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• NetApp Data Fabric

  The products and services that compose NetApp’s Data Fabric are designed to provide customers with the agility they need to quickly and efficiently move data to and from the cloud. Continue Reading

• Datera Inc.

  Datera created Elastic Data Fabric, a block storage platform aimed at cloud service providers and enterprises that want to build a private cloud on premises. Continue Reading

• 3D NAND flash

  3D NAND is a type of flash memory in which memory cells are stacked vertically in layers, in comparison to planar NAND, which uses a single layer of memory cells. Continue Reading

• hard disk drive (HDD)

  Hard disk drives are a type of physical storage media that use spinning disk platters to store nonsequential data in personal computers and enterprise data centers. Continue Reading

• Caringo Swarm

  Swarm is software designed to store unstructured data on an object storage platform. Unique indentifiers allow objects to be tracked using the search function. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • network-attached storage (NAS)
  • SSD write cycle
  • data storage
  • hard disk

  • cache memory
  • RAID 10 (RAID 1+0)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform
  • direct-attached storage (DAS)

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• cloud archive

  Cloud archiving is a storage procurement model in which data that is no longer accessed on a regular basis is managed and backed up remotely by a cloud storage service provider.Continue Reading

• file storage

  File storage stores data in a hierarchical structure, usually in a NAS system. The system storing data and the client retrieving data see files and folders in the same format.Continue Reading

• How well do you know server-based storage? Let's find out

  Server-based technologies have been flooding the storage market to meet the needs of organizations dealing with rapid data growth. Put your knowledge to the test.Continue Reading

• disk mirroring (RAID 1)

  RAID 1 is one of the most common RAID levels and the most reliable. Data is written to two places simultaneously, so if one disk fails, the other can be used to retrieve data.Continue Reading

• cloud storage

  Cloud storage is a service model in which data is maintained, managed, backed up remotely and made available to users over a network (typically the Internet). Users generally pay for their cloud data storage on a per-consumption, monthly rate.Continue Reading

• SSD (solid-state drive)

  Learn what a solid-state drive (SSD) is, why SSDs are replacing electromechanical hard drives and which form factors are approved by the Solid State Storage Initiative (SSSI).Continue Reading

• Hadoop as a service (HaaS)

  Hadoop as a service provides organizations with big data analytics capabilities that are deployed and managed through a third party. This lets organizations without in-house expertise use the complicated Hadoop framework to gain insight into their ...Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• 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