IBM DS4000 (FastT) Storage Manager Client on Windows

Boy, this blog "How to Install IBM DS4000 (FastT) Storage Manager Client on Windows" is really helpful in getting information and the software on IBM DS4000 (FastT) Storage Manager Client. Even easier than finding on IBM Website.

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1) Download the software.
For Windows XP, 2000, 2003, or 2008, on a 32-bit platform, click here.
For Windows Vista , 2003, 2008, on a 64-bit platform, click here
For Windows Vista 32-bit, click here.

If these links don’t work for you, try navigating IBM’s site:
www.ibm.com > support & downloads > fixes, updates, and drivers
Category > (under SYSTEMS) system storage
Product Family > disk systems, Product > DS4800 or whichever DS4000
Select Operating System and Click GO
Click Downloads on the Support and Downloads box.
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For more information do go to How to Install IBM DS4000 (FastT) Storage Manager Client on Windows

World's largest Cloud Storage System designed by SDSC

San Diego Supercomputer Center (or SDSC) has designed the World's largest Cloud Storage System that is specifically targeted for academic and research use. Dubbed the SDSC Cloud, the total cloud capacity will start at raw capacity of 5.5 PBand is scalable to "Hundreds of Petabytes". Rates are starting at US$3.46 a month for 100GB storage.

For more information do look at

1. San Diego Supercomputer Center launches world's largest academic cloud storage system 
2. SDSC Cloud Storage Services

2 Storage Trends from SuperComputing 2009

This is an interesting articles about the rise of smaller storage vendors who is making wave with their storage innovation. An interesting read Two Storage Trends From SuperComputing 2009

Live the Cloud life - SpiderOak.com on Linux Mint 7

SpiderOak is a powerful Online Backup and Sync for your multiple PCs with different OS. In a nutshell, SpiderOak provides the following:

1. Online backup with synchronisation
2. Quick Data Upload Upload (10-15 times according to the website)
3. Multiple OS compatible backup and sync
4. Versioning
5. Best of all 2GB Free

Installation on Linux Mint 7, equivalent to Ubuntu "Jaunty" (9.04) was straightforward and without hassle.

Try it and live the Cloud life.

IBM Support for Network Attached Storage (NAS) & ISCSI

To download the support and patches from IBM for IBM NAS Product, go to Support for Network Attached Storage (NAS) & ISCSI

Dropbox

Dropbox Website

Free Online Storage which provide 1GB of free space. It has client programs for uploading, syncing between different computers, independent of the OS. Pretty neat and interact with the Client Desktop quite seamlessly.

For Windows, LINUX and MAC