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6 steps to how blockchain storage works

See how blockchain technology has the potential to provide a secure and reliable enterprise data storage environment with our step-by-step guide to blockchain data storage.

By Robert Sheldon • Jan. 10, 2019

All-flash startup Storbyte previews Eco-Flash file system

Storbyte Eco-Flash drive technology situates Hydra ASIC chips on drives to prolong endurance in write-heavy environments. Eco-Flash stripes data on multiple M.2 modules.

By Garry Kranz • Jan. 9, 2019

Toshiba set to launch 16 TB HDD for cloud-scale users

Toshiba will try to get a jump on rivals Seagate and Western Digital with a new 16 TB hard disk drive that targets cloud-scale users in need of low-cost, high-density storage.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 9, 2019

Cloud, data management top 2019 enterprise data storage options

Data management -- on premises and in the cloud -- appears on the rise as a 2019 spending priority for storage pros, while flash arrays and converged infrastructure may have peaked.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 8, 2019

2018 M&A in storage centered on flash, cloud and backup

No billion-dollar blockbusters in 2018 storage M&A activity as vendors stayed away from big deals and concentrated on filling gaps in their flash, cloud and backup portfolios.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 2, 2019

The top 5 data storage questions we answered in 2018

As storage continues to evolve, many readers still are curious about the basics. In 2018, common data storage concerns included RAID, capacity and different storage architectures.

By Erin Sullivan • Dec. 31, 2018

What’s the best multi-cloud storage strategy for minimizing risks?

Find out the steps to take to construct a unified multi-cloud security strategy where components work together to provide a single, comprehensive approach.

By Robert Sheldon • Dec. 31, 2018

New NVMe interface specification focuses on management

An NVMe management interface builds on the existing standard, allowing users to monitor NVMe devices. NVMe-MI may represent a significant step forward for the technology.

By Robert Sheldon • Dec. 27, 2018

See how file system structure can drag down NVMe performance

Find out what matters when it comes to file system design and how to prevent file systems from becoming bottlenecks to achieving optimal performance in NVMe-based storage systems.

By George Crump • Dec. 27, 2018

Hitachi Pentaho integration aims to subdue unstructured data

Hitachi Pentaho data integration presents Hitachi Content Platform as an object-based data lake to send cleansed data to multiple cloud targets.

By Garry Kranz • Dec. 26, 2018

Broadcom Brocade launches 2 new SAN management products

Broadcom releases new Brocade SAN management software to help users visualize and optimize storage and a new Fibre Channel extension switch to speed long-distance replication.

By Carol Sliwa • Dec. 24, 2018

Data storage industry trends revealed in top 2018 news stories

AI, NVMe over fabrics and the cloud were must-read data storage stories in 2018, as were Tintri's struggles and Dell EMC's product moves. See the news that mattered as the year closes.

By Stacey Peterson • Dec. 20, 2018

Virtual Instruments WorkloadWisdom adds NVMe-oF support

Virtual Instruments product update adds support for NVMe over Fibre Channel workload modeling and improves testing capabilities in large-scale environments.

By Carol Sliwa • Dec. 20, 2018

Tintri by DDN update gives arrays brainpower to migrate VMs

By acquiring Tintri, DataDirect Networks seeks to expand beyond high-performance computing. Tintri Global Center 4.0 is the first joint release since the August merger.

By Garry Kranz • Dec. 19, 2018

NVMe flash storage is coming to an enterprise near you

Hyperscale data centers are the early adopters of non-volatile memory express flash, as vendors lay out plans to further flash devices and NVMe fabrics in coming years.

By Garry Kranz • Dec. 18, 2018

How to prevent swap usage from hurting your NVMe devices

Overuse of swap files can cut into the life span of your organization's NVMe-based drives. Find out how to monitor and limit swapping on your Linux systems.

By Sander van Vugt • Dec. 17, 2018

Elastifile adds cloud file storage service on Google

Elastifile's new managed Cloud File Service on the Google Cloud Platform is designed to give customers NAS storage with a self-service, software-as-a-service-type experience.

By Carol Sliwa • Dec. 14, 2018

New IBM AI reference architecture uses Nvidia supercomputers

IBM introduces new AI reference architecture that channel partners will build with Nvidia supercomputers, the IBM Spectrum Scale parallel file system and IBM flash storage.

By Carol Sliwa • Dec. 12, 2018

8 multi-cloud storage strategies that target performance

Performance is an important aspect of using multiple clouds for storage but may take a back seat to the technology's other benefits. Are you missing out?

By John Edwards • Dec. 12, 2018

Test your grasp of 3D NAND flash technology

Adoption of 3D NAND flash is on the rise and fueling growth in the NAND market. Take our quiz to find out what matters about this key technology.

By Stacey Peterson • Dec. 10, 2018

Microsoft Azure storage team wants simpler flash devices

Microsoft's Project Denali proposes industry specifications to spur NVMe storage device innovation for Azure and other cloud providers. Will storage vendors cooperate?

By Garry Kranz • Dec. 10, 2018

Broadcom Emulex flashes Gen 7 Fibre Channel adapter for NVMe

Broadcom releases new Emulex Gen 7 Fibre Channel host bus adapter designed for high-performance NVMe-based flash storage systems with support for 32GFC and 64GFC and PCIe 4.0.

By Carol Sliwa • Dec. 10, 2018

Portworx update targets hybrid and multi-cloud deployments

PX-Enterprise 2.0 moves beyond storage for stateful container-based applications to provide data migration and management across hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.

By Carol Sliwa • Dec. 6, 2018

10 critical multi-cloud and edge computing storage questions

Combining edge-to-cloud computing with data storage is riddled with complexities. Luckily, there are steps to take that can help avoid a storage management disaster.

By Robert Sheldon • Dec. 4, 2018

Komprise data management helps Boone County archive to Azure

Komprise's data management software helps Indiana's Boone County government archive unstructured data in Azure cloud storage and reduce on-site storage.

By Carol Sliwa • Dec. 3, 2018