The inexorable march of areal density continues with this week’s release of two breakthrough two-platter hard disk drives: First up is Seagate, with their next-generation 3.5″ “7200.12” drive family. Boasting 500 GB per platter, the drives are initially offered in 500 GB, 750 GB, and 1 TB versions, but we expect a 1.5 TB three-platter […]
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TechTarget Posts 2009 Event Schedule
Although the details have not been released, TechTarget updated its web site today with a list of events by region for 2009. My understanding is that, although the formats and locations are tweaked slightly, the user-focused character of their excellent Storage Decisions conferences and one-day seminars will remain. Some highlights from the calendar: The Storage […]
Who Will Capture the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Crown?
Today, Brocade announced that it has completed its acquisition of Foundry Networks. This is just the latest move in the strategic game to control the next generation of Ethernet, and possibly all local connectivity, including storage. Although 1 Gb Ethernet, 4 and 8 Gb Fibre Channel, and InfiniBand are all still going strong, the attention of the industry, […]
My Holiday Gift Recommendation: Microfinance
Searching for the perfect gift this year? Allow me to make a suggestion: Give microfinance gift certificates from Kiva! What’s Microfinance? Imagine you are a motivated entrepreneur (maybe you are!) Now imagine you have an idea for a business, something you are so sure of that you would happily take out a short-term loan to […]
AncientFS Opens Archaic Filesystems To Mac OS X
Just a quick note: Google’s Amit Singh recently introduced a new addition to the MacFUSE user-space filesystem software for OS X: AncientFS allows the Mac to read a host of archaic file systems and data container formats, from DECtape to Dump to the various flavors of the standard UNIX file system. This ought to be useful for […]
