RDMA Over Fabrics: A Big Step for SSD Access – StorageSoup Blog by Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Monday, July 25th 2016

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Shared storage access for servers has been the most basic requirement for storage networks. Performance demands for multiple systems accessing data continually increase due to improvements in compute and a desire to get more work done from infrastructure investments. These...

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Object Storage Has Dual Uses – StorageSoup Blog by Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Sunday, February 21st 2016

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The latest object storage systems are often misunderstood by potential buyers. This may be because these systems, capable of storing extremely large numbers of object and files, serve more than one type of environment. The messaging for one environment can...

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Archive Redefined – StorageSoup Blog by Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Friday, January 8th 2016

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When the word “archive” is used in conversations about storing data, it brings up preconceptions depending on the individuals and their roles in IT. The most common thought is that an archive is where backup data goes, and the term...

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Open Storage Platform – Why Now? – StorageSoup Blog by Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Thursday, November 12th 2015

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While it’s nothing new for information technologists to look at alternatives for their infrastructure, there seems to be more interest in that today than ever before. There is so much interest that it becomes more important than ever to understand...

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Flash Storage and Cleaning House – StorageSoup Blog by Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Wednesday, September 30th 2015

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A recent discussion with a client got me thinking about precipitating events that cause IT professionals to “put their house in order” regarding the information they store. In this case, there was a new all-flash storage system acquired for primary...

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Drilling Down Into Copy Data Management – StorageSoup Blog by Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Tuesday, September 8th 2015

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Copy data management (CDM) is a relatively new term for many in Information Technology.  At first literal consideration, its meaning seems self-evident.  However, it is really a topical area that vendors address with new products and terminology. Making copies of...

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Storage islands leave data management plans adrift – StorageSoup blog by Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Monday, June 29th 2015

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A major problem that IT professionals have dealt with over time is the creation of islands of storage. A common cause of islands is when organizations purchase and deploy new systems with their own storage for a specific purpose. Storage islands...

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How vendor conferences help customers, analysts and press – StorageSoup blog by Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Tuesday, May 26th 2015

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How vendor conferences help customers, analysts and press I recently attended EMC World and the IBM Edge conferences in Las Vegas, and was struck by how these shows have changed the industry. Not too long ago, industry-wide shows such as Storage Networking...

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Storage was a star at NAB–StorageSoup blog from Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Wednesday, April 22nd 2015

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Las Vegas – The storage presence at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show last week continued to grow due to the increasing demand to store files in the media and entertainment market. The increase in camera resolution to 4K...

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Bifurcating enterprise storage – StorageSoup blog by Randy Kerns

By Randy Kerns, Monday, March 9th 2015

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Bifurcating Enterprise Storage The enterprise storage market is splitting into two areas that are still indistinct but will become a lot less so. It’s important to understand this evolution if you are to make sense of storage vendor product strategy....

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