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Using on-premises object storage beyond secondary storage

On-premises object-based storage is replacing traditional storage in areas such as streaming, big data and IoT. Get the latest on how this technology is being used.

By John Edwards • Feb. 11, 2020

Speed is 2020 theme in NVMe flash storage, persistent memory

Top technologists and analysts predict 2020 storage hardware trends will center on NVMe-based flash, Optane persistent memory and MRAM memory.

By Carol Sliwa • Feb. 10, 2020

Quantum object storage expands with ActiveScale purchase

Quantum object storage will be used in conjunction with StorNext file system technologies to tackle unstructured data associated with streaming video and surveillance.

By Garry Kranz • Feb. 5, 2020

Samsung spins Stellus Technologies for file storage

Samsung created Stellus to develop new-fangled file system built on key-value storage and optimized for NVMe flash drives, scalability and high throughput.

By Dave Raffo • Feb. 5, 2020

Assureon archive is fast, but shouldn’t replace backup

Nexsan Assureon 8.3 ramped up retrieval speeds, making it suitable for backup and DR. However, relying on the archive appliance for multiple use cases carries its own risks.

By Johnny Yu • Jan. 31, 2020

Data storage architecture poised for disruption in 2020

Experts predict edge computing, 5G and containers will fuel computational storage, new storage systems dedicated to container-based applications, and flash-based object stores.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 31, 2020

Quantum StorNext is next challenge, following relisting

Quantum StorNext storage will be available as a software-only license for any server hardware this year, targeted at companies that create large volumes of rich media.

By Garry Kranz • Jan. 31, 2020

Enterprise cloud storage: 6 experts expect big changes

Analysts and vendors predict what will shake cloud storage in the coming months, from customer rebellion against egress fees to DNA archiving of data for thousands of years.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 30, 2020

Dell EMC Isilon tackles high-performance cloud workloads

Dell EMC Isilon release clarifies the vendor's cloud direction. OneFS 8.2 supports files up to 16 TB and Kubernetes deployments for extracting data for real-time analytics.

By Garry Kranz • Jan. 30, 2020

Top 5 storage area network applications for the enterprise

Find out why a SAN makes sense for enterprise applications such as databases, server virtualization, business applications, VDI, and development and testing.

By Robert Sheldon • Jan. 30, 2020

Dell EMC storage CTOs predict 2020 trends

Dell Technologies storage president and GM offers exclusive glimpse into CTO Council's yearlong research project with predictions for 2020 and beyond.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 29, 2020

Why is a data archive plan important?

A data archiving plan might not be simply important for your organization -- it could be necessary, given legal and compliance requirements. Make sure you're ahead of the game.

By Paul Kirvan • Jan. 29, 2020

Top 4 cloud block storage challenges to beware of

Block storage comes with challenges, including high data egress costs, confused billing, inconsistent performance and availability issues. Find out how to cope with the top four.

By Robert Sheldon • Jan. 28, 2020

Products using Intel Optane SSDs and memory debuted in 2019

Is your organization ready for storage class memory? See some of the Optane-based products vendors developed and launched last year that incorporated the technology.

By Stacey Peterson • Jan. 28, 2020

Quantum tape gets repackaged into turnkey ransomware defense

Quantum says tape's main perk is as an air-gapped defense against ransomware. Its new Ransomware Protection Packs combine tape libraries with a built-in, off-network vault.

By Johnny Yu • Jan. 27, 2020

Investments in data storage vendors topped $2B in 2019

Six data storage vendors closed six-figure funding rounds in 2019. Backup, data protection and newer flash technologies generated the most attention from investors.

By Garry Kranz • Jan. 23, 2020

Q&A: SwiftStack object storage zones in on AI, ML, analytics

Q&A: SwiftStack's founder and president Joe Arnold says disk-based object storage can deliver the concurrency and throughput that AI, machine learning and analytics workloads need.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 23, 2020

Use multi-cloud software-defined storage to prevent storage silos

Looking for a way to keep data moving freely and efficiently among cloud platforms? Check out how software-defined storage in a multi-cloud environment works.

By Kurt Marko • Jan. 22, 2020

Nakivo update supports tape, physical servers

Nakivo now supports tape and physical servers, a departure from its initial focus on cloud and VMs. Demand and expert opinion suggest there will always be need for physical backup.

By Johnny Yu • Jan. 21, 2020

5 tips to drive edge computing storage success

Ready to boost your edge computing environment's storage? Find out some best practices to follow, including how to integrate with multi-cloud environments and NVMe-oF.

By Stacey Peterson • Jan. 21, 2020

Multi-cloud storage, blockchain, NVMe garner reader attention

The multi-cloud vs. hybrid cloud storage debate, blockchain storage struggles and NVMe misconceptions were our most-read tips in 2019. See where storage admins are focused for the year ahead.

By Erin Sullivan • Jan. 20, 2020

Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage seeks to simplify Ceph

Red Hat delayed a major OpenShift Container Storage update to work on simplifying Ceph storage and management; 4.2 update also improves scalability and multi-cloud portability.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 16, 2020

NVMe-oF performance monitoring best practices that work

Don't let your storage network infrastructure get in the way of delivering NVMe-oF's low-latency benefits. See how these best practices can fix problems before they occur.

By George Crump • Jan. 16, 2020

Quantum F-Series line expands with entry-level NVMe flash

New Quantum F-Series model is aimed at media customers who need NVMe in a smaller footprint. F-1000 server scales to 77 TB of useable capacity with Quantum StorNext file system.

By Garry Kranz • Jan. 15, 2020

Portworx helps Esri with stateful container storage for IoT

GIS specialist Esri addresses stateful container storage problem with Portworx' Enterprise software-defined storage in upcoming ArcGIS Analytics for IoT service.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 13, 2020