In the world of network storage, there are some interesting things brewing on the data protection side of things: LenovoEMC has announced a collaborative effort with the team at Acronis. This partnership will be bringing the likes of Acronis Backup & Recovery for NAS to LenovoEMC px series devices – and to those devices only. […]
When I joined Gmail in 2007 the concept of eliminating deleter’s regret changed how I managed all of my data. I went from keeping important things and purging everything else to implementing archive mentality in my whole life. Now I only think twice about keeping huge photo dumps or files larger than about 500MB. Other than that I save everything.
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Construction is underway for a sprawling and seriously expensive National Security Agency data center in the Utah desert, and a set of floor plans just hit the web. It all looks appropriately intimidating.
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A lot of digital archival is done on DVDs manufactured specifically for archival purposes, something that could be changing in the near future. Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Center, as well as the Eindhoven’s University of Technology, joined forces to create a glass disc that can hold 360TB of data for over 1 million years.
Not only that, but the glass disc is also able to handle temperatures up to 1,832 Fahrenheit, helping safeguard against data loss in the case of a fire, for example. Such a technology breakthrough was achieved using a specific glass-like material created from nanostructures and fused quartz. The data, then, is written to this medium using a femtosecond laser.
The laser works by “shooting” rapid pulses of light onto the glass disc, being able to apply the data in the form of “nanostructured dots” in three layer forms that are spaced a mere 5-micrometers apart from each other. Because nanostructures are involved, the laser likewise works in five dimensions when writing the data, something comprised of 3D positioning, orientation, and size.
In its test run, the researchers who developed the new technology were able to write – and subsequently read – 300KB worth of data on the disc. Its storage capacity is much higher, however, with a recorded 360TB worth of space for archiving information. Once written, the discs can then be stored for a million years or longer, withstanding temperature variations and outliving quite a few generations (or the entirely of civilization).
Said Professor Peter Kazandky of the ORC, “It is thrilling to think that we have created the first document [to] likely survive the human race. This technology can secure the last evidence of civilization: all we’ve learnt will not be forgotten.” The next step? The team is working at commercializing the technology.
SOURCE: CNET
Reseachers develop disc with 360TB capacity, 1 million year storage life is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Google Buzz was shut down back in 2011, but Google seems to still be dealing with the service like an annoying dog that won’t go away. Google has notified its users via email that all your Buzz data will be moved to a folder in your Google Drive account. The migration will begin starting July 17, where users will begin seeing their Buzz data appear in Google Drive.
The transfer will result in two sets of files showing up in Google Drive, the first of which will contain a snapshot of the public and private Buzz posts that you have made. This will be a private Drive folder, while the second set of files will be public by default, consisting of all your public Buzz posts that can be viewable by anyone with the files’ links.
As for comments, those will also be migrated to Google Drive, but they will be saved to the user’s Drive whose post the comments appeared on, not the commenter. This could create a little friction, as commenters won’t have any control over who sees the migrated data of a post that has a comment of theirs in it, so Google recommends that you delete your Buzz content now before the migration happens.
Google also says that all Buzz files will be treated “the same as any other Drive file,” so you’ll be able to do whatever you want with them just like you could with regular Drive files. These added Buzz files won’t count against your storage limit, but you should be able to easily delete them if you don’t have a need for them.
Google Buzz originally launched back in February 2010, and while it was given the benefit of the doubt by early adopters, it eventually didn’t stand the test of time. No one used it, and it didn’t offer anything that Facebook and Twitter didn’t already offer. Google shut down Buzz in 2011 to no one’s chagrin, but eventually launched another social network called Google+, which is the company’s current social offering that seems to be doing fairly well amongst a niche audience.
VIA: The Next Web
Google Buzz’s last gasp: Drive swallows final bits of lost social network is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Samsung has received a lot of complaints recently over the limited available storage on its Samsung GALAXY S 4 device. While consumers purchased the 16GB version of the Samsung GALAXY S 4, they were unpleasantly surprised when they discovered that only 8.49GB of space was available for them to use. Consumers feel like its the same type of trickery that Microsoft displayed when its 32GB Surface RT tablet was discovered to only allow consumers 16GB of available storage.
Samsung gave a statement to CNET detailing why their Samsung GALAXY S 4 has such limited storage. It said that around 6.85GB is used up to allow the S 4 to provide a higher resolution display compared to the Samsung Galaxy SIII. The other used data provides the S 4 with its new Smart features, such as smart scroll or smart pause, although some would just call it bloatware.
However, unlike devices like the LG Nexus 4 or the HTC One, the Samsung GALAXY S 4 has a microSD card slot that allows consumers to expand their storage by up to an extra 64GB. This will allow you to store much more music, videos, and photos onto your device. However, one caveat is that you won’t be able to install Android apps onto your microSD card, which can be a bummer considering how some apps take up copious amounts of storage.
While it’s normal for smartphones to have a little less space available than advertised, having only half of the advertised space is outrageous. This lead many consumers to state that Samsung is falsely advertising its flagship smartphone, and that it should have listed the 16GB version as an 8GB version instead. Other consumers aren’t too upset with the limited internal storage because they have the option to expand their storage via microSD card. What are your thoughts on this move? Also, be sure to check out our review of the Samsung GALAXY S 4 to see if it really is the “next big thing.”
[via CNET]
Samsung defends limited available storage on GALAXY S 4 is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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HP is looking to make a splash in the enterprise industry again with the announcement of the company’s new line of Moonshot servers running Intel Atom chips. These new servers are a part of a multi-year plan by HP to cut down on space and power needs when it comes to big data storage. The company says that these new Moonshot servers will help with that initiative.
The company mentioned last week that they would be announcing the next generation in Moonshot hardware, and as expected, they’re starting out the week on a high note with the new line of servers. HP mentions that with the growing needs of internet users, cloud data storage will grow exponentially, to the point where larger and larger facilities will have to be built in order to meet the demand of storage needs.
However, HP says that Moonshot will dissolve the need for bigger and bigger data centers, saying that the new Moonshot servers can take up 80% less space, as well as use up to 89% less energy and be 77% less costly than traditional servers. HP even went as far as saying that the new Moonshot systems are comparable to the move from Unix to x86 servers, as well as the innovation of blade servers.
The new Moonshot systems are available today in the US and Canada, while availability in Europe, Asia, and Latin America will start next month. Pricing begins at a whopping $61,875 for the enclosure, 45 HP ProLiant Moonshot servers, and an integrated switch, but clients will be able to customize their setup to fit their own needs.
HP launches Moonshot cloud server system is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week the folks at LenovoEMC have delivered no less than LenovoEMC LifeLine 4.0, a brand new update to their Lenovo EMC LifeLine operating system for their Iomega-branded network storage solutions. This system upgrade will be available free for those of you out there owning StorCenter ix and px series network storage products and will be running right out of the box on LenovoEMC-branded storage devices starting in May. LenovoEMC LifeLine 4.0 is bringing with it both an expansion of enterprise computing and security features, made futuristic for your small and medium-sized business.
With LenovoEMC LifeLine 4.0, you’ll be working with several improved feature categories: Snapshots, SSD Caching (Cache Pools), IVX (Integrated Virtualization Technology), NFS v4, Active Directory Hybrid Authentication, Active Directory High Availability, iSCSI Security, the ability to work with 4TB HDDs, Twonky Media Server version 7, and Increased emphasis on network security features designed to protect data. At 4TB, this system offers the highest capacity server class HDDs available today (this is with px series products only at the moment).
With Twonky Media Server version 7 you’ve got DLNA / UPnP compliant media server action running with Twonky Media Beam from mobile devices – connect anywhere! With iSCSI security you’ll have secure connections with Mutual CHAP authentication.
With IVX you’ll be able to run multiple virtualized machines on your Iomega px12-300r and px12-450r rackmount arrays – good times! This ability is being suggested by LenovoEMC as being great for lightweight Windows Services or dedicated Linux Web Servers, while you’re able to have your own private virtualized hardware all around – network cards, drives, and graphics adapters alike.
Snapshots are one of the most fabulous added features in the whole upgrade. With Snapshots your able to work with a point in time of a backup of any storage volume. You can take the snapshot at any time, even when the storage device is actively writing, and you’ll be able to restore to this source volume and revert this source volume to its former state, too! Welcome to the Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) provider way to fly!
If you’d like to download this update for yourself, you’ll need to go to either http://support.lenovoemc.com or www.iomega.com/support and make it so! You’ll have to have an Iomega ix or px series network storage device to do so, while future devices with this system onboard will be coming closer to May all around the world!
LenovoEMC LifeLine 4.0 brings Snapshots to Iomega network storage products is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It looks like HP has something special up its sleeves, and no, it doesn’t appear to be another desktop or laptop computer. HP sent out invitations that say “experience the disruption on April 8.” Whatever this new product or service may be, the company is calling it “Moonshot” — whether or not that’ll be the official name is still anyone’s guess.
The only other information regarding this new product is that it will be “a new platform that was designed for the data center and built for the planet,” according to HP. That doesn’t really narrow it down too much, but it seems it’ll be enterprise-related, and will most likely not be a consumer product. Or it could very well be a consumer product, but with enterprise-esque features.
HP CEO Meg Whitman will obviously be there to make the big announcement, as well as Dave Donatelli, who is HP’s executive vice president and general manager of Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking for the Enterprise Business. That means that this announcement will definitely be based around something that’s enterprise-related
However, that’s all we have for the time being, but April 8 is just around the corner, so it’ll only be a matter of time before we get to see what HP has been working on. The company is focusing more and more on tablets these days, and we’ve already seen some of their work on that front, but it seems we haven’t seen everything just yet. Stay tuned!
HP teases “Moonshot” announcement for April 8 is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Ever-increasing storage demands prompt increasingly higher capacity storage cards, including the newest release from Transcend, a 64GB microSDXC UHS-I. This ultra-high speed memory card offers very fast transfer speeds in the tiny microSD shell, bringing high storage capacity to your small mobile devices. This is part of the maker’s UHS-I line, which ranges from 8GB to 64GB.
The Transcend 64GB microSDXC Ultra-High Speed Class 1 memory card offers high transfer rates that go up to 45MB per second, giving users very high performance for demanding tasks. The memory card is being marketed towards smartphone and tablet owners, but is also applicable to other devices with support for microSDXC cards with this high of a capacity.
This card is boasted as offering data transfer speeds that 300 times faster than its non-Ultra High Speed equivalents, making it a good choice for those who watch, process, or record high-definition video, such as those utilizing the 1080p camera on their smartphone. It is also a good option for use with apps that are memory-intensive.
To help put the 64GB in perspective, this tiny microSD can hold approximately 10,000 high-res JPEG photographs taken at 12-megapixels with an average size of 6MB each. Or, for those who spend more time recording video than they do taking pictures, this newest Transcend card can hold 16 hours of video recorded at full 9Mbps 1920 x 1080 H.264 video. The card is available now for $109.
[via Transcend Info]
Transcend announces 64GB microSDXC Ultra High-Speed storage card is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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