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How to pick the provider for a solid Ethernet WAN

Not all Ethernet-based WAN circuits are created equal; be sure to ask these questions when shopping for a carrier

Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive

The WD Black SSHD read/write performance tops out at 450MB/350MB/sec, respectively

Review: HP 3PAR conjures powerful storage magic

HP 3PAR StoreServe 7400 combines high scalability, high performance, and a big bag of tricks for easing storage management

Seagate unleashes enterprise SSD with 12Gbps SAS connectivity

The 1200 SSD delivers Seagate's top performance in an solid-state drive

10gen expands MongoDB with storage service

10gen offers to keep backup copies of MongoDB deployments

USB flash drive prices falling -- and poised to go even lower

NAND flash production has ramped up, and 128GB USB flash drives have become the cheapest alternative for flash storage

Is full-disk encryption worth it?

New study -- sponsored by drive makers -- argues the data security benefits of hardware-based encryption outweigh hassle, cost

Startup aims SDN technology at Cisco WANs

SDNs aren't just for data center networks, despite the best-use-case-scenario arguments for network virtualization and flow management pervading the industry.

Dropbox to add single sign-on to attract businesses

The cloud storage and file-sharing vendor is looking to expand beyond consumers to the enterprise market

What is object storage?

Highly scalable, simple, cheap, distributed storage for the cloud

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