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Hybrid cloud requires more than data management vendor fixes

Massive data storage needs for enterprises likely include hybrid cloud, but experts warn against expecting the cloud to fully reduce costs.

By Tim McCarthy • Sept. 13, 2021

IBM leads parade of vendors delivering LTO-9 tape drives

While sales of tape drives faltered in 2020, IBM and a handful of storage vendors hope to fuel a comeback with delivery of new offerings that ascribe to the LTO-9 specifications.

By Ed Scannell • Sept. 10, 2021

bare-metal restore

A bare-metal restore (also referred to as bare-metal recovery or bare-metal backup) is a data recovery and restoration process where a computer is restored to a new machine, typically after a catastrophic failure.

By Alexander Gillis • Sept. 8, 2021

Amazon offers NetApp OnTap for managed AWS file storage

Amazon rolled out new AWS features and improvements at its Storage Day 2021, including a file storage service with NetApp's OnTap, the first managed service for AWS files.

By Tim McCarthy • Sept. 2, 2021

Look for PCIe 5.0, NVMe 2.0 to boost storage performance

Enterprises that need high-performance storage for AI and ML workloads can keep an eye out for new products based on the latest PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 specifications.

By Carol Sliwa • Sept. 2, 2021

Western Digital OptiNAND stretches HDD capacity, performance

Western Digital unveiled a new storage drive architecture for hard drives that improves capacity, performance and reliability via an embedded flash drive to store metadata.

By Johnny Yu • Aug. 31, 2021

Cache vs. RAM: Differences between the two memory types

Cache memory and RAM both place data closer to the processor to reduce latency in response times. Learn why one can be faster, along with other key variables in cache vs. RAM.

By Jon Toigo, Stacey Peterson, Garry Kranz • Aug. 31, 2021

storage class memory (SCM)

Storage class memory (SCM) is a type of physical computer memory that combines dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory and a power source for data persistence.

By Linda Rosencrance, Garry Kranz • Aug. 26, 2021

Adopt data storage security standards to ensure compliance

Data storage security standards are vital to prepare for audit activities and ensure compliance. This tip examines standards that address data storage security.

By Paul Kirvan • Aug. 25, 2021

Infinidat and Virtana bring VirtualWisdom to InfiniBox

Virtana's VirtualWisdom is now available for Infinidat's InfiniBox arrays. The software can expand to handle hybrid cloud workflows.

By Tim McCarthy • Aug. 24, 2021

What are 3 best practices for decentralized storage systems?

Decentralized storage technology can be confusing and complicated. These best practices, however, can help with implementation in enterprise IT infrastructure.

By Brien Posey • Aug. 24, 2021

How to analyze data in 7 steps for better business decisions

There's no such thing as too much data. Learn how to analyze that data for insights that can give your business a boost.

By Linda Rosencrance • Aug. 24, 2021

Demystify the distributed file system and object storage market

IT teams in search of a distributed file system that supports object storage must carefully map out their requirements -- and remember that no two products are exactly alike.

By Robert Sheldon • Aug. 23, 2021

Rising NAND flash prices should start to fall in 2022

Enterprise customers should see prices for NAND flash and enterprise SSDs start to fall in 2022, as flash and component shortages subside, market analysts predict.

By Carol Sliwa • Aug. 23, 2021

Government heads to cloud for excess archival storage needs

Boone County in Indiana found space and savings in public cloud, but experts say IT pros should follow smart policies and government regulations when managing vital data.

By Tim McCarthy • Aug. 20, 2021

Experts: Ransomware protection needs smart storage strategy

Vendor products can offer unique ransomware protections, but comprehensive strategies across storage clouds and formats still form core of IT protection.

By Tim McCarthy • Aug. 19, 2021

Seagate promises predictable storage pricing with Lyve Cloud

Seagate Technology's Lyve Cloud adds to the lineup of enterprise cloud storage offerings that give IT pros a way to retain more of the data being generated each year.

By Tim McCarthy • Aug. 18, 2021

Storage for edge computing is the next frontier for IoT

IoT edge devices are getting smarter and will need local storage for machine learning and other AI operations. Is the industry ready for the challenge of storage for edge computing?

By Rich Castagna • Aug. 16, 2021

Five essential steps to build a cloud-native strategy

Container storage has taken off, thanks to its performance and portability. Make the most of the technology with a comprehensive cloud-native strategy.

By Scott Sinclair • Aug. 16, 2021

AWS Outposts vs. Azure Stack vs. Google Anthos hybrid storage

Explore the essential buy-in, deployment, implementation and management factors organizations should consider when comparing these major hybrid cloud storage services.

By Kurt Marko • Aug. 16, 2021

Data storage trends include increases in cloud, NAND flash

"The cloud is here to stay," said analyst Scott Sinclair. So are containers. NAND flash is another popular storage trend highlighted in a recent report.

By Paul Crocetti • Aug. 16, 2021

Explore the consumption-based IT and Opex storage landscape

The evolving consumption IT, pay-as-you-go infrastructure and storage model is a hot trend. Explore benefits, challenges and five top vendors in the field.

By Robert Sheldon • Aug. 16, 2021

SSD (solid-state drive)

An SSD, or solid-state drive, is a type of storage device used in computers.

By Garry Kranz, Alexander Gillis • Aug. 11, 2021

StorOne serves up backup storage for America’s Test Kitchen

America's Test Kitchen uses Rubrik to store backups and snapshots in the cloud, then archives older data to an on-premises StorOne appliance for faster and cheaper retrieval.

By Johnny Yu • Aug. 10, 2021

Nutanix, Red Hat partner to ease container app deployment

A Nutanix-Red Hat partnership could help the vendors compete with VMware in the growing market for Kubernetes platforms that span public and private clouds.

By Carol Sliwa • Aug. 5, 2021