Change is in the wind and it’s shaking up the solid-state drive industry. Seagate paid $450 million last week to acquire parts of LSI from Avago. The two jewels Seagate picked up in the deal are the LSI Flash Components Division (which includes the important Sand Force controller technology) and…
The plot resembles science fiction, but it’s rooted in fact. Fans of the Star Trek television series will recognize the key player, Gene Roddenberry, as the man who masterminded the popular show and its cast of memorable characters: Captain Kirk, Science Officer Spock, Dr. McCoy and the rest of the…
DriveSavers is active on the conference and meeting circuit all year round and we may be coming to your area soon. Here’s a rundown on where DriveSavers will be presenting over the next few months: May 19–22: CEIC (Booth #305 + Presentation by CTO Chris Bross) The Computer and Enterprise…
A scientist, whose discoveries helped shape the storage technology field, is the winner of the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize worth more than $1 million. Dr. Stuart Parkin was recognized last week by Technology Academy Finland for developing the spin-valve read head, an essential component in the development of larger capacity hard…
eDiscovery and Digital Forensics – 2 Short Case Studies We have received requests for examples of our eDiscovery and Digital Forensics projects that help in explaining the difference between the two departments. Here are a couple case studies that illustrate the different services we offer. eDiscovery Case: A corporation with over…
What happens when the government wants to know more about someone’s online and computer-based activities? Well, if it is a criminal investigation, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) gives the government the right to request personal information on customers from companies that provide online services, like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Facebook. We…
In just a few weeks, Microsoft will stop supporting its Windows XP operating system (OS). The manufacturer will cease security upgrades and support service for XP users on April 8, 2014, making any XP system in the world be more vulnerable to hack attacks and data theft. “If you continue…
Solid-state drive (SSD) manufacturers are working with a new standard interface that allows SSDs to work at speeds closer to their full potential. The introduction of this new interface, which is called Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe), is similar in importance to the now-ubiquitous USB connections used to link computers and…
Solid-state drives (SSDs) continued to outpace hard disk drive (HDD) sales by a wide margin last year and will grow even more popular in 2014, according to industry reports. Infostor, a storage industry publisher, reported shipments of SSDs grew by 82 percent in 2013 to 57 million units. There is…
Anyone attending the Winter Olympics in person, or even following the action online, should take some serious safety precautions regarding cyber-related risks. Federal authorities with the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) and the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) prepared a list or recommendations for anyone visiting the games…
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