“Migration is Hard” – “Data is Heavy” Data migration is moving data from one storage system to another where the storage system could be on-premises or in a public cloud. Usually with object storage, there is a large amount of...
Read More »The News: Akamai Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire container-native storage (CNS) startup Ondat to strengthen its cloud computing services. Read the Akamai press release here. Akamai Acquires Ondat for its Connected Cloud, Strengthening Cloud Computing Services...
Read More »The News: Pure Storage announced a new model of their all-flash file and object system FlashBlade. Pure's FlashBlade//E takes a detour from the performance oriented focus of the original FlashBlade design and the subsequent FlashBlade//S. Instead, Pure's new FlashBlade//E system...
Read More »John Webster delivered the presentation Solving Big Data Problems at SNIA’s Data Storage Innovation conference on Thursday, April 9. If you weren’t able to catch his presentation live, view his slides here on-demand.
Read More »Automated tiering has become a popular offering among most major storage vendors. The ability to automatically and intelligently move part of a LUN or volume to the appropriate storage media based on performance requirements or frequency of use has shown a performance...
Read More »There are many opinions regarding how to handle information storage for big data analytics. By big data analytics, I’m referring to information associated with a data analytics operation that does the analysis in near real-time to present immediately actionable results. The most...
Read More »Buying storage is an ongoing process that may be periodic in some environments and seemingly continuous in others. There are several primary reasons given for storage purchases: New application deployments that require storing significant amounts of data. Performance or features...
Read More »Storage Misalignment has been a performance issue that has been around for a long time. It can contribute to as much as a 30% loss in performance is not resolved. It has always been a consideration in the physical environments...
Read More »Have you found yourself expecting more performance out of your host to find out that you have reached or exceeded the maximum amount of cycles for your physical server? Don’t feel bad it happens to many users due to lack...
Read More »Major storage vendors constantly acquire technology through acquisitions and partnerships, and these deals often show a lot about where the industry’s technology is headed. They also show that large vendors often can’t afford to take the time to develop valuable...
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