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January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16
Maxta storage gets application-defined storage tuning

Maxta hyper-convergence customers can apply MxSP 'application-defined' templates, or customize their own policy settings for rebuild times, data recovery and reduction.
January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16
All-flash storage systems: 2015 Products of the Year finalists

The all-flash storage system finalists include upgrades from large storage vendors and all-flash pioneers, as well as a few vendors who launched their first all-flash arrays.
January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16
Data storage systems: 2015 Products of the Year finalists

We received hundreds of entries for this year's Products of the Year competition, but the field has been whittled to these 70 finalists in six data storage systems categories.
January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16
CTO Yoshida: HDS storage needs to transform the business

Hitachi Data Systems CTO Hu Yoshida explains how HDS storage needs to transform the business to compete, as traditional roles in technology are changing.
January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16
Companies use caution with cloud file sync and share

Though nearly half of companies are using cloud file sync-and-share services, those who aren't using it have taken a wait-and-see approach.
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January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16
Nimbus CEO: We're still alive

Nimbus Data has not “vanished,” as I wrote in a story about storage vendors facing challenges in 2016. The all-flash vendor has just been keeping “very quiet” for the past 18 months or so. Nimbus ...
January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16
Twelve data storage company startups to watch in 2016

Caching, cloud backup, hyper-convergence and object storage spawned data storage company startups in 2015. Here are 12 in particular to watch.
January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16
What's the future of data storage in 2016?

Mike Matchett takes a closer look at the future of data storage technology in 2016 based on research from the Taneja Group.
January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16
Peek into the future of data storage in 2016

As we enter into a new year, here's our look at the future of data storage with some serious (others, not so much) predictions.
January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16
Twelve data storage industry startups to watch in 2016

One of the key characteristics of the data storage industry is how it refreshes itself every year as new storage startups emerge and roll out innovative products. The past year -- 2015 -- produced a bounty of exciting new products that are shaking ...
January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16
SimpliVity cozies up to Microsoft, Hyper-V

Hyper-converged pioneer SimpliVity has opened a research and development office in Seattle near to Microsoft, a sign that it is close to adding Hyper-V support. SimpliVity’s OmniCube appliances ...
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Former NetApp CEO joins Cohesity board, discusses Dell-EMC

Dan Warmenhoven says Dell-EMC could lead Cisco to make a move, sees Amazon cutting into business from large storage vendors, and Cohesity challenging EMC's Data Domain.
December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15
Data storage vendors in the hot seat in 2016 outlook

EMC and Dell face the pressures of a $67 billion merger in 2016, but it will be a pivotal year for other storage vendors as well among declining sales and splits.
December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15
Data storage market 2015: Dell-EMC leads year of transformation

Dell's move to gobble up EMC for $67 billion was the largest disruption in a year full of changes and new technologies for the data storage industry in 2015.
December 28, 2015 28 Dec'15
Top virtual storage management tips of 2015

When it comes to managing virtual server environments, readers were most interested in technologies new to the market, such as Docker containers and VMware VVOLs.
December 28, 2015 28 Dec'15
Top 2015 cloud storage news includes benchmarks, upgrades

The biggest headlines in 2015 centered around the major cloud storage providers -- some expanded, while others split -- and it's still a race for performance and low cost.
December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15
Backup appliance revenue up slightly

Worldwide factory revenues for backup appliances grew 2.2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter this year, with revenue totaling $813.6 million, according to International Data Corp.'s ...
December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15
NetApp acquisition of SolidFire expands all-flash portfolio

NetApp spent $870 million to buy SolidFire and scrapped work on FlashRay, its storage system designed exclusively for flash. FlashRay never made it to general availability.
December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15
Public cloud storage providers expanded offerings in 2015

Amazon upgraded its file system storage while Microsoft launched its Azure File Storage to remain competitive. Google added a cold storage service to compete with Glacier.
December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15
Nutanix prepares for 2016 IPO

Hyper-converged vendor Nutanix set itself up to become the first storage vendor to go public in 2016. Nutanix filed an S-1 statement, which is the first step towards an initial public offering ...
December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15
NetApp buys flash startup SolidFire, discontinues FlashRay

NetApp filled a gap in its flash storage portfolio today with an $870 million deal to buy SolidFire and finally threw in the towel on its long-delayed FlashRay product line. The SolidFire ...
December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15
Metalogix retools its Essentials for Office 365

Cloud software provider Metalogix recently announced an enhanced version of its Essentials for Office 365 with backup support for Exchange Online mailboxes, a granular migration function and a ...
December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15
Dell acquisition of EMC leads storage M&A in 2015

Dell's blockbuster $67 billion deal to buy EMC overshadows all M&A 2015 activity in data storage, rendering deals for SanDisk, Veritas and other vendors to also-ran status.
December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15
Ten data storage terms IT pros explored in 2015

If you've ever struggled to understand some of the technology your organization has implemented, these storage terms can smooth the technical waters.
December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15
Exablox lets users pick their dedupe style

While Exablox describes its object-based OneBlox appliance as a production storage system, many of its customers use it for backup. This week the vendor added a useful backup feature – ...
December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15
Top five flash data storage tips and tricks in 2015

Here are the top-five pieces of flash storage advice our expert analysts provided in 2015 -- from selecting an array to avoiding prevalent flash storage myths.
December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15
Flash storage companies top solid-state headlines in 2015

Flash storage vendors had a big year in 2015. These five news stories paint a picture of where the flash industry is headed and what users can expect in their data centers.
December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15
Top hybrid cloud environment tips of 2015

We took a look back at the expert advice on SearchCloudStorage over the past year to bring you the five most important cloud storage takeaways in 2015.
December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15
Hybrid cloud technology takes center stage in 2015

The hype surrounding public cloud has died down, as customers are targeting hybrid cloud technology for its flexibility and to keep some data securely on premises.
December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15
Flash storage market 2015: Expanded all-flash options, TLC NAND

Visions of an all-flash data center remain elusive, but enterprises in the flash storage market this year took advantage of choice, diversity in solid state storage.
December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15
Nakivo adds Synology support to its backup software

Nakivo this week upgraded its Backup and Replication software, adding support for Synology RackStation and DiskStation NAS devices for virtual machine backup in VMware environments and to the ...
December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15
DataGravity CEO Paula Long discusses data-aware storage

Paula Long discussed her second storage startup, DataGravity, which sells data-aware storage arrays that collect data and provide real-time intelligence on anomalous writes to storage.
December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15
Startup InterModal Data targets Web-scale storage

Startup InterModal Data introduced its Web-scale storage software that runs on commodity hardware, and is designed to scale to thousands of storage and performance nodes.
December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15
Tintri adds entry-level all-flash, teases analytics

Virtual machine-storage specialist Tintri rounded out its all-flash product line today with an entry level version priced at $125,000 for 5.34 TB of raw capacity. The VMstore T5040 is the third ...
December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15
IDC: HPE gained share, other large disk vendors tumbled in Q3

Enterprise storage revenue increased 2.8 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2015 while networked storage declined 3.1 percent, according to IDC’s disk tracker numbers. Perhaps a better ...
December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15
One-third of shops using cloud storage vendors, more buying in

Though one in three shops are using cloud storage, primarily for data protection, security is by far the biggest concern with cloud storage services.
December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15
Hot data storage technology trends for 2016

Find out what's hot and what's not-so-hot on our list of data storage technology trends for the coming year.
December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15
Smarter data storage tools needed for smarter storage

Yesterday's data storage tools are ill-equipped to handle today's data storage needs, but a handful of vendors have new products that can help.
December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15
Hot data storage market technology trends for 2016

Check out our Hot Techs for 2016! For the past 13 years, we've honored the best and brightest technologies for the upcoming year. And as always, we are proud to present a batch of technologies we believe will make a big impact on data storage market...
December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15
Pure Storage reports revenue spike in 1st earnings report since IPO

Pure Storage’s first earnings call since its October IPO was a rosy one on the revenue side. The all-flash array vendor’s revenue hit $131.4 million in its fiscal 2016 third quarter – a 167% ...
December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15
Predictive storage analytics added in Load DynamiX upgrade

In hopes of appealing to more enterprises, Load DynamiX adds sensors and software features that capture I/O application workloads to analyze storage patterns.
December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15
Did Violin Memory just hang a ‘For Sale’ sign?

All-flash pioneer Violin Memory can’t sell enough all-flash arrays to make money. So its next move could be to sell itself in its entirety. After another disappointing quarter, Violin CEO Kevin ...
December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15
Violin launches Flash Storage Platform for performance, price

Violin Memory put out its fastest array to date, and an entry-level model that starts at $92,000, as it tries to balance its Flash Storage Platform for performance and storage management.
November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15
UNT travels to an EMC hybrid cloud architecture

To put a shared IT services model in place, University of North Texas implemented EMC Federation cloud services that include VMware products. A public cloud is planned for 2016.
November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15
EMC and Dell users react to proposed merger at Dell World

EMC and Dell storage customers shared their thoughts and concerns on Dell's proposed $67 billion deal to acquire EMC during a series of interviews at Dell World 2015.
November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15
Flash storage performance changing the rules

The ability to measure flash performance requires different metrics, along with a better understanding of applications, which can make it more complicated to purchase than HDDs.
November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15
Brocade ties its hopes to storage capacity, not pricing

If the largest storage array vendors that sell Brocade’s SAN switching are getting hit with declining revenue every quarter, that’s bad news for Brocade, right? If you agree with that, then you’re ...
November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15
Nimble's sales slow down, losses expand

Nimble Storage’s drive for profitability took a major hit last quarter. Nimble, which was believed to be one of the smaller competitors eating away at large storage vendors’ sales, won’t hit ...
November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15
Data Dynamics StorageX file migration app adds support

Data Dynamics' file migration application got a refresh to support 64-bit architecture, as well as NetApp and EMC Isilon clustering for a faster data migration process.
November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15
NetApp still struggling with Clustered OnTap conversions

NetApp’s latest earnings report told a familiar story. NetApp Wednesday night said its revenue last quarter – although higher than expected – continued to decline with the vendor’s most established ...
November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15
Seagate storage adds Lustre, GPFS ClusterStor systems

Seagate storage expanded its HPC reach with the introduction of a higher performing Lustre-based system, a new product supporting IBM's Spectrum Scale and an archive object store.
November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15
Forrester VP's advice on EMC and Dell: Don't freak out

Forrester VP Glenn O'Donnell sees no reason for IT users to worry about the potential merger of EMC and Dell, if Dell completes its $67 billion purchase of the storage giant.
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
DataDirect Networks' IME14K jumps into all-flash market

The IME14K all-flash array from DataDirect Networks runs Infinite Memory Engine accelerator software to create a data-aware tier that writes to fast SSD cache and reorders I/O as it moves to storage.
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
Pure goes TLC 3D NAND route

Pure Storage became the latest flash vendor to support TLC 3D NAND drives that lower the cost of solid-state storage. The vendor also expanded its Pure1 cloud-based management, adding predictive ...
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
EMC cloud storage options for VMAX, VNX, Data Domain expanded

EMC cloud storage options for its block storage and data protection products are added through enhancements to FAST.X, Vplex, CloudBoost and broader public cloud support.
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
HPE gives 3PAR 3D NAND, Oracle acceleration, XIV migration

HPE joined the 3D NAND bandwagon for 3PAR StoreServ flash arrays, added flash acceleration for Oracle databases with EMC VMAX and added a new StoreOnce lineup.
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
Datto gets $75M to fund data protection services

Datto, which sells backup and disaster recovery as a service, today closed a $75 million funding round although its founder and CEO says the vendor is already profitable. The B round brings the ...
November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15
SolidFire CEO Wright discusses all-flash storage market

SolidFire CEO and founder Dave Wright talked about how his company will make its way competing against giants in the rapidly growing all-flash storage market.
November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15
Open Storage Platform – Why Now?

While it’s nothing new for information technologists to look at alternatives for their infrastructure, there seems to be more interest in that today than ever before. There is so much interest that ...
November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15
Docker storage driver support added to Dell SC arrays

Docker storage driver for Dell's SC Series arrays orchestrates the movement of containerized applications and persistent data, so customers can promote containers into production.
November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15
Virtual machine management: VVOLs 'complete picture'

Virtual Volumes architect talks about their benefits and limitations, how they will help admins with virtual machine management and why they aren't yet commonly implemented.
November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15
All-flash NexGen arrays bring QoS to the forefront

The newly released NexGen arrays dynamically manage critical workloads with QoS policies. Spelling a move beyond hybrid storage, the all-flash arrays include SSDs, RAM and flash PCIe.
November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15
SIOS iQ software troubleshoots VMware shared storage

SIOS iQ analytics software for VMware shared storage discovers interdependencies between applications, compute nodes, networking and storage.
November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15
New DDN storage hardware includes hyper-converged system

HPC specialist unveils 14K hyper-converged DDN storage hardware line aimed at midrange enterprise, the first of three planned rollouts under codename 'Wolfcreek.'
November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15
EMC extends Isilon NAS software to edge, cloud

EMC expanded its Isilon NAS portfolio with a scaled-down, software storage system for remote locations, a cloud migration application and high-availability upgrades for Isilon OneFS.
November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15
Storage Decisions experts opine on data storage industry

Storage Decisions 2015 panel discusses future of disk and tape, and offers hints for dealing with cloud storage, flash and impact of recent events in the data storage industry.
November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15
What tech could disrupt the dual inline memory module?

The dual inline memory module marketplace may have to deal with emerging disruptive technologies from Diablo Technologies, Intel and Micron.
November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15
Multicore processors mark next era of storage

Multicore processor technology represents not only next era in storage, but that everything old is new again.
November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15
Action! Storage for your video storage system

Video and other multimedia production is no longer the exclusive domain of Hollywood studios and post-production services. Today, companies of all kinds have video and audio operations that rival that of professional media outfits. And those ...
November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15
BT adds Caringo Swarm object-based cloud storage to services

Caringo Swarm object storage helps British Telecom Compute Services facilitate tiering from a customer data center to BT's data centers to public clouds.
November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15
ClearSky pockets $27M for managed cloud storage service

ClearSky Data, which in August launched its managed service for primary storage, today closed a $27 million Series B funding round to expand sales and marketing teams. Polaris Partners led the ...
October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15
Formation Data CEO: Dell-EMC deal doesn't guarantee innovation

Dell’s pending $67 billion acquisition of EMC has sparked plenty of discussion about overlapping products. Yet despite the enormity of their potential merger, the newly fused Dell-EMC may not have ...
October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15
Data protection vendors (except for Veeam) struggled last quarter

Not only the big storage array hardware vendors are seeing revenues declines from last year. This week, backup vendors Commvault, Quantum and FalconStor said they lost money and had revenue ...
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
SwiftStack 3.0 object storage software gains feature parity

The SwiftStack 3.0 upgrade adds an active secondary controller, as well as lets users mix and match erasure coding and RAID data protection schemes within a cluster.
October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15
PernixData CTO talks VMware Virtual Volumes management

VMware Virtual Volumes are expected to simplify storage management and troubleshooting between servers and storage -- but they're still a work in progress.
October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15
Main overlap in Dell's EMC acquisition is midrange storage

Dell's blockbuster EMC acquisition would leave overlapping storage products -- especially in the midrange array space, with EMC's VNX and Dell's SC/PS Series.
October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15
Storage industry waits for Dell acquisition ripple effect

Now that Dell's acquisition of EMC and the Western Digital-SanDisk deal are confirmed, what will Cisco, HP, IBM and Oracle do to compete in the market?
October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15
Quantum StorNext file system gateway collapses into Xcellis

Quantum goes after video workloads with Xcellis, a converged system that combines Quantum StorNext, metadata, data management, NAS and cloud gateways into a single system.
October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15
GM Alan Atkinson talks Dell storage strategy, EMC

Dell Storage GM Alan Atkinson sees flash and SDS as serious business disruptors, but still views traditional scale-up arrays as serving an important role in the Dell storage strategy.
October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15
NetApp hybrid cloud remains vendor's focus with new CEO

NetApp didn't have much in new products at its annual Insight conference; the only rollout was Data Fabric for placing and managing data in a NetApp hybrid cloud.
October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15
High-capacity Drobo NAS marks return to vendor's roots

New Drobo NAS device -- the B810n -- is unveiled, presenting a single 64 TB namespace that can be divided into multiple SMB shares with thin provisioning.
October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15
SanDisk acquisition makes Western Digital major flash player

Western Digital is taking its biggest step yet into the flash market, with its $19 billion SanDisk acquisition. The deal is the second major storage merger this month.
October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15
VMAX, VNX the new minority among EMC storage products

EMC provided more detail on its revenue and earnings last quarter, and the results could play into its product strategy leading into and following its acquisition by Dell. EMC Information ...
October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15
OCZ Storage Solutions previews Saber 1000 for SATA SSDs

Hardware vendor OCZ Storage Solutions said Saber HMS APIs let a host server coordinate when CPU-intensive processes take place, with the aim of reducing resource contention.
October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15
The ultimate guide to Dell's EMC acquisition

This guide to Dell's EMC acquisition covers all angles of the blockbuster deal -- from breaking news and expert feedback, to the long-term ramifications on the IT sector.
October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15
Imation buys Connected Data

Did you hear about the storage acquisition this week? No, I don’t mean Dell-EMC. Everyone knows about that one. But you might have missed Imation’s acquisition of file sharing vendor Connected Data ...
October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15
Datagres PerfAccel 3.0 caching software ready to launch

Datagres PerfAccel 3.0 resides on a host server to examine application I/O access patterns at the file-system level and boost the performance of underlying storage.
October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15
Family of IBM storage arrays gets new low-cost options

IBM's DS8880 enterprise storage arrays are tightly integrated with the IBM z Systems and Power servers. The systems come with an open API for IBM Easy Tier software.
October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15
NetApp Insight attendees weigh impact of Dell-EMC deal

News that Dell is prepared to spend $67 billion to acquire NetApp rival EMC dominated talk across the storage industry this week, including at the NetApp Insight conference.
October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15
Dell-EMC merger leaves IT pros hopeful and concerned

As IT pros try to wrap their arms around the $67 billion Dell-EMC merger, some say it could spur change in purchasing plans; others predict little impact.
October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15
By the way, EMC's storage revenue shrunk last quarter

Almost lost in the noise around Dell’s estimated $67 billion acquisition of EMC this week was another down sales quarter for EMC storage. EMC reported preliminary revenue totals Monday on the call ...
October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15
Dell-EMC acquisition leaves questions as Tucci steps away

When the Dell-EMC deal is complete, EMC CEO Joe Tucci will step away after 15 years on the job -- leaving Michael Dell and others to carry on his legacy.
October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15
NetApp Data Fabric expands hybrid cloud strategy

At NetApp’s Insight partner and user conference, the company discussed NetApp Data Fabric, focusing on the connection between its on-premises storage and the public cloud
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
Microsoft Azure strengthens its backup and recovery services

Microsoft Azure is strengthening its backup portfolio. The company now offers backups of Micosoft SQL Server, Hyper-V virtual machines, SharePoint Server, Microsoft Exchange and Windows clients in ...
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
OpenStack Manila project leader previews Liberty, Mitaka releases

The OpenStack Manila file share service is growing up. During a Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)-sponsored webcast this week, Ben Swartzlander, a NetApp architect who is the project ...
October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
IBM's new Linear-Tape Open Ultrium 7 will hit the market later this month

IBM still hasn't given up on tape. The company today announced its new 6TB IBM Linear Tape-Open Ultrium 7 (LTO-7) drive that performs at 300 MB per second and has double the capacity of the ...
October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
Flash storage rivals see Pure IPO as a positive

Pure Storage's price dropped sharply in its first day as a public company, but other flash storage vendors see the Pure IPO as validation of their technology.
October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
Dell is EMC's latest potential dance partner

The EMC rumor machine is in full force again today. This time it’s Dell that is reportedly interested in buying all or some of EMC. Of course, if the sources for these rumors were 100% reliable, ...
October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15
Veritas moves further toward freedom, cloud backup

Veritas completed operational separation from Symantec last Friday, and this week made a minor upgraded to its flagship NetBackup software with a focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NetApp ...
October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15
Avere CloudFusion virtual NAS debuts for AWS tiers

Avere Systems introduced its first CloudFusion virtual NAS last year for the cloud. It now offers a scaled-down version for three tiers of the AWS public cloud.

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