IBM develops new memory
IBM is developing a new type of memory which will be faster than current hard drives and flash memory while offering about 100 times the storage capacity, says Tech Spot.
The "Racetrack" technology is similar to flash memory in that it has no moving parts, which reduces the likelihood of mechanical malfunction.
However, unlike flash memory, it can supposedly be endlessly rewritten with no wear and tear.
Storage honourees named
Computerworld announced the Honourees for Storage Networking World's twice-yearly "Best Practices in Storage" Awards Programme, reports Earth Times.
This was done during a Gala Evening and awards ceremony at the Storage Networking World Conference.
"This year's Honourees represent a variety of organisations, all of which have unlocked the true value of networked storage and its strategic importance to their businesses," said Ron Milton, executive VP of Computerworld.
Amazon presents cloud storage
Amazon is introducing persistent local storage to its EC2 cloud computing offering, says Blocks and Files.
EC2 (Elastic Computing Cloud) is an Amazon facility which users can use to requisition a virtual server in minutes and use it to run their own application code, uploaded to Amazon's S3 (Simple Storage Service).
The server is a virtual server, running on Amazon's own IT infrastructure, and its capacity and number of instances can readily be scaled up and down.
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