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Automated data management is a crucial part of IT's future
Automating data management will play an important role in helping us cope with the coming zettabyte apocalypse, a time when the amount of data generated will overwhelm storage resources. Continue Reading
Data governance best practices exploit big data
Emerging technologies, such as AI and IoT, in the age of big data mean there's more data than ever to benefit from and for data governance policies to manage and secure. Continue Reading
Managing storage for IoT data at the enterprise edge
Edge computing, the cloud and internet of things data are changing the way businesses store, analyze and manage all the information generated at the perimeter of the enterprise. Continue Reading
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AFA storage tackles big data analytics challenges
The latest generation of all-flash array storage is delivering the high performance and low latency required to support petabyte-scale big data analytics workloads. Continue Reading
HDFS alternatives can avoid the file system's downfalls
Increasingly, IT administrators are integrating data center-grade storage systems with Hadoop -- ones that come with the required data protection, security and governance built-in. Continue Reading
Commercial Hadoop distributors bring HDFS improvements
These three commercial distributions of Hadoop are alternative options for big data storage that can bypass data protection and performance problems common with HDFS.Continue Reading
HDFS architecture optimizes performance
Hadoop Distributed File System architecture and its associated processes let the technology make better use of storage resources than many of today's enterprise storage arrays.Continue Reading
Hadoop Distributed File System helps tackle big data
Hadoop Distributed File System storage systems are being enlisted to tackle big data thanks to vendors like EMC, Hitachi, IBM and NetApp, and Apache.Continue Reading
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
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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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.Continue Reading
An expert's guide to big data storage architecture
Analyst John Webster answers frequently asked big data questions, including how to choose storage and protect and analyze data in big data environments.Continue Reading
Navigate data lakes to manage big data
While the concept of data lakes appeals to business today, IT administrators must exercise caution prior to a full-scale implementation.Continue Reading
Big data storage challenges: Speed, capacity and HDFS integration
Big data infrastructure and analytics are some of the hottest technology topics today, and it can sometimes seem impossible to dissect and digest all the industry information surrounding them. As a revolutionary way of thinking about data and the ...Continue Reading
How big data and Hadoop will change storage management
Big data analytics creates some challenges for storage managers, but effective integration into a storage environment can make them less daunting.Continue Reading