Flash memory and storage
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News
08 Apr 2025
Dell storage lines get refresh for AI workloads
Dell Technologies rolls out PowerEdge, ObjectScale and PowerScale hardware updates, alongside new capabilities for the PowerProtect and PowerStore software. Continue Reading
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Opinion
24 Feb 2025
Security, cost attention mark new era of storage modernization
According to recent research, enterprises are prioritizing cybersecurity and cost management. Storage vendors such as NetApp are making these elements a focal point of products. Continue Reading
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News
23 Nov 2021
Kioxia releases PCIe 5.0 EDSFF SSDs
Kioxia became the first vendor to release a PCIe Gen 5.0 SSD with its new CD7 series. Still, it highlighted the EDSFF specification over beating the Gen 5 drum. Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2021
ScaleFlux debuts SFX 3000 series and SSDs
ScaleFlux showcased its new SFX 3000 computational storage suite, including a custom chip and new SSDs with higher performance along with compression and encryption. Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2021
StorOne adds NVMe over Fabrics
StorOne adds NVMe over Fabrics over TCP and remote direct memory access, with no hardware update needed. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2021
Tintri expands VMstore T7000 line for better configurability
Tintri expanded its all-NVMe VMstore T7000 line with two new appliances, supporting various use cases and configurability. Continue Reading
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12 Oct 2021
Hitachi Vantara's new VSP 5600 hits 33 million IOPS
Hitachi Vantara launched new VSP 5000 models and added storage options to its E Series. The products may help enable storage consolidation for customers. Continue Reading
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08 Oct 2021
Micron launches 7400 PCIe Gen 4 SSDs for data centers
Micron unveiled NVMe SSDs with seven form factors this week, all with PCIe Gen 4 performance. The new family of SSDs could take Micron deeper into the data center. Continue Reading
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Opinion
04 Oct 2021
Why QLC flash adoption now benefits the enterprise
While enterprises must overcome some obstacles with QLC, there is a solid case for its use. 3D NAND has played a big part in enabling QLC use within the enterprise. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Sep 2021
Look for PCIe 5.0, NVMe 2.0 to boost storage performance
Enterprises that need high-performance storage for AI and ML workloads can keep an eye out for new products based on the latest PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 specifications. Continue Reading
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Answer
31 Aug 2021
Cache vs. RAM: Differences between the two memory types
Cache memory and RAM both place data closer to the processor to reduce latency in response times. Learn why one can be faster, along with other key variables in cache vs. RAM. Continue Reading
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Definition
26 Aug 2021
storage class memory (SCM)
Storage class memory (SCM) is a type of physical computer memory that combines dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory and a power source for data persistence. Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2021
Infinidat and Virtana bring VirtualWisdom to InfiniBox
Virtana's VirtualWisdom is now available for Infinidat's InfiniBox arrays. The software can expand to handle hybrid cloud workflows. Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2021
Rising NAND flash prices should start to fall in 2022
Enterprise customers should see prices for NAND flash and enterprise SSDs start to fall in 2022, as flash and component shortages subside, market analysts predict. Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Aug 2021
SSD (solid-state drive)
An SSD, or solid-state drive, is a type of storage device used in computers. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 Aug 2021
How the CXL interconnect will affect enterprise storage
The Compute Express Link standard will shake up the enterprise storage market in several significant ways. Here's what admins need to know. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jul 2021
New HPE Alletra extends cloud console to Primera, Nimble
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's new Alletra storage brand will bear striking similarity to Primera and Nimble arrays on the operating system and management front. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jul 2021
NVMe speeds vs. SATA and SAS: Which is fastest?
The NVMe protocol is tailor-made to make SSDs fast. Get up to speed on NVMe performance and how it compares to the SATA and SAS interfaces. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2021
Pure Storage adds service options for FlashStack, Portworx
Pure Storage users can now choose consumption-based pricing for FlashStack converged infrastructure and Portworx storage for containerized workloads. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2021
IBM FlashSystem adds storage as a service, attack protection
IBM introduces new consumption-based Storage as a Service for FlashSystem based on performance, capacity and contract term; and adds Safeguarded Copy to guard against cyberattacks. Continue Reading
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News
01 Jul 2021
Micron 3D XPoint supply will end with $900M fab sale to TI
Micron's $900 million deal to sell its Utah semiconductor factory to Texas Instruments will end the plant's 3D XPoint supplies for Intel Optane memory and storage products. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jun 2021
Boost array performance with Optane-ready products
Explore a group of Optane-ready products to improve storage performance. In addition, there are other options beyond self-managed hardware for the same purpose. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Jun 2021
Work around NVMe storage controller drive limitations
Innovation in the storage and memory market helps with the challenge of NVMe drive limits. Be sure to make the right comparisons and scale out effectively. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jun 2021
Infinidat expands beyond HDDs with new all-solid-state array
Infinidat's new all-solid-state InfiniBox SSA storage array is built on the same deep-learning software and DRAM cache technology that its flagship disk-based InfiniBox models use. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 May 2021
Pure Storage CEO zones in on enabling digital transformation
Pure Storage's CEO said the company will probably pursue acquisitions beyond its 2020 Portworx purchase to further assist customers in their digital transformation efforts. Continue Reading
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Tip
20 May 2021
Why and how to implement NVMe power management
Understand how to use NVMe built-in power management features to conserve energy, manage heat and, in the case of mobile devices, extend operating times. Continue Reading
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News
11 May 2021
Dell EMC PowerScale adds all-NVMe, Nvidia GPUDirect options
A Dell EMC PowerScale update adds a high-end all-NVMe F900 model with Nvidia GPUDirect support for AI and analytics workloads plus a OneFS 9.2 upgrade to improve performance. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2021
Excelero adds option to pool NVMe storage on Azure cloud
A new deployment option for Excelero's NVMesh software-defined storage will target some of the most demanding applications running on Microsoft Azure virtual machines. Continue Reading
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News
22 Apr 2021
Intel breaks silence on effects of Micron's 3D XPoint exit
Intel's director of technology initiatives was surprised by Micron's exit from 3D XPoint business and confirms company's plans to have Optane on emerging CXL interface. Continue Reading
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Answer
14 Apr 2021
How do data processing units support enterprise storage?
While only a small number of hardware vendors offer DPUs, the technology has significant implications for IT storage systems -- and the admins who manage them. Continue Reading
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News
06 Apr 2021
New Vast Data Gemini selling model offers better economics
Vast Data now allows customers to buy integrated appliances on hardware with the capacity and performance levels of their choice, with full transparency on the hardware costs. Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2021
Fungible computational storage eyes composable use cases
Fungible's computational storage anchors a new offering for composable infrastructure. The Fungible Data Center license allows IT teams to consume resources on demand. Continue Reading
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24 Mar 2021
Pure Storage FlashBlade anchors B2B marketer's Azure cloud
Digital marketing specialist MultiView deployed a physical Pure Storage FlashBlade for production data, with the ability to consume all-flash storage as a virtual array in Azure. Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2021
Micron ends 3D XPoint development to focus on CXL products
Micron ends development of 3D XPoint and shifts its focus to CXL-enabled memory products, raising questions on the future supply source of Intel's Optane memory. Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2021
Pure Storage cloud deployments include dedicated bare metal
Pure Storage on Equinix Metal allows customers to build a Pure Storage cloud on dedicated all-flash tenants. Equinix is rolling it out in 18 U.S. and international markets. Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
StorOne builds hybrid flash arrays based on Seagate hardware
StorOne S1 flash management stack is tuned for optimal run on Seagate Exos Application Platform 5U servers. Four configurations are available that mix Seagate disk and SSDs. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Feb 2021
COVID-19 research spurs IHME to 18 TB HDDs in Qumulo storage
Seattle's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation opts for 18 TB HDDs in Qumulo hybrid storage appliances to handle massive data sets generated through COVID-19 research. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
23 Feb 2021
Using the New EDSFF (E3) SSDs Effectively
The new EDSFF form factors allow higher system density and more effective forms for high-performance racks. Here is an overview of the specifications and status of EDSFF E3.x and insights on effective use. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
23 Feb 2021
CXL: A Basic Tutorial
Here is a brief introduction to Compute Express Link (CXL). This is a new high-speed CPU interconnect that enables a high-speed, efficient performance between the CPU and platform enhancements and workload accelerators. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
23 Feb 2021
Monitoring the Health of NVMe SSDs
Many capabilities have been built into NVMe technology, including enhancing error reporting, logging, management, debug, and telemetry. Here are insights on how you can manage the status and health of NVMe SSDs (like notifying users when an SSD failure occurs). Continue Reading
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News
16 Feb 2021
Pure Storage nudges all-flash toward hybrid workloads
Pure Storage all-flash revolves around unified fast file and object storage to consolidate local and cloud-based application data on a single high-performance flash platform. Continue Reading
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Opinion
14 Feb 2021
These 5 IT buzzwords for 2021 reflect data storage priorities
As a mature IT discipline, the pace of change in storage has slowed, but there is still plenty of buzz about underlying technologies you'll need to know about in 2021. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2021
QLC flash drives are hot '21 trend, pressure HDDs on price
Hot 2021 trends in memory and storage will include the ramp of QLC SSDs in enterprise flash arrays, pressuring HDDs on price, increasing Optane adoption and NVMe over TCP. Continue Reading
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Opinion
26 Jan 2021
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
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News
25 Jan 2021
Vast Data storage packages Nvidia GPU for AI processing
Vast Data storage reference architecture combines the vendor's Universal Storage all-flash system with Nvidia DGX supercomputers. NFS multipathing over RDMA boosts AI data training. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jan 2021
New Infinidat CEO discusses storage transition
Ex-Western Digital exec Phil Bullinger replaces founder Moshe Yanai as CEO of storage vendor Infinidat. Bullinger says Infinidat surpassed 6 exabytes under management last year. Continue Reading
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News
06 Jan 2021
Enterprise data storage startups to watch in 2021
Launching a data storage startup is always challenging, and the pandemic made it even tougher in 2020. Here are six startups that can change the way enterprises buy storage. Continue Reading
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News
31 Dec 2020
30 TB PCIe 4.0 SSDs, 20 TB HDDs push storage limits in 2020
Enterprise storage drives continued to push the limits of performance and capacity in 2020, with fast new PCIe Gen4 SSDs at 30 TB and energy-assisted HDDs at 20 TB. Continue Reading
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News
21 Dec 2020
Research lab mixes Excelero NVMesh, SSDs for performance pop
La Jolla Institute turned to Excelero NVMesh to help deal with SSD storage required for COVID-19 research, two 10-foot microscopes generating TBs of data a day, and remote work. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Dec 2020
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
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News
17 Dec 2020
Wholesaler rings up Christmas sales with HPE Nimble Storage
National Tree Company remedied sluggish performance with an HPE Nimble Storage dHCI converged all-flash system, boosting order processing and sales in time for the holidays. Continue Reading
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News
16 Dec 2020
Intel launches fastest Optane SSD, 144-layer QLC NAND SSDs
New additions to Intel's memory and storage product roadmap include Optane's fastest solid-state drive yet and dense 144-layer QLC NAND SSDs that top out at 30.72 TB. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Dec 2020
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
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News
09 Dec 2020
Hitachi takes its NVMe flash storage into midrange
Hitachi storage for E Series adds two midrange block arrays based on NVMe flash technology. E590 and E790 scale to 360 TB and differ in processing performance. Continue Reading
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04 Dec 2020
Lenovo storage expands NVMe with midrange DM ThinkSystem
Server vendor Lenovo wants to grow its ThinkSystem storage business. The DM5100F NVMe Lenovo storage array integrates S3 protocol for unified data management. Continue Reading
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02 Dec 2020
All-flash array adoption rises for NetApp, HPE
NetApp credits AFA flash array sales as key to its gaining market share, while HPE reports significant flash increase despite overall decline in storage revenue. Continue Reading
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News
01 Dec 2020
Intel's 3D XPoint dominance will face challenge from Micron
Intel's Optane memory and storage products have no competition now, but that will change as Micron and potentially other vendors ramp up production in the future. Continue Reading
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News
25 Nov 2020
Dell still waiting for PowerStore to power up
Dell EMC's flashy new PowerStore array has done little to remediate the leading storage vendor's shrinking midrange market share, allowing competitors to gain ground. Continue Reading
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News
24 Nov 2020
Dense processing fuels Pavilion Data storage performance
Pavilion Hyperparallel Flash Array clusters multiple controllers in unified namespace that spans racks and chassis. Pavilion storage scales 2.2 PB of raw NVMe flash. Continue Reading
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19 Nov 2020
Flash storage debate heats up over QLC SSDs vs. HDDs
QLC flash storage is exerting pressure on spinning disk for mass storage and archiving use cases -- but HDDs will stick around for years if not decades, industry experts predict. Continue Reading
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News
18 Nov 2020
COVID-19 research generates big data, invaluable info
When supporting COVID-19 research that could uncover treatment for the pandemic, IT and storage pros want to make sure they're 'not the bottleneck' in the process. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2020
Kioxia flash storage sews NVMe fabric onto Kubernetes
Kioxia's KumoScale virtualizes NVMe block volumes for consumption by file and object storage. The Kioxia flash invokes native TCP/IP drivers to install an NVMe-oF layer. Continue Reading
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13 Nov 2020
NVMe, Optane, GPUs exert big impact on enterprise storage
Enterprises in need of high-performance storage for AI, analytics and virtualization may find help in new NVMe, Optane and processor technologies, a Flash Memory Summit panel says. Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2020
Flash storage grows up with new EDSFF SSDs, denser 3D NAND
Expansive new directions for flash memory technology shine brightly in the launch of 176-layer 3D NAND chips, EDSFF E1.S and Zoned Namespace SSDs, and computational storage drives. Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2020
Quantum NAS options expand with All-Terrain File System
Quantum adds to its NAS lineup with All-Terrain File System aimed at general-purpose use cases while enhancing its StorNext parallel file system and ActiveScale object storage. Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Nov 2020
With release of vSphere 7, VMware takes NVMe-oF mainstream
VMware's support of NVMe-oF means organizations might be able to significantly improve the performance of their application environments without changing any data center hardware. Continue Reading
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News
30 Oct 2020
Adoption of Intel Optane persistent memory picks up in 2020
Intel provides an update on adoption trends for its Optane persistent memory modules, showing that SAP HANA, virtualization and high-performance computing are top use cases. Continue Reading
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30 Oct 2020
StorCentric buys flash storage pioneer Violin to fill gap
StorCentric's storage portfolio added an NVMe-based midrange option to its Nexsan and Vexata lines with the acquisition of beleaguered all-flash array pioneer Violin Systems. Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2020
Video game hosting company uses Optane memory to cut costs
Intel's Optane persistent memory modules enable a global online game hosting provider to expand memory and lower costs over DRAM with negligible performance difference. Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2020
Intel offloads NAND flash memory to SK Hynix for $9 billion
Intel exits NAND flash business with $9 billion sale to rival SK Hynix to focus on faster Optane SSDs and memory modules, AI, 5G networking and edge computing. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Oct 2020
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
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News
06 Oct 2020
StorOne storage system flexes data protection muscles
StorOne enhances its All-Flash Array.next storage system based on Intel Optane and QLC NAND drives with data protection features for disaster recovery. Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2020
All-flash Vast Data storage trains AI data at LightSpeed
Vast Data LightSpeed combines bulk QLC SSD storage with Intel Optane acceleration. The system supports Nvidia beta technology allowing writes from storage to GPU. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2020
Rivals Cloudian, Scality embrace all-flash object storage
Primarily used as a disk repository, object storage use cases are evolving to support workloads that need fast flash. Rivals Cloudian and Scality provide the latest evidence. Continue Reading
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News
16 Sep 2020
Pure Storage acquires Portworx for container management
Pure Storage container support includes the Pure Service Orchestrator. Portworx will operate as a new Pure Cloud Native business unit focused on storage for cloud apps. Continue Reading
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News
11 Sep 2020
Kaminario storage dons Silk, vows smooth cloud migrations
Here is the story behind why Kaminario changed its name to Silk and launched the Silk Cloud Data Platform that builds on Kaminario storage stack and runs in Google cloud. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Sep 2020
Law firm makes compelling case for Pure Storage all-flash
CSK Legal first used Pure Storage all-flash arrays to move VMs to VMware vSphere. Primary Pure FlashArray replicates VMs to second target used exclusively for backups. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Aug 2020
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
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News
27 Aug 2020
Layoffs put damper on positive NetApp storage earnings
NetApp storage growth was modest last quarter, despite the pandemic, but not sufficient to forestall layoffs. The cuts include engineers and sales professionals at SolidFire. Continue Reading
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News
26 Aug 2020
Nimbus adds cheaper 64 TB QLC SSDs to complement 100 TB SSD
New 3.5-inch 64 TB SSDs from Nimbus Data with QLC flash offer a higher-performance alternative to HDDs for enterprises trying to reduce power, cooling and rack space costs. Continue Reading
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News
26 Aug 2020
Pure Storage FlashArray//C set sights on hybrid flash market
Pure Storage FlashArray//C incorporates QLC NAND-based SSDs in the vendor's DirectFlash modules. The arrays are positioned as an alternative to hybrid flash for backup and DR. Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2020
SSD and NAND flash prices will decline through start of 2021
NAND flash and enterprise SSD prices that spiked in early 2020 will continue to fall through the end of the year and into 2021 as demand weakens, industry analysts predict. Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2020
IBM storage GM Walsh leaves Big Blue for startup ChaosSearch
IBM recruited Ed Walsh in 2016 to revive its flagging storage division. Analysts credit Walsh for prioritizing all-flash and cloud data services. Now he’s heading to ChaosSearch. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Jul 2020
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
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News
02 Jul 2020
Pure Storage CEO back after COVID-19 battle
Pure Storage CEO Charles Giancarlo said it took him a month to recover from an extended bout with coronavirus. Meanwhile, Pure's revenue grew by 12% last quarter despite the pandemic. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jun 2020
New PCIe 4.0 SSDs, 24 Gbps SAS SSDs supply bandwidth boost
A new wave of bandwidth-doubling enterprise SSDs are on the way from major drive manufacturers to support PCIe Gen 4 and 24 Gbps SAS in enterprise storage arrays and servers. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jun 2020
Western Digital will package new NVMe SSD into NVMe-oF JBOF
Western Digital is prepping a new NVMe over Fabrics-based JBOF storage device that will bundle its highest-performance Ultrastar SN840 NVMe SSDs and RapidFlex network adapters. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2020
Gen 2 Intel Optane memory modules claim bandwidth boost
Designed for use with Intel's new Cooper Lake Xeon Scalable processors, the next version of Optane memory modules is expected to ship in servers in late 2020. Continue Reading
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News
28 May 2020
Kioxia gives hyperscalers new custom flash drive options
Kioxia's software-enabled flash aims to provide greater host control over storage, data placement and data access to hyperscalers that optimize SSDs for specific workloads. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 May 2020
NVMe-oF storage technology and terms explained
Get to know how NVMe-oF optimizes storage network performance and lowers latency with this roundup of terminology associated with the emerging technology. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 May 2020
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
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News
18 May 2020
MemVerge pushes big memory computing for every app
MemVerge claims its Memory Machine software layered on Intel Optane DIMMs and DRAM creates petabyte-sized logical pool to power all applications in main memory. Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2020
New Intel Optane SSDs, DIMMs, flash remain on track for 2020
Intel executives said pandemic-related supply chain issues would not affect deliveries of next-generation Optane SSDs and memory modules and 144-layer NAND flash products in 2020. Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2020
Nimbus Data shows off flashy OS upgrades with ExaFlash One
Customers can size and order Nimbus Data ExaFlash One arrays online for flat $10,000 one-time cost. Nimbus Tectonic license costs $10,000 annually and includes controller upgrades and all software licenses. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 May 2020
How key factors in storage performance and cost spur adoption
It may take years, but a storage product's performance, cost and the problems it solves can converge to make its sales take off. See how a storage technology's tipping point is reached. Continue Reading
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News
12 May 2020
Replication highlights Pure Storage FlashBlade OS update
Pure Storage Purity v3 adds snapshots for file and object data between FlashBlade arrays and Amazon S3 buckets. Replication matches functionality in Pure FlashArray block storage. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 May 2020
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
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News
05 May 2020
Long-delayed Dell EMC PowerStore midrange array makes debut
All-NVMe PowerStore array supports any workloads across any environment. It is the vendor's first jointly engineered product since the Dell and EMC merger. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2020
Vast Data flash storage zeroes in on enterprises
Vast Data engineers improve storage services for cloud backup and encryption as the all-flash startup moves to target mainstream Windows and MacOS shops. Continue Reading
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Quiz
24 Apr 2020
Test your QLC storage knowledge
Do you know when and where to use QLC flash? Check out our quiz to see what workloads it's best for and other insight into the latest generation of NAND technology. Continue Reading
