Features

Features

• Calculating ROI for storage virtualization is tricky

  Calculating ROI for storage virtualization is difficult because it’s tough to determine soft costs associated with migrating data and managing disk arrays.  Continue Reading

• Cloud storage explained: Expert video offers tips, warnings

  In these videos from our Storage Decisions conference presentations, learn how three cloud experts define the strengths and limitations of cloud storage.  Continue Reading

• File sharing in the cloud enables users to ditch file servers, VPNs

  Users say file sharing in the cloud lets them get rid of in-house file servers, as well as reduce VPN costs and management.  Continue Reading

• EMC challenges Fusion-io for PCIe flash dominance

  Fusion-io remains the preeminent PCIe flash vendor, but EMC is fighting for supremacy with the launch of the VFCache, a PCIe flash caching product.  Continue Reading

• Defining cloud storage: The most popular cloud terms

  As cloud storage increases in popularity, there's a growing list of cloud terms data storage pros should know. Here are the 10 most-searched-for SearchCloudStorage.com definitions.  Continue Reading

• SolarWinds Inc. Storage Manager 5.0.1

  SolarWinds Storage Manager 5.0.1 monitors storage and virtualization systems, identifies performance bottlenecks and reports on storage performance across the infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Emulex Corp. OneCommand Vision 2.0

  Emulex OneCommand Vision 2.0 is a storage I/O system monitoring product. The latest version is more scalable, has additional dashboards and supports more environments.  Continue Reading

• Fusion-io Inc. ioTurbine

  Fusion-io ioTurbine is caching software that targets virtual server environments, redirecting the I/O to enable VMs running on a VMware server to share flash storage.  Continue Reading

• Nutanix Complete Cluster

  The Nutanix Complete Cluster is scale-out storage that integrates compute, networking and hypervisors with storage. The system supports live VM migration and high availability.  Continue Reading

• NetApp Inc. OnCommand Insight Balance

  NetApp OnCommand Insight Balance collects performance-related data, models app and component behaviors, and analyzes the app-to-storage route for performance bottlenecks.  Continue Reading

• Brocade Communications Systems Inc. 1860 Fabric Adapter

  The Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter can partition individual physical adapters into as many as 16 virtual HBAs or virtual NICs with flexible bandwidth allocation.  Continue Reading

• StorSimple Inc. 5010, 7010

  StorSimple 5010, 7010 appliances use SSDs to speed local performance for primary storage, and treat the cloud as a storage tier. Automated tiering and primary dedupe are included.  Continue Reading

• Gridstore Inc. GS-1000 Scale-out NAS Storage System

  The Gridstore GS-1000 Scale-out NAS Storage System uses a Virtualized Storage Controller architecture to distribute a virtual controller to each client connecting to the storage.  Continue Reading

• Sanbolic Inc. Melio V3.5

  Sanbolic Melio V3.5 is a virtual clustered file system and volume management suite that serves as an abstraction layer between the hardware and the data.  Continue Reading

• VMware Inc. vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5

  vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5 is the first hypervisor-level replication product on the market. It can also automatically move virtual machines to a primary site after a failover.  Continue Reading