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Utility watchdog deploys all-flash SolidFire storage array

California Public Utilities Commission was stuck at about 80% server virtualization before adding all-flash SolidFire storage to remove latency problems.

By Dave Raffo • Sept. 30, 2015

Top object storage vendor use cases for IT

Today's object storage vendors provide products that are often the best option for archiving, backup and data lake architectures.

By George Crump • Sept. 30, 2015

Big data analytics applications impact storage systems

Analytics applications for big data have placed extensive demands on storage systems, which Mike Matchett says often requires new or modified storage structures.

By Mike Matchett • Sept. 4, 2015

Cost savings for virtualizing servers not yet reality

Though you've heard for years that virtualizing servers will save money, Jon Toigo argues that the cost of virtualization hasn't lowered.

By Jon Toigo • Sept. 4, 2015

Formation Data Systems tries out storage virtualization

Formation Data Systems CEO Mark Lewis offers a sneak peek of new data and storage virtualization software to move to the "cloud storage generation."

By Carol Sliwa • Sept. 3, 2015

VMware EVO SDDC testers shoot for low storage cost

Reduced storage costs and better capacity scaling are key reasons EVO SDDC testers say they are interested in the hyper-converged private cloud stack.

By Dave Raffo • Sept. 2, 2015

Commodity hardware is a myth

Software-defined storage vendors preach the concept of commodity storage hardware, but beware: the hardware is just as important as the apps.

By Rich Castagna • Sept. 2, 2015

VMware prepares VSAN 6.1, promises dedupe next

VMware launches VSAN 6.1 and prepares beta for the next version of the hyper-converged software, which will finally deliver data deduplication.

By Dave Raffo • Sept. 1, 2015

EMC Federation center stage as VMworld 2015 opens

With the future of EMC Federation in the air, the storage giant launches bundle for end user computing and updates its hybrid cloud package.

By Dave Raffo • Aug. 31, 2015

EMC XtremIO storage array

The XtremIO storage array from EMC is an all-flash system that offers scalability and high performance.

By Valerie Silverthorne • Aug. 21, 2015

What is the best archival media type?

Many archival media types are available, including disk and cloud, but their level of reliability and storage density varies.

By Paul Kirvan • Aug. 19, 2015

Why are object stores a good match for archival data storage?

Latency in object stores that stems from a large amount of metadata means the technology is better suited to non-transactional data.

By Marc Staimer • Aug. 17, 2015

What is eventual consistency in object stores?

Eventual consistency in object stores can be an issue because object storage is spread over many nodes and up-to-date data may not always be available.

By Marc Staimer • Aug. 14, 2015

HUS VM SAN array platform

The Hitachi Unified Storage VM is a storage array designed for enterprise SAN environments requiring high storage capacities.

By Aditya Gune • Aug. 10, 2015

Taking stock of the cloud storage market

Rich Castagna takes a closer look at the impact of cloud storage, what's preventing more widespread adoption, and the potential of the technology.

By Rich Castagna • Aug. 3, 2015

Performance counts when buying a solid-state storage device

More than half of our surveyed companies are using flash now, with plans to use it for more than just mission-critical apps.

By Rich Castagna • July 31, 2015

What separates object storage systems from SDS?

Although software-defined storage and object storage can work in similar ways, there are significant differences between the two.

By Jon Toigo • July 29, 2015

What’s the difference between EMC VNX series and ViPR?

Brien Posey explains how two of EMC's virtual storage products work and for what use cases they work best.

By Brien Posey • June 30, 2015

Examine your computing environment before you buy flash storage

The decision to buy flash storage can overcome many performance issues, but other areas of your computing environment could be contributing factors.

By George Crump • June 15, 2015

Will memristor technology replace NAND flash?

Brien Posey says that with HP working on a memristor-based computer it plans to launch by 2020, the technology could eventually succeed NAND flash.

By Brien Posey • May 29, 2015

New Dell storage array, software-defined options added

Dell Storage ships new entry-level SCv2000 arrays, ups performance and density in PS6610 and adds a new Microsoft-based software-defined storage option.

By Carol Sliwa • May 6, 2015

Nexenta Systems CEO discusses upcoming product launches

Nexenta Systems CEO says NexentaEdge object storage demo will happen at upcoming OpenStack Summit, NexentaFusion management beta launch will follow

By Carol Sliwa • May 5, 2015

EMC World 2015: Expect backup, flash, future directions

EMC will roll out products in its Data Domain, XtremIO and ViPR platforms at EMC World 2015, but what about a CEO succession plan?

By Dave Raffo • May 1, 2015

HP MSA 2040 storage array

The HP MSA 2040 is a rack-mountable modular storage array for SAN environments that includes increased support for virtualization.

By Aditya Gune • May 1, 2015

EMC VMAX Series storage arrays

The EMC VMAX is a family of SAN arrays designed for enterprise environments requiring large amounts of storage.

By Aditya Gune • April 30, 2015