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Carestream Leverages Intel Xeon to Securely Storage Medical Images in the Cloud

May 19th, 2012

Intel and Carestream Health have worked together for years to provide secure cloud storage solutions for the healthcare community. Watch this video for an explanation of why large health providers are using Carestream’s cloud solution to store all their PACS images securely and in one location where multiple facilities can have access.

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Iomega Announces New Flagship Network Storage Array for Small …

May 19th, 2012

Iomega Announces New Flagship Network Storage Array for Small and
Medium Business, Remote Office/Branch Offices and Distributed
Enterprises

New Iomega StorCenter px12-450r NAS Features Latest in Hardware and
Software Innovations for “Complete” Network Storage Solution

News Highlights:

* First EMC network storage array utilizing the new Intel® Xeon®
Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family for increased performance with
reduced power consumption
* Designed for advanced business computing functions, including
deduplication, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and storage-based
applications
* 12-bay, 2U network storage array ready for use with 10 gigabit
Ethernet networks and upcoming 4TB disk drives
* McAfee VirusScan Enterprise included, provides industry-leading
anti-virus protection
* New EMC® LifeLine™ software technology with integrated Cloud
capabilities powers new StorCenter  px12-450r

Full Story:

SAN DIEGO, CA – May 17, 2012 – Iomega, an EMC® company (NYSE: EMC) and
a global leader in data protection, today announced the new Iomega®
StorCenter™ px12-450r Network Storage Array, multi-protocol networked
data storage for small and medium business, remote office/branch office
installations and distributed enterprises. The StorCenter px12-450r
features the new Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family, 8GB
RAM, improved user supportability and is ready for 4TB* hard disk drives
(HDD) and 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) networks. Additionally, the
StorCenter px12-450r utilizes the latest version of the EMC® LifeLine™
software, an advanced operating system that makes EMC’s
enterprise-class expertise and cloud capabilities available to a broad
range of users.

The new StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array is designed for
advanced functions including dedupe, VDI, database and storage-based
applications. Examples of emerging applications include video management
systems (VMS) for surveillance and McAfee VirusScan Enterprise running
natively on the storage (see companion Iomega new’s release issued
today).

Executive Quotes:

“With the introduction of the new StorCenter px12-450r, Iomega
continues to expand its high-performance PX series NAS product line to
meet the storage solution needs of our SMB customers,” said Mike
Nikzad, Chief Operating Officer, Iomega Corporation. “Designed with
the latest Intel processing architecture at its core, Iomega is first to
market with the highest performance at the best value available in its
class. Built with scalable server-class storage, the StorCenter
px12-450r is also designed to support today’s cloud and virtualization
storage demands while having enough available headroom to meet future
storage and application growth opportunities.”

“The new Iomega StorCenter px12-450r is one of the industry’s first
network storage arrays to include the recently announced next-generation
Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family,” said David Tuhy,
general manager of Intel’s Storage Group. “The new Intel Xeon
Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family is the first to feature Intel’s
tri-gate transistor architecture, a 3D structure that is designed to
help boost the chip’s performance while driving down power
consumption. The new Intel Xeon Processor puts products like the Iomega
px12-450r in a position to support today’s demanding workloads like
database management, de-duplication and virtualization, and the
capability for even more demanding I/O tasks like 10 gigabit Ethernet.
In addition, utilizing the new Xeon Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family
in the px12-450r is ideal for supporting customers’ needs to process
more information directly on the storage device.”

Anatomy of the new Iomega StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array

The heart of the new StorCenter px12-450r is the new low-power Intel
Xeon Processor E3-1200 v2, coupled with 8GB memory. The multicore
processor ex
cels at multi-threaded storage workloads like multi-LUN
iSCSI and multi-client virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). The 8GB
memory assists those workloads and easily supports memory-intensive
tasks like the Avamar source-based deduplicating agent, included with
all Iomega StorCenter PX series storage products.

The new StorCenter px12-450r is a ground-up redesign of Iomega’s
previous top-of-the-line model, the StorCenter px12-350r. The StorCenter
px12-450r is available in diskless and partially populated
configurations, enabling users to start small in terms of storage
capacity, or provide their own HDDs and grow as workloads and storage
capacity dictate. The px12-450r is qualified with a broad range of 1TB,
2TB and 3TB consumer and Server Class Series HDDs, as well as upcoming
4TB HDDs. All product configurations and expansion drives for the
px12-450r available from Iomega include Server Class Series ATA drives
for the highest reliability.

The new px12-450r also supports solid state drives (SSDs), ideal for
large amounts of small block random I/O workloads such as virtualization
and database. The px12-450r expands on the px12-350r’s user
serviceability with a new mechanical design that makes the processor
complex user-replaceable by removing just two thumbscrews. All product
configurations include disk drive trays to simplify capacity
expansion-users just add HDDs.

One of the key advantages of adopting leading-edge technology like the
new Intel Xeon Processor is that the StorCenter px12-450r can handle
advanced workloads to increase the lifespan of the network storage array
for end users. The multicore processor and 8GB memory are ready for the
next generation of storage-based applications. The px12-450r includes 2
PCIe slots to further expand the px12-450r’s capabilities,
particularly by adding I/O connectivity, like 10GbE when it becomes
mainstream. Finally, the px12-450r is ready to support 4TB HDDs,
expected in wide availability by the end of this year.

Software Enhancements

The StorCenter px12-450r features two software enhancements that are
well matched to its leading-edge hardware complex. The px12-450r is the
industry’s only sub $10K storage array to run the McAfee VirusScan
Enterprise product natively on the storage. Also the px12-450r can run
Linux applications created with Iomega’s LifeLine Software Development
Kit (SDK).

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise is an enterprise-class endpoint security
product which runs natively on the px12-450r, no external server
required. Enterprise-class threat scanning means 1) threat
identification and remediation through McAfee’s global network and
reach and 2) consistent features (e.g., scanning options) and behaviour
(e.g., management and reporting) with the rest of McAfee’s VirusScan
family. McAfee VirusScan will be included on all Iomega PX series
network storage products when it becomes available, expected in the
second half of this year.

About the Iomega StorCenter PX Series Network Storage Products

Designed with world-class EMC® enterprise storage technology,
Iomega’s newest generation of StorCenter PX Server Class Series
desktop and rackmount array products incorporates a new version of EMC®
LifeLine™ software with advanced computing features as well as utilizing
1TB*, 2TB, 3TB and soon-to-be available 4TB server-class SATA drives for
higher reliability and continuous operation in critical business
functions, such as “always on” video surveillance applications.
Storage capacities in the StorCenter PX series range from diskless
models up to 48TB.

Availability and Warranty

The new Iomega® StorCenter™ px12-450r Network Storage Array is expected
to be available worldwide beginning in the third quarter of 2012.  The
product will be available in a range of configurations, from a diskless
HDD model up to a 48TB configuration (when 4TB disk drives become
available). All product configurations include Server Class Series
Serial ATA HDDs (except for the diskless model.) P
ricing starts at
US$5,499.99. (All pricing is U.S. suggested retail.)

About EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service
providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service.
Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing.  Through
innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud
computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze
their most valuable asset – information – in a more agile, trusted and
cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at
www.EMC.com.

EMC Canada (www.EMC2.ca), headquartered in Toronto with nine offices
from coast to coast, is a wholly owned subsidiary.

About Iomega

Iomega Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation
headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative storage
solutions for small businesses, home offices, consumers and others. The
Company has sold more than 425 million digital storage drives and disks
since its inception in 1980. Today, Iomega’s product portfolio
includes industry leading desktop and rackmount network attached storage
products ideal for content sharing, data protection at small and medium
businesses and distributed enterprises, as well as vertical applications
such as video surveillance installations; a broad selection of
direct-attached portable and desktop external hard drives; and
multimedia drives, making it easy to move video, pictures and other
files from the computer room to the livingroom. To learn about all of
Iomega’s storage products and network storage solutions, please go to
the Web at www.iomega.com. Resellers can visit Iomega at
www.ioclub.net.

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For more information contact:
Mike Martin / Claire McCorquodale
StrategicAmpersand Inc.
416-961-5595
mike@stratamp.com
claire@stratamp.com

* 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes

Copyright© 2012 Iomega Corporation. All rights reserved.  Iomega and
StorCenter are trademarks or registered trademarks of Iomega Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries.  EMC and LifeLine are
trademarks are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the U.S.
and/or other countries.  All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

NOTE: This release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined
under the Federal Securities Laws.  Actual results could differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a
result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i)
adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or
reductions in information technology spending; (iii) our ability to
protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing
the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions
and investments and the challenges and costs of integration,
restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) fluctuations in
VMware, Inc.’s operating results and risks associated with trading of
VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to
pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and
varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the
volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component
and product quality and availability; (ix) the transition to new
products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product
offerings and rapid technological and market change; (x) insufficient,
excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or acts of terrorism; (xii) the
ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii)
fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xiv) other one-time events and
other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in
EMC’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  EMC
disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements
after the date of this release.

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Rug Master: Proper Rug Storage

May 19th, 2012
About Khosrow Sobhe

Rug is my PASSION. I grew up with it since it was my family business and my father’s job. I have a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management, a Master’s degree in Business Administration, MBA and a second Master’s degree in Educational Planning and a Ph.D. in Educational Planning from the University of Southern California, USC in Los Angeles. I am a Board member to the Iranian Carpet Exporters’ Association based in Tehran. I am a member of the Textile Group of Los Angeles, TGLA. I am a Board member to the Textile Museum Associate of Southern California, TMA/SC. I am also an Industry Partner to the American Society of Interior Designers, ASID Los Angeles Chapter with more than 1,700 members. I am also the Editor in Chief of the “Iranian Hand Woven Rug” quarterly. I have a rug gallery in Los Angels. I am also the president of the Iranian American Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles. I have an active rug blog: http://rugmaster.blogspot.com/. In this blog, I, Dr. Khosrow Sobhe write about my everyday experience with Persian, Oriental and area rugs, and the people that I meet and talk with. They may be customers, friends, designers, or just ordinary people. I meet them in my rug gallery on 1655 South La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles (Tel. 310-770-9085) or else where.

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GIVEAWAY CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT AND JEWELRY STORAGE VIDEO

May 17th, 2012

BE SURE TO STAY TUNED FOR THE CONTEST RULES (on my next video) AND THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ALL FOR WATCHING AND PARTICIPATING IN MY CONEST!

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Fun For First: Crayon Storage Idea

May 17th, 2012

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5 reasons why you should implement a cloud storage gateway (The …

May 17th, 2012

As data protection vendors improve their public cloud connectivity, some wonder if a cloud storage gateway is required within their backup infrastructure. The answer depends on the organization’s goals for increasing flexibility, reducing costs, and streamlining IT operations. But there are five benefits commonly cited by customers who’ve implemented cloud storage gateways:

  1. Increased flexibility – Few data protection applications support the broad range of cloud storage providers offered by cloud storage gateways. Support for a broad range of vendors creates strong competition between cloud storage providers that lowers storage costs and benefits customers. Products such as the Riverbed® Whitewater® cloud storage gateway also support private cloud storage solutions such as EMC Atmos or systems-based on OpenStack, allowing the use of Whitewater gateways with public, private, and hybrid clouds. 
  2. Reduced license fees – Most data protection vendors offer data protection licensing based on agent or capacity-based pricing models. Capacity-based pricing typically benefits organizations that require a large number of agents relative to the size of their storage pool. Many organizations find it beneficial to leverage a cloud storage gateway and simply purchase the required agents instead of adopting capacity licensing. As cloud storage gateways are typically priced on the size of the data stored after deduplication rather than the total number of terabytes protected, significant savings are realized.
  3. Support for multiple data protection products – Many organizations run two or more data protection applications, a legacy backup application to protect physical servers, and another tasked with protecting the virtual machine infrastructure. While one or the other may be able to store data in the public cloud, it can be difficult to find multiple applications that support the same cloud storage provider. Cloud storage gateways can simultaneously accept data streams from multiple backup applications and store them in the same cloud account. Cloud storage gateways also provide the freedom to easily add new backup products while retaining the installed solution. The gateway essentially functions as a broker between all the backup applications and the cloud storage vendor. This allows organizations to implement the data protection applications that meet their needs today as well as the flexibility to quickly respond to changing business requirements.
  4. Time to cloud – Often customers find that to leverage the cloud storage capabilities of their backup application, they’re forced to upgrade their software and hardware, install additional software, and pay additional license fees. Installing a cloud storage gateway is a much faster path to cloud storage as the only change required is to update the storage target within the backup application to the address of the gateway appliance. No change to the backup schedule, jobs or policies is required. Whitewater cloud storage gateways are often installed and send data to the cloud in less than one hour.
  5. Ease of use –The Whitewater cloud storage gateway appliance is purpose built for data protection and utilizes extremely advanced networking and storage technologies from Riverbed Technology that are proven in enterprise networks around the globe. Whitewater gateway has an easy-to-use graphical user interface and minimal administration requirements, providing substantial time savings.

To learn more about Whitewater cloud storage gateways and see how easy it is to implement with your existing data protection applications please visit www.riverbed.com/whitewater.   

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"Data Availability and Integrity in Storage Systems with Prof. Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau"

May 15th, 2012

Prof. Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, explores the state of the art in data integrity techniques, the pioneering work that has brought the industry to where it is with modern storage systems, and how the storage stack will evolve toward the next generation of storage technologies. by IEEE by Ieee Computer Society

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NintenGen: *Rumor* Wii U Cloud Storage details

May 15th, 2012

This rumor is not one that is hard to believe but would be good news if it turns out true:

- Cloud Storage available on Wii U starting in early 2013
- 512 MB of online storage for every user
- Storage tied to each Nintendo Network profile
- Exclusively for save games and player profile data
- Launching in Japan first
- Supposedly working with Seattle, WA-based Mozy, Inc.to handle this
- Nintendo approached Mozy May 2010 but work started in late 2011
- Cloud storage to be integrated into Wii U channels




Link

I think this would work great for Nintendo if they implement it right. Steam is a perfect example of getting Cloud Storage right in my opinion. Let’s hope Nintendo follows suit. 

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Storage and SharePoint : TaxoDiary

May 15th, 2012







Optimizing storage to meet the needs of scalability for productivity and cost control is important for any business, and users of Microsoft SharePoint are no exception. SharePoint automatically stores data in SQL Server content databases. As a relational database, SQL is efficient at storing structured data, but less so when dealing with larger, non-relational data streams. Unfortunately, this can often account for up to 95 percent of all data in a typical organization.

SharePoint users have several options to keep the cost of storage in check. One would be to leverage aggressive content life-cycle management policies to address or delete SharePoint content that has not been accessed or modified in a specified time frame. Another would be to set strict site quotas and locks that prevent users from uploading significant amounts of data in particular lists.

This interesting information was found in Computer World UK’s blog post titled, “Save money with smart content storage in SharePoint.”

Melody K. Smith

Sponsored by Access Innovations, the world leader in thesaurus, ontology, and taxonomy creation and metadata application.





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Rest easier about storage space in your bedroom with headboards …

May 13th, 2012

Whether your bedroom is blessed with decent closet space or sorely lacking it, you can always benefit from extra shelves, drawers or cabinetry. You may think this is possible only through freestanding…

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