To paraphrase the late Rodney Dangerfield, “Hard drives get no respect. No respect I tell ya!” And this may actually be a fact, as drives tend to be the first to be blamed when a PC starts acting erratically. Interesting fact, though, is after testing more than 20 percent of the drives returned to Seagate for warranty replacement [...]
Clearly SMBs today have other priorities than keep up with the latest technology… Particularly when there are new technologies announced every day, and they are all presented in a hyped, confusing, geek-speak, jargon. How about talking about the three things that will help SMBs expand their business? Harris Interactive put out a new study (sponsored by [...]
Time Machine® Support The BlackArmor® NAS product line is now compatible with Time Machine® backup software for Mac® computers. Small businesses are increasingly becoming mixed environments, where both Windows® and Mac® based computer systems work side by side. The BlackArmor® NAS products already include business-grade BlackArmor® backup software (powered by Acronis®) that performs robust full system [...]
This week Seagate is rolling out a free firmware upgrade for its BlackArmor® NAS line of products providing small businesses and prosumers around the world with additional functionality and flexibility to support their evolving digital needs. What’s new in this firmware upgrade? Time Machine® software support (additional backup compatibility for Mac® computers) iTunes® Server Version [...]
With the recent introduction of 3 terabyte (TB) hard drives to the marketplace, Seagate is now offering the industry’s highest-capacity, 4 and 2-bay, desktop network attached storage solutions. Seagate’s (4-bay) BlackArmor® NAS 440 network storage server is now available in a whopping 12TB solution and comes pre-populated with (4) 3TB drives. Similarly, the (2-bay) BlackArmor® [...]
Stats are misleading. For IT vendors trying to enable the SMB space, the opportunity looks amazing. In 2010, SMBs represent 75% of all US businesses and $55B in addressable technology opportunity. However, some stats can be pretty discouraging: In 2009, only 40% of SMBs were online, and 30% have dedicated IT Staff… So, one way [...]
While a lackluster economy has forced organizations to delay new IT purchases and upgrades, an industry wide refresh cycle is well underway. The latest article published by Processor – Inside the Storage Refresh Cycle – advises IT managers to investigate the latest storage technologies, but also use common sense. Why? Because upgrading your storage goes [...]
I have always thought that NAS – Network Attached Storage – was a terrible name. It really explains what it is (storage attached to the network) but does it really help the users understand the benefits? Not really. I think that’s what the latest Webinar hosted by CRN‘s Senior editor Joe Kovar and Seagate’s Senior Marketing Manager [...]
Protecting information is serious business and SMBs are not immune. As illustrated in Symantec’s 2010 SMB Information Security survey, SMBs are getting serious about protecting their data. Losing confidential information is costly, and new threats are emerging from many places – mobile workers, consumerization of IT, cyber attacks… Here is a short summary of the [...]
Backing up your most valuable content is like jumping out of an airplane. You put your life in the hands of a stranger. And you trust that everything will work out in the end. I went skydiving a few weeks ago and much like I store (and back up) my most precious memories on my external [...]
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1200 Exabytes enough for ya? (Wait, what's an Exabyte?) http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/2013/05 /storage-effect/infographic-how-far-does-1200- exabytes-per-year-take-us/
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