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DDN GRIDScaler parallel file system aids consolidation

To consolidate storage, Van Andel Institute chose DataDirect Networks' GRIDScaler GS7K parallel file system arrays and WOS object platform for active archiving. Continue Reading

Solving enterprise-class storage challenges in the age of convergence

In this age of data center convergence, with technology evolving faster than ever, planning how to transition from traditional yet rigid environments to more agile software-defined ones is among the trickiest challenges facing IT shops today. Fortunately, a plethora of options exist to lengthen the life of or implement a wholesale replacement of current enterprise-class storage.

Rapid advancements and developments such as memory-based flash DIMMs, the emergence of nonvolatile memory express, greater densities and lower prices enable flash data storage to meet the requirements of the most demanding enterprise-class storage use cases.

The varied and competitive world of cloud-based disaster recovery has changed the way we protect and secure data to recover from disaster. Discover the must-have features to consider when shopping for a disaster recovery-as-a-service provider to protect enterprise-class storage.

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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

New use cases for flash data storage benefit enterprises

Adoption of protocols such as NVMe and memory bus-based flash DIMMs helps flash storage devices keep pace with the most demanding use cases. Continue Reading

Multiprotocol unified storage systems poised for growth

With support for block, file or both types of data on the same device, unified storage architecture is a flexible storage option for the modern data center. Continue Reading

Questions to ask object storage vendors before evaluating products

Before investing in object storage architecture, it is vital to understand your options, including whether you should buy software, hardware or a combination of both. Continue Reading

Price of cloud storage may be fuzzy

Cloud storage services offer convenience and can cut IT spending, but not in every case. Make sure to do the math before you commit to putting your critical data in the cloud. Continue Reading

Price of cloud storage may be fuzzy

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Three approaches to strategic data management: Good, better and best

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Multiprotocol unified storage systems poised for growth

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New use cases for flash data storage benefit enterprises

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Hitachi Content Platform 8 focuses on cutting storage cost

Hitachi Data Systems updates its HCP object storage system with support for 10 TB helium HDDs, geographically distributed erasure coding, KVM hypervisors and new licensing options. Continue Reading

Tintri IPO filing shows spikes in sales, heavy losses

When technology executives discuss initial public offerings these days, they usually say how the goal has shifted from rapid growth to fiscal responsibility. In other words, investors want to see a ... Continue Reading

Four private cloud design pointers to ensure success

To design a successful private cloud, lay the groundwork: Plan beyond the five-year mark, determine who will manage images and make it highly available. Continue Reading

HPE storage looks to Nimble, SimpliVity for jolt

Recent Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) storage acquisitions will play a key role in “reengineering” the company, CEO Meg Whitman said. During HPE’s earnings call Wednesday night, Whitman called ... Continue Reading

New Toshiba SSDs support 64-layer BiCS 3D NAND flash

Toshiba ships new client NVMe-based PCIe SSDs that support its latest 64-layer BiCS 3D NAND flash to improve performance and density and open the door to future price drops. Continue Reading

Examining what products the leading all-flash array vendors offer

Although there are many factors to consider when selecting the right all-flash storage arrays for your organization, the first step is to assess your functional specifications. Continue Reading

Speeds of storage networking technologies rise as flash use spikes

Speeds of storage networking technologies are rising as faster flash storage is gaining adoption, giving IT organizations more options to meet their performance needs. Continue Reading

Nutanix revenue, relationships grow

Nutanix’s success selling hyper-converged software depends largely on how well it both competes with and partners with the large server vendors. Nutanix revenue beat expectations last quarter, ... Continue Reading

DataCore IT survey shows gradual uptake of new storage technologies

A DataCore IT survey on the state of software-defined storage, hyper-converged systems and cloud storage showed a gradual uptake of some of the most heavily promoted new technologies. For instance, ... Continue Reading

NetApp pockets Plexistor, nonvolatile memory software

NetApp quietly slipped an acquisition of storage memory software startup Plexistor into an earnings call otherwise noteworthy for strong results last quarter and a disappointing forecast for this ... Continue Reading

HPE flash upgrade covers 3PAR, MSA, new Nimble array

Hewlett Packard Enterprise previews flash upgrades to 3PAR StoreServe and hybrid MSA systems, plus its first Nimble Storage array for reusing backup and copy data. Continue Reading

Pure Storage flash lineup could be billion-dollar baby

Pure Storage executives claim the flash pioneer is on pace for $1 billion in revenue for 2017, plus its first profitable quarter by the end of the year. Neither goal is assured, but both seem ... Continue Reading

Veritas HyperScale storage software extends OpenStack

Veritas expands beyond data protection with HyperScale storage software to give OpenStack users added quality of service, data protection and management capabilities. Continue Reading

Private cloud technology presents promising prospects

The benefits of a private cloud implementation are becoming increasingly obvious as costs continue to decline and interoperability with its public relatives continues to improve. Continue Reading

Infinite io clusters its network storage controller

The Infinite io network storage controller 'bump on the wire' proxy scans storage to capture metadata in flight and speed movement of inactive files to the cloud. Continue Reading

Phase change memory technology: Where is it headed?

With the release of Intel's Optane, a product based on phase change memory is finally on the market. Where PCM goes is dependent on quite a few factors. Continue Reading

Why the NAND flash shortage exists and what to do about it

The current NAND flash market product shortage means SSD prices won't dip below hard disk drives any time soon. Make sure to ask your vendors about their supply situations. Continue Reading

Micron Ceph block storage expands NVMe configurations

Micron Ceph storage comes as a four-node storage cluster that incorporates object features of Red Hat's Jewel release. A single cluster scales to 96 TB of effective capacity. Continue Reading

Veeam Availability Suite v10 adds CDP, cloud and physical support

NEW ORLEANS – Veeam Software opened its user conference with the launch of the latest version of its data protection software, moving deeper into cloud and physical device support. Veeam ... Continue Reading

OpenStack Ocata storage projects add enterprise features

The Cinder, Swift and Manila OpenStack storage projects focused on performance, stability, scalability and enterprise-level capabilities in the latest Ocata release cycle. Continue Reading

Western Digital ships enterprise SAS-based 3D NAND SSDs

Tired of waiting for NVMe? Western Digital's HGST Ultrastar-branded 12 Gbps SAS-based 3D NAND SSDs target high-performance virtual, database, analytics and cloud workloads. Continue Reading

Veeam CEO role has room for two as company seeks growth

NEW ORLEANS -- Veeam Software has changed CEOs for the second time in less than a year. On the eve of the VeeamON user conference this week, the data protection software vendor elevated two ... Continue Reading

IBM to package Nutanix HCI software on Power Systems

Nutanix is making its hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software available on another server platform, this time with the server vendor’s full cooperation. Nutanix and IBM today disclosed an OEM ... Continue Reading

OpenStack release sees drop in storage vendor contributors

OpenStack's Cinder, Swift and Manila storage projects experience a decline in vendor contributors heading into the upcoming release of the latest iteration, Pike. Continue Reading

Dell EMC cloud storage strategy needs to cut through fog

The vendor's multicloud strategy for storage was a hot topic during Dell EMC World 2017, headlined by expanded Virtustream, Elastic Cloud Storage and Azure offerings. Continue Reading

Optane memory: Opening the window on Intel's latest technology

Now that Optane products are on the market, the future of fast memory for storage and processing looks bright. But will Optane match the claims Intel has been making? Continue Reading

Dell EMC World: Virtustream cloud launches for healthcare

New Dell EMC cloud storage has appeared on the horizon, providing a silver lining for IT-pressed healthcare shops. Virtustream Healthcare Cloud, which launched this week at Dell EMC World 2017, is ... Continue Reading

Snowden, Cinder demo give OpenStack Summit storage twist

BOSTON -- Storage is rarely a focal point at OpenStack Summit keynotes, so it was interesting this week to see a Cinder block storage demo -- even if it failed -- and Edward Snowden discussing data ... Continue Reading

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

Dell EMC World 2017: HCI, startup investments, Nautilus

This year's Dell EMC World served as a coming-out party for Dell Technologies Capital, 'Project Nautilus' and IoT storage, and as a showcase for current products. Continue Reading

NetApp StorageGRID enhanced for OpenStack deployments

NetApp's StorageGRID Webscale 10.4 object storage supports Docker containers and more simplified OpenStack deployments, and it gives admins more control of multi-tenancy in the cloud. Continue Reading

New Dell EMC PowerEdge serves up storage expansion

New PowerEdge 14G servers from Dell EMC form the 'bedrock of the new data center,' Michael Dell says. Ready Nodes and software-defined block storage are among the new products. Continue Reading

Helpful steps toward an easy private cloud implementation

There are many aspects of an overall private cloud infrastructure that affect your organization's cloud storage plans, and knowing what to look for is vital. Continue Reading

Upgraded Nexsan Unity unified arrays get jolt of flash

Nexsan eliminated the need to run its E-Series arrays as Unity back-end storage. JBODs with RAID allow FASTier flash cache SSDs to run on 12 Gbps storage shelves. Continue Reading

FalconStor FreeStor makes progress, but vendor sales still down

Beleaguered software vendor FalconStor Software reported a cash flow positive first quarter of 2017, although that highlight came more on the back of spending cuts than improved sales. FalconStor ... Continue Reading

Quantifying the benefits of investing in copy management technology

There are many benefits to implementing copy data storage, including cost reduction and increased operational efficiency while maintaining service-level objectives. Continue Reading

Micron SolidScale NVMe-oF-based storage architecture emerges

Micron Technology launched its SolidScale storage architecture based on NVMe-oF technologies, with plans for branded appliances to start shipping later this year. Continue Reading

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

EMC World 2016: One-stop shop for conference coverage

Our editors and industry experts offer news and analysis from the last EMC World conference before its merger with Dell. Continue Reading

Hyper-converged backup in Commvault’s future

Commvault is getting into the hyper-converged backup game. Commvault CEO Bob Hammer outlined the vendor's product plans for the coming months Wednesday, May 3 during its quarterly earnings call. He ... Continue Reading

Dell EMC World 2017: Flash, HCI and cloud take center stage

This year's Dell EMC World will feature plenty of product releases as the mega-vendor beefs up emerging technologies while continuing its pre-merger platforms. Continue Reading

All-flash data center still an idea in development

The concept of the all-flash data center isn't new, and as the cost of SSDs continue to decline, vendors are pushing the of the all-flash data center like never before. Reality is a different matter, though. When it comes to older data, slower technology tiers -- such as tape and high-capacity HDDs -- and the cloud can still save plenty of money and resources. So how much flash is enough? It depends.

IT resources must remain continuously available nowadays. Establishing data center resiliency through technologies like replication and erasure coding, as well as implementing continuous backup and instant recovery, is only a start. Learn how to develop a resiliency plan of your own.

An increasing array of backup, disaster recovery and archiving services has turned the public cloud into a favorite target for secondary and tertiary data. Advances have also made the cloud a viable option as a primary storage tier in the storage hierarchy. Particularly if tier-two or tier-one workloads could benefit from the scalability, resilience and broad accessibility the public cloud delivers. Here's why.

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Data center storage architecture gets smarter with AI

Trends, such as event-triggered computing, as exemplified by Lambda Architectures, converge on data center storage to hasten data center intelligence evolution. Continue Reading

Use the cloud to enhance the functions of primary storage

Learn some of the best ways to leverage public cloud as a storage tier to complement primary storage and make data centers more efficient. Continue Reading

Building an IT resiliency plan into an always-on world

A multipronged approach is the best protection against unaffordable and unacceptable downtime in today's 24/7 business cycle. Continue Reading

Scalability drives SAN market growth

Better performing, more scalable and capacious storage area networks are required for ever-growing amounts of unstructured data, demanding applications and big data analytics. Continue Reading

Is an all-flash data center worth it?

The elevated cost of flash technology is a reason to limit flash usage. Find out what other factors go into a flash purchase and how it's used in today's data centers. Continue Reading

Symbolic IO IRIS a breakthrough in server, storage architecture

Intensified RAM Intelligent Server from newcomer Symbolic IO questions fundamental and often unstated foundations of contemporary server and storage design. Continue Reading

Evolution of storage technology ending one-size-fits-all approach

Some storage vendors want you to think that one type of storage will work for all scenarios and enterprises. Thanks to changes in storage technology that's not always the case. Continue Reading

Symbolic IO IRIS a breakthrough in server, storage architecture

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Is an all-flash data center worth it?

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Scalability drives SAN market growth

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Data center storage architecture gets smarter with AI

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Evolution of storage technology ending one-size-fits-all approach

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Use the cloud to enhance the functions of primary storage

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Building an IT resiliency plan into an always-on world

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Red Hat Gluster Storage integrated with OpenShift on AWS

Red Hat integrated Gluster storage with the OpenShift Container Platform on Amazon Web Services to provide consistent storage for on-premises and cloud application deployments. Continue Reading

Nutanix enterprise cloud strategy envelopes HPE, Cisco blades

Nutanix took two steps today to paint itself as more of an enterprise cloud player. First, it added Hewlett Packard Enterprise ProLiant rackmount servers and Cisco UCS B-Series blade servers to its ... Continue Reading

X-IO storage pivots to the edge with NVMe-based Axellio

New storage strategy for X-IO centers on Axellio appliance with FabricXpress architecture. NVMe flash atop a PCIe edge storage switch allows analytics as data is ingested. Continue Reading

Western Digital earnings rosy, NAND issues remain

Western Digital reported a solid $4.6 billion in revenue during last week's earnings call yet chip and NAND flash supply issues hang over the vendor. Western Digital, which sells hard disk drive ... Continue Reading

Rubrik, cloud data management company, raises $180 million in funding

Converged secondary storage startup Rubrik has raised $180 million in a Series D funding round, making it a total of $292 million in funding since 2015. Rubrik, which has 330 employees, last raised ... Continue Reading

Will the flash storage market see another big acquisition?

HPE's $1.2 billion deal for Nimble Storage has stirred speculation on potential future acquisitions in the all-flash array market, such as Kaminario and Pure Storage. Continue Reading

Data protection report finds 'availability gap' hurting IT growth

Many organizations face the danger of falling through data protection gaps, according to a recent survey. Eighty-two percent of organizations agreed or strongly agreed that they have an ... Continue Reading

All-flash Synology FlashStation NAS welcomes 'little brother'

Midrange NAS provider Synology America Corp. is expanding its FlashStation all-flash storage platform. Synology FlashStation FS2017, which became available April 27, is the "little brother" to the ... Continue Reading

Seagate sees 10 TB drives as sweet spot

While much of the storage world is talking up NVM Express and other flash technologies, Seagate is pushing ahead with shingled magnetic recording, heat-assisted magnetic recording and large ... Continue Reading

Layer 3 network integration from Datera uses nodes as endpoints

An updated version presents Datera Elastic Data Fabric storage nodes as a cluster of L3 network endpoints in anticipation of increased container adoption. Continue Reading

Violin flash storage emerges for encore, sans 'Memory'

Redux of Violin Memory's flash storage is under way with new CEO, new strategy and new ownership by Soros Fund Management's Quantum Partners. Will it finally turn a profit? Continue Reading

Spanning Cloud Apps ‘finds a home’ outside Dell EMC

Dell EMC has sold off another asset after its mega-merger. Dell EMC last week spun out Spanning Cloud Apps to Insight Venture Partners, less than three years after EMC acquired Spanning for its ... Continue Reading

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

Tier 0 storage moves to NVMe to meet demand for speed

Tier 0 has been fast and proprietary, but nonvolatile memory express is changing that second part as a standard programming interface for PCIe SSDs. Continue Reading

Veeam revenue gets jolt from cloud, enterprise sales

Veeam Software said it grew revenue bookings substantially last quarter on the strength of enterprises and cloud sales. Often, those two markets were related. Veeam revenue from bookings increased ... Continue Reading

IBM flash storage helps snap 22-quarter downslide

IBM storage sales rose in the first quarter of 2017, for the first time in more than five years. IBM snapped a 22-quarter string of storage declines on the strength of flash hardware and ... Continue Reading

Court to Dell EMC: Nexsan Unity branding gets priority

Nexsan won a court victory over Dell EMC, right in the giant's back yard. A Massachusetts federal district court sided with Nexsan Inc. this week in its trademark dispute with Dell EMC over use of ... Continue Reading

E8 Storage scales higher with new HGST NVMe SSDs

E8 qualifies HGST SN200 6.4 TB PCIe drives for D24 NVMe all-flash system. The 2U enclosure houses 24 SSDs and scales to 140 TB of usable capacity. Continue Reading

New Virtual Instruments software improves NAS, flash models

Version 5.3 of Virtual Instruments' Load DynamiX 5 software supports time-based NFSv3 workloads, eases preconditioning of flash arrays and improves the user interface. Continue Reading

Catalogic ECX supports more databases for DevOps

Catalogic adds support for SAP HANA and healthcare database programs to ECX. The company is focusing its ECX copy data management software for DevOps use cases. Continue Reading

The status of NAND flash memory now and in the near future

Flash memory chips have driven a revolution in storage, and faced a recent shortage because of huge demand. That's easing, and advances in NAND technology show a great future. Continue Reading

Persistent container storage vendors take center stage

Portworx expands persistent storage features with PX-Enterprise upgrade. Virtuozzo Storage adds erasure coding to file and block, while StorageOS makes beta available. Continue Reading

Copy management systems reduce data consumption and storage costs

Copy management systems offer a range of options for reducing excessive storage consumption and improving performance by eliminating the creation of redundant data copies. Continue Reading

Cisco gets MDS 9700 ready for 32-gig FC storage

Cisco 6 FC storage module brings 32 Gbps support across MDS 9700 director family. Cisco and partners certify UCS C-Series servers for 32 Gbps-ready host bus adapters. Continue Reading

Tegile funding round gives it $33 million for NVMe push

Tegile Systems closed a $33 million funding round that the flash array vendor intends to use to invest heavily in NVMe, the next big thing in solid-state storage. Like other flash vendors, Tegile ... Continue Reading

How an object storage architecture can help reduce storage complexity

An object storage architecture tackles traditional storage limitations by offering a file structure that is ideal for storing and protecting large amounts of unstructured data. Continue Reading

Awaiting NVMe flash surge, Pure Storage preps FlashArray//X

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe flash array will be generally available starting in July. It packs 1.1 PB of raw storage in 3U, and 15 PB in a standard 42U rack. Continue Reading

The present and likely future of the NVMe protocol

The NVMe and PCIe combination of protocol and interconnect was an inevitable development once solid-state drives were created, as was moving NVMe to fabrics. Continue Reading

Elastifile builds file system for cloud, flash storage

Elastifile's distributed file system designed for use with flash hardware and on-premises and public-cloud storage is adding CloudConnect capabilities for AWS and Google. Continue Reading

Toshiba ships capacity-optimized 8 TB HDD

Toshiba has started volume shipments of its MG Series 8 TB HDD -- the largest capacity-optimized, 3.5-inch enterprise HDD the company has ever produced. The 7,200 rpm, 6 Gbps SATA HDD improves ... Continue Reading

Datrium DVX adds converged turnkey option

Datrium plans to release a major update adding key enterprise storage features such as snapshots and replication and a new 'open converged' Rackscale turnkey system option. Continue Reading

Flash, hybrid RealStor added to Seagate storage arrays

Hybrid and all-flash Seagate RealStor arrays are sold to original equipment makers to build branded storage systems. The all-flash pricing is pegged at less than $50,000. Continue Reading

Microsemi upgrades controllers based on HPE technology

Semiconductor maker Microsemi unveils SmartROC 3100 and SmartIOC 2100 SAS and SATA technology gained in the PMC-Sierra acquisition. The chipset is used to build custom server boards. Continue Reading