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VMware adds managed storage service for VMs on AWS

Cloud Flex Storage by VMware provides to customers of VMware Cloud on AWS a managed storage service with cloud console provisioning.

By Tim McCarthy • Dec. 21, 2022

The future of data storage must handle heavy volume

Storage manufacturers have an eye on the future with investments in technologies, but it's unclear if they will be able to effectively counter the exponential rise in data volumes.

By Robert Sheldon • Dec. 20, 2022

petabyte

A petabyte is a measure of memory or data storage capacity that is equal to 2 to the 50th power of bytes.

By Rodney Brown, Erin Sullivan • Dec. 16, 2022

Explore 5 secure data storage best practices

From access control to air gapping and beyond, IT administrators should employ several technologies and procedures to help ensure they have secure data storage.

By Paul Crocetti • Dec. 16, 2022

Software moved needle for enterprise storage in 2022

Consultants and analysts say SaaS and cloud sales will dominate enterprise storage market into 2023. But hardware innovations are still possible and on the horizon.

By Adam Armstrong, Tim McCarthy • Dec. 15, 2022

Prep school uses Wasabi storage to protect student data

A Connecticut prep school with a massive amount of data to protect chose a combination of cloud storage providers to get the job done within a tight budget.

By Tim McCarthy • Dec. 12, 2022

Updates to Ctera global file system target regulated industries

Data deduplication, edge caching, encryption key management and permanent delete all empower administrators in the new Ctera 7.5 global file system update.

By Tim McCarthy • Dec. 12, 2022

New OpenDrives CEO on the current state of storage

Izhar Sharon weighs in on the evolving direction of the company, the commoditization of hardware and storage trends for the year ahead.

By Adam Armstrong • Dec. 9, 2022

AWS re:Invent storage updates aim to maximize data value

Among the multitude of announcements at AWS re:Invent 2022, storage was a focus for the cloud vendor. Amazon EFS specifically had several enhancements.

By Scott Sinclair • Dec. 9, 2022

Automation company swaps Isilon for software-defined storage

The Swedish automation company Hexagon needed super scale and performance for its files. The new SDS upgrade speeds up customer response times.

By Adam Armstrong • Dec. 9, 2022

data compression

Data compression is a reduction in the number of bits needed to represent data.

By Paul Crocetti, Carol Sliwa • Dec. 8, 2022

AWS’ Kevin Miller talks S3 in 2023 and beyond

Amazon S3 has become a massive portfolio of products, which only grew at re:Invent 2022. Here, the vice president and general manager of S3 talks about what's next.

By Tim McCarthy • Dec. 2, 2022

Amazon EBS vs. EFS: An ‘elastic’ comparison

Elastic Block Store and Elastic File System are two of Amazon's most popular storage types. Compare how they store data before deciding which one to use.

By Julia Borgini • Nov. 28, 2022

Kilo, mega, giga, tera, peta, exa, zetta and all that

Kilo, mega, giga, tera, peta, exa and zetta are among the binary prefixes used to denote the quantity of something, such as a byte or bit in computing and telecommunications.

By Ed Hannan • Nov. 28, 2022

Scality’s Ring9 adds NVMe storage tier, new APIs

Scality Ring introduces its ninth major update, bringing an all-NVMe tier for better performance and new APIs for tighter integration to tools and third-party applications.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 22, 2022

Dell PowerFlex comes to AWS for hybrid cloud storage

Dell brings its software-defined storage PowerFlex to AWS. The new offering is part of its Project Alpine initiative to connect its storage OSes to hyperscalers.

By Tim McCarthy • Nov. 21, 2022

Seagate quietly expands multi-actuator HDD product line

Seagate has added to its multi-actuator line of Exos 2X HDDs, now offering up to 18 TB in capacity in its attempt to start paving the way for future use cases.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 18, 2022

Track evolution in storage security standards, technologies

It's going to take a layered approach to handle all the security threats that storage administrators face. Strategies such as zero-trust architecture and encryption can help.

By Eric Hibbard and Thomas Rivera • Nov. 18, 2022

NetApp BlueXP and the journey to an ‘evolved cloud’

With BlueXP and Astra, NetApp has a plan for data and application management across cloud locations. The vendor seeks to help customers reach what it calls an 'evolved cloud.'

By Scott Sinclair • Nov. 17, 2022

How to use S3-compatible storage

Amazon S3 is a popular platform for object storage. Through the use of APIs, though, storage vendors can offer their own take on S3, potentially improving management and cost.

By Julia Borgini • Nov. 15, 2022

Samsung begins producing 1 terabit TLC NAND

Samsung has begun mass production on its latest generation of V-NAND, bringing 1 terabit per chip to raise density and increase speed.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 9, 2022

A comparison of distributed file systems

There are many different distributed file systems available, so careful analysis of the options, as well as good project management, helps ensure a successful installation.

By Paul Kirvan • Nov. 9, 2022

Commvault Metallic adds archive to cloud service

Commvault added a standalone cloud file and object archive service to its Metallic SaaS to help tackle unstructured data growth and the associated costs.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 7, 2022

How to effectively compare storage system performance

Your power as a buyer is stronger before the sale closes: Ask for what's required to effectively evaluate storage vendors' system performance.

By Marc Staimer • Nov. 7, 2022

Promises, potential pitfalls of software-enabled flash

An open source project is aiming to upend how storage architecture runs, but for developers to see potential gains, they'll have to invest in both hardware and software.

By Adam Armstrong • Nov. 1, 2022