April 2016
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
How can I improve flash performance with data reduction strategies?
Data reduction techniques are important for increasing capacity on SSDs. Compression and deduplication are the most well-known, but other techniques can fill similar roles. Continue Reading
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
What important NVMe 1.2 developments should I know about?
We know about solid-state standards like NVMe and SCSI Express, but some developments, such as using system RAM, should be on your radar. Find out how these factors affect SSD storage. Continue Reading
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
Hadoop data analysis: Common concerns with the HDFS platform
Using HDFS technology as a data analysis platform may be insufficient for your storage needs. Explore the challenges storage administrators may encounter and find out how to address them. Continue Reading
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
Cinder still No. 1 OpenStack storage project, but Manila interest picks up
Cinder still has the highest adoption rate among OpenStack storage projects, but interest in the nascent Manila file-share service is picking up, according to a 2016 user survey released this month ... Continue Reading
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
EMC World 2016: One-stop shop for conference coverage
EMC's annual conference, EMC World, will provide lots of news about Dell's acquisition of the storage vendor, as well as product announcements. Check in for the latest information. Continue Reading
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
Benefits of software-defined storage architecture: Time for consensus
Disagreement over the meaning of software-defined storage architecture continues, but it generally refers to the beneficial trend of separating software and hardware. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2016
28
Apr'16
FalconStor's playing beat the clock with FreeStor
The bad news for FalconsStor is it lost $3.2 million last quarter. If there is good news, it’s that its new FreeStor software is picking up OEM and managed service provider (MSP) customers and ... Continue Reading
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April 28, 2016
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Apr'16
EMC World 2016: What will Dell-EMC look like post-merger?
Attendees can expect to hear a fair amount about a new all-flash array and the pending Dell merger at the 2016 EMC World conference in Las Vegas. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2016
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Apr'16
Scality's RING now pre-integrated with new Dell cloud storage system
Dell and Scality recently added a highly dense, purpose-built cloud storage system that is pre-intergrated with the RING object storage software to their reseller product lineup. The SD7000-S cloud ... Continue Reading
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April 27, 2016
27
Apr'16
SwiftStack Inc. releases upgrade, previews Swift File Access
SwiftStack 4.0 features integrated load balancing and metadata search; upcoming features include native file access and object synchronization to S3-compatible clouds. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2016
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Apr'16
Object-file system combo rapidly expands
Object-based storage adoption took longer than expected, so object vendors have added file systems to their products to make them look more familiar to users. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2016
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Apr'16
Potential pitfalls with Hadoop data analytics
Before deciding on Hadoop to tackle your organizations' big data analysis needs, review these points of concern, including data sources and sustainability. Continue Reading
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April 27, 2016
27
Apr'16
IBM all-flash storage expands with enterprise, cloud arrays
IBM adds a new all-flash array platform for enterprises and large-scale clouds, and ships DS8888 all-flash for mainframes and high-end enterprises. Continue Reading
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April 25, 2016
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Apr'16
Nexsan storage software brings Unity to its hardware
Unity software supports Nexsan with NST block devices, Assureon object storage and Transporter cloud sync functionality that it picked up from Connected Data. Continue Reading
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April 25, 2016
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Apr'16
Panzura enables 'in-cloud NAS' for Microsoft Azure
Panzura’s Global File System (GFS) is certified to run in Microsoft Azure, giving customers a second “in-cloud NAS” option with a major cloud provider. The GFS, running on Panzura’s Cloud ... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2016
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Apr'16
Pure founder: FlashBlade has more potential than FlashArray
Since introducing its FlashArray all-flash SAN array in 2012, Pure Storage has sold more than $600 million worth of a type of storage array that didn’t exist before Pure was born. The man who led ... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2016
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Apr'16
Cataloging the drawbacks to Hadoop data analysis
Data is growing at record rates, with no signs of slowing. But what good is having petabytes of data if you can’t gain business advantage from it? Accurate analysis of data can have great positive business results, but requires the right tools and ... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2016
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Apr'16
Tools to tackle big data problems
Storage for big data often consists of scale-out NAS or object storage, and many look to commodity hardware as a cost-effective way of capturing petabytes of information. One of the most challenging big data problems is that big data storage systems... Continue Reading
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April 20, 2016
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Apr'16
Gridstore to CEO: Great job, now get lost
Gridstore apparently grew so fast under CEO George Symons that its board decided to change CEOs to keep up with the rapid growth. Gridstore founder and CTO Kelly Murphy has moved back into the CEO ... Continue Reading
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April 20, 2016
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Apr'16
Skyera
Skyera was an all-flash array vendor that Western Digital's HGST subsidiary purchased in an all-cash transaction in December 2014. Continue Reading