Relatively new in the storage world is a cloud-based application (Software as a Service or SaaS) that receives telemetry data from storage systems providing real-time dashboards along with reports and analytics. The analytics can predict potential failures, out of space...
Read More »Creating copies of data is a tried-and-true method of data protection, but the number of copies can quickly get out of hand. Copy data management is one way to combat the issue. Copy data management has entered the lexicon of...
Read More »Flash storage, or using the broader term, solid-state storage, suffers from an inadequate measure of value. Flash storage provides a step-function improvement in the ability to store and retrieve information. The value of processing with flash storage compared to access...
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 »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
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....
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