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- January 05, 2015
05 Jan'15
Cloud, flash led storage acquisition activity in 2014
Cloud storage acquisitions were common in 2014 with EMC, NetApp and Microsoft getting into the act, but flash brought in the big bucks.
- January 05, 2015
05 Jan'15
EMC, Dell and NetApp top NAS storage systems satisfaction survey
Our ninth annual survey collected user feedback regarding the service and reliability of NAS storage systems.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
How storage controllers differ
All storage systems have a controller, which is a device with a processor that sends instructions to the disks. Storage controllers differ from vendor to vendor, but generally fit into three types ...
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- November 19, 2014
19 Nov'14
Nimble Storage array adds FC support for enterprises
Nimble Storage announced this week that it has added Fibre Channel versions of all of its SAN arrays, which previously were iSCSI-only.
- November 10, 2014
10 Nov'14
Overland strengthens RAINcloud OS for SnapScale scale-out NAS
Highlights of Overland's RAINcloud 4.1 include rolling updates, high-performance snapshots, and support for SMB 2.0, NFS 4 and LDAP.
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Sponsored News
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A New Vision for Storage and Data Management: DataOps
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In Financial Services, IT Modernization Is Key to Digital Transformation Success
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Optimizing Storage Architectures for Edge Computing: 5 Design Considerations
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Three Ways to Beat the Complexity of Storage and Data Management to Spark Innovation
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- October 31, 2014
31 Oct'14
Bare-metal cloud approach strips traditional overhead
Vendors are using bare-metal technology to bring single-tenant, customizable environments to the cloud, and enterprises are biting.
- October 20, 2014
20 Oct'14
Calculating capacity utilization can be challenging
The capacity utilization for storage is one area where storage vendors have made a lot of improvements. Advanced features such as storage pooling, thin provisioning, and storage virtualization have ...
- October 13, 2014
13 Oct'14
Brocade extends SAN switching platform for DR, density
Brocade adds Fibre Channel SAN extension switch and denser 16 Gbps card for its backbone director switch with an eye on moving data across distances.
- October 10, 2014
10 Oct'14
A look at access methods for open systems and mainframes
The term access method is frequently used to identify types of I/O in open systems. Many who use it probably don't understand the historical context for what has been known as an access method for ...
- October 01, 2014
01 Oct'14
DataDirect Networks combines IBM GPFS, Storage Fusion for HPC
DataDirect Networks packages IBM General Parallel File System with its Storage Fusion Architecture for scale-out NAS storage.
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- September 30, 2014
30 Sep'14
EMC's XtremIO 3.0 adds compression with disruptive upgrade for existing users
EMC Corp. made available the 3.0 release of its XtremIO all-flash array today with new inline compression capabilities and performance improvements – but existing customers who want the software ...
- September 08, 2014
08 Sep'14
Scality adds support for VM storage, VAAI and VASA on the roadmap
Scality's Ring software came into the market focused on object storage and added support for unified file storage last year. Now Scality has extended Ring's reach with VMware support. Philippe ...
- August 25, 2014
25 Aug'14
Infinio adds block storage support to RAM cache engine
The latest version of Infinio's RAM cache tool, Infinio Accelerator 2.0, borrows idle memory from servers to support large VDI deployments.
- August 18, 2014
18 Aug'14
Boston Celtics' IT takes a shot at scale-out digital video storage
Boston Celtics VP and CTO Jay Wessland says the team is considering a shift from scale-up storage to address the explosion of digital video.
- August 05, 2014
05 Aug'14
Western Digital/HGST updates FlashMax PCIe SSDs, cache software
Western Digital/HGST unveils higher performing FlashMax III PCIe SSDs and new ServerCache software based on enterprise technologies acquired in 2013; and demonstrates phase change memory at Flash Memory Summit.
- July 30, 2014
30 Jul'14
HGST Ultrastar SAS SSDs incorporate Intel 20 nm NAND
HGST and Intel extend SAS partnership with 20 nm NAND Ultrastar SAS SSDs with storage capacity up to 1.6 TB.
- July 16, 2014
16 Jul'14
Red Hat's Inktank Ceph storage adds erasure coding, tiering
Red Hat's first Ceph upgrade since its Inktank acquisition adds erasure coding, cache tiering and management updates.
- July 08, 2014
08 Jul'14
EMC VMAX array embeds backup, cloud services
EMC VMAX launch includes three new models, multi-core architecture, embedded data protection and a public cloud tier.
- July 08, 2014
08 Jul'14
EMC adds XtremIO X-Brick for flash beginners
EMC XtremIo flash array platform gets a new Starter X-Brick with 5 TB of capacity, a six-node X-Brick cluster on the high end and inline compression.
- June 17, 2014
17 Jun'14
NetApp upgrades high, low and all-flash FAS array systems
Along with new 'extreme' high-end and entry-level FAS arrays, NetApp adds all-flash FAS array systems -- but still no FlashRay.
- June 10, 2014
10 Jun'14
Panasas adds 6 TB helium drives, advances RAID to scale-out NAS
Is it possible to use larger capacity hard drives, yet make them more reliable and decrease rebuild times? Panasas says it is.
- May 29, 2014
29 May'14
IBM N Series dropped from NetApp OEM deal, E Series stays
IBM says it will stop selling NetApp FAS arrays as the IBM N Series to concentrate on its own branded systems; keeps OEM deal for NetApp E Series.
- May 19, 2014
19 May'14
Is the term elastic storage a new category, or a stretch?
EMC and IBM recently launched storage products with the term “elastic” in their names. These announcements were significant for the companies and for the IT community in understanding a direction ...
- May 13, 2014
13 May'14
IBM stretches GPFS, Watson into Elastic Storage
IBM incorporates its General Parallel File System and Watson technology into Elastic Storage, a unified software-defined storage package.
- April 30, 2014
30 Apr'14
EMC rolls out VNXe3200 array, unveils 'Project Liberty'
EMC brings out the newest entry-level VNX unified storage array and reveals its next software-defined storage initiative, code-named 'Project Liberty'.
- April 23, 2014
23 Apr'14
New Hitachi VSP G1000 storage virtualization array goes active-active
Hitachi Data Systems rolls out new flagship enterprise storage array and virtualization software that allows active-active clusters across locations.
- March 24, 2014
24 Mar'14
HP upgrades MSA, other SMB storage products
Hewlett-Packard unveils entry-level MSA shared storage system; HP upgrades StoreEasy NAS quality of service and expands capacity for StoreOnce 4500.
- March 13, 2014
13 Mar'14
VMware Virtual SAN appeals to hyper-converged storage fans
VMware's vSAN beta appeals to customers who like having their storage, compute and hypervisor in one box, supported by one vendor.
- March 04, 2014
04 Mar'14
Defining storage virtualization
The term storage virtualization has been with us since 1999, and the concept continues with new product offerings that are variations of the original. The longevity of storage virtualization in a ...
- February 27, 2014
27 Feb'14
Fujitsu takes the Quality Award for enterprise storage arrays
In our ninth annual Quality Awards survey for enterprise arrays, Fujitsu didn't just make the cut; it took the cake by earning top honors.
- February 11, 2014
11 Feb'14
Something's wrong when storage vendors pitch speeds and feeds
I’m surprised to hear from IT people that storage vendors are still using “speeds and feeds” in their sales pitches. Salesmen for these companies talk about how fast and how big the storage systems ...
- February 07, 2014
07 Feb'14
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.
- December 03, 2013
03 Dec'13
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.
- October 30, 2013
30 Oct'13
EMC adds Isilon deduplication, targets enterprise storage
EMC's Isilon offers a primary deduplication option for its scale-out NAS as it chases enterprise customers.
- October 23, 2013
23 Oct'13
Microsoft's SMB 3.0 for virtualization
With SMB 3.0 included in Windows Server 2012, using Windows file sharing for virtual environments is much faster, safer and easier.
- September 30, 2013
30 Sep'13
Data Dynamics resurrects StorageX for file migration
Data Dynamics buys intellectual property of Brocade's StorageX file virtualization software, develops its file migration and management capabilities.
- September 26, 2013
26 Sep'13
Micron adds RPMC support to NOR flash devices for improved security
Micron announced its Replay-Protection Monotonic Counter (RPMC) feature is now available for its serial NOR flash memory devices.
- September 23, 2013
23 Sep'13
Amazon S3 API for cloud storage leads pack, for now
Vendors continue to add support for Amazon's S3 API, but will alternative APIs knock it down from its current status of the de facto standard?
- September 04, 2013
04 Sep'13
Unified storage gets flashier with EMC VNX2
EMC ships the VNX2 with redesigned controllers and software to take better advantage of flash; EMC also adds block-level primary data dedupe.
- August 26, 2013
26 Aug'13
VMware Virtual SAN, Flash Read Cache, Virsto highlight storage plans
VMware Virtual SAN, VMware vSphere Flash Read Cache and Virsto play big roles in VMware's software-defined storage strategy.
- July 03, 2013
03 Jul'13
Early adopters see Red Hat Storage Server as SAN alternative
Red Hat Storage Server's early adopters see promising results in small projects requiring ease of scalability, high availability and replication.
- June 27, 2013
27 Jun'13
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- June 27, 2013
27 Jun'13
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- June 18, 2013
18 Jun'13
Users consider combo of Red Hat OpenStack with Red Hat Storage
Red Hat integrates its storage software with its Red Hat OpenStack open source cloud distribution and updates roadmap for year-old storage server.
- June 05, 2013
05 Jun'13
SDSC's OpenStack Swift object store mirrors major providers' systems
SDSC uses an OpenStack Swift object store for private cloud service and takes the same storage approach as major providers.
- May 21, 2013
21 May'13
Hitachi Data Systems launches HCP Anywhere for online file sharing
Hitachi Data Systems addresses online file sharing through HCP Anywhere as part of its Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) object cloud storage system.
- May 06, 2013
06 May'13
EMC World 2013: EMC ViPR has vendor on software-defined storage route
EMC ViPR, the vendor's software-defined storage technology, is designed to manage heterogeneous storage as one pool while adding cloud features.
- May 03, 2013
03 May'13
Hitachi NAS Platform adds primary deduplication
Hitachi Data Systems gives its HNAS product primary deduplication -- after years of tweaks to avoid performance impact.
- May 03, 2013
03 May'13
EMC's RecoverPoint, SRDF shake hands
EMC will make a bunch of product launches next week at its annual EMC World conference in Las Vegas. But there were upgrades the vendor couldn’t wait to announce, so it revealed a handful of data ...
- April 18, 2013
18 Apr'13
NAND shortage could slow pace of flash price drops, squeeze SSD makers
A shortage of NAND in the second half of 2013 could slow flash price drops and squeeze out some SSD vendors, but it won't affect SSD availability.
- March 26, 2013
26 Mar'13
Storage tiers: SAS interface, MLC flash rising
SAS vs. SATA battle in enterprise data storage shows hard drives with SAS interface trending up; cheaper MLC SSDs outnumber SLC in enterprise.
- January 16, 2013
16 Jan'13
Tegile hybrid SAN SSD solves contractor's VDI performance issues
Tegile Systems hybrid SAN's SSDs and data reduction technologies solved Egan Company's virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) performance issues.
- January 03, 2013
03 Jan'13
Nexsan storage acquired by Imation for $120 million
In the first storage acquisition of 2013, Imation takes a big step by acquiring Nexsan storage for $120 million.
- December 17, 2012
17 Dec'12
Amazon, Google, Microsoft cut cloud storage prices again
Amazon, Google and Microsoft keep cutting cloud storage prices to put data in the cloud to lure customers, but other associated costs remain the same.
- December 11, 2012
11 Dec'12
EMC Atmos storage cloud gets new hardware, native Amazon S3 support
The EMC Atmos storage platform gets denser hardware and the ability to move customers' data off Amazon S3 to an Atmos public or private cloud.
- December 04, 2012
04 Dec'12
Silver Peak WAN acceleration software, VXOA, expands hypervisor support
Silver Peak moves ahead with its strategy to make its WAN optimization software accessible to storage administrators.
- November 21, 2012
21 Nov'12
Parallel NFS suffers delays due to Linux client work, 'monster' spec
A work in progress for more than eight years, parallel NFS is trying to overcome numerous product delays and issues with slow Linux client support.
- November 05, 2012
05 Nov'12
NetApp FAS storage line refreshed with FAS3220, 3250 models
The NetApp FAS storage line has been refreshed with the FAS3220 and FAS3250 models to bolster its midrange storage and FlexPod offerings.
- November 01, 2012
01 Nov'12
HP StoreVirtual replaces LeftHand, adds StoreEasy NAS
HP's StoreVirtual (previously LeftHand) SAN and StoreEasy NAS lines have been introduced, with FC connectivity and Windows Storage Server 2012.
- October 30, 2012
30 Oct'12
Windows Storage Server 2012 adds enterprise-grade features
Microsoft added enterprise features to Windows Storage Server 2012, but experts say it's unlikely to result in enterprise demand for the OEM product.
- October 26, 2012
26 Oct'12
Nimble Storage hybrid array improves law firm's VDI performance
Lindquist & Vennum claims its Nimble Storage CS240 hybrid storage array improved performance for its 350-seat virtual desktop infrastructure, or VDI.
- September 28, 2012
28 Sep'12
Hybrid and all-SSD arrays can save money, when used in the right spots
Colby-Sawyer College and Aerospace Optics found ways to save money for high-performance apps with hybrid and all-SSD arrays.
- September 25, 2012
25 Sep'12
With HUS VM, Hitachi takes its unified storage to the enterprise
Hitachi Data Systems rolls out Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM), taking its multiprotocol storage array to the enterprise.
- July 30, 2012
30 Jul'12
Direct marketing firm solves VDI storage woes with hybrid flash array
Direct marketing firm EU Services received a performance boost from Nimble Storage hybrid flash to remove VDI storage bottlenecks.
- July 13, 2012
13 Jul'12
Storage Radio: What's new in EMC NetWorker 8
On our latest Storage Radio podcast, join SearchStorage.com’s Ellen O’Brien and Dave Raffo as they delve into our top news of the week.
- July 06, 2012
06 Jul'12
University solves write IOPS VDI problem with Whiptail storage flash array
The University of Portland turned to a Whiptail all-solid-state storage array to get sufficient write IOPS performance for its VDI project.
- June 14, 2012
14 Jun'12
Dell storage products roadmap includes server flash, primary dedupe
The Dell storage products roadmap outlined at Dell Storage Forum 2012 includes server-based flash, storage virtualization and primary data reduction.
- May 10, 2012
10 May'12
Quantum partners with Amplidata for object storage
Quantum will add object storage as a tier on top of its StorNext file system with the help of an OEM deal with startup Amplidata. Quantum revealed the OEM deal Wednesday, and said it will have a ...
- April 24, 2012
24 Apr'12
Hitachi Data Systems moves into unified storage architecture with HUS
Hitachi Data Systems combines BlueArc’s SiliconFS with block storage for its first unified storage architecture.
- April 03, 2012
03 Apr'12
Storage benchmark, planning tools for VDI can help alleviate cost overruns
VDI storage benchmarking and planning tools can give administrators a better idea of their storage requirements and costs before beginning a virtual desktop project.
- February 27, 2012
27 Feb'12
Dell EqualLogic supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet copper for iSCSI SAN
Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs now support 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) copper as well as optical, reducing the price of the higher-speed Ethernet.
- February 17, 2012
17 Feb'12
HDS enhances non-disruptive data migration to VSP
Hitachi Data Systems Corp. has added a non-disruptive data migration capability to its flagship Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) that minimizes downtime for hosts and applications when moving data ...
- February 10, 2012
10 Feb'12
Red Hat brings GlusterFS to Amazon cloud
Red Hat has been tweaking and expanding the NAS storage products it acquired from Gluster last October. This week Red Hat brought GlusterFS to the cloud with an appliance for Amazon Web Services ...
- December 06, 2011
06 Dec'11
Aptare expands storage management software
Storage software vendor Aptare is branching out to managing file storage. The vendor today launched Aptare StorageConsole File Analytics, which helps discover and analyze unstructured data. Or, as ...
- November 08, 2011
08 Nov'11
NetApp adds FAS2240 entry-level unified storage array
NetApp upgrades its entry-level storage platform with the FAS2240 to compete with unified EMC VNX and VNXe platforms and iSCSI SANs from HP and Dell.
- August 26, 2011
26 Aug'11
MLC drives, PCIe technology give SSDs run for their money
Manufacturers see demand grow for multi-level cell (MLC) solid-state drives and PCI Express technology to bring down prices.
- August 22, 2011
22 Aug'11
Dell adds 2.5-inch SAS, MLC SSDs to EqualLogic
Dell revamped its EqualLogic iSCSI SAN hardware today, adding new entry-level and midrange platforms with support for 2.5-inch SAS drives and multi-level cell (MLC) solid state drives (SSDs) for ...
- August 17, 2011
17 Aug'11
Xiotech changes name, improves ISE
Xiotech is changing its name to X-IO (pronounced X-I-O) Technologies as part of an overhaul that really started in 2008 when it launched its ISE architecture and accelerated with the appointment of ...
- June 10, 2011
10 Jun'11
Best of need vs. best of breed
I was recently teaching a class on storage technology and systems to a group of IT professionals. I’m always interested in finding out what they know about storage products and what they hear about ...
- June 07, 2011
07 Jun'11
Dell turns EqualLogic into multiprotocol storage with clustered NAS
Dell adds Exanet file system into EqualLogic iSCSI SAN through new FS7500 appliance that turns EqualLogic into multiprotocol storage but requires adding a separate box.
- May 05, 2011
05 May'11
Archiving's two primary use cases
Data archiving is often incorrectly assumed to be an extension of backup. That’s mainly because earlier technology limitations necessitated the use of backup software to store data on devices. ...
- April 11, 2011
11 Apr'11
EMC Isilon, DataDirect Networks launch clustered NAS for big data
EMC Isilon upgrades its performance and capacity NAS platforms and operating system, while DataDirect Networks jumps into the enterprise NAS market with NAS Scaler.
- March 10, 2011
10 Mar'11
NetApp buys LSI's Engenio for high-performance block storage
NetApp expands its storage platform by paying $480 million for LSI's Engenio Fibre Channel block storage division. Wants to reach new set of customers with intense block-based storage needs.
- February 23, 2011
23 Feb'11
Scale-out vs. scale-up: the basics
There's been a lot of talk about scale-out and scale-up storage lately, and I get a sense that a lot of people don't understand that these terms are not synonymous. And that causes confusion among ...
- January 17, 2011
17 Jan'11
EMC combines Clariion, Celerra into VNX unified storage
EMC VNX is the result of the long-awaited consolidation of its Clariion SAN and Celerra NAS platforms into a unified storage system that will sharpen the competition with NetApp.
- December 14, 2010
14 Dec'10
Data storage trends 2011: Predictions of hot data storage technologies
Explore this expert FAQ as three analysts weight in and tell us what they think are the hottest data storage technologies and data storage trends for 2011.
- September 27, 2010
27 Sep'10
HP sticks with Hitachi for high-end storage array
Hewlett-Packard is launching is version of Hitachi Data System’s new VSP system today, which should end speculation that HP will sever its OEM deal with Hitachi’s parent company for its enterprise ...
- September 27, 2010
27 Sep'10
Hitachi Data Systems releases Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) enterprise storage array
Hitachi Data Systems upgrades its high-end storage array; Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) scales higher than its previous system and supports more granular tiering and provisioning.
- September 24, 2010
24 Sep'10
USA.NET eliminates LUN problem with scale-out NAS
Email hosting company ran into problems with millions of small files required large LUNs, but streamlined performance and storage management with Isilon's scale-out NAS systems.
- September 03, 2010
03 Sep'10
Hewlett-Packard beats Dell, pays $2.35 billion for 3PAR
Hewlett-Packard outbids Dell and will pay $2.35 billion for storage array vendor 3PAR; HP needs to determine where 3PAR's products fit in its storage strategy while Dell considers its next move.
- July 19, 2010
19 Jul'10
Does Nimble dedupe?
Nimble Storage Thursday came out of stealth with a storage system that the startup’s executives said combines primary storage with deduplication for backup in the same device. It makes sense that ...
- July 12, 2010
12 Jul'10
Are value-added resellers (VARs) an SMB's best friend?
If SMBs do the right research, a VAR, or channel partner, can often provide the IT assistance they need.
- June 21, 2010
21 Jun'10
6 Gbps SAS drives signal end of line for Fibre Channel disk drives
Shift to 6 Gbps SAS drives signals the end of Fibre Channel disk drives, as manufacturers plan no upgrades or improvements beyond current 4 Gbps FC iteration.
- May 10, 2010
10 May'10
EMC releases VPlex "active-active" storage
This morning's big announcement at EMC World is called VPlex, which EMC says will allow for federation of data over geographic distance. VPlex was first publicly discussed at last year's VMWorld ...
- April 05, 2010
05 Apr'10
Mastering NAS management: A network-attached storage case study
Simply having a series of NAS devices is not an efficient way to manage your data. Find out how some companies are mastering NAS management.
- March 16, 2010
16 Mar'10
LSI delivers Flash-based PCIe card with 6 Gbps SAS interface
LSI PCIe card – with Seagate solid state modules -- will compete with Fusion-io cards in a solid-state storage market moving past its latest hype cycle; LSI also launches 6 Gbps SAS switch for direct attached storage (DAS).
- March 15, 2010
15 Mar'10
Interlock Technology looks to ease EMC Centera data migration through XAM
The startup has sprung up to offer data migration services to EMC Centera customers, using the XAM interface to extract archived data with metadata and compliance policies intact.
- March 08, 2010
08 Mar'10
The pros and cons of removable disk storage for small businesses
Removable disk storage is making its way back into data storage environments. Find out what the pros and cons are for disk compared to tape.
- February 16, 2010
16 Feb'10
HP refreshes and renames MSA, LeftHand platfroms
This should be a busy year for Hewlett-Packard storage, with upgrades expected to each of its major SAN array platforms. HP started that process today by launching two new systems at the low-end of ...
- February 10, 2010
10 Feb'10
Riverbed Steelhead 7050 uses solid-state drives to boost WAN performance
Riverbed incorporates solid state drives into its new SteelHead 7050 WAN optimization appliance, as well as a new approach to data protection to speed performance for data replication and high-end disaster recovery.