Media disposal policy
Tech Republic Security
MARCH 30, 2023
PURPOSE This Media disposal policy from TechRepublic Premium provides specific instructions for ensuring organization data is properly protected when disposing of old storage media.
Is web3 data storage ushering in a new era of privacy?
Dataconomy
MAY 27, 2024
The Cambridge Analytica affair saw the eponymous British consulting firm harvest the data of up to 87 million Facebook profiles without their knowledge, misconduct that later saw CEO Mark Zuckerberg hauled in front of Congress and the social media firm fined $5 billion by the Federal Trade Commission.
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Huawei is developing a mysterious new "magneto-electric" storage technology
TechSpot
MARCH 19, 2024
Huawei, unable to procure the latest hard disk technology for its storage needs due to sanctions, has opted to develop its own archival-grade media tech. The Chinese company is working on "magneto-electrical disks" (MED) for its OceanStor Arctic rack-based storage solution set to debut by 2025. Read Entire Article
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Magnetic media storage sees record-breaking sales as ransomware attacks increase
TechSpot
APRIL 25, 2022
Hard disk drives (HDD) replaced magnetic media decades ago because of their speed, and now solid-state drives (SSD) are poised to supplant HDDs for precisely the same reason. However, Linear Tape-Open (LTO) devices, which came out in the 1990s, are still in use by many companies.
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The Era Of Flash Is Now
Forrester IT
JUNE 15, 2023
Storage is a fundamental element of enterprise compute. Up until recently, mechanical spinning disk has been the default storage media for very large data needs. Flash media has steadily eaten away at the hard-disk footprint in the data center, however. Everyone’s data must go somewhere.
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LTO magnetic tape shipments reached a record 152.9 exabytes in 2023
TechSpot
MAY 28, 2024
The three companies behind the LTO Consortium recently released the latest annual report on magnetic tape technology shipments, which set a new storage capacity record in 2023. the LTO members-- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, and Quantum Corporation – jointly stated jointly said that tape media shipped to market have now.
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Front Porch Digital Acquisition Boosts Oracle’s Digital Media Storage Capabilities
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Front Porch Digital provides cloud-based and on-premise content storage management solutions Read More. Deals Oracle front porch digital'
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Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Through Zadara Storage, the company is offering storage as a service targeted to media and entertainment companies out of One Wilshire in Los Angeles. CoreSite Storage COR' More and more "traditional" data center providers have been expanding their service offerings. The latest is CoreSite (COR).
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Storage performance 101: Server, array and fabric/network basics
Computer Weekly
MARCH 8, 2017
We look at the key performance attributes of storage media in use today, and the choices and basic tuning steps you can take to get the most from your storage
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Storage Boost for iPhone or iPad
CTOvision
MAY 12, 2015
Many of us have had this problem: we've run out of storage on our iPhone or iPad, and don't want to upgrade to a model with higher capacity, or, worst, there is no model with enough capacity to satisfy our need. You're probably already familiar with one option, which is to use cloud storage. Related articles.
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Databricks’ new data lakehouse aims at media, entertainment sector
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 25, 2022
After launching industry-specific data lakehouses for the retail, financial services and healthcare sectors over the past three months, Databricks is releasing a solution targeting the media and the entertainment (M&E) sector. Features focus on media and entertainment firms.
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Amazon will acquire MGM for $8.5B in tech giant’s second-largest deal to boost Bezos’ media empire
GeekWire
MAY 26, 2021
Purchasing the historic Hollywood studio will be a major boon to Amazon’s growing media arm. The deal signals Amazon’s continued investment in its media arm to compete against the likes of other streaming giants such as Netflix, Hulu, and Disney. Earlier reports of the deal already drew criticism from lawmakers.
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Streaming object cloud storage startup LucidLink nabs $12M
Venture Beast
MAY 19, 2021
LucidLink, a cloud storage startup specializing in streaming data, has raised $12 million in venture capital. Read More.
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The Data Storage Explosion
Cloud Musings
NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Cloud growth is also driving a rapid rise in the storage market, exacerbating the enterprise challenge around storage cost and complexity. The business reason behind this marketplace reality is the proliferation of real-time data from the web, mobile devices, social media, sensors, log files, and transactional applications.
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The PS5 and Xbox Series X are so big that Ikea has mock consoles in store to help you buy a media cabinet
The Verge
JANUARY 4, 2021
There’s also some great marketing copy on the PS5 mock box to explain exactly what it should be used for: “Which Ikea media storage unit will be able to fit my new, meme-ishly oversized, gaming console?”. Which IKEA media storage unit will be able to fit my new, meme-ishly oversized, game console?" from gaming.
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Cloud Storage 2.0 Set To Dominate Market
Cloud Musings
DECEMBER 19, 2017
The enterprise data storage marketplace is poised to become a battlefield. No longer the quiet backwater of cloud computing services, the focus of this global transition is now going from compute to storage. An overview of recent storage market history is needed to understand why this transition is important. is already with us.
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Ask These Questions Before Investing In DAM
Forrester IT
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
The perception that digital asset management (DAM) isn’t much more than static cloud storage is completely out of touch with today’s advanced DAM capabilities. Many companies have caught on […].
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Asustor network storage devices are being hit by a nasty ransomware attack
The Verge
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Owners of various Asustor Network Attached Storage (NAS) device models took to Reddit and the company’s official forum today, alerting others of an active ransomware attack holding hostage their media libraries and other stored data ( via Windows Central and Tom’s Hardware ). The message that appears on affected Asustor NAS devices.
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How effective data backup strategies can combat cyber threats?
Dataconomy
APRIL 8, 2024
6 useful data backup approaches to combat cyber threats An effective backup approach is the 3-2-1 rule , which involves duplicating data three times across two storage mediums and keeping one copy offsite, ensuring data security. When buying an external drive, ensure compatibility and enough storage for a full OS backup.
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Tesla’s driving data storage system hacked by Dutch investigators
The Verge
OCTOBER 21, 2021
A team of Dutch forensic researchers have decrypted Tesla’s data storage system, providing access to a trove of information that could be useful in crash investigations. The company dissolved its press office and hasn’t responded to media inquiries in over two years. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
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What all-flash storage means for the future of enterprise IT
Tech Republic Data Center
MAY 9, 2017
At the 2017 Dell EMC World conference, midrange storage leader Craig Bernero explained how the media transition to all-flash arrays will impact businesses.
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1 Terabyte of Samsung SSD Storage for Just $100
Galido
MARCH 20, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - 1 Terabyte of Samsung SSD Storage for Just $100 - Information Technology Blog. The end result is that with QLC, SSD makers can offer greater storage capacities at a lower cost. 2 1 TB SSD drives costing near $250, the QVO is designed to bring large amounts of storage to consumers at an affordable price.
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Azure Storage Account Networking: When to Use Firewalls and Service Endpoints
Linux Academy
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Recently, when building content for one of my upcoming courses, Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies – Exam AZ-300 , I found the Microsoft documentation wasn’t immediately clear on the exclusivity of Storage Account Firewalls, and Service Endpoints. Do I need to use Service Endpoints and the Storage Firewall together?
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Meta is set to launch Quest 3 mixed reality headset this fall for $500
TechSpot
JUNE 1, 2023
The social media giant said Quest 3 will ship in all countries where Quest is already supported later this fall. for a model with 128 GB of storage, although units with more space will also be available. Pricing will start at $499.99 Read Entire Article
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Network Attached Storage (NAS): What It Is and Why You May Want It
TechSpot
MAY 15, 2020
Maybe you have some files on your phone that you want on your laptop, or media on a PC that you want to stream to a smart TV. If you have multiple computers, chances are you've wanted to get a file from one system to another at some point.
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Electronic data disposal policy
Tech Republic Security
MARCH 15, 2023
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Five Benefits of Flash Storage for the Business World
IT Toolbox
OCTOBER 31, 2017
Optical media like CD-ROMs were state of the art just a few years ago. The way we store and manage data is constantly changing. Now they’re so close to becoming obsolete that most new PCs don't come with any optical drives.
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Cloudian launches beefed-up Hyperstore 400 object storage box
Computer Weekly
APRIL 3, 2017
Object store specialist packs nearly a TB into 4U of rackspace in appliances with S3 and file access aimed at service providers, media and video surveillance use cases
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Updated Apple TV 4K arrives with A15 Bionic chip and lower pricing
TechSpot
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Apple just announced its 3rd generation Apple TV 4K digital media player with better internals, more storage, and, surprisingly, lower pricing. It also adds support for HDR10+, meaning that it now supports both major formats for delivering dynamic metadata HDR content (most TVs support either Dolby Vision or HDR10+).
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Four Big Reasons Why Enterprises are Embracing Object Storage
Dataconomy
AUGUST 7, 2018
The days of terabyte data storage are quickly becoming history for many organizations. Now, many enterprises are managing petabytes of data to provide a myriad of data intensive services from media streaming to file backups. Increased demand for these services has thrust object storage firmly into the spotlight.
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Book review: Rethinking Enterprise Storage by Microsoft/Storsimple Marc Farley
Storage IO Blog
JANUARY 13, 2014
Book review: Rethinking Enterprise Storage – A Hybrid Cloud Model by Marc Farley The O’Reilly @oreillymedia media folks (oops, excuse me, Microsoft Press) sent me out (that’s a disclosure btw) an real soft cover print copy of Rethinking Enterprise Storage – A Hybrid Cloud Model by Marc Farley aka @MicroFarley of Microsoft/Storsimple (..)
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Expanding the Cloud ? Managing Cold Storage with Amazon Glacier
All Things Distributed
AUGUST 20, 2012
Managing Cold Storage with Amazon Glacier. With the introduction of Amazon Glacier , IT organizations now have a solution that removes the headaches of digital archiving and provides extremely low cost storage. All Things Distributed. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Expanding the Cloud â??
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Microsoft Makes Breakthrough in the Quest to Use DNA as Data Storage
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 2, 2021
The world has a data problem. Each day, we created another 2.5 million gigabytes of data, and each year, the amount of data produced globally increases exponentially. This puts us on a collision course with a serious problem: the rate at which we produce data is outpacing our ability to store it. Read more.
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The Power of Personalization: How eBook Readers Are Tailoring the Reading Experience
Kitaboo
MAY 28, 2024
Our everyday needs need customization from social media feeds that are developed based on what we like most or devices that can adapt themselves according to our schedules. Endless Storage: Carry Your Library Everywhere An eBook Reader helps in consolidating a complete book library on one convenient portable device, as stated before.
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China's YMTC has started mass production of 128-layer 3D NAND memory
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Back in July, Chinese media outlets reported that Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) was getting ready for mass manufacturing of 128-layer 3D NAND memory, which is considered the pinnacle of domestic flash memory development and key to addressing the high demand for consumer-grade solid-state storage in the region.
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Reducing Energy Consumption and Cost in the Data Center
Data Center Knowledge
DECEMBER 11, 2014
Data center managers are faced with planning for the future and the mandate to change their current rate of spending on equipment and operations, writes Rich Gadomski of Fujifilm Recording Media. One area of focus has been the massive energy consumption of data centers and the impact of storage. Industry Perspectives'
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Here are some of the biggest issues caused by the Windows 10 May 2020 update
TechSpot
JUNE 16, 2020
While it still performs its primary functions of defragging or trimming storage media, the program is unable to report the correct status for when the disks were. As we reported in our Windows 10 Feature Experience Pack article, the May 2020 update has caused issues with Microsoft’s Optimize Drives tool.
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AWS Import/Export launches support for Legacy Storage Systems
All Things Distributed
MARCH 31, 2010
Today Amazon Web Services takes another big step in making it easier to migrate legacy storage systems to the cloud through AWS Import/Export support for ingesting Punch Cards. AWS Import/Export accelerates moving large amounts of data into and out of AWS using portable storage media for transport.
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New White Paper, “The Public Sector Improves Security and Efficiency with Hadoop”, Available in Research Library
CTOvision
MARCH 12, 2015
IT Efficiency covers offloading ETL to free up data warehouse capacity; improving storage efficiency using Hadoop as an archive; and combining High Performance Computing with Hadoop. Good Government includes preventing fraud, waste, and abuse; delivering timely and accurate public reporting; analyzing citizen engagement with social media.
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Researchers Think They Figured Out How to Squeeze 500TB on a DVD-Sized Disc
Gizmodo
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
By switching from red lasers to blue lasers with a finer beam, the storage capacity of DVDs went from 4.7GB to 25GB to allow Blu-ray discs to hold movies encoded in HD resolutions and beyond. Last week, researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK revealed the next big breakthrough in disc storage… Read more.
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