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Microsoft researcher stores digital life
Insight newsmaker Senior Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell has been recording his life for a decade. He talks about the ideas behind the project, what the future holds, and why he wants a database.
Tags: Databases, Data Management, Storage software, Microsoft Corp., WinFS, Conference, File System, Database, Memory, Digital Equipment Corp.
Stateless computing to become core to cloud computing?
News As cloud computing gathers like thunderheads on the horizon, stateless computing will be a core tenant, predicts Merrill Lynch's chief technology architect Jeffrey Birnbaum.
Tags: Utility computing, Software, Business applications, Banking, Computing, Google Inc., File System, Cloud Computing, Server, network
Google Mini gets a feature boost
News The search appliance has had file system access control, source biasing and date biasing added, as well as support for six more languages.
Tags: Web services, Web sites, Google Mini, Search Appliance, Google Inc., File System, Access Control, Server, product manager, Search Result
Microsoft signs confidential IP deal over NTFS
News Tuxera, an open source NTFS company, has signed a confidential deal with Microsoft to cooperate on exFAT, a proprietary alternative to the NTFS file system.
Tags: Business applications, File System, IP, NTFS, OEM, intellectual property, CEO, Linux, agreement
HDS delivers 2PB in mid-range network storage
News Hitachi Data Systems launches two new NAS devices built on BlueArc hardware, offering a maximum capacity of up to 2 petabytes.
Tags: Components, Processors, Disaster Recovery, File System, Storage, network storage, NAS, Hardware, Components, Processors
Use VBA to find hidden Excel sheets
Techguide If you have hidden sheets in Excel, it might be helpful to programmatically manipulate those sheets.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Document, File, Backup, File System, ASCII, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Access
Sun adds enterprise features to OpenSolaris
News A new support contract, processor support, and networking and storage technology are designed to put the open source OS on an even footing alongside Solaris.
Tags: Acquisitions, Open source, Operating systems, Server platforms, Networking, Data Management, Database management, Virtualization, File System, Storage
Windows Vista September CTP
Product Reviews Windows Vista September CTP
Tags: Microsoft Corp., WinFS, File System, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, administrator privilege, window, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation
Could NetApp suit throw a wrench in Sun-IBM talks?
News NetApp's patent suit against Sun Microsystems could pose a challenging hurdle for Sun in its reported merger talks with IBM, reports American Lawyer's AM Law.com site.
Tags: Acquisitions, Servers, Open source, Business applications, IBM Corp., File System, Storage, ZFS File System, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc.
New Linux kernel adds filesystem support
News Linux 2.6.30 has been released with support for new file systems, alongside performance improvements and new hardware drivers.
Tags: Operating systems, Linus Torvalds, File System, Storage, Kernel, operating system, Linux Kernel, performance, Hardware, high-performance
Sun aims HPC at small organizations
News New storage, cluster systems and software aim to take high-performance computing to smaller organizations, departments and branch offices.
Tags: Supercomputing, SMB, Open-source Software, File System, Storage, Sun Fire, Sun Fire Server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Storage Cluster, HPC Software Solaris Developer Edition Beta 1
10 predictions for Linux and open source in 2009
Techguide The year holds a great deal of promise for the Linux OS and open source software--from an explosion in the mobile arena to widespread adoption of OpenOffice 3, says industry watcher.
Tags: Open source, Linux, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., KDE, File System, GNOME, Ubuntu, operating system, GNOME 2.24
Inklings of online storage: Google Web Drive
News A fleeting mention of Google Web Drive in the new Picasa beta for the Mac has rekindled thoughts about Google's long-rumored online storage project.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web servers, Storage software, Storage, Google Inc., Google Picasa, Backup, File System, Storage
Schneier research team cracks TrueCrypt
News Security expert Bruce Schneier says standard software such as Vista interferes with deniable file systems, designed to hide data on users' systems.
Tags: Windows Vista, Security, Authentication and encryption, Data, Google Inc., Deniable File System, File System, Password, operating system, sensitive information
Are regular virus scans necessary with AV protection?
Techguide Find out if you can do away with virus scans by relying on antivirus packages to scan the system in real time.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Scanner, IT Security, File System, Tool, antivirus, Sysinternals
