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Dell Technologies World responds to the four winds of AI

AI's rapid adoption is fundamentally transforming enterprise IT infrastructure. Learn how Dell is responding to these changes from its announcements at Dell Technologies World.

By Scott Sinclair • June 8, 2026

Top SAN products powering enterprise IT strategy

Selecting the right SAN products is vital to enabling a modern data strategy that drives operational efficiency and enterprise ROI.

By Damon Garn , Robert Sheldon • June 2, 2026

Cisco Live 2026 conference coverage and analysis

Informa TechTarget's updating guide to Cisco Live 2026 covers the latest trends, emerging technologies and product announcements from the tech giant's annual conference.

June 2, 2026

Advantages and disadvantages of using a SAN

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

By Damon Garn , Brien Posey • June 1, 2026

NAS vs. SAN vs. DAS: Key differences and best use cases

Compare NAS, SAN and DAS and find out what to consider when using each type of storage system. Object storage and the cloud are additional available storage options.

By Rich Castagna • May 28, 2026

Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI: What are the differences?

Discover how Fibre Channel and iSCSI compare when it comes to meeting SAN performance, ease of use, manageability, total package and TCO requirements.

By Stacey Peterson, Marc Staimer, Rich Castagna • May 28, 2026

Turning data into intelligence for the AI native era

Dell addresses AI implementation challenges -- data differentiation, hybrid workloads, token costs and infrastructure flexibility -- through its expanded AI portfolio.

By Simon Robinson • May 26, 2026

The benefits of tape vs. disk backup for enterprise storage

Data growth forces companies to find the right backup media. Tape and disk are reliable options, but there are many factors to consider when choosing between -- or combining -- them.

By Sean Kerner • May 22, 2026

Comparing 7 storage network protocols

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

By Brien Posey • May 22, 2026

SAN security best practices

Robust SAN security requires multi-layered protection: strong access controls, continuous monitoring, encryption and zero-trust architecture to safeguard critical data.

By Paul Kirvan • May 21, 2026

Dell pushes in-place storage upgrades in PowerStore Elite

Dell makes multiple storage-centric updates at Dell Technologies World 2026, including the introduction of PowerStore Elite, which features in-place upgrades.

By Alexander Gillis • May 20, 2026

The impact of emerging technologies on SANs

AI, NVMe-oF and zero-trust models are revolutionizing SAN security, but expanded attack surfaces demand stronger encryption and continuous monitoring for enterprise storage.

By Paul Kirvan • May 15, 2026

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.

By Margaret Rouse • May 14, 2026

Dell Technologies World 2026 news and conference coverage

This guide to Dell Technologies World 2026 is your window to vendor announcements and news from the conference floor. Check it out to see the highlights from this year's event.

May 12, 2026

Attackers targeting storage infrastructure for remote work

Threat actors are pivoting from endpoints to storage, crippling backups and exploiting cloud misconfigurations. See how identity, remote work and zero trust gaps fuel ransomware.

By Robert Sheldon • May 11, 2026

Tape’s strategic role in modern data protection

As the backup playbook gets rewritten, tape returns to quietly strengthen resilience, complementing the cloud and disk with dependable recovery and predictable long-term costs.

By Mary Pratt • May 1, 2026

Solving quantum computing’s longstanding no-cloning problem

University of Waterloo proposes encrypted qubit encodings that enable one-time reconstruction, reframing quantum data resilience, security and storage.

By Margaret Rouse • April 29, 2026

The storage modernization imperative in a fast-changing IT landscape

As IT leaders push for storage modernization, Omdia study finds 80% of IT leaders believe it critical to IT effectiveness for five of the following reasons.

By Simon Robinson • April 28, 2026

Enterprises face new storage bottlenecks as AI grows

For CIOs and IT leaders, AI performance depends on storage. See how strategies like NVMe and parallel file systems can prevent common AI bottlenecks.

By Brien Posey • April 27, 2026

How telemetry can transform storage strategies

Storage telemetry data gives IT leaders the insight needed to bridge visibility gaps in on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

By Damon Garn • April 24, 2026

The great workload reshuffle: Choices for AI and analytics

Use this reference to map AI and analytics workloads to the cloud, hybrid or on-premises environments based on cost, performance, latency and compliance to guide placement.

By Damon Garn • April 23, 2026

Stop overpaying for storage: A FinOps guide for CIOs

FinOps principles can help optimize storage. It can reduce costs without performance trade-offs through frameworks, lifecycle automation and cross-team accountability strategies.

By Damon Garn • April 17, 2026

What IT leaders should know from Nutanix .NEXT

At this year's .NEXT conference, Nutanix is strengthening its position beyond hyperconverged infrastructure, broadening support for AI, VM and container environments.

By Scott Sinclair • April 14, 2026

Nutanix expands flexibility by building out external storage

Nutanix is releasing integrations and a new platform to enable customer choice in storage.

By Alexander Gillis • April 10, 2026

Komprise storage tiering service pledges flash savings

Komprise releases the Flash Stretch tool with an aim to reduce costs and optimize primary storage through analyzing storage tiering opportunities.

By Alexander Gillis • March 26, 2026