No, your data isn't secure in the cloud

	Oracle trots out virtualization appliance, taking on NetApp and EMC | Enterprise flash arrays pack in more storage with denser media
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	No, your data isn't secure in the cloud While online data storage services claim your data is encrypted, there are no guarantees. And with government surveillance programs crawling the web for metadata and email, there's little doubt online privacy can exist without strong safeguards. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Quantum Corporation Make Backups Reliable, Available, and Secure - Deep Dive Recent surveys have shown that almost half of today's data centers are using the same backup system architecture that was all the rage 20 years ago. The other half are using disk in some fashion. This Deep Dive will explain the evolving role of disk and tape, as well as how they can work together to bring you the best of both worlds. View now >> In this Issue Oracle trots out virtualization appliance, taking on NetApp and EMC Enterprise flash arrays pack in more storage with denser media Samsung sees vertical NAND boosting flash acceptance Druva relies on OpenStack for new endpoint data protection platform Microsoft's SkyDrive, Outlook.com went down for some people Disk giants raise the hard-drive banner at a flash storage powwow Facebook eyes 'cold flash' to store those old baby pictures WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation   EMC Best Practices in Data Protection Monitoring Whether you consider your domain to be a private cloud, a hybrid cloud, or a public cloud, you are providing data protection as a service. According to ESG's 2013 IT Spending Intentions Survey, improving data backup and recovery was the number two-most important IT priority selected by respondents (27%). Learn more. Oracle trots out virtualization appliance, taking on NetApp and EMC Oracle has joined the market for pre-integrated systems intended to ease the process of setting up and managing a virtualized compute environment. Read More   Enterprise flash arrays pack in more storage with denser media A new generation of faster, cheaper flash storage is hitting the enterprise market and will be in the spotlight at the Flash Memory Summit conference. Read More   Samsung sees vertical NAND boosting flash acceptance   3D V-NAND, a new technology for packing more data into flash chips, will dramatically increase the number of PCs and enterprise storage systems that use flash in the next decade, a Samsung Electronics executive said. Read More   WHITE PAPER: SAP How the Internet of things is raising your IQ The Internet of Things, enabled by mobile, big data and the cloud, is changing the way we live and work. This infographic highlights how we'll interact with the world around us as more and more devices and people run connected. View Now Druva relies on OpenStack for new endpoint data protection platform Druva chose to build the new private cloud edition of its inSync endpoint data protection using OpenStack because of its object storage functionality, but the increasingly popular cloud platform still needs to improve in some key areas, according to CEO Jaspreet Singh. Read More   Microsoft's SkyDrive, Outlook.com went down for some people Microsoft's Outlook.com web mail application and SkyDrive cloud storage service suffered a partial outage on Wednesday. Read More   Disk giants raise the hard-drive banner at a flash storage powwow Some of the biggest names in hard disk drives will band together to remind the world that storage isn't all about flash. Read More   Facebook eyes 'cold flash' to store those old baby pictures Facebook is looking for some really bad flash. Read More
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