.
- By Alan Maddison
- 01/01/2010
Compliance is a complex undertaking, but with the right philosophy and tools it's well within your grasp.
- By Jon William Toigo
- 12/01/2009
After introducing the Triple Crown last year, Redmond knocks one out of the park in 2009 by honoring winners of four consecutive Reader's Choice Awards in the same category.
Cloud platforms might offer cost savings and other benefits, but they can also have costly bottleneck issues.