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How SDS influences data storage infrastructure planning
Even though software-defined storage abstracts functionality from hardware, understanding the underlying infrastructure is still important. Continue Reading
Use software-defined storage to separate storage application, hardware
According to Jon Toigo, SDS technology spreads storage functions across hardware in a way similar to that of server virtualization. Continue Reading
The state of storage network architecture
Storage networks are struggling with virtualized server environments and flash storage. Your company's storage network may need a major upgrade. Continue Reading
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Managing cloud storage: Tools to control your deployment
Whether your company is using public, hybrid or a private storage cloud, you need tools to manage, monitor and keep track of the stored data. Continue Reading
Software-defined infrastructure or how storage becomes software
Maybe there really is something behind all this "software-defined storage" talk -- but maybe it doesn't mean what I think it means. Continue Reading
The future of data storage: Storage vendors' predictions
It seems as if every vendor has a mystic on staff who can predict the future of the storage industry. Here's what they think we can look forward to.Continue Reading
Cloud storage tools manage data stored in the ether
As much as we might want to assume an "out of sight, out of mind" attitude about the data we ship to cloud storage services, the truth is that it needs nearly as much attention as data stored onsite. Some services offer basic tools to manage ...Continue Reading
How does a scale-out NAS environment affect storage management?
Phil Goodwin explains how scale-out NAS systems simplify storage management through a single point of control and by combating performance problems.Continue Reading
The future of data storage: Storage vendors' predictions
Software-defined infrastructure or how storage becomes software
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2013 Salary-Survey Results Member-Exclusive Download on SearchStorage.com
The 2013 Salary-Survey Results on SearchStorage.comContinue Reading
Are SSDs necessary to perform analytics on big data efficiently?
Storage expert Phil Goodwin explains how SSDs can speed up analytics, but solid-state technology is only needed in certain types of environments.Continue Reading
Data loss concerns with write caching products
George Crump of Storage Switzerland discusses how data loss issues can be mitigated in write caching products.Continue Reading
Enhance RAID by leveraging storage virtualization
According to expert Jon Toigo, RAID doesn't have to be on its way out, as long as it's supplemented with other technologies.Continue Reading
As users search for RAID alternatives, erasure coding returns
According to Jon Toigo, erasure coding is becoming popular for its ability to provide data protection in areas where RAID has some shortcomings.Continue Reading
Three key strategies to prevent RAID failure
In this tip, analyst Jon Toigo shares several ways storage admins can proactively prevent the failure of RAID arrays.Continue Reading
What is the top storage challenge with in-memory databases?
Wikibon CTO David Floyer said the greatest challenge with an in-memory database from a storage perspective is recovery in the event of a problem.Continue Reading
Storage design for in-memory databases should focus on low latency, flash
Storage design for an in-memory database should focus on low latency, low variance through use of DRAM and NAND flash, notes Wikibon CTO David Floyer.Continue Reading
Exablox OneBlox 3308
OneBlox has a global namespace for data access from multiple servers, as its object-based file system presents itself as a NAS box to applications.Continue Reading
Load DynamiX Performance Validation Appliances
Load DynamiX storage validation software can aid storage professionals looking to mitigate risky equipment deployments.Continue Reading
VMTurbo Inc. VMTurbo Operations Manager 4.1 and Storage Extension
Operations Manager version 4.1 continuously makes recommendations regarding workload placement, sizing volumes and allocating disk space.fContinue Reading
Best data storage products 2013: Products of the Year
This "Sweet 16" roster of storage products represents the leading technical innovation of the past year.Continue Reading
Object storage systems come of age
Object storage is sizzling hot, with technologists calling it the necessary building block for efficient cloud storage and big data projects. As awareness grows about the importance of object-based storage, so does the list of questions from some ...Continue Reading
Cloud storage investment tips
Choosing storage for streaming large files in big data sets
Learn how to select storage that can both scale and perform to effectively stream large files in big data environments.Continue Reading
Facebook storage: Reviews vary for Blu-ray cold storage, M.2 SSD plans
Facebook's plans to use Blu-ray discs for cold storage, 'netbook-class' M.2 SSD for booting Web servers draw mixed reviews from analysts, IT pros.Continue Reading
Big file storage scales for large data applications
There are two sides to the big data story: analytics using vast numbers of small files, and dealing with storage for really big files.Continue Reading
New storage architectures slowly making inroads
Big file storage scales for large data applications
Server SAN infrastructure model of Google, Facebook poised to spread
Wikibon senior analyst predicts that the server SAN infrastructure model of Google, Facebook, Amazon could spread to enterprise IT, service providers.Continue Reading
How will server SAN adoption play out in IT organizations?
Wikibon senior analyst Stuart Miniman offers up his prediction for how server SAN adoption will play out in IT organizations.Continue Reading
How storage IT pros can support the recovery of in-memory databases
Wikibon CTO David Floyer provides advice on how storage IT pros can support the recovery of an in-memory database to avoid hours of downtime.Continue Reading
Curbing data storage capacity demand
Analyst Jon Toigo's series of tips on common data reduction approaches will help IT pros make better use of their capacity.Continue Reading
Big data basics: Quick tips for prepping data
Find out what data looks like when it's ready for a big data environment, and hear real-world success stories from Storage Decisions speaker Ben Woo.Continue Reading
MLC flash controller improvements increase reliability, performance
George Crump discusses how flash controller improvements have increased the performance and reliability of MLC flash in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading
Comparing performance and cost of DRAM vs. NAND
George Crump of Storage Switzerland compares the performance and cost of DRAM to NAND flash in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading
What are the pros and cons of storing VMs on a unified storage array?
Phil Goodwin outlines and gives examples of how unified storage can be beneficial in virtual server environments -- but not without difficulties.Continue Reading
How NAND flash degrades and what vendors do to increase SSD endurance
Storage Switzerland senior analyst Eric Slack digs into the technical aspects of SSD cell degradation and how vendors are increasing SSD endurance.Continue Reading
EMC ViPR adds support for Hadoop, Storage Resource Management Suite
EMC's ViPR software-defined storage now supports EMC SRM Suite and Hadoop Distributed File System, but not yet arrays from Dell, HP or IBM.Continue Reading
External storage might make sense for Hadoop
Using Hadoop to drive big data analytics doesn't necessarily mean building clusters of distributed storage; a good old array might be a better choice.Continue Reading
Data storage industry: Buy, buy or bye-bye?
Cloud closures, flash-in-the-pan solid-state vendors … storage might seem a little more dangerous these days, but it just might be innovation at work.Continue Reading
Storage magazine chooses 2013 data storage products of the year
The best new/enhanced data storage products take center stage in the eleventh annual Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com Products of the Year competition. A panel of industry experts has chosen the top products in six categories: ...Continue Reading
Data storage industry: Buy, buy or bye-bye?
External storage might make sense for Hadoop
Best data storage products 2013: Products of the Year
Why a big data project requires virtualized data, simplified networks
Consolidating and virtualizing data are two central themes to any big data projects, according to storage analyst Ben Woo.Continue Reading
Are flash vendor performance specs believable?
Any flash vendor can publish test results skewed in favor of its product. Colm Keegan helps separate fact from fiction in this tip.Continue Reading
Building a better archival storage strategy
This guide walks through important tips and considerations regarding storage archive design strategies and technologies.Continue Reading
Internal cloud toolkit: Ten questions to ask
Marc Staimer provides storage pros 10 questions they should ask and answer in order to implement a successful private cloud.Continue Reading
Crafting a data lifecycle management strategy to control capacity
Jon Toigo explains how an information lifecycle management strategy helps classify data so it can live on the most appropriate storage.Continue Reading
2014 IT priorities: In-house, cloud data storage infrastructure plans
TechTarget's IT Priorities for 2014 survey shows wide interest in cloud services despite recent missteps by some prominent providers.Continue Reading
VM-aware storage helps app-hosting firm manage storage without LUNs
After struggling with LUN management, application-hosting provider Beyond Nines selected Tintri's T540 arrays for improved performance.Continue Reading
cache algorithm
A cache algorithm is a detailed list of instructions that decides which items should be discarded in a computer's cache of information.Continue Reading
Toigo: Deduplication and compression are short-term capacity fixes
Learn why analyst Jon Toigo says the value of dedupe and compression software is lowering, and why other capacity tools are a better bet.Continue Reading
How data storage type can give efficiency a boost
Jon Toigo examines how tape storage and the cloud each affect overall data storage efficiency in a given environment.Continue Reading
Hyper-V deployment: Focus on scalability and storage clarification
Expert Brien Posey says to use private cloud strategy decisions when working with Hyper-V to focus on scalability and storage classification issues.Continue Reading
Data archiving system selection dependent on features, capabilities
Once you've determined the specific data archiving needs of your organization, you'll have to sift through existing products to find the best fit.Continue Reading
How to create a successful data archiving strategy
A good archiving process provides the automation needed to deliver the necessary application granularity while minimizing the impact to IT operations.Continue Reading
Martin: Future nonvolatile memory technologies
In this segment of his Storage Decisions presentation, Dennis Martin of Demartek discusses future nonvolatile memory technologies.Continue Reading
Martin: SSD future determined by NAND flash, possible successors
Dennis Martin of Demartek discusses the future of solid-state storage in this segment of his presentation at a recent Storage Decisions conference.Continue Reading
Storage management tools: 2013 Products of the Year finalists
The storage management tools category features upgrades to products that offer extended support and monitoring for physical and virtual environments.Continue Reading
Data storage systems: 2013 Storage Products of the Year finalists
These 52 data storage systems products are finalists for the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com 2013 Products of the Year awards.Continue Reading
Is MLC flash reliability still an issue?
Independent storage expert George Crump discusses MLC flash reliability concerns in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading
Capabilities and limitations of thin-provisioned capacity
Jon Toigo explains how thin provisioning can help with capacity allocation and reduced storage cost but isn't always a flawless strategy.Continue Reading
How to avoid wasted disk storage capacity
Jon Toigo explains how hierarchal storage management and other technologies can help make the most of disk capacity.Continue Reading
Users rate Dell and Hitachi as best NAS storage vendors
Our eighth Quality Awards survey on the best NAS storage systems had Dell besting the enterprise group and Hitachi topping the midrange.Continue Reading
Stop counting megabytes; it's all about application-aware storage now
Raw capacity numbers are becoming less useful as deduplication, compression and application-aware storage provide more value than sheer capacity.Continue Reading
Use of rogue online file-sharing services pose a real threat
A surprising number of firms suspect employees of using consumer online file-sharing services on work devices to store and share sensitive data.Continue Reading
A look at the data storage industry: clouds, BlackPearl and helium
Good-bye, or perhaps good riddance, to 2013, and welcome to a new year for the data storage industry.Continue Reading
Five things that should happen in the data storage market in 2014
It's a new year and I'm newly optimistic again, hoping that 2014 brings a healthy dose of clarity and reality back to the data storage market.Continue Reading
Flash technology debate: All-flash or hybrid?
It didn't take long for a handful of startups to roll out all-solid-state storage arrays. Falling flash prices, and space-saving techs like dedupe and compression, let those vendors compete with traditional storage systems. As more vendors offer ...Continue Reading
Stop counting megabytes; it's all about application-aware storage now
A look at the data storage industry: clouds, BlackPearl and helium
Five things that should happen in the data storage market in 2014
How cloud-integrated storage works with object storage systems
When the RESTful API, the most common method of getting data to and from object storage, isn't an option, CIS systems can work as an alternative.Continue Reading
Alternatives to RESTful API for accessing object storage
This tip examines other options for connecting to object storage when an application isn't compatible with the RESTful API.Continue Reading
Is there a difference between traditional tiering and sub-LUN tiering?
Sub-LUN tiering can help with performance in some environments, but according to analyst Jon Toigo, it can also get complicated with growing capacity.Continue Reading
Four SSD best practices for efficient virtual machine storage
Learn how server-side implementations of SSD differ from storage-side, and how to get the ultimate performance boost in virtual environments.Continue Reading
Software-defined storage market: How and where the technology fits
Analyst Randy Kerns discusses the value of software-defined storage, and whether it will keep its strong presence in the storage market.Continue Reading
Martin: SCSI, SATA Express protocols emerging for solid-state storage
In this segment of his presentation at a recent Storage Decisions conference, Dennis Martin of Demartek discusses the SCSI and SATA Express protocols.Continue Reading
Top considerations for deep archive design
Jon Toigo explains how to determine what data should be archived and the most efficient way to migrate it for long-term storage.Continue Reading
Tackling long-term data archiving: Three crucial factors
Jon Toigo offers insights on storage options for deep archives, and the ways they affect data integrity and potential technology issues.Continue Reading
Data storage performance tips: Best ways to improve your data center
Find out which of the most talked about performance tips of 2013 are the best ways to improve your data center.Continue Reading
Data storage industry mergers and acquisitions in 2013 focus on flash
Several storage vendors sought to beef up their portfolios this year through flash storage acquisitions, while others went the software-defined route.Continue Reading
Top virtual data storage market trends in 2013
Hot storage trends in 2013 for VMs, VDI and storage virtualization included flash, software-defined and VM-aware storage, and hyper-converged systems.Continue Reading
hard zoning
Hard zoning is used to allocate resources and control access in a storage-area network (SAN).Continue Reading
Our predictions of the hot data storage trends for 2014
For the eleventh year, Storage magazine and SearchStorage editors offer their list of storage technologies likely to have an impact on data centers in the coming year. Our choices focus on techs that have matured to the point where they’re...Continue Reading
Tools to manage virtual server storage
Virtual server storage threw a monkey wrench into the works of supervising storage, but a well-assembled toolkit can restore comprehensive management.Continue Reading
Hot data storage technologies for 2014
These six storage technologies are ready to take their place -- and have an impact -- in your data center in 2014.Continue Reading
Storage infrastructure management is still elusive
There's more to managing storage than ensuring performance and scalability. New architectures are doing a better job of managing storage resources.Continue Reading
Target audience to determine big data storage solutions in M&E area
Wikibon CTO predicts object-based systems will be popular as big data storage solutions; advises tape for long-form video files, disk for short clips.Continue Reading
The need for a cloud exit strategy and what we can learn from Nirvanix
The demise of Nirvanix drives home the need for a cloud exit strategy when using cloud storage services.Continue Reading
Forget software-defined storage; we need software-concealed storage
Software-defined storage? Not for me, says Editorial Director Rich Castagna, who thinks we need less software with our storage.Continue Reading
Hot data storage technologies for 2014
Forget software-defined storage; we need software-concealed storage
Storage infrastructure management is still elusive
Five questions to ask when choosing a data archiving technology
Many factors need to be considered when determining what the right archiving platform is for you. Jon Toigo highlights the most important in this tip.Continue Reading
read cache
A read cache is a computer storage component that temporarily keeps a copy of data from a slower permanent storage location in order to accelerate the fulfillment of future requests for the data.Continue Reading
Get ready for the 12 Gbps SAS drive
New 12 Gbps SAS technology will usher in SSDs, HDDs and HBAs according to the SCSI Trade Association president.Continue Reading
Martin: Best practices for SSD testing
In this segment of his presentation at a recent Storage Decisions conference, Dennis Martin of Demartek discusses SSD testing best practices.Continue Reading