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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
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News
16 Apr 2024
Dell partners with Intel, releases file storage for Azure
With the recent Intel and Azure partnerships, Dell continues to expand its on-premises options for AI while expanding its Apex data file services in the cloud. Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Oct 2018
StorOne storage is set to disrupt the software-defined market
StorOne's TRU Storage technology raises the bar for software-defined storage by gathering together universal pools of storage across disparate hardware that any workload can use. Continue Reading
- 03 Oct 2018
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Feature
28 Sep 2018
4 different file systems and how they're evolving
As computing and data centers change, so must the next-generation file system evolve. Here's what you should know about the file systems in use today and where they're headed. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
27 Sep 2018
Startup raises $60 million to grow Datrium DVX business
Datrium's latest $60 million funding will fuel its hybrid cloud computing and data management product line and business expansion into Europe. The Series D funding round boosted the Sunnyvale, ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Sep 2018
Dell EMC, Nutanix share HCI market leadership
Dell EMC extended its lead over Nutanix in hyper-converged systems sales in the second quarter, although Nutanix crept ahead of Dell-owned VMware into first when the market is measured by HCI ... Continue Reading
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News
20 Sep 2018
Scality Zenko goes GA for multi-cloud data management
Scality launches Zenko 1.0 multi-cloud data controller software, offering a commercially supported enterprise edition and a freely available open source version. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Sep 2018
How a global file system interface eases data growing pains
If reaching the storage limits of a file server is an imminent threat at your organization, a global system may be the answer to your data growth woes. Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2018
Lenovo-NetApp partnership targets rivals Dell and HPE
Lenovo and NetApp go after Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise with a multiyear partnership to bolster enterprise storage offerings and create a joint venture company in China. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
06 Sep 2018
VSphere vs. KVM: Assessing hypervisors in hyper-convergence
Hyper-converged infrastructure has become a complex and competitive segment of the data center architecture market in recent years and so too has the architecture's support for hypervisors. Examples of hyper-converged hypervisors vary, and, over time, a number of HCI vendors have turned to the open source kernel-based virtual machine hypervisor as an alternative to VMware vSphere and, to a lesser extent, Microsoft Hyper-V and others.
This vSphere vs. KVM competition aptly illustrates the evolution of hypervisors in hyper-convergence. For hyper-converged vendors and their customers, KVM offers several advantages, including a lower cost. Some vendors are now supporting KVM, including ones that have built their entire platform around it.
There are tradeoffs to taking the KVM route in the vSphere vs. KVM sweepstakes. We explain what those are as we assess where hypervisors fit in hyper-convergence. We also outline what you need to know to adapt to the less mature KVM ecosystem and migrate away from other more established and comprehensive -- yet more expensive -- technologies.
Also in this issue, we look at how traditional backup no longer meets the speedy data recovery expectations of modern enterprises–hence the growing use of backup alternatives, such as snapshots and replication. However, there are problems with these approaches to data protection, as well. We explore these shortcomings and find out what can be done to successfully combine snapshots and replication with backup to form a comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery plan. We also outline how another option, copy data management, may be the answer IT is looking for to meet management's fast and wide-ranging data recovery ambitions.
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Blog Post
30 Aug 2018
Startup Infinite io ropes new investors for its cloud NAS controller
Sometimes a storage startup makes a bang, fades into the background, and you forget about it – until the company snares a passel of new investors. That was the case with NAS controller specialist ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Aug 2018
Report highlights IT resilience shortcomings
In "The State of IT Resilience," analysis firm IDC estimates that as many as 50% of organizations could not survive a disaster event. A co-author of the report says long-time threats of hardware ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Aug 2018
Investors pour $94 million into Cloudian storage
The record $94 million funding round that Cloudian trumpeted today suggests investors have plenty of interest in highly scalable object storage and distributed file systems. Cloudian sells turnkey ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Aug 2018
HPE storage decline offset by big data, converged demand
What does a vendor do when storage sales lag projections? If you’re Hewlett Packard Enterprise, you blame it on potential vagaries in currency. On Tuesday, the Palo Alto, Calif, hardware maker ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Aug 2018
Cisco HyperFlex bundles Veeam data protection
LAS VEGAS -- Unlike many of its data protection software rivals, Veeam Software has resisted putting its applications on a branded integrated appliance. Instead, it partners with large and small ... Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2018
ClearSky Data launches service for VMware Cloud on AWS
New service from Boston-based startup ClearSky enables VMware Cloud on AWS customers to back up and archive data in Amazon's object-based Simple Storage Service. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Aug 2018
Chambers signs on as Rubrik investor
A year ago at VMworld, Rubrik introduced 6-foot-11 Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant as an investor and board advisor. The converged secondary storage vendor’s newest money man and advisor ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Aug 2018
CEO: Actifio funding round to help focus on customer growth
Actifio today completed its second $100 million funding round in four years, as it moves closer to a possible IPO and seeks profitability and growth. The Actifio funding round increases the ... Continue Reading
- 03 Aug 2018
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News
01 Aug 2018
Alluxio adds connectors for multi-cloud data migration
Updated Alluxio open source storage software homes in on portability across multiple big data object stores. Applications access Alluxio as mountable file storage. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jul 2018
CEO outlines Data Dynamics StorageX trends, future features
Data Dynamics' CEO discusses upcoming StorageX software capabilities designed to help customers find, analyze, move and manage unstructured data in a hybrid cloud environment. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Jul 2018
Why object storage is becoming an alternative to RAID
RAID is a well-established storage technology, known for being reliable and secure. But as data volumes grow, more flexible, effective RAID alternatives are gaining a following. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Jul 2018
Commvault Advance still in neutral
Commvault’s retiring CEO Bob Hammer said the data protection vendor’s ongoing transition will produce long-term gains, although they will likely follow short-term pains. Commvault unveiled a series ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Jul 2018
Veeam adds Nutanix AHV support, expands Office 365 backup
Veeam Software has launched updates to its product line to increase platform support in recent weeks while continuing on a trajectory to becoming a $1 billion company by the end of the year. Veeam ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Jul 2018
Rubrik targets ransomware attacks with Polaris Radar
Rubrik today added an application to its Polaris SaaS platform, with the goal of automating protection against ransomware attacks. Polaris Radar is the second Polaris application from the converged ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2018
Intel, Micron end 3D XPoint memory joint development
Micron and Intel plan to end their joint development of nonvolatile 3D XPoint memory next year, after finishing work on the second generation of the nonvolatile memory technology. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Jul 2018
Hedvig and Veeam integration converges storage, backup
As an alternative to selling branded integrated appliances as most of its large competitors do, Veeam partners with as many hardware vendors as possible. Hedvig is the latest Veeam partner, now ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Jul 2018
Cloudian storage adds file sync/share through partner
Object storage startup Cloudian partnered with UK-based Storage Made Easy on file sync-and-share capabilities designed to target enterprises facing compliance requirements under the European ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2018
Ctera Networks adds Dell and HPE gateway appliance options
Ctera cloud storage gateway appliance portfolio expands with new all-SSD and all-HDD models that enable customers to run multiple applications on the same box. Continue Reading
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News
05 Jul 2018
MapR Data Platform gets object tiering and S3 support
MapR Technologies adds policy-based tiering to its Data Platform to automatically move data across performance, capacity and archive storage on premises and in cloud. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Jul 2018
Dell and VMware hammer out deal, but no reverse merger
Dell and VMware have taken a step – maybe only the first step – on a journey to fund Michael Dell’s on-again, off-again love affair with going public. Dell Technologies, parent company of storage ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jun 2018
Commvault and Azure integrations drive data protection tasks
Commvault has expanded its integration with Microsoft Azure Stack, also pulling its OEM partner Cisco into deal. With the Commvault Data Platform, enterprises using on-premises Azure Stack hybrid ... Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2018
SwiftStack 1space facilitates multi-cloud capabilities
SwiftStack launches single namespace for its object and file storage to ease data access, migration, management and search across private and public clouds. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Jun 2018
Tintri CEO Barton tells board: ‘I'm outta here’
The captain of fast-sinking Tintri has abandoned ship, just three months after he came aboard as a lifesaver. Tintri CEO Thomas Barton, 54, informed the board of his decision on Monday, according ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Jun 2018
Maxta MxSP dons its Red Hat for container storage
Maxta MxSP hyper-converged infrastructure is expanding integration with Red Hat. The software-only vendor has added support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, which is built on Red Hat ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Jun 2018
Rubrik Alta goes native for AWS EC2, adds MSP Envoy
The latest version of Rubrik Alta Cloud Data Management software adds data protection and management capabilities across clouds, for enterprise users as well as managed service providers. Rubrik ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2018
New CEO expects Caringo Swarm to ride object storage wave
Object storage veteran Caringo switches CEOs and is looking to 'Swarm' the market through expanded partnerships that go well beyond its Dell OEM relationship. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Jun 2018
Cohesity backs up truck, unloads $250M in funding
Fast-growing secondary data storage vendor Cohesity closed a massive $250 million funding round today, a total that could give it enough capital to become a public company within a few years. ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Jun 2018
Networked storage systems revenue climbs, for most vendors anyway
Cloud and software-defined products are eating away at traditional enterprise networked storage systems, but the latter category still represents a fairly robust market. In fact, the emergence of ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Jun 2018
Dell, VMware likely held HCI revenue share leads
While IDC probably won’t release its hyper-converged market share numbers for the first quarter until late June, it appears Dell will stay No. 1 on the HCI revenue hardware and software charts. IDC ... Continue Reading
- 06 Jun 2018
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Feature
06 Jun 2018
Use object storage technology to fight ransomware infection
Done right, object storage reduces the likelihood of a successful ransomware attack and, in some instances, lets you get data back without paying a ransom. Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2018
Scality storage update adds three-server option
Scality Ring 7.4 file and object storage software takes aim at easing installation and ongoing management, and it adds a lower-cost three-server entry configuration. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Jun 2018
Cloudian makes moves, keeps up with changing object storage market
The flurry of activity surrounding on-premise object storage specialist Cloudian suggests how rapidly the market has been moving during the last year. Cloudian CEO Michael Tso said 2017 was the ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 May 2018
Startup Komprise strikes reseller agreement with IBM
Komprise struck its first major reseller agreement, partnering with IBM to offer Komprise Intelligent Data Management software with the vendor’s storage portfolio. Customers can use Komprise ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 May 2018
ZertoCON 2018: IT resilience takes center stage
BOSTON – At the first ZertoCON in 2016, analyst John Morency said that "IT resilience" is becoming the new "disaster recovery." The concept at the time stressed continuous availability and ... Continue Reading
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Feature
17 May 2018
Block, file and object storage interfaces enable integration
Explore the capabilities, as well as the strengths and weaknesses, of some storage vendors' products that support and integrate block, file and object interfaces. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 May 2018
Quest hopes NetVault Backup 12 can vault into enterprise
While Veeam Software uses its VeeamON user conference this week to further its push into the enterprise, Quest Software is making its own attempt to go the same route with its NetVault Backup. ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 May 2018
VeeamON 2018: Beyond availability and data protection
CHICAGO – Veeam unveiled a copy data management feature at its VeeamON 2018 user conference Tuesday as part of its newly branded Hyper-Availability Platform. Veeam DataLabs, part of the vendor's ... Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2018
Updated IBM storage products focus on cost savings and cloud
IBM storage enhancements focus on data deduplication expansion, cloud-based Storage Insights, VM-based Spectrum NAS and Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 May 2018
OwnBackup GDPR features seek to aid compliance
With two weeks to go before the compliance deadline for the General Data Protection Regulation, cloud-to-cloud backup vendor OwnBackup is helping its customers prepare for the comprehensive set of ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 May 2018
Dell EMC storage IPO, VMware merger plans still unclear
Dell Technologies World 2018 has come and gone with hardly a mention of the corporate reorganization Michael Dell and his team is considering as the next step after Dell’s $60 billion-plus 2017 ... Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2018
New DataCore CEO looks to MaxParallel to drive expansion
DataCore CEO Dave Zabrowski takes the reins from founder George Teixeira as the company works to use MaxParallel product to go beyond storage to the software-defined data center. Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2018
New Red Hat Storage One bundles hardware, SDS
Red Hat partners with Supermicro on first turnkey storage package, bundling Gluster Storage software, server hardware and support at one price in a single SKU. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Apr 2018
Unitrends VMware backup takes swipe at Veeam
The Unitrends VMware backup product that launched today is going directly after one of the data protection vendor's major competitors. VM Backup Essentials (vBE) converges many features the vendor ... Continue Reading
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Tip
25 Apr 2018
How open source Ceph compares to Linux Ceph products
Ceph software-defined storage is available for free, thanks to its open source nature. However, in some situations, a commercial Linux Ceph product could be the way to go. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Apr 2018
OwnBackup lands $15.5M to fund further SaaS backup
OwnBackup closed its largest funding round to date and will use it to propel product work and double employee headcount, the cloud-to-cloud backup and restore vendor said today. The $15.5 million ... Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Apr 2018
Reasons to choose Ceph storage over traditional alternatives
The flexibility and multitude of interfaces available in a Ceph environment make it a tempting option and have some organizations ditching their current storage setup. Continue Reading
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News
05 Apr 2018
Datrium storage software adds AWS cloud backup
Datrium DVX 4.0 adds enterprise features such as AWS' cloud backup and recovery service, Oracle RAC support, VM fault tolerance and FIPS 140-2 security validation. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Apr 2018
Large investor Elliott challenges Commvault management
Investors cheered hedge fund Elliott Management’s disclosed stake in Commvault today, which will likely lead to a shakeup of the data management vendor’s management team and board. Elliott, citing ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Apr 2018
Zerto replication backs IBM Resiliency Orchestration
IBM has enlisted Zerto as the muscle behind physical and virtual data protection. The Zerto replication engine is powering IBM's Resiliency Orchestration disaster recovery as a service. IBM’s ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Mar 2018
Gluster 4.0 updated for containers, cloud
The first major release of the open source Gluster distributed file system software since December 2009 takes aim at container integration and storage management improvements for hybrid and ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Mar 2018
HYCU software becomes independent company
Nine months ago, Comtrade Software launched HYCU software designed specifically to back up Nutanix hyper-converged systems. Now Comtrade Software has become HYCU. Comtrade Software today officially ... Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Mar 2018
bad block
A bad block is an area of storage media that is no longer reliable for storing and retrieving data because it has been physically damaged or corrupted. Continue Reading
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News
15 Mar 2018
SolarWinds SRM keeps an eye on new all-flash arrays
SolarWinds updates Storage Resource Monitor to support more all-flash arrays and adds application-dependency functionality to Server & Application Monitor. Continue Reading
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Definition
13 Mar 2018
volume manager
A volume manager is software within an operating system (OS) that controls capacity allocation for storage arrays. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Mar 2018
Ten ways to protect intellectual property and trade secrets
Industrial espionage is on the rise, and more data means more risk. Find out how to control the growth of data stores and secure your organization's most valuable assets. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Mar 2018
Dell data storage remains the weak link in FY18 revenue
Finding a way to grow enterprise storage and data protection will comprise a major focus for Dell Technologies this year, company executives told analysts during an earnings call on Wednesday. Dell ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Mar 2018
The danger of ageism in the tech industry and ignoring the past
Monolithic storage rules the day in spite of the advent of software-defined storage, because vendors and enterprises ignore data storage history and discount experience. Continue Reading
- 08 Mar 2018
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Opinion
06 Mar 2018
Ceph vs. Swift: Two object storage systems for different needs
Some cloud object storage experts think that Ceph is better than Swift, but that isn't true. The fact is that both options can work, but your workload needs matter. Continue Reading
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News
05 Mar 2018
Cloudian HyperStore gains on-demand pricing, new funding
IT Investment firm Digital Alpha ponies up $125 million to Cloudian. Most of the new money will fund expanded inventory to support consumption pricing of local HyperStore arrays. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Mar 2018
Imanis Data pulls in $13.5 million for databases protection
Imanis Data raised $13.5 million in a series B funding round and hired a new CEO as it aims to grow its business to protect next-generation NoSQL databases. The Imanis Data Management Suite ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Mar 2018
Komprise NAS migration leaves no data behind
Startup Komprise added NAS migration to its list of data management features in the new 2.7 release of its software. Komprise Intelligent Data Management customers can now migrate from one NAS ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Feb 2018
IT resiliency report: Downtime holding businesses up
The intro to a recent IT resiliency report asks the question: "Is IT turbulence the new norm?" In a year marred by ransomware attacks large and small, catastrophic natural disasters and other IT ... Continue Reading
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News
22 Feb 2018
Virtual Instruments rebrands Load DynamiX as WorkloadWisdom
Virtual Instruments rebrands Load DynamiX Enterprise storage performance validation software, updates its user interface, boosts performance and adds 25 GbE and SMB support. Continue Reading
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News
21 Feb 2018
New IBM storage products key on NAS, cloud, NVMe over Fabric
IBM launches new and updated Spectrum software-defined storage products, including a new NAS option, and commits to broadened end-to-end NVMe over Fabrics support by the third quarter. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Feb 2018
Software-defined storage benefits to sway SDS holdouts
Software-defined storage is often misunderstood, yet the technology offers some advantages over traditional storage systems for many organizations. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Feb 2018
Six software-defined storage architecture mistakes to avoid
SDS architecture is beneficial for many companies, but organizations making the switch can miss important steps, such as capacity and migration planning. Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2018
NooBaa update focuses on multi-cloud data management
Software-defined object storage startup NooBaa takes on unstructured data management across multiple private and public clouds with second major product release. Continue Reading
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Opinion
13 Feb 2018
Market for software-defined systems due for a correction
Software-defined storage seems to relegate hardware to the sidelines, but that may change as hardware-centric offerings become attractive alternatives to software-on-COTS options. Continue Reading
- 12 Feb 2018
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Guide
12 Feb 2018
Best data storage products 2017: Products of the Year
Storage magazine names winners of 2017 Products of the Year awards for best storage products in backup and DR, software-defined storage, storage arrays and management tools. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2018
Datrium DVX 3.0
Datrium impresses judges and wins top honors with its DVX storage architecture, designed to sidestep latency and deliver performance and speed at scale. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2018
Caringo FileFly Secondary Storage Platform
FileFly Secondary Storage Platform from Caringo works with Windows Server and NetApp OnTap, adding intelligent data transfer to scale-out secondary storage while reducing cost. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2018
WekaIO Matrix
Startup WekaIO's Matrix parallel, scale-out file software pools the fast flash storage in application servers and offloads cold data to public and private clouds. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2018
Excelero NVMesh 1.1
Startup's NVMesh software virtualizes nonvolatile memory express-based storage and lets applications access pooled storage resources at high speed and low latency. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2018
DataCore SANsymphony PSP6
The latest release of DataCore's software-defined storage offering, SANsymphony PSP6, enhances REST API integration, container support and cloud replication. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2018
Infinidat InfiniBox 3.0
InfiniBox 3.0 stores data on disk, deploying a small amount of flash as an acceleration tier. Its caching algorithm ensures the hottest data is on the fastest storage media. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2018
Pure FlashBlade
Pure Storage FlashBlade is optimized for unstructured data analytics. Its system-on-a-chip architecture uses custom NAND flash blades to accelerate data and its metadata. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2018
IoFabric Vicinity 3.0
Vicinity 3.0 from IoFabric uses artificial intelligence to cut storage costs and also creates a seamless, live instance of data between on-premises sites and the cloud. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Feb 2018
Reasons to consider an object storage architecture
Object storage allows organizations to deal with the massive amounts of data generated by IoT and AI applications, but it's not the best fit for frequently accessed data. Continue Reading
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News
06 Feb 2018
How a Dell and VMware merger could affect EMC storage
Enterprise storage stalwart EMC was majority owner of VMware and now may wind up a subsidiary if Dell merges with the virtualization giant. Dell said no decision has been reached. Continue Reading
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News
06 Feb 2018
Enterprise storage market to focus on data use in 2018
The focus of enterprise storage will shift to data management and analysis in 2018, spurring IT departments to rethink architecture that must stretch to edge and cloud. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Jan 2018
Caringo Swarm sales jumped 40% in 2017
Despite all the talk about object storage over the years, it has yet to push scale-out NAS out of the enterprise for storing files that take up hundreds of terabytes to petabytes of capacity. But ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jan 2018
Igneous Systems ingests $15 million funding for file data protection
Igneous Systems today closed a $15 million Series B funding round to help expand marketing of its hybrid cloud backup and archiving platform for file data. Igneous Hybrid Storage Cloud consists of ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Jan 2018
Commvault earnings disappoint again
Commvault generated $180.4 million in revenue last quarter, which was its biggest revenue quarter ever but still missed Wall Street’s expectation of $182 million. The company blamed the small ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jan 2018
CEO refuses to confirm Primary Data shutdown reports
Primary Data CEO Lance Smith has refused to confirm published reports that the storage software startup has closed shop. Reached Tuesday evening at his Primary Data office telephone number, Smith ... Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Jan 2018
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface)
Advanced Host Controller Interface, or AHCI, is a technical standard for an interface that enables software to communicate with Serial ATA (SATA) devices. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Jan 2018
Cohesity exec: Hyper-converged secondary storage more than a trend
A Cohesity executive wants to make something clear about the company's self-described product line. "Hyper-converged secondary storage is not a trend," chief marketing officer Lynn Lucas said. ... Continue Reading