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A look at the services the leading public cloud vendors provide

Examine the leading public cloud service providers and the features each offers, including backup and recovery, archival, hybrid cloud storage and cloud analytics.

By Matthew Pascucci • Jan. 24, 2017

Enterprise flash storage to speed up in 2017

CTOs at leading storage vendors predict speed and latency breakthroughs with new NVMe-based enterprise flash and upcoming memory technologies in 2017 and beyond.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 23, 2017

Cloud storage for enterprise use should spike in 2017

Storage CTOs predict enterprise cloud adoption will increase in 2017, with a boost from new development and management technologies to assist with planning and deployment.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 23, 2017

Enterprise storage market poised for more disruption in 2017

CTOs share enterprise storage predictions for 2017. Cloud, server-based storage, HCI, and growing use of containers and analytics will spur further disruption.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 19, 2017

Qumulo Core data-aware arrays help researchers manage sequencer data

Carnegie Institution for Science's embryology department manages research data with Qumulo Core data-aware NAS storage, taking advantage of advanced analytics.

By Dave Raffo • Jan. 17, 2017

IBM DS8880 arrays adopt PCIe 3 in all-flash versions

The expansion of the IBM DS8880 hardware line introduces all-flash models designed around the vendor's High-Performance Flash Enclosure Gen2 to support PCIe 3.0, but not yet NVMe.

By Garry Kranz • Jan. 13, 2017

Get the most value out of your SDS systems by making smart choices

There are many choices you face when looking to implement an SDS infrastructure. Making the right ones will help you get the most value from software-defined storage.

By Chris Evans • Jan. 10, 2017

Showback the value of your data storage expertise

To demonstrate value, IT must provide an easy-to-understand cost model to its business leaders. This has fostered IT showback projects. Yet showback isn't easy to achieve.

By Mike Matchett • Jan. 9, 2017

All-flash array market advances outpace demand, create opportunities

Scott Sinclair says high-density, high-capacity all-flash storage arrays are a disruptive technology ahead of customer demand for now, but businesses will realize they need it.

By Scott Sinclair • Jan. 9, 2017

How to build a private storage cloud

Building internal cloud storage must account for elasticity, choosing the right platform, allowing for workflow, and stack deployments and public cloud integration.

By Chris Evans • Jan. 9, 2017

Top enterprise storage vendors to watch in 2017

Check out our comprehensive forecast of what challenges and opportunities the top enterprise storage vendors are expected to face in the coming year.

By Dave Raffo • Jan. 9, 2017

All-flash storage system 2016 Products of the Year finalists

Our seven all-flash storage system 2016 finalists include products from flash-only vendors, as well as vendors that offer all-flash versions of existing hybrid arrays.

By Garry Kranz • Jan. 6, 2017

Storage and SAN management tools: 2016 Products of the Year finalists

The six finalists in the 2016 Products of the Year storage and SAN management tools category run the gamut from network probes to complete SAN control software.

By Rodney Brown • Jan. 6, 2017

Server-based storage: 2016 Products of the Year finalists emerge

2016 Products of the Year finalists revealed for category encompassing hyper-converged appliances and software-defined storage that runs on commodity server hardware.

By Carol Sliwa • Jan. 6, 2017

Enterprise hard disk/hybrid storage systems: 2016 Products of the Year finalists

The 11 finalists in the hard disk/hybrid storage systems category of the 2016 Products of the Year include cloud and arrays that don't demand all-flash drives.

By Dave Raffo • Jan. 6, 2017

Start your hybrid cloud implementation off on the right foot

Hybrid cloud storage has garnered a lot of interest because it offers cost savings and scalability. But there are some key concerns to think about before you dive in.

By Erin Sullivan • Jan. 4, 2017

SwiftStack object storage cures Oklahoma biomed’s capacity, cost woes

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation phased out NAS and tape backups with SwiftStack object storage. Nine SwiftStack nodes replicate between data centers for disaster recovery.

By Garry Kranz • Dec. 29, 2016

Keep tabs on the following data storage startup vendors in 2017

Our list of the top data storage startups to watch offers products for containers, data analytics, in-memory databases, NVMe flash and object storage.

By Garry Kranz • Dec. 16, 2016

Four criteria for evaluating public cloud storage providers

Prior to selecting a public cloud service provider, it's essential that you understand what each vendor offers and how their services can best meet your organization's needs.

By Matthew Pascucci • Dec. 16, 2016

Focus attention on a cognitive data management system

Jon Toigo advises paying less attention to storage component stories and more to system-focused narratives such as a cognitive data management process.

By Jon Toigo • Dec. 5, 2016

Hyper-convergence meets private cloud platform requirements

Infrastructure choice and integration are fundamental to capitalizing on all that a private cloud environment has to offer your organization.

By Jeff Kato and Jeff Byrne • Dec. 5, 2016

How eMMC 5.0 can improve your organization’s small storage needs

The latest eMMC specification puts the tiny flash storage devices on a level playing field with many SSDs when it comes to speed -- but eMMC is still the smallest flash drive.

By Jim O'Reilly • Nov. 28, 2016

How can I ensure that my tape backup technology is secure?

With the portability of tapes and the ability to store terabytes of data on a single cartridge, appropriate security of tape backup storage is imperative.

By Chris Evans • Nov. 28, 2016

Differences between SSD caching and tiering technologies

Brien Posey looks at popular ways of using SSD as cache, including write-around, write-through and write-back, as well as how the technology compares with SSD tiering.

By Brien Posey • Nov. 8, 2016

A look at the future of data storage careers

Thanks to virtualization, the cloud and solid-state technology, data storage professionals and those who want to pursue a career in it face an uncertain future.

By Alan Earls • Nov. 4, 2016