by Robin Harris | Tuesday, June 6, 2006 | Enterprise, Future Tech |
As promised, Martin Green has provided more info on Cnet’s Haystack storage system. Hardly a word about the software, which is where the magic is, but this quote should give the big iron vendors a little shiver. BSU Haystack consists of many Basic Storage Units...
by Robin Harris | Tuesday, June 6, 2006 | Backup, Future Tech, SOHO/SMB |
Ian Sefferman is a founder of Openomy.com, a novel and compelling online storage provider with over 20,000 users. Only it isn’t just online storage. It is an online file system with open API’s so custom applications can be built upon it, just as they are...
by Robin Harris | Monday, June 5, 2006 | Backup, Enterprise, Future Tech |
The redoubtable Ben Rockwood pointed to a YAOSS I hadn’t heard of: Cleversafe. Their Big Idea: take data and split it across many data centers with: Disaster tolerance – like losing 5 out of 11 data centers – and still accessing the total data set...
by Robin Harris | Sunday, June 4, 2006 | Backup, SOHO/SMB |
With Google and Microsoft talking about free storage online, maybe it really will take off. But what are our options today? You can start with this comparison chart. The focus here is internet accessible storage — not backup software that puts backups on the...
by Robin Harris | Friday, June 2, 2006 | Off-Topic |
Maybe online photo storage will be the next killer app for massive storage systems. But the excellent Good Morning Silicon Valley blog suggests that the US Government’s desire for 7×24 surveillance of its citizens could be The One. Here’s a rare bit...
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