Servers & Storage

NetApp pushes into SMB space with new partner tier

NetApp pushes into SMB space with new partner tier

NetApp is looking to increase its share of the lucrative SMB storage market through new products, investment in the channel and growing its non-direct sales business.
Mitchell Smith Jul 24 2008, 12:27PM Data centre
ASI Solutions sees 50 percent growth sales in Intel-based servers

ASI Solutions sees 50 percent growth sales in Intel-based servers

Local IT company ASI Solutions claims it has experienced a 50 percent increase in Intel technology server sales in the channel area in FY 2008, following an increase in managed service offerings.
Lilia Guan Jul 23 2008, 2:41PM Hardware
Selling customers the bigger picture

Selling customers the bigger picture

With server virtualisation already a hot topic, can partners derive more value from services by reselling a bigger virtualisation vision, asks Martin Gregory.


Martin Gregory Director of Server and Tools at Microsoft Australia
Staff Writers Jul 22 2008, 2:51PM Data centre
Sun and Samsung team up for Flash memory

Sun and Samsung team up for Flash memory

Samsung has teamed up with Sun Microsystems to develop a single-level cell Nand Flash memory device for use in solid state drives.
Clement James Jul 18 2008, 9:35AM Hardware
Flash drives pronounced pointless

Flash drives pronounced pointless

Fujitsu boss says solid state overstated
Nick Farrell Jul 9 2008, 8:35AM Data centre
IBM steals back server lead from HP

IBM steals back server lead from HP

Gartner reports market shift.
Robert Jaques Jul 8 2008, 9:01AM Data centre
Citrix avoids channel conflict with OEM agreements

Citrix avoids channel conflict with OEM agreements

Citrix will extend its channel program to include embedded versions of XenServer, eliminating any channel conflict with OEM partners and compensating partners that influence and fulful embedded XenServer deals in the A/NZ market.
Lilia Guan Jul 3 2008, 3:27PM Collaboration
Volume business and managed storage growing for Hitachi Data Systems

Volume business and managed storage growing for Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is looking to expand its volume business with Acer, while its partners are increasingly moving into managed storage services.
Mitchell Smith Jun 27 2008, 12:16PM Data centre
Storage power costs spiral out of control

Storage power costs spiral out of control

Worldwide spending on powering and cooling spinning disks used in external enterprise storage topped US$1bn in 2007, according to IDC..
Guy Dixon Jun 26 2008, 8:14AM Data centre
HP punts de-duplication systems

HP punts de-duplication systems

HP's storage arm moved to establish a presence in the deduplication market today when it announced it was integrating the technology into new systems aimed at the SMB market, and existing systems in the enterprise market.
Dave Bailey Jun 24 2008, 4:58PM Data centre
Blade predicts future trends

Blade predicts future trends

Three major trends are reshaping the data centre says IBM and Intel’s blade server industry group, Blade.org, pointing the finger at network convergence, advanced energy efficiency techniques and hyper consolidation.
Sylvie Barak Jun 23 2008, 1:49PM Hardware
Microsoft gears up for HPC push

Microsoft gears up for HPC push

Microsoft will make a release candidate version of its high performance computing software, HPC Server 2008, available for download next week.
Dave Bailey Jun 23 2008, 8:19AM Software
Toshiba closes older Flash memory plants

Toshiba closes older Flash memory plants

Toshiba is to close older Flash memory production lines that it jointly owns with US firm SanDisk.
Simon Burns Jun 18 2008, 8:22AM Hardware
HP introduces mission critical computing blade server

HP introduces mission critical computing blade server

HP has today announced what it called the industry's first high-availability, fault tolerant blade server, explaining that the advanced functionality came at a low price and with added green credentials.
Jun 17 2008, 8:14AM Hardware
Synnex Australia Roadshow - Perth

Synnex Australia Roadshow - Perth

Several hundred of Synnex's reseller partners descended on the Perth Convention and Exhibition centre on Tuesday to sample the very latest technologies in everything from networking and gaming to printing and storage.
Jun 12 2008, 11:50AM Photos
Synnex Australia Roadshow - Perth

Synnex Australia Roadshow - Perth
Jun 12 2008, 11:46AM Photos
Symantec snaps up online storage firm

Symantec snaps up online storage firm

Symantec has snapped up private online storage firm Swapdrive for an estimated $123 million.
Sylvie Barak Jun 11 2008, 9:41PM Data centre
NEC unveils fault-tolerant servers

NEC unveils fault-tolerant servers

Devices support virtualisation for the first time.
Robert Jaques Jun 11 2008, 9:37PM Hardware
Sun seals Solaris deal with Fujitsu Siemens

Sun seals Solaris deal with Fujitsu Siemens

Sun Microsystems has published details of a multi-year agreement with Fujitsu Siemens to distribute Sun's Solaris OS with selected Primergy servers..
Robert Jaques Jun 11 2008, 7:53AM Hardware
Q1 storage software sales soar

Q1 storage software sales soar

The worldwide storage software market generated sales of US$2.9bn in the first quarter of 2008, analysts reported today..
Robert Jaques Jun 10 2008, 9:08AM Hardware

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