The transition from a dependence on rotating disk to solid-state storage is under way. And as the cost per unit of solid state storage capacity inevitably decreases, enterprise IT is now getting the message that an investment in solid state...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »"The Best Storage System" by Russ Fellows As a storage analyst, I often get asked the same question, “What is the best array?” My answer has evolved slightly over the years, but now I use a very direct and clear...
Read More »We contend Tier 1 storage purchases will be all solid state in 3 years; 5 years on the outside for the enterprise data center. While we have caught some heat with this position, we contend the movement is more than...
Read More »Over the last year we have seen a new type of storage player enter the Enterprise IT market. This group includes names that we’ve known as component players tucked inside the systems (think Intel inside), but are now entering the...
Read More »Software Defined Storage Needs a More Clearly Defined Value Proposition The Software Defined Storage (SDS) model in its early days was often compared to Software Defined Networking (SDN). Both used virtualization as a foundational technology and replaced hardware constructs with software...
Read More »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....
Read More »In case you’ve been head down, buried in work this week you may have missed the announcement of VMware vSphere 6. If you are a VMware admin, you have likely been tracking this release for over a year. However, if...
Read More »Last week, NetApp chose its Insight customer/partner conference to make a number of product announcements that, taken together, mark a multifaceted expansion into public, private, and hybrid cloud deployments. At the heart of these announcements is NetApp’s Data Fabric strategy that marks another milestone in...
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