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Snowflake analytics tools coming to Dell on-premises storage

A new partnership between Snowflake Inc. and Dell Technologies brings Snowflake Data Cloud's tools to on-premises object storage for the first time.

By Tim McCarthy • May 3, 2022

Explore top data lake providers for substantial storage use

Don't be deterred by the murky waters of data lake technology. Fishing for the right provider to accelerate your analytics is probably easier than you think.

By John Edwards • April 29, 2022

TGen saves time and expands research using MemVerge

TGen needed more memory to get over HPC analysis issues; the nonprofit used MemVerge's Big Memory software to create larger memory pools and get research and analysis done faster.

By Adam Armstrong • April 28, 2022

How enterprises can ensure NVMe security in 2.0

Today's world demands airtight security more than ever. Key NVMe security features, such as namespaces, the Lockdown command and TLS in NVMe over TCP, keep data safe.

By Dave Raffo • April 28, 2022

Hammerspace connects virtual studio of Jellyfish Pictures

The Hammerspace Global Data Environment enables collaboration and savings for Jellyfish Pictures, a U.K.-based animation studio with artists working across the world.

By Tim McCarthy • April 27, 2022

School district sheds Dell EqualLogic for DDN

Simsbury Public Schools brought in two DDN arrays that helped the district speed up its VDI environment and reduce its IT footprint at a better cost.

By Adam Armstrong • April 27, 2022

Infinidat boosts its all-flash storage with InfiniBox SSA II

Infinidat released a new all-flash array with an updated operating system and added InfiniSafe data protection to all its arrays.

By Adam Armstrong • April 27, 2022

queue depth

Queue depth, in storage, is the number of pending input/output (I/O) requests that a storage resource can handle at any one time.

By Robert Sheldon • April 26, 2022

Vast Data, Vertica to deliver data lakehouse and analytics

Vast Data combined its disaggregated 'share everything' storage with Vertica's high-performance analytics to create a data lakehouse that answers queries in near real time.

By Adam Armstrong • April 22, 2022

RAM-based solid-state drive (SSD)

A RAM-based solid-state drive (SSD) is a storage device made from silicon microchips that has no moving parts and stores data electronically instead of magnetically.

By Todd Erickson, Robert Sheldon • April 22, 2022

World Wide Name (WWN)

A World Wide Name (WWN) is a unique identifier that is hard-coded into each Fibre Channel (FC) device by the device's manufacturer.

By Robert Sheldon • April 22, 2022

Fibre Channel (FC) port types

A Fibre Channel port is a hardware pathway into and out of a node that performs data communications over an FC link.

By Todd Erickson, Robert Sheldon • April 22, 2022

solid-state drive (SSD) capacity

Solid-state drive (SSD) capacity is the maximum amount of data that can be stored on a solid-state drive.

By Robert Sheldon • April 22, 2022

N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV)

N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) is a Fibre Channel (FC) standard that makes it possible to create multiple virtual ports on a single physical node port (N_Port), with each virtual port appearing as a unique entity to the FC network.

By Robert Sheldon • April 22, 2022

LucidLink speeds up metadata downloads for faster file access

Metadata Streaming enables users of LucidLink's Filespaces to access petabytes of data faster without slowdowns, a new feature in the latest Filespaces update.

By Tim McCarthy • April 21, 2022

How can organizations prepare for a data storage audit?

During data storage audit preparation, gather documentation on storage practices, test results and storage security plans. Evidence is crucial for a satisfactory report.

By Paul Kirvan • April 21, 2022

LTO tape capacity shipments rose sharply in 2021

Shipped LTO capacity and media unit shipments increased in 2021. Ransomware protection and the release of LTO-9 were among the reasons for the jump, analysts said.

By Paul Crocetti • April 20, 2022

Explore 5 Microsoft Azure storage types before buying

Some types of Azure storage are prevalent, such as Blob, but others are less well known. Your organization may have a use for each of the five detailed, so get to know each one.

By Brien Posey • April 19, 2022

XenData’s X100 provides 100-plus PB active archive

XenData's X100 brings an active archive to market that's designed to target the explosive growth in unstructured data, such as customers in media and entertainment.

By Adam Armstrong • April 14, 2022

overprovisioning (SSD overprovisioning)

Overprovisioning, in a storage context, is the inclusion of extra storage capacity in a solid-state drive.

By Robert Sheldon • April 14, 2022

IDrive takes aim at Backblaze, Wasabi with new e2 service

The new IDrive e2 service provides object cloud storage at $0.004 per GB, per month, which could push IDrive deeper into the enterprise.

By Tim McCarthy • April 13, 2022

Ways to add enterprise NVMe drives to your infrastructure

Organizations can benefit from faster data transport between applications and storage through NVMe. When looking at enterprise NVMe, remember management and cost considerations.

By Garry Kranz • April 12, 2022

flash solid-state drive (SSD)

A flash solid-state drive (SSD) is a non-volatile storage device that stores persistent data in flash memory.

By Robert Sheldon • April 12, 2022

StorageMap charts Datadobi’s data management ambitions

StorageMap, new software from Datadobi, changes the vendor's focus from data migration and protection to a complete data management offering for on-premises and cloud storage.

By Tim McCarthy • April 12, 2022

Nexsan brings NVMe storage to SMBs

Nexsan Unity NV10000 storage array helps NVMe storage become more mainstream by making the interface accessible to smaller companies.

By Adam Armstrong • April 11, 2022