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Google crushes, shreds old HDDs before sending them to recycling centers
Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) recently released a seven-minute video to illustrate how serious it is about security and data protection at its data centers. As reported by Computerworld, the location and
New controller from Marvell merges SSD, HDD storage
Marvell showed off a new hybrid storage controller this week that combines the strengths of speedy solid-state drives (SSD) with the higher storage capacities of hard disk drives (HDD). In a
Synology DS211+ NAS offers improved hardware, quieter operation
Synology has taken its earlier DS210+ NAS and tweaked its design to make an already excellent 2-bay storage appliance even better. Taking earlier feedback to heart, Synology has incorporated a
Survey: Low usage of Microsoft encryption
A new survey has shed new light on the adoption rate for Microsoft's ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) BitLocker full-disk encryption technology, which is included in the Enterprise and Ultimate versions of the
Magnetic tape makes a comeback
It's hard to believe that magnetic tape is having a renaissance, but researchers at IBM have developed a new tape material to give it a second life. At IBM's Zurich Research Laboratories in
Researchers get around BitLocker, TPM combination
Microsoft BitLocker drive encryption is found in the Enterprise and Ultimate version of Windows Vista and Windows 7. The technology was designed to encrypt the entire hard disk, protecting the
Computer makers hope to shorten boot-up time
If you have heard it once, you have heard it a thousand times. "My computer takes forever to boot-up." It may be only a minute or more, but it feels like forever when you sit down at your desk in the
Freecom unveils USB 3.0 hard drive
The first USB 3.0 based device has just been announced by Dutch storage company Freecom. Costing approximately $160, the XS 3.0 is an external 3.5-inch hard drive packing 1TB of storage. It will work
The problem of CD bit rot revisited
Despite storing CD-Rs recorded in ideal conditions, tech site TechARP unboxed 300 CDs recorded between 7 to 9 years ago, and found that they have a failure rate approaching 10 percent for the first
Hard disk drive shortages to continue
There is a channel shortage of larger capacity hard disk drives (HDD) for laptops and it looks like it will continue through the third quarter, at least. Ironically, the genesis for the tight supply
