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News
18 Jun 2025
Pure Storage supporting automation with cloudlike approach
Pure Storage's new Enterprise Data Cloud platform automates common storage workloads and refreshes server hardware at the vendor's annual conference. Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2025
StorOne update automates storage tiering for data access
StorOne Data Storage Platform uses AI and ML to automate data between tiers of flash and HDD storage without the need for custom hardware or user intervention in latest release. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2018
Data storage management tools: 2017 Products of the Year finalists
Storage management tools candidates for this year's Products of the Year competition reflect the growing importance of the cloud and machine learning. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2018
Enterprise storage arrays: 2017 Products of the Year finalists
All-flash and hybrid products comprise the bulk of the 14 storage arrays chosen as finalists in the 2017 Products of the Year contest. Only two arrays rely predominantly on disk. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2018
Software-defined storage products: 2017 Products of the Year finalists
The 11 software-defined storage finalists in this year's competition highlight the most recent developments in flash, cloud and container technologies. Continue Reading
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Answer
21 Nov 2017
Do users need 3D NAND flash memory?
The population of users who need 3D NAND flash chips on their computers is limited to those who run extremely large workloads, such as big applications or multiple virtual machines. Continue Reading
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News
02 Nov 2017
3D TLC NAND gives capacity boost to IBM FlashSystem 900
FlashSystem 900 building blocks are the foundation of IBM FlashSystem A9000 and V9000 arrays. New NAND modules use 3D TLC in place of planar 2D enterprise MLC. Continue Reading
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Answer
20 Sep 2017
How can I guarantee the best Ceph performance?
Ceph object storage performance is largely based on network speed, but journal disks and the right file system for object storage devices also play a role. Continue Reading
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Answer
19 Sep 2017
Is there a Ceph client to connect Windows machines?
Integrating Ceph and Windows isn't as straightforward as connecting Ceph to Linux machines. You'll need a Ceph Gateway or SUSE Enterprise Storage to get the job done. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Sep 2017
Persistent data storage in containerized environments
The most significant challenge to the rise of containerized applications is quickly and easily providing enterprise-class persistent storage for containers. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Aug 2017
Copy data management vendors expand breadth of offerings
This roundup of copy management systems from the leading vendors shows the distinct categories and implementation models this cost-saving technology can provide. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Aug 2017
How the leading all-flash array vendors meet storage demands
This in-depth overview of the features and capabilities of the leading AFA storage products can help you determine which configurations may best meet your needs. Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Jul 2017
Analyzing products from the leading object storage vendors
When evaluating the leading object-based storage systems, it is important to consider which product can best support your uses cases and unique site requirements. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Jul 2017
Object-level storage poised to replace NAS in the enterprise
Many vendors offer highly scalable object storage-based products with file interfaces, making the technology more accessible than ever as an alternative to NAS. Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 Jun 2017
Three approaches to strategic data management: Good, better and best
It's time organizations take a more mature and sophisticated approach to data management techniques and make the most of the data they generate and consume. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 May 2017
Object storage systems ease data capacity and archival concerns
If your organization can identify with any of the object storage use cases noted here, it might be time to consider adding this technology to your storage portfolio. Continue Reading
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News
08 May 2017
Dell EMC all-flash moves focus on VMAX, XtremIO and Isilon
Dell EMC VMAX and XtremIO SAN all-flash arrays christen Dell EMC World 2017. All-flash Isilon NAS adds Infinity modular architecture. Dense flash in compact footprint is the focus. Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2017
Flash storage market shifting, Kaminario CEO says
Dani Golan of Kaminario sees NVMe as the next big disruptor in the flash market; says Kaminario focuses on cloud and SaaS, while legacy vendors fight over shrinking IT budgets. Continue Reading
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News
03 Apr 2017
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.2 boosts performance, containers
Red Hat's latest Gluster storage update improves performance, deepens container support and introduces space-saving alternative to three-way replication to ensure data integrity. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2017
Tegile Systems IntelliFlash HD
Tegile Systems IntelliFlash HD intended to appeal to medium and large enterprises looking to consolidate multiple workloads on a single all-flash array. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2017
Nimble Storage All Flash Arrays (AF-Series)
Nimble's first all-flash array family scales from 20 TB to petabyte and 8.2 PB of usable storage and 1.2 million IOPS per four-node cluster. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2017
Hitachi Data Systems Virtual Storage Platform VSP F800
Modular rack-mounted Hitachi Data Systems VSP F800 runs the vendor's SVOS operating system software and is equipped with custom-designed flash storage modules. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2017
Virtual Instruments VirtualWisdom NAS Performance Probe
The VirtualWisdom NAS Performance Probe stops companies from needing to send captured packet data back to vendors and wait for the analysis to identify performance problems. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2017
Data Dynamics Inc. StorageX 7.8
Data Dynamics upgrades StorageX with new data protection features and functions, and makes it so users can customize their own data mobility policies with a REST API and SDK. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2017
Zadara Storage Cloud
Zadara Storage Cloud provides block, file and object storage-as-a-service either on-premises hardware managed by Zadara, in the cloud, or both. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2017
Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash Arrays (CS-Series)
Nimble Storage jumped on the all-flash bandwagon in 2016, but didn't forget its disk fans by upgrading its CS-Series mixing flash and hard disk drives. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2017
Avere Systems Cloud-Core NAS (C2N)
Building on its NAS Edge filer technology, Avere rolled out Cloud-Core NAS (C2N) product, which puts file and object storage in one system that spans on-premises and the cloud. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jan 2017
Panzura controller, OS updates extend cloud options
The new Panzura controller has a bigger cache and an improved operating system with enterprise features. Hybrid Cloud Controller model also offers new enterprise support options. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jan 2017
Cloud storage for enterprise use should spike in 2017
Storage CTOs predict enterprise cloud adoption will increase in 2017, with a boost from new development and management technologies to assist with planning and deployment. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Oct 2016
Making a storage capacity plan that doesn't bust your budget
Storage capacity is growing at a rapid rate and by using the latest innovations in storage technologies it is possible to meet demands without growing your storage budget apace. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2016
Zadara Storage Inc. VPSA OPaaS 15.07
Zadara Storage's Virtual Private Storage Array (VPSA) On-Premise as a Service (OPaaS) offers on-demand, enterprise-grade block and file storage, based on OpenStack technology. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2016
Data Dynamics Inc. StorageX 7.6
Judges found the 2015 upgrade to Data Dynamics Inc. StorageX file management software brought significant improvements including extended integration and added features. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Nov 2015
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system overview
Oracle ZFS Storage uses mechanical and flash storage. The ZS3-2 and ZS4-4 models offer a variety of software for storage management, encryption and security. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2015
Atlantis USX 2.0
Atlantis Computing's USX 2.0 claims the silver medal in the storage system software category in Storage magazine's Products of the Year competition. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2015
Nimble CS700
Nimble Storage adds a higher-capacity model to its iSCSI hybrid arrays, plus an all-flash shelf to bulk up performance. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2015
Scality Inc. Ring 5.0
Scality's Ring 5.0 software-defined storage shares the bronze award in the Products of the Year storage system software category with VMware's VSAN. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2015
HP OneView for VMware vCenter 7.4.2
HP OneView for VMware vCenter management software provides a complete look into virtual environments, spanning both physical and virtual layers. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2015
Storage system software: 2014 Products of the Year finalists
Vendors that describe their products as ‘software-defined storage’ dominated the 2014 Products of the Year storage system software category. Continue Reading
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News
07 Sep 2009
Fibre Channel switch options for SMBs
Recently, the Fibre Channel industry has become more attractive and affordable for SMBs. This article explores FC switch considerations and products for SMBs. Continue Reading