Storage systems provider Nexsan launches the E5510-- offering over 1PB of capacity in 27U of rack space with optional support for both asynchronous and synchronous data replication. 

The asynchronous replication feature allows the separate configuration of off-site data replication for each storage pool on the primary E500 system, as well as the manual data transfer from the E5000 to an external storage device for offline replication. 

Meanwhile synchronous replication allows the mirroring all data in a storage pool between a source and a target Read more...

Syylex claims it has the technology and storage medium allowing the archival of digital data for centuries-- the GlasMasterDisc, a system storing data on glass discs. 

The discs consist of 2 halves-- an engraved durable glass substrate (made from glass the chemical industry uses to store aggressive reagents) and a metallic alloy reflective layer. The 2 halves are bonded together, and metal and bond are in turn nearly entirely enclosed in glass. 

The company says the glass disc is "extremely resistant to all environment factors"-- including humidity, Read more...

Toshiba announces what it says is its highest capacity 2.5" enterprise-class HDD-- the MK01GRRB/R, offering up to 300GB of storage and self-encryption technology. 

Drive speed is 15000rpm, with a 6Gbps SAS interface and average seek times of 2.7ms (read) and 3ms (write). 

The self-encryption technology crypto-graphically erases protected information-- allowing users to return, service, repurpose or retire drives without the need for data overwrite operations or the physical destruction of drives, according to Toshiba. The technology also fits the Read more...

Violin launches its first all-silicon storage system-- the Violin 6000 Series flash memory arrays. 

Describing it as a "Rack in a Box," the company says the 600 series has an 80% reduction in costs per IOPS and a 15:1 reduction in hardware physical consolidation from a disk array vendor. 

Everything comes in twos inside the 6000 series-- dual controllers, power supplies, gateway ports, even extra Violin virtual memory modules (VIMMs) providing self-healing and memory aggregation. 

Violin vRAID technology provides protection, striping data across multiple Read more...