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4 hours ago 0 shares Content preferences Done MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 10, 2014) – Gridstore , the leader in software-defined storage (SDS) purpose-built for Windows Servers and Hyper-V today announced they will be showcasing their new 48TB 2U nodes at the upcoming Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, July 13-17 in Washington D.C. Delegates who visit booth 1329 will be able to learn more about how their innovative offering integrates seamlessly with Microsoft System Center and is a key component for enabling the Cloud Data Center. Gridstore is the leader in software-defined storage purpose-built for virtualization that is designed to accelerate applications in virtualized environments and a key component in enabling the Cloud Data Center. Using its patented Server-Side Virtual Controller Technology (SVCT) to eliminate the I/O blender effect and accelerate applications Gridstore delivers vmOptimized Storage that self-optimizes to each application or VM across both virtual and physical environments. The new nodes quadruple the capacity available on a per-node basis, and can expand to 250 total nodes with 12PB. Leveraging a grid architecture, Gridstore delivers the first end-to-end storage QoS to ensure the performance of the most important Apps or VMs is never compromised. The storage grid, that uses Gridstore’s performance optimized nodes or capacity optimized nodes, starts with as few as 3 nodes and then can grow one or more at a time to deliver a cost effective scale-as-you-grow solution. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA. its products and services are available through a global network of value-added resellers. For more information, please visit: http://www.gridstore.com 2014 Gridstore. All rights reserved. Gridstore, the Gridstore logo, AutoPilot, vmOptimized, Direct I/O, FlashGrid, Grid, GridControl, GridProtect, GridScale,GridSensor, Server-side Virtual ControllerTechnology (SVCT), Thin-Provisioned vLUNS, TrueQoS, vController, vPool, and vStore are registered trademarks or pending trademarks of Gridstore in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information regarding products, services and offerings may be superseded by subsequent documents and are subject to change without notice. For the latest information and specifications regarding Gridstore and any of its offerings or services, please visit http://www.gridstore.com . Technology & Electronics
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Read on for more of the week’s software news, and to get the latest reviews and features from our editors in your inbox, subscribe to our weekly newsletters . Microsoft Yesterday CEO Satya Nadella declared that Microsoft is no longer a “devices and services” company, but rather will reinvent productivity , with a focus on mobile and cloud. He also said that July will be dedicated to discussing Microsoft’s future, so look for more news this month. Meanwhile, some things we do know: Support ends on January 13, 2015 , for Windows 7 and the 2003 and 2008 editions of Windows Server. Half the desktop and laptop users worldwide are using Windows 7 , according to Net Applications, so that’s a lot of people who will have to update to Windows 8 or go commando. With that in mind, Microsoft is trying to make the next version of its OS, Threshold (possibly Windows 9), more tempting to the Windows 7 holdouts . However, Threshold is expected in spring of 2015, which would be after support ends for Windows 7. Speaking of no support, that same Net Applications report shows that a stubborn 25 percent of desktop and laptop users are clinging to Windows XP, though Microsoft cut off support in April. Oracle has quit supporting Java for XP , too. Webmail is safer now that Microsoft has activated Transport Layer Security (TLS) for Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, and other services. The catch: TLS stops snooping only if both sender’s and recipient’s email clients use it. Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL do, and you can check others at Gmail’s encrypted email page. Internet service providers are lagging Webmail in supporting TLS. And because every tech company wants consumers to wear their heart rate on their sleeve, Microsoft is reportedly releasing a fitness tracker this fall . Apple The iPhone 6 is probably two months away, and so are the other products announced at WWDC, yet the rumors have been flowing nonstop since June.
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