Delivering an object storage solution is a constant challenge when adapting to changing environments. Scality has made updates to RING Scalable Storage to meet new user demands. Scality now offers an all-flash object storage system to address a growing trend...
Read More »Quad-Level Cell (QLC) technology represents the latest innovation in NAND flash storage. QLC is capable of storing 4 bits per cell, resulting in cheaper, denser storage than TLC, MLC, or SLC NAND alternatives. The cost and performance characteristics of QLC...
Read More »Software-defined storage is finding new life beyond its role in hyperconverged infrastructure, returning to its roots as a pure storage system. We look at SDS products from NetApp SolidFire and StorONE. Software-defined storage, or SDS, is a somewhat ambiguous term...
Read More »Download our free research study, "Enterprise IT Responds to COVID-19 Round II"! The COVID-19 pandemic is once again setting off alarm bells in hospitals, schools, and other industry segments. This time around however, we seem as a society to be...
Read More »Lifecycle management for converged and hyperconverged infrastructure is a thorny problem for a variety of reasons. Products that attempt to simplify the process have arrived. The process of keeping firmware and software components updated and compatible has always been part...
Read More »I have been involved with testing computer and storage systems for more than 30 years working in a variety of roles, including test engineering, and IT management roles. This is always interesting because by design, you are testing new configurations...
Read More »As analysts, we are constantly reminded of the continued growth in the volume of stored data, now measured in the zillions of petabytes – typically used as a lead-in to pitch a vendor’s storage or data management software suite. Yes,...
Read More »Reactions to the current uncertainties and impacts by companies and their directions to IT have been varied, and, for the most part, have been to put a hold on projects or go slow with expenditures. While there may be additional...
Read More »After several years of less-than-stellar success in the crowded HCI space, Microsoft Azure Stack HCI is being transitioned to a subscription offering with its own operating system, Azure Stack HCI 20H2. Microsoft has changed the way Azure Stack HCI is sold and...
Read More »COVID-19 is causing widespread changes within businesses and accelerating digital transformation. VDI, HCI and hybrid multicloud are well-positioned to help. Virtual desktop infrastructure has always been a killer app for hyperconverged infrastructure, and we’re seeing it in this new world of COVID-19 as well....
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