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Equinix Metal adds bite-sized Dell storage
Equinix Metal added more storage options with Dell PowerStore, as well as adding HCI with VxRail and data protection with Data Domain Virtual Edition.
By Adam Armstrong • April 8, 2022 -
MemVerge, Liqid create composable memory pools before CXL
MemVerge and Liqid combined software with Intel Optane to make composable memory pools that can do today what the CXL standard will do in the future.
By Adam Armstrong • April 6, 2022 -
Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS)
Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) is a method used to access computer peripheral devices that employs a serial -- one bit at a time -- means of digital data transfer over thin cables.
By Peter Loshin, Garry Kranz • April 4, 2022 -
utility storage
Utility storage is a service model in which a provider makes storage capacity available to an individual, organization or business unit on a pay-per-use basis.
By Robert Sheldon • March 31, 2022 -
oversubscription
Oversubscription in a storage area network (SAN) is the practice of committing more network bandwidth to devices connected to that network than what is physically available.
By Robert Sheldon, Stephen Bigelow • March 31, 2022 -
Kioxia releases PCIe Gen 5 SSD for data centers
Kioxia's CD8, its second-generation PCIe Gen 5 SSDs, provides increased performance and a 2.5 inch form factor that make it much more data center-friendly than the CD7.
By Adam Armstrong • March 30, 2022 -
Opinion
A primer on the NVMe management ecosystem
The NVMe management ecosystem has a lot of moving parts and confusing acronyms. This overview details the various specifications and how they work together.
By Richelle Ahlvers and Curtis Ballard • March 29, 2022 -
OpenDrives key to remote editing of Dave Grohl documentary
Jim Rota and Dean Gonzalez lacked high-performance storage needed to make and edit their new music documentary, so they turned to a vendor born out of Hollywood movie-making.
By Adam Armstrong • March 28, 2022 -
write amplification factor (WAF)
Write amplification factor (WAF) is a numerical value that represents the amount of data a solid-state drive (SSD) controller writes in relation to the amount of data that the host's flash controller writes.
By Robert Sheldon • March 24, 2022 -
IBM quietly introduces software-only Spectrum Fusion
IBM has added to its Spectrum Fusion lineup with a software-only version, which also includes data protection for containers and app monitoring for the new and older HCI versions.
By Adam Armstrong • March 24, 2022 -
Vast Data unveils new storage platform built on Nvidia DPUs
Vast Data's Ceres combines the vendor's Universal Storage system with data processing units, which provide denser, more efficient storage targeted at AI workloads.
By Adam Armstrong • March 22, 2022 -
HPE GreenLake rolls in Aruba, adds block STaaS
HPE GreenLake folded Aruba Central under its umbrella and added data services, including block storage as a service and new data protection capabilities.
By Adam Armstrong, Madelaine Millar • March 22, 2022 -
cloud storage API
A cloud storage API is an application programming interface that connects a locally based application to a cloud-based storage system so that a user can send data to it and access and work with data stored in it.
By Robert Sheldon • March 22, 2022 -
Kioxia ups NAND ante with new 24G SAS SSD
Kioxia unveils its second-generation 24G SAS SSDs, the PM7, building off its previous generation to provide added performance and support for the new FIPS standard.
By Adam Armstrong • March 15, 2022 -
Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI)
The Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) is an international standard that defines a functional interface that applications use to create, retrieve, update and delete data elements from cloud storage.
By Robert Sheldon • March 15, 2022 -
Quantum adds Scalar tape storage for hyperscalers, enterprises
The Quantum Scalar i6H, along with the Quantum RAIL architecture, enables hyperscalers and enterprises to use tape in a scale-out fashion like other storage media.
By Adam Armstrong • March 14, 2022 -
The role of NVMe network storage for the future
This chapter excerpt from 'Building a Future-Proof Cloud Infrastructure' examines the role networking and storage protocols, like NVMe, could have in the remote storage market.
By Pearson Education, Ryan Arel • March 14, 2022 -
NAND flash wear-out
NAND flash wear-out is the breakdown of the oxide layer within the floating gate transistors of NAND flash memory.
By Carol Sliwa, Robert Sheldon • March 14, 2022 -
Kioxia, WD NAND contamination to affect flash pricing
A contamination last month of WD NAND that also affected Kioxia has been corrected, but the fallout from disrupted flash memory production is not yet known.
By Adam Armstrong • March 11, 2022 -
Expert Advice // How to go green with data storage
What to look for in a green cloud storage provider
Alongside cost and flexibility, a commitment to sustainability is a key consideration for organizations trying to choose a cloud storage provider.
By Paul Kirvan • March 10, 2022 -
Nvidia buys Excelero to speed block storage access in DPUs
Excelero's NVMe storage pooling technology will become integrated with Nvidia's DPU technology stack for faster block storage access in data centers.
By Tim McCarthy • March 9, 2022 -
6 enterprise data storage startups to watch in 2022
Storage startups continue to innovate despite supply chain sluggishness. Here are six we'll be keeping an eye on in 2022.
By Adam Armstrong • March 9, 2022 -
Composable infrastructure and its storage connections
Composable infrastructure providers tackle modern workloads
Composable infrastructure vendors include titans in IT like Dell and HPE, but also startups such as Fungible and Liqid. Explore product features and the tech's pros and cons.
By Robert Sheldon • March 9, 2022 -
solid-state storage garbage collection
Solid-state storage garbage collection, or SSD garbage collection, is an automated process by which a solid-state drive (SSD) improves write performance.
By Robert Sheldon • March 7, 2022 -
Pure Storage enables healthcare org’s cloud Kubernetes
Pure Storage's Portworx products and AWS managed EKS service creates digital infrastructure for CHG Healthcare, enabling faster app development and portability across clouds.
By Tim McCarthy • March 4, 2022