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  • Best Enterprise-Class NAS Drives on the Market

    Best Enterprise-Class NAS Drives on the Market

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    If you are looking for a full-featured enterprise-class network storage solution offering easy setup, high performance, full security and intuitive interface, here are the best Network Attached Storage (NAS) drives available on the market right now.

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    • The only 1U rack with eight hot-swappable 3.5-inch drives doubles your storage capacity in the same footprint
    • A powerful 2.3GHz dual-core Intel processor delivers incredible file transfer performance of up to 200MB/s
    • Included Wuala cloud service and apps for seamless, secure collaboration and anywhere access from your PC, Mac or mobile device
    • Centralized back up for PCs, plus Time Machine support for Mac computers
    • Built-in support for iSCSI enables maximum performance and compatibility for virtualized environments
    • Seagate Business Storage 8-bay Rackmount NAS 24TB includes 8 x 3TB Seagate Enterprise hard drives

    Available on Amazon for $4,299.99 (14% off).

     

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    • 6-bay Network Attached Storage with 5 levels of protection for all your photos, videos, and important files
    • Securely store and share files in ReadyCLOUD (your own private cloud) from your PC, Mac, mobile device, or tablet
    • Automatic backup and sync from multiple Windows PCs
    • Automatic RAID protection against disk failure
    • Peace of mind with proprietary snapshot technology for recovering past versions of a file or folder
    • Built-in anti-virus, encryption, and bitrot protection for unparalleled data integrity
    • High performance 2.1Ghz dual-core processor and 2GB on-board memory for swift data transfers
    • 24TB (6 x 4TB) of storage solution
    • Dual-core Intel 2.1GHz processor and 2GB on-board memory
    • 6-bays for 24TB maximum capacity (expandable to 44TB with optional EDA500 chassis)
    • Consolidate, backup and share files across Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android devices
    • Modern interface for easy cloud-based discovery and file management
    • Embedded and add-on applications for iTunes, DLNA, and streaming of music and movies to local or internet-connected devices, including smartphones and tablets
    • On-box data protection including XRAID automatic volume expansion, unlimited snapshots, encryption and real-time anti-virus
    • VM-ready with iSCSI support and vSphere/Hyper-V certification
    • Enterprise-class hard drive

    Available on Amazon for $4,108.06.

     

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    • 12-Inch Depth Allows for Ultra Dense Installation
    • A Compact Feature-Rich NAS for Business
    • Dual Core CPU with Floating-Point Unit
    • Dual LAN with Failover and Link Aggregation Support
    • cable up to 48TB of Space with Synology RX415
    • Running on Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM)

    Available on Amazon for $1,266.79.

     

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    Buffalo’s TeraStation 3400 is a robust four drive NAS solution ideal for small offices and professional users requiring cost-effective network storage to easily share and safeguard data with the reliability of RAID data protection. With a powerful dual-core ARM processor, TeraStation 3400 provides high performance operation during file transfers and everyday NAS functions. TeraStation 3400 runs many services simultaneously and the dynamic combination of the 1.33 GHz processor and 1 GB DDR3 RAM enables the ability to focus on concurrent tasks with minimal performance degradation. It is packed with business class features such as surveillance video management, Active Directory support, disk quota support, share level replication, server failover support, dual gigabit Ethernet ports, hot-swap hard drives, iSCSI targeting and USB 3.0 accessory support.

    Available on Amazon for $1,178.72 (26% off).

     

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    • High-performance NAS with advanced serving options
    • Four-bay enclosure
    • Dual USB 3.0 expansion ports
    • Dual Gigabit Ethernet
    • 2.0 GHz processor
    • 512 MB of system memory
    • PC/Mac compatible
    • RAID 0, 1, 5, 10; JBOD, spanning
    • Easy drive install and hot swap

    Available on Amazon for $1,125.00 (18% off).

     

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    • Seagate 4-Bay Network Attached Storage NAS 20TB includes 4 x 5TB HDD
    • Centralize your storage to allow, PC, Mac, computers and mobile devices in your business to access, collaborate and share files
    • Backup all your PC and Mac computers to a single, centralized location, including support for Time Machine software
    • Up to 100BM/s file transfer performance; secure, cost-effective alternative to cloud backup services
    • Includes Seagate NAS optimized drives for increased performance and reliability

    Available on Amazon for $1,104.51 (28% off).

     

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    • Comes with 8x4TB NAS Drive
    • Use the TS-853 Pro as a PC with exclusive QvPC Technology
    • Manage, share, and back up business data with Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR)
    • NAS and iSCSI-SAN unified storage solution for server virtualization
    • Supports VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft Hyper-V and advanced virtualization features
    • Enhanced data security with high-performance AES 256-bit encryption and anti-virus
    • Run multiple Windows/Linux-based virtual machines with the Virtualization Station
    • Expand the total raw storage capacity up to 96TB with the economical UX-800P QNAP expansion enclosure

    Available on Amazon for $2,579.00.

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  • Akamai Expands Business Operations in Canada

    Akamai Expands Business Operations in Canada

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    Akamai, one of the world’s biggest providers of Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, is expanding its business operations in Canada. The company has just announced the opening of its Toronto sales and services office.  The new office will support employees focused on sales, services, engineering, and security, and will complement Akamai’s existing Ontario location in Ottawa.

    Akamai’s growth in Canada has expanded in the areas of financial services, media & entertainment, manufacturing, health care, public sector, and commerce, with Ontario being the province with the Company’s largest customer base.

    Akamai is hiring in both Toronto and Ottawa for engineering roles in the areas of Web Performance and Enterprise solutions.

    Canada boasts 33 million internet users, with nearly 95 percent of its total population being internet-connected. Over the last five years, the country’s high broadband (connections greater than 10 Mbps) adoption rate has increased by 589 percent. During that same period, Canada’s 4K readiness rate (connections greater than 15 Mbps) has increased by 710 percent.

    Akamai is currently serving and protecting the online presence for the six largest banks in Canada, many ofCanada’s most successful retailers, and has served as a force behind major online events for several of the national media broadcasters such as CBC/Radio-Canada during the Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, and for the upcoming 2015 Pan Am games in Toronto.

    SHOP.CA is becoming Canada’s leader in online shopping, providing “a unique Canadian experience that combines an authoritative selection of products, unparalleled service and a social loyalty program that rewards members on every purchase.” Launched in July 2012, SHOP.CA has become the fastest growing retail site in Canada and a top 10 most-visited, Canadian-owned ecommerce site.

  • Apple and IBM partner to bring a ‘new class’ of business iPhone and iPad apps to enterprise

    Apple and IBM partner to bring a ‘new class’ of business iPhone and iPad apps to enterprise

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    Apple and IBM announced yesterday an exclusive partnership to transform enterprise mobility through a ‘new class’ of business apps – MobileFirst for iOS that will bring IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and iPad.

    The partnership aims to ‘address key industry mobility challenges’ by creating:

    • a new class of more than 100 industry-specific enterprise solutions including native apps, developed exclusively from the ground up, for iPhone and iPad;
    • unique IBM cloud services optimized for iOS, including device management, security, analytics and mobile integration;
    • new AppleCare® service and support offering tailored to the needs of the enterprise;  and
    • new packaged offerings from IBM for device activation, supply and management.

    As part of the agreement, IBM will also sell iPhones and iPads with the industry-specific solutions to business clients worldwide.

    Specifically, the two companies are working together to deliver the following elements of enterprise mobile solutions:

    – Mobile solutions that transform business: The companies will collaborate to build IBM MobileFirst for iOS Solutions—a new class of “made-for-business apps” targeting specific industry issues or opportunities in retail, healthcare, banking, travel and transportation, telecommunications and insurance, among others, that will become available starting this fall and into 2015.

    – Mobile platform: The IBM MobileFirst Platform for iOS will deliver the services required for an end-to-end enterprise capability, from analytics, workflow and cloud storage, to fleet-scale device management, security and integration.

    – Mobile service and support: AppleCare for Enterprise will provide IT departments and end users with 24/7 assistance from Apple’s customer support group, with on-site service delivered by IBM.

    – Packaged service offerings: IBM is introducing IBM MobileFirst Supply and Management for device supply, activation and management services for iPhone and iPad, with leasing options.

  • New enterprise solutions in iOS 8

    New enterprise solutions in iOS 8

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    Not more than 48 hours ago, Apple announced the introduction of the much awaited iOS 8, which comes with a number of improvements. Interesting to note is the Enterprise that is build on the new IT model that has significantly improved the way users are informed on how their devices are managed, configured and restricted.

    Stronger Security

    Even more interesting to note is the fact that iOS 8 comes with an upgraded and even more powerful Enterprise-grade security. Apple has expanded data protection to more apps and upgraded their mail encryption technology, too.

    In addition to third-party apps and mail protection, iOS 8 now also offers passcode protection to other apps like Contacts, Reminders, Notes, Calendar, and Messages.

    Users can also opt to use the S/MIME feature to encrypt and sign individual messages. This in turn ensures greater mail messages security.

    New Productivity and Time Saving Features

    With iOS 8, users can create and save automatic email replies that help save time. They can also manage busy inboxes by flagging messages, marking them as unread or read for better organization. Users can also designate certain mails as VIP so that they are sent directly to the VIP box for priority purposes. It is also possible to set the mailbox to mark external addresses in red for security purposes.

    Using the calendar, users can also view meeting availability of their colleagues and friends. The calendar is able to show our friends availability and when setting a meeting, we can therefore put it in a time that is most convenient to everyone.

    iOS 8 also gives us the power to push PDF, iBooks, and ePub documents to user devices using MDM (mobile device management) tools. We can also remove the materials remotely when you no longer need them.

    Finally, with iOS 8 we can wirelessly connect our iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to Apple TV (peer-to-peer connection), without having to first connect to the organization’s network. This then means that we can share or present our work even when offline.

  • UC Desktop Prices Drop in Q1


    Average selling prices in the UC desktop market, which has been holding steady over the past six months, dropped slightly in Q1 2009.

    This weakening indicates the growing competitive nature of the industry, according to the authors of a Synergy Research Group report on the global market for collaborative applications.

    The study found vendor sales down generally for the first quarter of 2009 in both the enterprise and SMB market segments.

    It showed that collaboration application vendors had sales of USD $913.3 million for the first quarter.

    Avaya, Cisco and Siemens were the top three vendors in the enterprise category, and ShoreTel, Cisco and Avaya lead the SMB category.

    While Jeremy Duke, CEO, Synergy, said these companies are in strong strategic positions in their respective markets, the top six vendors in both segments experienced quarter-over-quarter sales declines.

    There is also a growing interest in managed UC offerings as small business suffer decreased credit availability.

    Interesting trends spotted in the Q1 2009 and analyzed in the Synergy report include:

    • Social Networking continues to be a hot topic of discussion as UC vendors look to interface or incorporate Social Networking applications into their UC offerings.
    • Conferencing bucked the decreasing trend in collaborative applications by growing revenues 7 per cent quarter-over-quarter. This is on top of a 5 per cent growth in revenues in Q4. Conferencing (web, video and audio) still shows good growth as corporations continue to spend on technologies that are perceived to have relatively short-term returns on investment and a positive effect on employee efficiencies.

  • VOICECON: 8×8 Intros Enterprise Version of Hosted IP PBX Service


    8×8 today announced the availability of an enterprise version of its hosted IP PBX phone service.

    The solution is intended for deployment in larger organizations located in either a single building, a campus environment or distributed across multiple locations.

    Called 8×8 Virtual Office Enterprise, it is the latest generation of 8×8’s broadband agnostic hosted IP PBX business phone solutions.

    Bryan Martin, 8×8 chairman and CEO, said that unlike premise-based PBX phone systems that require a significant financial investment plus management and maintenance resources, the business phone solution delivers advanced PBX calling features combined with cost-effective IP dial tone service.

    He said this eliminated the need for expensive on-site equipment.

    "Core enhancements to the Virtual Office hosted PBX platform and additional redundancy in our network now enable us to offer this solution to larger organizations that are analyzing the cost and functionality of their current telecommunications infrastructure alongside a requirement for high quality, availability and redundancy from this mission critical service," he said.

    8×8 recently upgraded its service infrastructure, deploying a new triple redundant architecture across three independent data centers with each data center connected to redundant IP access providers.

    Martin said this new architecture allows for failure of any software component, server, cluster or even a complete data center failure without affecting service to the end customer.

  • Gizmo5 CEO Challenges Skype For SIP


    The CEO of Gizmo5 Michael Robertson has responded to last week’s announcement of Skype for SIP by posting a comparison (see below) of the new service and his own company’s OpenSky.

    While welcoming Skype’s initiative, he described it as a "vaporware announcement" with "murky pricing details".

    Writing on his blog, Robertson said he has been a vocal advocate for open standards, both in music with my company MP3.com and in VOIP with Gizmo5.

    He said open standards have always give consumers more choices and ultimately better value.

    "V0IP standards got a huge boost this week with two announcements," he said.

    Roberston said these were Gizmo5’s launch of its SIP for Skype service called OpenSky, which lets any SIP device call Skype and receive their Skype calls, and Ebay’s announcement of Skype for SIP.

    "These announcements are a huge boost for SIP as the open standard which will let calls move freely from any calling device or network," he said.

    "It’s great to see Skype inching towards a more interoperable world. Even if this is a vaporware announcement at least their heart is in the right direction."

    Robertson compared Skype For SIP with Skype for Asterisk, announced last year, saying that Skype’s business offering is not yet available and pricing details are murky.

    In response to Robertson’s blog comments, Skype said its SIP offering is available now.

    While there are other details that will undoubtedly be challenged by Skype, Robertson’s riposte will certainly give any enterprise pondering the services something to chew over.

  • Blackberry Offered As Pay-As-You-Go


    Orange UK is to offer a pay-as-you-go Blackberry – the first carrier in Europe to launch a PAYG RIM device.

    The move underlines RIM’s intention to re-position itself as a provider of handsets that appeal to the consumer market as well as its traditional enterprise stronghold.

    The smartphone will be an exclusive indigo-colored BlackBerry 8120 that will cost £145.

    An estimated two-thirds of UK mobile customers use PAYG.

    To take up the Orange offer customers must take out one of the operator’s existing PAYG Animal packages before taking a PAYG BlackBerry Internet Service for just £5 per month, on a monthly rolling subscription.

    This will give them access to email, messaging and the web.

    An Orange statement said the new offering was a result of the growing demand for a BlackBerry smartphone with PAYG service.

    The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 has a 2 megapixel camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and media player.

  • Credit Crisis Will Favor Mobiles Over Fixed Voice


    Companies are more likely to give staff a mobile phone than upgrade a fixed voice system.

    That’s one of the findings of a report by Analysys Mason, which concludes that mobile substitution will have a far bigger impact on fixed enterprise voice spend than the credit crunch.

    The adviser to the telecoms, IT and media industries predicts a 15 per cent decline in fixed voice spend next year as a result of mobile substitution.

    In its report, Fixed–mobile convergence in enterprise voice in Europe: forecasts 2008–2013, Analysys Mason notes that fixed voice providers will find that the global financial crisis will reduce enterprise fixed voice spend by 1–2 per cent.

    Ultimately, however, mobile substitution will have a far bigger impact on enterprise voice spend.

    The report’s author, Margaret Hopkins, said enterprises were finding it cheaper to give staff mobile phones for all their calls than to put a new VoIP phone on a desk.

    “In addition to this, the financial crisis will increase pressure to conserve cash and make it even less likely that enterprises will install a VoIP PBX when their old phone system ceases to be supported by the vendors,” she said.

    Other key findings from the report include:

    • Spend on FMC services, where the mobile phones are seamlessly integrated into the enterprise voice system, will grow at a CAGR of 41% between 2008 and 2013, albeit from a low base, while spend on standalone mobile and fixed voice services will decline by 9% and 15% respectively over the period.
    • The economic downturn will boost demand for hosted voice services that eliminate the need for infrastructure investment and deliver short-term cash benefits.
    • Because mobile call prices for enterprise customers have fallen to the point where there is little incentive to push calls onto the fixed network, dual-mode cellular Wi-Fi phones are losing their appeal.
    • Enterprises are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of presence management systems, partly as a result of the arrival of Microsoft OCS, and will start to look for presence information systems for both fixed and mobile phones in new deployments.

  • Internal Cloud Computing Option Avoids Outsourcing Concerns


    Data center software provider, Cassatt Corporation, has announced new service and technology offerings to help companies safely realize "internal cloud computing".

    Bill Coleman, chairman and CEO of Cassatt Corp, said this was an IT approach that delivers the benefits of cloud computing using the resources that organizations already have inside their data centers.

    He said cloud computing offers great promise by having third parties deliver the computing resources needed to run applications as an on-demand service, with a lot of the IT infrastructure invisible to the user.

    "However, at this point most IT professionals are not comfortable outsourcing Relevant Products/Services the mission-critical parts of their sensitive internal applications to an external cloud provider," he said.

    "They are concerned about availability, vendor lock-in, not having the control they need, and having to rebuild these applications from scratch with proprietary tools running on provider-specific platforms."

    To directly address these problems, the updated Cassatt offerings help customers implement cloud-style computing environments using their existing systems, inside the firewalls of their data centers without having to modify their current hardware or software.

    Coleman said the resulting "internal cloud" can provide the same operational efficiency, fault tolerance, and energy Relevant Products/Services savings promised by external clouds, but without the worries over security Relevant Products/Services, compliance, lack of control, or the need or delay required to change or replace their current applications.