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Storage market research reports

• Buying NAS: Do you want performance and scalability?

  Although SANs still rule the modern the data center, the NAS array maintains a position high up on tech buyers' shopping lists for new primary storage. Continue Reading

• Storage Products of the Year 2017

  Nominate your favorite or best storage products for the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com annual Products of the Year awards now. Continue Reading

• What new storage capabilities are coming in OpenStack Pike?

  OpenStack Swift, Cinder and Manila storage project leaders discuss the tools' most requested features, and offer insight into capabilities coming in the next Pike release and beyond. Continue Reading

• 2017 IT spending trends for data storage

  For the 15^th year, Storage magazine has surveyed storage pros to learn about their IT spending trends for the coming months. As you'd expect, the cloud continues to pick up steam for both primary and secondary projects, while ... Continue Reading

• A dozen data storage vendors to watch in 2017

  Hyper-convergence, solid-state, software-defined storage and the cloud have revolutionized the way we deploy, manage and secure storage. How the dozen leading data storage vendors presented here navigate the challenges and opportunities created by ... Continue Reading

• What's in and what's out in data storage tech

  Cloud data backup, copy data management, DIMM, hyper-convergence, DRaaS and object storage are data storage technology given a closer inspection in Gartner's Hype Cycle.Continue Reading

• Intelligent storage puts brainpower into data storage systems

  Vendors are offering storage systems that "know" more about the data within them than ever before. Powered by multiple CPU/cores, fast flash/memory, nimble software-defined storage and lessons learned from big data, these intelligent storage systems...Continue Reading

• Cloud-based storage services use cases vary, customers skeptical

  A lot of companies use cloud-based storage services, but many approach this relatively new storage resource with caution.Continue Reading

• Copy management system saves storage space, cash

  Having a multitude of copies of primary data is a waste of precious storage space, resources and money. It also presents security and compliance risks. A copy management system reduces storage requirements, costs and dangers by enabling rapid and ...Continue Reading

• Simplifying data storage technologies is hard

  All-flash arrays and hyper-converged storage are two technologies that make it tough to simplify data storage technology.Continue Reading

• Scale-out storage vs. object storage

  The unfettered growth of unstructured data, both human and (more and more) machine generated, has enterprises increasingly turning to scale-out NAS and object storage. While both scale-out storage and object storage are designed for massive ...Continue Reading

• Server-side flash technology lifts solid-state adoption

  Server-side solid-state storage is more ubiquitous than ever due to growing capacities and rapidly dropping flash technology prices. There are a many ways to install flash technology in a server, though there are decisions to make before you buy. We...Continue Reading

• Buyers of NAS boxes think capacity -- and more capacity

  While hyper-converged systems and software-defined storage get most of the headlines, users who need capacity are still shopping for NAS systems.Continue Reading

• Good pay, bennies and perks boost data storage jobs

  Salaries for data storage jobs remain high with new techs and new responsibilities in evolving data centers.Continue Reading

• NetApp and Synology top NAS storage systems survey

  A storage pioneer and relative newcomer land top honors in our 10^th Quality Awards NAS storage systems survey of midrange and enterprise users.Continue Reading