Top six reasons to use Object Storage – and why they matter

As cloud storage technology is increasingly adopted for a broad range of consumer and business applications, the storage landscape is transitioning away from traditional disk arrays to object-based storage systems. A recent IDC report predicts that the market for File- and Object-Based Storage (FOBS) will experience an annual growth rate of 24.5% through 2017, reaching $38 billion. “Increased versatility will result in more diverse use cases for FOBS,” said IDC.

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BackOffice Associates acquires ENTOTA

Strengthening its position globally, BackOffice Associates has acquired ENTOTA Limited, the largest SAP Data Services consultancy in EMEA. ENTOTA’s industry proven solutions in data migration, information governance, data integration and data warehousing will further enhance BackOffice Associates’ market-leading data management solutions and expertise as well as deepen the company’s EMEA presence.

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ETSI delivers report on Cloud Computing Standards

The final report from ETSI’s Cloud Standards Coordination initiative was made public on December 11 in Brussels. The report was delivered at an event jointly organized between ETSI and the European Commission attended by over 100 experts from the cloud community.

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Transmode appoints Mark Stevens as VP Asia-Pacific

Transmode says that Mark Stevens has been appointed as VP Asia-Pacific (APAC). Mr. Stevens will be responsible for the company's activities in the fast-growing region and will be based in Singapore, which has been his home for several years.

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K3 Hosting agrees first ever strategic channel partnership

Recently launched worldwide IT consultancy firm K3 Hosting has signalled its intent on the global market after agreeing a strategic channel partnership with Unified Wireless Solutions.

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GreenBytes strengthens Board of Directors with new appointments

GreenBytes®, Inc. says that former Segway CEO Jim Norrod and former Xyratex CEO Steve Barber have joined the company’s Board of Directors. Norrod will serve as Executive Chairman and will lead a group that includes GreenBytes’ founders and investment partners from Battery Ventures and Generation Investment Management. Both Norrod and Barber bring decades of business leadership experience to GreenBytes, an award-winning developer of patented IO-Offload desktop virtualization...

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Technical Discussion: Encryption and Security at High Speed over Distance for IP Storage

Why do so many IP replication solutions lack encryption capabilities, and why is performance an issue when you need to encrypt data inflight? Check out Brocade subject matter experts discussing the challenges of maintaining security while replicating data between data centers at high throughput, including how Brocade addresses this architecturally with IP Extension.

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