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Storage system underpins NERSC’s scientific discoveries

Published in Management Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

To better address the variety, variability and velocity of Big Data generated by science research, experiments, simulations and analyses, the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) has upgraded its “scratch” storage for temporary scientific data to a single site-wide system with four petabytes of storage built on DataDirect Networks (DDN) Storage Fusion Architecture® (SFA) high-performance storage engine.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Asigra Inc. has announced volume shipping of the company’s Cloud Backup Connector Appliance. The Asigra Cloud Backup Connector Appliance leverages the Cisco ISR G2 router and UCS E-Series server blade and includes the latest version of Asigra Cloud Backup™ software. The appliance provides onsite backup data storage and the ability to replicate to external cloud service providers at the user’s discretion for both local and remote recovery.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Data Analytics DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure Platform Security Software Storage + Servers Storage Technology

THECALLR, which specializes in cloud-based voice marketing services, has chosen Verizon’s enterprise cloud to support the company’s aggressive growth strategy. Verizon’s cloud solution offers the security, flexibility and scalability THECALLR needs to expand its business around the globe. Based in Paris and New York, THECALLR’s call-tracking and marketing-automation services are targeted at companies that use voice services as a channel to market, for example those in...

Powering the Cloud clarifies the future. Part 1

For anyone trying to understand how the data centre and its contents (facilities and IT) needs to evolve to help deliver the business agility demanded by more and more enterprises across Europe, the two day Powering the Cloud conference and exhibition in Frankfurt provided the ideal opportunity.