Giveaway: Free WinToFlash Professional Edition license to easily create a bootable Windows USB drive
Lots of PC users prefer to install Windows from a bootable USB drive, instead of a DVD. A USB drive is a better tool for the job because it is easy to carry around, the installation takes much less time, and a new version of the OS can easily be loaded on it. After its job is done, the USB drive can be quickly repurposed.
The easiest way to create a bootable USB drive is by using dedicated software, like Novicorp's WinToFlash. You can also get the same job done using a command prompt, but this is more appealing to power users and control freaks (guilty as charged). The version of WinToFlash that you really want is not free, but luckily for you, BetaNews readers, we have a Professional Edition license to share.
Acronis brings business data protection solutions to the cloud
With the increased threat of data loss from security breaches or system failures, many enterprises are turning to cloud solutions to look after their information.
Backup specialist Acronis is keen to take a slice of this market with the launch of its Acronis Data Protection Platform. This is a cloud platform that seeks to transform the way data protection is delivered to end-user customers by service providers, resellers and distributors.
Official Eyefi Mobi app available on Windows Phone
As more official apps are available in Store, more consumers will start paying attention to Windows Phone and, perhaps, be willing to switch from their Android smartphones and iPhones. The selection is improving, even if at a slow pace, and it is nice to see new known developers embracing the platform.
So, having Eyefi Mobi finally available on the platform is a major win. While not known by the majority of users, in the sense that Facebook is at least, it is a very important app for photography enthusiasts. here is what you need to know about it.
Seagate, Western Digital to launch new high-capacity portable drives
Both Western Digital and Seagate are set to launch the latest entries in their portable hard drive ranges, bringing consumers more storage than ever before.
As more and more high resolution images and videos are being used by consumers, the demand for storage has grown rapidly in recent years.
Intronis launches simplified backup platform
For smaller businesses organizing backups can be a chore which is why they often choose to buy a service solution from their systems provider rather than do it in house.
Backup and data protection specialist Intronis is one of the leaders in backup platforms for IT providers and is launching a new release of its ECHOplatform designed to deliver simplified operations and improved value.
Komprise aims to manage data growth while cutting costs
It's reckoned that 90 percent of the world's data has been created in the last two years and that every two years the amount of data will continue to double.
Existing data management solutions aren’t designed to cope with this rapid explosion of data. However, San Franciso-based startup company Komprise is building a platform uses analytics-driven adaptive automation to manage massive data growth transparently across all storage.
Samsung's new 4TB portable hard drives are the thinnest and lightest in the world
Storing data on a portable hard drive means you’ll have access to it wherever you happen to be, and can connect the device to any computer. Of course you don’t want to be lugging around a heavy drive -- the lighter the better -- but neither do you want to be compromising on capacity.
Samsung HDD, a division of Seagate Technology, today announces two new 4TB external hard drives -- the M3 Portable and the P3 Portable -- which it says are the first 4TB USB-powered single drive solutions to come in 2.5in enclosures.
Box now integrates with Office Online, following Dropbox's lead
Dropbox is no longer the only non-Microsoft cloud storage service that integrates with Office Online, as enterprise-focused rival Box now also makes this feature available to its customers, taking advantage of Office 365 -- Cloud Storage Partner Program. Box already integrates with Office mobile, allowing smartphone and tablet users to easily create and edit Excel, PowerPoint and Word documents that are stored on its servers.
It is a win-win for both companies. Box gets to give its customers easy access to one of the best online office suites around and become more attractive to potential customers, while Microsoft gains more Office Online, and potentially more Office 365, users in the process. Let's see what this integration brings to the table.
Flash is not the answer to your storage woes
In just ten years the percentage of virtualized workloads has grown from 2 percent to 75 percent. The rapid adoption of virtualization has created a disconnect in your data centre.
While your workloads are shifting to become virtual, your storage was built for a physical world. And so your storage is the source of growing costs, bottlenecks and frustration.
HGST announces Ultrastar Archive Ha10 -- world's first 10TB hard drive
As more consumers and businesses move towards the cloud, there is less of a need for physical hard drives, right? Sort of. Sure, fewer consumers will have a need to buy large storage drives, but how do you think cloud storage companies such as DropBox store your files? Hard drives, of course!
Today, HGST announces the world's first 10TB hard drive. With a focus on the enterprise, this drive is sure to be a big hit in that segment.
Microdia unveils 512GB microSD card, might cost $1000
Only day has passed since I wrote a story about SanDisk squeezing an impressive 128GB into a USB drive the size of a penny, and now Microdia has to come to steal the limelight.
Cnet visited the Computex event in Taipei and came across the Microdia stand. There it saw a microSD card "that stuffs 512GB worth of storage space into a piece of plastic smaller than your fingernail".
SanDisk's dime-sized Ultra Fit drive now available with 128GB option
When it comes to squeezing megabytes into a tiny space, SanDisk takes the crown, as it managed to fit 128GB of storage into a dime-sized drive.
Just look at the photo above -- these two items are placed next to each other. However, the SanDisk Ultra Fit is something we’ve seen before, but never capacities this big. We’ve seen 16GB, 32GB and 64GB variants.
Cloud storage survey highlights governance and security concerns
New research by cloud storage specialist CTERA Networks highlights the challenges that enterprises face in providing cloud storage and file sharing services, while reducing IT costs and maintaining security and data control.
It shows that security of data remains a major issue with 35 percent of organizations experiencing corporate data leakage in 2014 as a result of employees sharing files via often-unsanctioned file sync and share (FSS) services, a four percent increase over 2013.
Little and large -- Inateck FE3001 and FE2007 USB 3.0 HDD enclosures [Review]
What do you do with the SATA hard drive you took out of that old machine you threw away a couple of years ago? One answer is that you get hold of an external enclosure and use it as an archive or for making backups.
Inateck's latest external enclosures allow you to do just that for both 3.5- and 2.5-inch drives. Let's take the larger one first, the FE3001 is USB 3.0 for fast transfers and the case is made of sturdy aluminum with a smart, grained finish. There's an external power supply, USB cable and everything else you need -- screws, rubber pads and even a small screwdriver -- is included in the box.
WD releases new My Passport Ultra portable drives
WD has pushed out new models of its My Passport Ultra and My Passport for Mac portable drives.
The seventh-generation models have increased the maximum capacity from 2TB to 3TB, and they come in four different colors -- black, white, blue and wild berry. So you can now get the drives in 500GB and 1TB models, as well as 2TB and 3TB.
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