Storage architecture and strategy
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Feature
25 Apr 2024
How to manage storage resiliency
Resilient storage has never been more important to an organization than it is now. Ensure storage systems can respond to issues with a strong game plan. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2024
Cyber-resilient storage a final defense against ransomware
Features to enhance storage cyber resiliency should be table stakes for buyers, experts say. But enhancements are needed to stave off ransomware attacks. Continue Reading
- 14 Feb 2021
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News
09 Feb 2021
IBM flash storage seeks wider appeal with FlashSystem array
New IBM flash storage includes 1U FlashSystem building block starting at 38 TB. The launch comes as IBM consolidates storage products around its FlashSystem flagship. Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
Cloudian adds object storage for containers on VMware vSAN
Cloudian's integration with VMware's vSAN Data Persistence platform allows its customers to consolidate on-premises and cloud-native applications on the same object storage software. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2021
Qumulo update, Quantum arrays target unstructured data
File vendors Qumulo and Quantum product launches differ in approach, but the impetus is identical: giving enterprise data centers the tools to subdue sprawling unstructured data. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jan 2021
DataCore Software buys Caringo to fill object storage gap
DataCore's acquisition of object storage pioneer Caringo plugs a hole in its software-defined storage and advances its goal of block, file and object storage from a single vendor. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jan 2021
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
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Feature
04 Jan 2021
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
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News
29 Dec 2020
VMware sues new Nutanix CEO Ramaswami for breach of contract
VMware said Nutanix CEO Ramaswami broke his contractual obligations when he interviewed for top job at its HCI rival while still working as VMware's chief operating officer. Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Dec 2020
9 VDI storage best practices to better connect remote workers
Learn how to plan and deploy VDI storage to make your remote workers more productive and efficient. It's all about knowing your users and picking the right devices. Continue Reading
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News
17 Dec 2020
Veeam acquisition, Google-Actifio highlight 2020 storage M&A
Data protection vendors Veeam, Actifio and Datrium were acquisition targets in 2020; Google and VMware opened their wallets; and Intel sold its memory business -- but kept Optane. Continue Reading
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Quiz
30 Nov 2020
Test your knowledge of object storage usage in the enterprise
Do you know when and where to use object storage? Take our quiz to see which workloads it's best for and insight into how object storage fits into the overall storage picture. Continue Reading
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News
30 Nov 2020
Next Pathway gives data warehouses a route to the cloud
Next Pathway has introduced Crawler360, a tool for helping customers size and cost their migration from legacy data warehouses such as Netezza and Teradata to cloud platforms. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Nov 2020
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
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News
29 Oct 2020
IBM Spectrum protects OpenShift container data
IBM seeks to outdo Tanzu; Spectrum Protect for Red Hat OpenShift launches as new containers are spun into operation, and protects OpenShift Container Storage with snapshots. Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2020
StorCentric enters data management with Data Mobility Suite
StorCentric's Data Mobility Suite helps customers manage and move data across heterogeneous storage environments. It is entering a market space with stiff competition. Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2020
Komprise expands data management coverage to Azure
Komprise deepened its relationship with Microsoft, opening shop in Azure Marketplace and enabling customers to easily manage hot and cold data between Azure and Azure Blob. Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2020
Dell EMC, Pure embrace VMware storage innovations
VMware Site Recovery Manager for Virtual Volumes lets customers replicate VMs with Dell EMC PowerMax snapshots. VMware storage management includes Tanzu for Kubernetes clusters. Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Sep 2020
What is a SAN? Ultimate storage area network guide
A storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network or subnetwork that interconnects and presents shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers. Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2020
Red Hat OpenShift Storage rides wave of container momentum
Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage (OCS) now part of IBM Spectrum Discover catalog and focuses on bringing containers into production infrastructure. Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2020
WANdisco launches automated Hadoop data migrator for AWS
WANdisco LiveData Migrator moves Hadoop data while avoiding downtime. Although niche, it solves the hurdle of migrating Hadoop data while it's going through active changes. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2020
MinIO brings high-performance object storage to VMware Tanzu
MinIO brings software-defined, cloud-native object storage to VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu through the newly launched vSAN Data Persistence platform. Continue Reading
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News
15 Sep 2020
Dell layoffs mark the latest distress signal from tech companies
Dell layoffs started this week and may extend to next year. It is the latest among IT infrastructure vendors to tighten budgets amid COVID-19. Continue Reading
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News
02 Sep 2020
Bloomberg storage engineering team leans on open source, SDS
The Bloomberg Storage Engineering team built an internal storage cloud that has withstood great trading volatility during the pandemic and keeps 'infrastructure out of the way.' Continue Reading
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News
01 Sep 2020
Datadobi locks critical data in an air-gapped vault
Datadobi's DobiProtect replication product lets customers store business-critical unstructured data in its native format in an air-gapped, limited-access vault. Continue Reading
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Answer
25 Aug 2020
What are VMware vVols and how do they work?
VMware's new Virtual Volumes allow virtual machines and applications to be better allocated to storage. The feature is now available in beta. Continue Reading
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Tip
25 Aug 2020
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
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News
24 Aug 2020
Portworx storage update offers backup, provisioning modules
The Portworx storage platform enables data persistence in large Kubernetes clusters. Data backup, automated capacity planning modules are generally available. Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2020
Data storage vendors face 'uncertain' future during pandemic
COVID-19 has thrown IT and storage spending into pandemic mode, making it hard for vendors and IT teams to get a handle on when they'll rebound. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Aug 2020
Use cases for object storage ramp up to meet emerging demands
Computational and storage advances are expanding the role of object storage beyond traditional HPC and cloud to emerging data analytics, machine learning and deep learning use cases. Continue Reading
- 10 Aug 2020
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Infographic
10 Aug 2020
IT staffing trends evolve during a trying 2020
Surveys indicate few IT pros should be concerned about layoffs due to COVID-19. But other factors, such as reskilling, training and the new WFH reality, are having a profound effect. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2020
COVID-19 dominates enterprise storage news so far this year
The year hasn't gone as expected in enterprise storage, with the pandemic affecting conferences, sales results, use cases, funding and even CEO health. Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2020
What's in a name? Dell EMC PowerFlex brand replaces VxFlex
Vendor claims hundreds of Dell EMC PowerFlex customers in education, finance and healthcare. It marks the second name change for ScaleIO platform that EMC bought in 2013. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jul 2020
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
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Infographic
27 Jul 2020
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
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News
22 Jul 2020
NVMe over Fabrics startup Lightbits Labs adds clustering
Lightbits Labs' LightOS now enables application servers to access NVMe flash SSDs in a cluster of servers -- not just a single box -- over standard Ethernet via NVMe over TCP. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2020
SUSE goes ranching and lassos a container storage startup
SUSE Storage Enterprise is based on commercially supported Ceph. The Linux distribution vendor reportedly will shell out $600-$700 million for Rancher Labs' Kubernetes technology. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2020
Data migration specialist Datadobi adds S3-to-S3 support
Datadobi's DobiMigrate software could help customers shift data between Amazon S3 and on-premises S3-based object stores, helping eliminate egress fees charged by public clouds. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Jul 2020
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
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Feature
30 Jun 2020
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
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News
23 Jun 2020
HPE 3PAR vets launch cloud-defined storage startup Nebulon
Nebulon Cloud-Defined Storage is on-premises-based, using controllers on PCI cards inside servers and AI-driven cloud management for application owners. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 Jun 2020
Storage class memory could benefit VDI storage, remote work
SCM has the potential to meet IOPS and latency requirements of VDI workloads, but it isn't clear if it's worth the extra cost. We look at some possible ways this could happen. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2020
Cloudian gets analytical with HyperIQ
Cloudian's new HyperIQ tool aims to provide deeper insight into object storage to help manage installations that can run into petabytes and span locations. Continue Reading
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News
01 Jun 2020
5 ways COVID-19 changed the data storage market
The global pandemic accelerated some shifts in the data storage market and brought about new trends that storage CEOs predict will stick around for the long term. Continue Reading
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News
01 Jun 2020
New SoftIron management tool targets Ceph storage complexity
Newcomer SoftIron takes on the likes of Red Hat and SUSE with ARM-based Ceph storage appliance and software that make it easier to scale and manage the hardware. Continue Reading
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News
26 May 2020
Nimbus, StorOne try to disrupt enterprise storage pricing
Enterprise storage pricing is often shrouded in mystery, but Nimbus Data and StorOne are attempting to shake up the status quo with new tools that give buyers discounted prices on the spot. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 May 2020
Beat the software bottleneck by improving storage performance
Find out what vendors are doing to address the storage software bottleneck problem to enable users to extract the full performance potential of the media in their data centers. Continue Reading
- 07 May 2020
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Tip
07 May 2020
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
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News
30 Apr 2020
Caringo ships cheaper, denser Swarm object storage servers
Caringo's dense new Swarm Server Appliances on Supermicro hardware offer a starting raw capacity of 168 TB in a single rack unit and lower prices over its prior Dell-based models. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2020
Red Hat lays out OpenShift Container Storage, Ceph roadmaps
Red Hat's newly unveiled storage roadmaps for OpenShift and Ceph add data deduplication to reduce data footprint and snapshot-based mirroring for disaster recovery. Continue Reading
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News
21 Apr 2020
Commvault lawsuit says Rubrik, Cohesity infringed on patents
Commvault accused startups Rubrik and Cohesity of copying its inventions. Its lawsuit seeks judgment to stop the sales of products such as Cohesity DataPlatform and Rubrik CDM. Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2020
Scality launches NAS Archiver to migrate cold file data
Scality's new NAS Archiver product assesses tier-1 NAS systems for inactive data and lets customers set policies to move the data to its Ring object and file storage. Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2020
Object storage vendors turn to analytics, AI, machine learning
The view of object stores as nothing more than cheap and deep storage is changing, as the technology finds its way into AI, machine learning and analytics use cases. Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2020
Komprise stretches NAS migration tool for multi-cloud use
Komprise's Elastic Data Migration moves beyond NAS-to-NAS migration over LANs to enable customers to shift file and object data over WANs to one or more public or private clouds. Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2020
StorOne adds object, expands tiering
StorOne wants to go beyond software-defined storage by handling all types of data across any type of performance or capacity media; adds S3 support to block and file storage. Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2020
Dell Tech World 2020 placed on hold until October
Dell Tech World 2020 rescheduled to October, as Dell and VMware withdraw FY2021 guidance. Dell joins a growing list of tech vendors to shuffle user events in the wake of the coronavirus. Continue Reading
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Tip
30 Mar 2020
What the breakup of data management and storage means to you
There are distinct advantages to abstracting data management from storage. Find out how this new approach makes these operations simpler and cheaper to run. Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2020
Nutanix Objects 2.0 lays groundwork for hybrid cloud
The latest Nutanix Objects update gives users higher capacity per namespace, but experts say the endgame is flexibility between the data center and the cloud. Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2020
Commvault storage story expands with Hedvig for primary data
The pickup of Hedvig helps diversify Commvault beyond backup to address growing customer demand for scalable object storage that traverses across public and private clouds. Continue Reading
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News
13 Mar 2020
Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 aims to address complexity concerns
Red Hat claims new Ceph installer and management dashboard mean administrators won't require a 'degree in distributed systems' to set up storage clusters anymore. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Mar 2020
High-performance object storage challenges in the modern data center
Object storage works well for long-term backup and archiving. See how high-performance capabilities are expanding it to high-scale, high-capacity workloads. Continue Reading
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News
05 Mar 2020
Nvidia scoops up object storage startup SwiftStack
Months after saying it would change its focus to AI, SwiftStack has changed hands. Nvidia will acquire the object storage vendor to bolster its internal AI stack. Continue Reading
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News
28 Feb 2020
Coronavirus impact: Dell, Nutanix flag Q1 revenue estimates
Storage vendors with operations and suppliers in Asia are keeping close tabs on the coronavirus outbreak and possible impact on supply chains. Some vendors expect sales to suffer. Continue Reading
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News
20 Feb 2020
Google Anthos 'ready' storage includes Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp
Google christens Anthos Ready Storage program to give DevOps customers qualified on-premises storage system options from Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp, Portworx, Pure and Robin.io. Continue Reading
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20 Feb 2020
Five ways container data storage can lower costs
Embracing data storage containers within your organisation could help cut storage costs, end wasteful business practices and streamline your storage operations. Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Feb 2020
Time to rethink IT for containerized workloads
Employing IT tools that span on- and off-premises hybrid environments is a first step toward optimizing infrastructure design and management for container-based environments. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Feb 2020
Top data storage and management tools win Products of the Year
The winning system and application software products for 2019 innovated in their own ways, and each one is breaking new ground in storage performance and simplicity. Continue Reading
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Infographic
17 Feb 2020
Illustrated guide to containerization security
Container security concerns are keeping IT pros up at night. Discover why and what they're doing to secure containers as well as the applications and data that run within them. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Feb 2020
Using on-premises object storage beyond secondary storage
On-premises object-based storage is replacing traditional storage in areas such as streaming, big data and IoT. Get the latest on how this technology is being used. Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2020
Quantum object storage expands with ActiveScale purchase
Quantum object storage will be used in conjunction with StorNext file system technologies to tackle unstructured data associated with streaming video and surveillance. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jan 2020
Investments in data storage vendors topped $2B in 2019
Six data storage vendors closed six-figure funding rounds in 2019. Backup, data protection and newer flash technologies generated the most attention from investors. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Jan 2020
Use multi-cloud software-defined storage to prevent storage silos
Looking for a way to keep data moving freely and efficiently among cloud platforms? Check out how software-defined storage in a multi-cloud environment works. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jan 2020
Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage seeks to simplify Ceph
Red Hat delayed a major OpenShift Container Storage update to work on simplifying Ceph storage and management; 4.2 update also improves scalability and multi-cloud portability. Continue Reading
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News
30 Dec 2019
Cloudian CEO: AI, IoT drive demand for edge storage
Describing AI as an 'infinite data consumer,' Cloudian CEO Michael Tso said there's growing demand for edge storage because there's too much data being created to efficiently move. Continue Reading
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Definition
23 Dec 2019
CIFS (Common Internet File System)
CIFS (Common Internet File System) is a protocol that gained popularity around the year 2000, as vendors worked to establish an Internet Protocol-based file-sharing protocol. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Dec 2019
Slowdown, cloud, as-a-service products top 2019 storage news
Find out what storage industry news resonated with readers this year, including signs of a slowdown, cloud and consumption-based products, new storage arrays and technologies. Continue Reading
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News
18 Dec 2019
Acronis acquires cloud management company 5nine
Data protection vendor Acronis acquires cybersecurity and cloud management startup 5nine, and plans integration of 5nine technology into Acronis Cyber Cloud. Continue Reading
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News
16 Dec 2019
6 enterprise data storage startups to watch in 2020
Even as cloud and flash flourish, it is tougher than ever for data storage newcomers to take root. We've highlighted six startups trying to crack the enterprise market. Continue Reading
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News
09 Dec 2019
Startup Komprise extends data analysis to AWS object stores
Komprise's Intelligent Data Management software expands beyond file storage and tacks on module to analyze AWS cloud object storage usage and spending. Continue Reading
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News
02 Dec 2019
Portworx ships backup, capacity management for containers
Portworx's storage product tacks on PX-Backup and PX-Autopilot for Capacity Management modules for enterprises building stateful containerized applications. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Nov 2019
Make container data mobile in today's cloud world
Data mobility is essential with container and hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. A data plane framework and data abstraction can ensure both data and application mobility. Continue Reading
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News
21 Nov 2019
New DataCore vFilO software pools NAS, object storage
The new vFilO software provides a scale-out file system and global namespace for unstructured data, facilitating unified access to data through NFS, SMB and S3 protocols. Continue Reading
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News
19 Nov 2019
HPE Container Platform combines AI pickups BlueData, MapR
Hewlett Packard Enterprise showcases Container Platform for bare metal Kubernetes deployments, helping data centers make on-premises legacy apps extensible to the cloud. Continue Reading
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Opinion
06 Nov 2019
Will replication help spur adoption of VMware vVols?
Virtual Volumes -- now known as vVols -- have gained Storage Resource Management support for array-based replication, plugging a gap that hindered adoption. Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
01 Nov 2019
NetApp Insight 2019 Las Vegas: Conference highlights and updates
At last year's event, NetApp made it clear that a cloud push wasn't going to eliminate on-premises options. Where does the legacy vendor stand in 2019? Continue Reading
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Tutorial
25 Oct 2019
How to monitor NetApp quotas for disks with PowerShell
NetApp's PowerShell module provides a fast and easy way to automate and monitor NetApp quotas for disks. Learn how with this step-by-step tutorial. Continue Reading
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Tip
25 Oct 2019
5 ways container data storage can lower costs
Embracing data storage containers within your organization could help cut storage costs, end wasteful business practices and streamline your storage operations. Continue Reading
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Answer
24 Oct 2019
What serverless storage options are available?
Cloud database services, object storage services and application memory cache are among the options available for storage in serverless environments. Continue Reading
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09 Oct 2019
Getting started with containerized storage
Containerization simplifies storage operations, saving time and money. Getting started is easy, too, once you know what to look for. Continue Reading
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News
03 Oct 2019
Violin Systems changes CEOs, cuts staff, closes San Jose HQ
Pioneering all-flash array vendor Violin changes CEOs and eliminates San Jose headquarters and executive staff to cut spending, but plans new NVMe-based storage products in 2020. Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2019
New Dell EMC ECS hardware, updated software available
The EX500, aimed at midsize enterprises, joins the EX300 and EX3000 within the hardware line. The 3.4 version of the ECS platform aims to improve storage and data visibility. Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2019
Cohesity SmartFiles tackles object and file storage
Cohesity SmartFiles sets its sights on traditional NAS by unifying data and adding cybersecurity, integrated apps through Cohesity Marketplace and global search. Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
23 Sep 2019
Pure Storage Accelerate 2019 conference and news guide
Get the latest Pure Accelerate 2019 industry analysis and updates following a year of developments, acquisitions and partnerships from the all-flash storage vendor. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Sep 2019
Calling all data storage products for the 2019 Products of the Year
Do you have a great data storage product that first shipped or was significantly enhanced this year? If yes, we want to hear about it. There's just one week left to enter your outstanding product ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Sep 2019
With unicorn status, Acronis funding to aid acquisitions, R&D
There's a new unicorn in town. Cyber protection provider Acronis today closed a $147 million funding round, led by Goldman Sachs, at a valuation of more than $1 billion. Founder and CEO Serguei ... Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2019
Dell Technologies’ evolution offers hints of its future
Dell’s evolution has led the company from PCs to servers, storage and virtualization. Here, Dell’s storage CTO describes what could come next. Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Sep 2019
Debunking 5 common myths about data storage containers
Storage containers can hold a lot of things, including misconceptions. Here are five common container storage myths that need to vanish. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2019
Dell storage dominance followed $67B grab of EMC, VMware
Dell packages servers, storage for EMC and virtualization from VMware into an end-to-end IT stack; how will it expand and deliver those pieces over the coming decades? Continue Reading