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With release of vSphere 7, VMware takes NVMe-oF mainstream

VMware's support of NVMe-oF means organizations might be able to significantly improve the performance of their application environments without changing any data center hardware.

By Scott Sinclair • Nov. 9, 2020

Optimal architectures for intelligent storage systems

Explore the best, most optimal architectures for intelligent storage and how these systems improve storage performance/utilization to help get more bang out of your data set buck.

By Dan Sullivan • Nov. 9, 2020

3 ways to ease the green data storage transition

Energy-efficient storage promises several benefits. Finding the right approach requires carefully assessing available technology, where you keep your data and costs.

By John Edwards • Nov. 6, 2020

Adoption of Intel Optane persistent memory picks up in 2020

Intel provides an update on adoption trends for its Optane persistent memory modules, showing that SAP HANA, virtualization and high-performance computing are top use cases.

By Carol Sliwa • Oct. 30, 2020

StorCentric buys flash storage pioneer Violin to fill gap

StorCentric's storage portfolio added an NVMe-based midrange option to its Nexsan and Vexata lines with the acquisition of beleaguered all-flash array pioneer Violin Systems.

By Carol Sliwa • Oct. 30, 2020

IBM Spectrum protects OpenShift container data

IBM seeks to outdo Tanzu; Spectrum Protect for Red Hat OpenShift launches as new containers are spun into operation, and protects OpenShift Container Storage with snapshots.

By Garry Kranz • Oct. 29, 2020

Video game hosting company uses Optane memory to cut costs

Intel's Optane persistent memory modules enable a global online game hosting provider to expand memory and lower costs over DRAM with negligible performance difference.

By Carol Sliwa • Oct. 29, 2020

NetApp Spot tools abstract compute, storage for containers

NetApp Spot optimizes containers for OnTap storage. The objective is to boost data management and protection as containers migrate between Kubernetes clusters.

By Garry Kranz • Oct. 27, 2020

StorCentric enters data management with Data Mobility Suite

StorCentric's Data Mobility Suite helps customers manage and move data across heterogeneous storage environments. It is entering a market space with stiff competition.

By Johnny Yu • Oct. 27, 2020

NetApp cloud overshadows everything else at Insight 2020

NetApp stitches cloud services with its Data Fabric technology. NetApp Insight 2020 will showcase new cloud consumption options and storage for microservices-based applications.

By Garry Kranz • Oct. 23, 2020

Project Apex brings Dell into battle to control IT services

If you were looking for new products at Dell Tech World 2020, you went to the wrong place. It's all about Dell's Project Apex initiative for selling infrastructure as a service.

By Dave Raffo • Oct. 21, 2020

Dell cloud shoots high with Project Apex initiative

Dell's cloud focus culminates in launch of Project Apex, which allows data centers to flexibly consume IT and storage infrastructure as a cloud-delivered service on premises.

By Garry Kranz • Oct. 21, 2020

Intel offloads NAND flash memory to SK Hynix for $9 billion

Intel exits NAND flash business with $9 billion sale to rival SK Hynix to focus on faster Optane SSDs and memory modules, AI, 5G networking and edge computing.

By Carol Sliwa • Oct. 20, 2020

Cloud NAS vendor Ctera adds security, migration Mac support

Along with making its NAS platform faster and more secure across multiple clouds, Ctera adds Mac support for its Enterprise File Services Platform's more creative users.

By Dave Raffo • Oct. 20, 2020

DDN storage unifies IntelliFlash, Nexenta, Tintri pickups

DDN launches IntelliFlash H-Series and Tintri VMstore T7000 hybrid arrays. The new NVMe-based systems incorporate technology from recent DDN storage acquisitions.

By Garry Kranz • Oct. 20, 2020

NetApp OnTap 9.8 revamps replication, storage arrays

NetApp OnTap SnapMirror Business Continuity provides failover with granular copy management. NetApp FAS and AFF arrays hit the market as file vendor gears up for digital user event.

By Garry Kranz • Oct. 20, 2020

Cloud storage best practices in the work-from-home era

Find out what data and applications are best for cloud storage, what design factors to consider and how to choose the right service to meet short- and long-term needs of remote workers.

By Kurt Marko • Oct. 16, 2020

Amazon S3 vs. Google Cloud Storage vs. Azure pricing, features

See how storage pricing and features stack up in this comprehensive look at the three major cloud service providers.

By Kurt Marko • Oct. 14, 2020

File system software startup Quobyte chases IT, developers

Quobyte tempts developers and app owners with a free version of its distributed parallel file system software, hoping they will convince their IT admins to buy fully supported editions.

By Dave Raffo • Oct. 13, 2020

Komprise expands data management coverage to Azure

Komprise deepened its relationship with Microsoft, opening shop in Azure Marketplace and enabling customers to easily manage hot and cold data between Azure and Azure Blob.

By Johnny Yu • Oct. 9, 2020

NVMe and SCM: Implications for the future of storage

Explore the various ways NVMe technology vendors are preparing the way for organizations to transition to storage class memory in their computing environments.

By Marc Staimer • Oct. 6, 2020

StorOne storage system flexes data protection muscles

StorOne enhances its All-Flash Array.next storage system based on Intel Optane and QLC NAND drives with data protection features for disaster recovery.

By Johnny Yu, Garry Kranz • Oct. 6, 2020

Dell EMC, Pure embrace VMware storage innovations

VMware Site Recovery Manager for Virtual Volumes lets customers replicate VMs with Dell EMC PowerMax snapshots. VMware storage management includes Tanzu for Kubernetes clusters.

By Garry Kranz • Sept. 30, 2020

7 steps to retiring storage hardware safely and efficiently

Organizations put a lot of thought into the storage equipment they purchase. The decision to retire that same hardware should get just as much consideration.

By Robert Sheldon • Sept. 30, 2020

In new LTO roadmap, LTO-9 features 45 TB capacity

Long-term archiving and offline data protection are two key uses for LTO-9, the latest generation of tapes from the LTO Program. The roadmap extends to LTO-12.

By Paul Crocetti • Sept. 24, 2020