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• The best enterprise storage systems and products of 2020

  Nearly 100 products and services competed for top honors in the 'Storage' magazine and SearchStorage annual Products of the Year awards. Find out which won gold, silver and bronze. Continue Reading

• The best enterprise storage arrays of 2020

  Vast Data, Dell EMC and Infinidat show that flash storage rules the data center in the 'Storage' magazine and SearchStorage Products of the Year 2020 disk and disk subsystems category. Continue Reading

• The best enterprise cloud storage of 2020

  Winners address cloud NAS, hosted cloud and cloud-native application management, highlighting the technology's growing importance in an evolving IT world. Continue Reading

• The top data storage and management tools of 2020

  These storage system and application software category winners all deal with the cloud, as organizations modernize their infrastructure and leave their data centers behind. Continue Reading

• Track these 4 emerging storage technologies in 2021

  As they seek to increase the efficiency and performance of data storage systems in 2021, administrators should keep these four emerging technologies in mind. Continue Reading

• 3D XPoint Optane Memory Markets: Bits, Revenue, Costs

  Here you will find a review of some 3D XPoint Optane products, technology, competition, costs, a detailed update on wafer capacity, bit growth and more.Continue Reading

• Big Memory for 3D Animation and Visual Effects

  Learn about the big memory impact on animation.Continue Reading

• How Storage Professionals Should Respond to COVID-19

  TechTarget presents 2020 research on the impact of COVID-19 on storage spending and provides guidelines for coping with rapid change and massive unpredictability.Continue Reading

• Big Memory Software

  Take a look at software-defined memory, combining persistent memory and DRAM.Continue Reading

• What Will Replace Flash and When?

  Will flash memory keep improving into the next decade? IT leaders provide perspective on the great non-volatile beyond as well as an analysis on technology trends, product roadmaps, and more.Continue Reading

• Flash Memory Summit 2020 Sessions From Day One

  Check out what happened during the first day of the Flash Memory Summit virtual conference. From storage technology trends and challenges to what IT pros should expect to see happen in the industry in years to come.Continue Reading

• Challenges in Hyperscale: What Hyperscalers Care About

  Here are some insights around potential problems with deploying in hyperscale and what hyperscalers find valuable.Continue Reading

• Accelerating Performance With NVMe-oF

  Can you accelerate your performance with NVMe-oF? George Crump, former storage industry analyst, and CMO at StorOne, explores the pros and cons of NVMe-oF to help you determine if your data center is ready for it.Continue Reading

• MRAM: Latest High-Performance Applications

  This is a discussion around MRAM and how the technology can benefit your organization.Continue Reading

• NVMe Technology in the Real World

  Explore some real-world capabilities of NVMe 1.4 and NVMe-oF 1.1, learn from HPE on how NVMe over Fabrics is evolving to redefine next generation SAN, and more.Continue Reading

• Preview of NVMe 2.0: Impacts for the Data Center

  NVMe has rapidly evolved from a disruptive technology to a core element in storage architectures. Review where NVMe was last year and preview the 2.0 specification release.Continue Reading

• SSD Reliability and Debug at Scale

  IT pros at Facebook discuss flash reliability at scale in the Facebook infrastructure and how they are solving the problems they have run into.Continue Reading

• Implementing Big, Fast Persistent Memory

  Persistent memory software architect Steve Scargall explains how it is possible to bridge the gaps between memory and storage.Continue Reading

• Using 3D XPoint Persistent Memory Effectively

  There is a lot of excitement around 3D XPoint, but there are some hidden potholes that can interrupt the most promising efforts. Designing around these potholes is a must.Continue Reading

• Managing Data Growth in the Zettabyte Era

  Terabytes have given way to petabytes and now to zettabytes. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT and analytics are all affecting the massive growth of data.Continue Reading

• Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Big Memory Management Today

  As persistent memory becomes a more common form of system storage, big memory management will continue to grow to be a very popular topic. But how are implementations going? What are some key issues that have become apparent? Here are ten things you...Continue Reading

• Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Enterprise Storage Today

  What do vendors and end users alike need to know about flash memory today? Dive into what industry experts have noticed about the technology this past year and ten key things that you should know now about flash.Continue Reading

• RRAM: Now Used in IoT, AI and Data Center Storage

  This is an update on resistive RAM memory. Learn about features, advantages, latest developments, and the operation and construction of resistive RAM memory devices.Continue Reading

• TechTarget Storage Media: What Sets Us Apart

  Jillian Coffin, VP of Market & Digital Strategy at TechTarget, provides an overview of our online global storage communities, our content and audience data around evolving buying dynamics.Continue Reading

• Handling Slow Disks in Heterogeneous SSD Deployments

  You'll learn about differences between some disk performance specifics and how these performance variations can be managed.Continue Reading

• Annual Update on Enterprise Storage

  This presentation takes a look at the latest developments in enterprise storage.Continue Reading

• NVMe in Cloud Applications

  Large installations such as Facebook, Mellanox, Western Digital, and Microsoft choose NVMe technology for their cloud storage. Learn about NVMe technology at scale, deploying NVMe flash on Facebook, and much more.Continue Reading

• The State of NVMe Interoperability

  Here is an outline of the latest NVMe technologies and new standardization initiatives. You will learn about some resources currently available to help enable interop, and more.Continue Reading

• Using Persistent Memory to Accelerate Tweet Search

  As an option to improve per-node throughput, Twitter sought to test the storage of tweet data in persistent memory instead of SSDs. Discover how they integrated the technology and results they saw.Continue Reading

• 3D XPoint in 2025 and How We Got There

  3D XPoint has become known as a flash competitor that has actual products, use cases and support. Analysts expect markets for 3D XPoint to rise steadily. Here is a look at the market.Continue Reading

• Annual Update on New Memory Technologies

  Review attributes of various new memory technologies, emerged technologies and what should be the focus for the data center.Continue Reading

• Bringing NVMe/TCP Up to Speed

  Stay up to date on the recent enhancements made to improve NVMe/TCP performance.Continue Reading

• NVMe Market Research

  NVMe and NVMe over Fabrics is an emerging market. What progress has been made over the last five years and where is the market heading? This analysis helps answer these questions.Continue Reading

• An Introduction to the Storage Networking Industry Association

  Here, you will find a brief overview of what the organization is, how they are serving the storage community and an update on what they have been up to in the last year.Continue Reading

• Storage Environments With NVMe-oF Technology

  Chuck Piercey, director of product management at Kioxia America, explores how the NVMe-oF protocol enables a new deployment of storage called "desegregation," which enhances Kubernetes deployment.Continue Reading

• Introduction to Big Memory

  Discover why there are always tiers of memory and storage when it comes to big data and big memory, gaps that can cause performance issues, how a memory hypervisor can help alleviate these problems and more.Continue Reading

• Hyperscale Storage in 2025 and How We Got There

  Hyperscale storage in 2025 is likely to take up an ever-increasing percentage of the overall storage market. Here is a look at where the market is heading and how we got here.Continue Reading

• 3D XPoint vs. NAND flash: Why there's room for both

  While there are key differences between 3D XPoint and NAND flash -- in terms of performance, cost and uses -- the two technologies will likely coexist for years.Continue Reading

• Compare 3 file and object storage products

  Looking for a product that supports both object and file storage? Explore the varying features of Dell EMC, NetApp and Pure Storage systems.Continue Reading

• Calculate HPC storage costs based on these 8 factors

  IT teams that want an accurate estimate of HPC storage costs must account not only for the technology itself, but for staffing, support and ongoing operational expenses.Continue Reading

• Enterprise data storage 2020 Products of the Year finalists

  The field of entrants in our 19th annual Products of the Year contest has been reduced to 47 contenders vying for gold, silver and bronze status in five data storage categories.Continue Reading

• Object storage systems: Benefits, alternatives and use cases

  Along with proving itself a reliable option, object storage has stood the test of time. It can tackle unstructured data and the cloud, and it's overcoming performance challenges.Continue Reading

• What the 4 PMem App Direct Modes mean for your organization

  Do you know the difference between the four Intel Optane persistent memory App Direct Mode types? Find out how you can use each of them most effectively.Continue Reading

• 7 ways data storage management in 2020 has changed

  2020 has been a year of storage management change, from the rush to the cloud to VDIs for all to more automation. Learn about the trends and post-pandemic expectations.Continue Reading

• Breakthroughs Enabling Enterprise QLC SSDs

  This keynote presentation focuses on innovations that allow all-flash arrays with QLC to have the same endurance and performance as TLC-based arrays.Continue Reading

• The Evolution of Data Centers in the Data-Centric Era

  Data processing units (DPUs) can break through storage roadblocks. Hear more from Pradeep Sindhu, CEO and co-founder of Fungible.Continue Reading

• Using Hardware Acceleration to Increase NVMe Storage Performance

  Learn how Marvell is seeing the industry leverage hardware acceleration to bolster NVMe application performance from their VP of marketing of their flash business unit.Continue Reading

• Today's Trends in Cloud and the Future Enterprise

  IDC's Matt Eastwood takes a look at digital transformation and the impact it is having on infrastructure and the foundational importance infrastructure has to the business.Continue Reading

• Intel Optane Persistent Memory: From Vision to Reality

  Here is a look at Intel's new memory technology that creates a new tier in the memory and storage hierarchy. See some examples of how the technology is used.Continue Reading

• NVMe Technology: Powering the Connected Universe

  President of NVM Express Amber Huffman talks about fixing the memory and storage hierarchy with NVMe at the center, refactoring for the next decade of growth within NVMe, and more.Continue Reading

• Accelerating Deep Neural Networks with Analog Memory Devices

  Using neuromorphic computing based on analog memory devices could provide extremely high performance and greatly improved energy efficiency for inference and training of deep neural networks (DNNs). Here are some insights to know about.Continue Reading

• Storage as the Driver of Change: Rethinking Data Infrastructure

  This keynote presentation from Western Digital's President Siva Sivaram explores the advancements in semiconductors, flash technologies and data architectures.Continue Reading

• DNN Accelerator for the High-Performing Space Computing Program

  Like most applications, space systems are migrating from centralized to distributed processing for more autonomous decision making, lower latency, less dependence on communications systems and lower power. Here is a look at what NASA is doing.Continue Reading

• Storage Processors to Unleash the Full Potential of Flash Storage

  It is time to simplify infrastructure, stop the over-investment in storage and scale more efficiently. Here are insights to help you unleash the full potential of your flash storage investment.Continue Reading

• What You Need to Know About DNA Data Storage Today

  Learn about DNA data storage from a senior principal research manager at Microsoft Research.Continue Reading

• GPUs, CPUs and Storage: Bringing AL and ML to Data Centers Everywhere

  Leaders from Nvidia discuss capitalizing on GPUs and new parallel programming models to make artificial intelligence and machine learning available everywhere.Continue Reading

• The Future Adaptable Data Center

  The modern data center must evolve to address the demands of changing workloads. Here, you will gain insights from the VP of Data Center Engineering at Xilinx on the future of the adaptable data center.Continue Reading

• Flash Memory Summit 2020

  Flash Memory Summit was virtual this year, spanning three days. Here, you have unlimited access to the exclusive Flash Memory Summit keynote presentations and sessions.Continue Reading

• How the computational storage drive is changing computing

  Take a closer look at computational storage technology and products, and how localized computation is changing storage architecture and the compute-storage dynamic.Continue Reading

• 4 sources of storage latency and PMem's emerging role

  Controllers, the software stack, and external and internal interconnects have an outsized impact on storage latency. Learn about their affects and how PMem is countering latency.Continue Reading

• 7 cloud storage and file-sharing services to consider

  Cloud-based file-sharing services enable teams that are working remotely to share files and collaborate with colleagues and clients all over the world.Continue Reading

• Big data vs. artificial intelligence: How they compare

  Artificial intelligence can help synthesize and analyze the large volumes of information provided by big data initiatives. The two are different, but they work well together.Continue Reading

• Comparing RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and 50 explained

  RAID protects data and improves storage performance and availability, but it can be confusing. Read about the different types of RAID, the pros and cons, and where they work best.Continue Reading

• All-flash object storage makes its way into the enterprise

  Object storage isn't just for backups and archives anymore. All-flash offerings are being used for AI, machine learning and analytics. See what types of products are available.Continue Reading

• Lines blur between structured and unstructured data storage

  Open source tools like Presto persist low-cost unstructured object data stores while still making information accessible through structured data access tools such as SQL.Continue Reading

• Optimal architectures for intelligent storage systems

  Explore the best, most optimal architectures for intelligent storage and how these systems improve storage performance/utilization to help get more bang out of your data set buck.Continue Reading

• Amazon S3 vs. Google Cloud Storage vs. Azure pricing, features

  See how storage pricing and features stack up in this comprehensive look at the three major cloud service providers.Continue Reading

• High-performance data storage goes from NVMe to SCM

  Storage class memory and NVMe are bringing speed and lower latency to high-performance storage. See how the two technologies are shaking up enterprise data storage.Continue Reading

• NVMe and SCM: Implications for the future of storage

  Explore the various ways NVMe technology vendors are preparing the way for organizations to transition to storage class memory in their computing environments.Continue Reading

• NVMe key-value storage vs. block and object storage

  See how this modern approach simplifies the data storage process compared with block and object storage, and learn about the various potential advantages of key-value storage.Continue Reading

• Comparing 7 storage network protocols

  Compare characteristics of common storage network protocols, such as iSCSI, Fibre Channel, FCoE, NFS, SMB/CIFS, HTTP and NVMe-oF, to decide which one is best suited to your needs.Continue Reading

• Advantages and disadvantages of using a SAN

  SAN benefits include speed, scalability and fault tolerance, but the technology isn't without its drawbacks. Cost and complexity are big concerns for smaller organizations.Continue Reading

• 7 leading storage area network products and vendors

  Before selecting a SAN product, learn which features seven market-leading storage vendors provide organizations of all sizes and how they distinguish their products.Continue Reading

• 5 ways hybrid cloud storage is changing SAN management

  Increasing reliance on cloud storage is changing the way storage area networks are managed and the challenges that SAN admins face in responding to business requirements.Continue Reading

• High-performance interconnects and storage performance

  Should you use InfiniBand or RDMA over Converged Ethernet as an interconnect? We discuss each technology's effect on performance features such as latency, IOPS and throughput.Continue Reading

• SAN vs. NAS: What are the key differences?

  Compare SAN and NAS and find out what to consider when using each storage system format. Object storage and the cloud are also affecting the storage options that are available.Continue Reading

• SAS vs. NVMe: The future of the two key storage interfaces

  SAS and NVMe both play significant roles in enterprise storage. See how the two interfaces stack up in terms of performance, scalability, flexibility, manageability and the future.Continue Reading

• Cloud VDI storage: Nasuni vs. Panzura and other competitors

  Data storage for distributed VDIs can be a challenge. Find out how Nasuni, Panzura and other vendors are overcoming obstacles with new approaches to cloud virtual desktop systems.Continue Reading

• Modern HDD technologies that are bringing hard disks back

  Don't write off HDDs just yet. Energy-assisted technologies such as MAMR and HAMR may keep hard disk drives competitive in an evolving secondary storage market.Continue Reading

• HAMR vs. MAMR, and the future of high-capacity hard drives

  Energy-assisted hard drive technology is here, and heat-assisted and microwave-assisted magnetic recording technologies are about to bring even more changes to the HDD market.Continue Reading

• 5 consumption models help simplify storage buying options

  Consumption-based pricing offers organizations flexible options to purchase storage and other infrastructure on-premises, just like they would cloud services.Continue Reading

• NVMe Zoned Namespace lowers costs and improves performance

  The new zoned storage interface capitalizes on NAND flash capabilities to let host software communicate with NAND storage to better align workloads with SSD storage.Continue Reading

• Container use and the implications for storage

  Knowing which type of storage to deploy when using containers is important. We look at the storage architectures enterprises are using, the features preferred and more.Continue Reading

• 5 signs it's time for a NAS or SAN upgrade

  It's easy to tell when it's time to modernize your storage infrastructure if you know the warning signs. Find out what they are and how Liberty Mutual Insurance handled its upgrade.Continue Reading

• The advantages of containers over virtual machines for storage

  Understanding the key advantages of containers vs. VMs is critical to knowing what storage features are needed for container-based application success.Continue Reading

• 6 basics of storage automation, predictive analytics and AI

  AI and predictive analytics are included in many storage offerings. See how this functionality helps automate storage, which features are useful and which products have them.Continue Reading

• 6 storage resource management tools offer insights, optimization

  Software for managing storage resources provides in-depth information on capacity and performance to help enterprises proactively manage their storage infrastructure.Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of composable architecture vs. traditional storage

  If traditional storage isn't meeting your organization's needs, composable infrastructure may be the answer. Get to know the pros and cons of both approaches.Continue Reading

• Computational storage fundamentals explained

  Computational storage is an emerging technology, but it isn't too soon to develop an understanding of how it can be used to address storage latency and performance issues.Continue Reading

• SNIA's NVM Programming Model and how it works

  The Storage Networking Industry Association spec provides a standardized approach to building a non-volatile memory-based storage system architecture. We take an in-depth look.Continue Reading

• 6 NAND flash memory vendors balance performance, reliability

  Learn what types of enterprise- and consumer-grade SSD technology six leading NAND flash storage vendors offer, as well as where these modules are best suited.Continue Reading

• What is the difference between memory and storage?

  Storage and memory, while connected, fulfill separate roles in a computer. Memory meets temporary data access needs and storage retains data and other files over the long term.Continue Reading

• Hybrid drive vs. SSD: What's best for your organization?

  Hybrid drives promise fast, cost-effective performance for both primary and secondary storage. Here's what you need to know about their benefits and drawbacks compared with SSDs.Continue Reading

• Computational storage may ease edge storage efforts

  Before diving into storage at the edge, ensure your organization can meet the technology's lofty space and resource requirements. Computational storage can help.Continue Reading

• HCI vs. SAN: How to choose between them

  There are many factors to consider when deciding between a SAN and hyper-converged system. Learn how they differ, which might be best for your organization and more.Continue Reading

• How 6 new midrange storage arrays from top vendors stack up

  Leading storage vendors have recently released midrange all-flash arrays that provide the scalability, high performance and high reliability of enterprise-class offerings.Continue Reading

• How AI is changing the storage consumption landscape

  Deep learning, machine learning and neural networks are drastically changing how storage is consumed. Find out why this is happening and what products are helping meet this need.Continue Reading

• Flash vendors tap admin experience features to stand out

  Customers evaluating storage platforms are looking for a little something extra from vendors -- and it isn't necessarily the latest flash development.Continue Reading

• Hybrid cloud ecosystem enables digital transformation

  The digital economy has led to a dramatic increase in not just cloud adoption but on-premises data and workloads. Hybrid clouds seamlessly move applications and data between them.Continue Reading

• Storage and database innovation evolve in tandem

  Faster storage means faster database operations. Discover how developments and innovation in storage improves the performance and flexibility of database technology.Continue Reading