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• Pay-as-you-go storage consumption and its challenges

  Consumption-based storage has benefits, but it also has challenges, including what it is, unknowns about its future, and control and cost issues. Here's what you need to know. Continue Reading

• 5 signs it's time for a NAS or SAN upgrade

  It's easy to tell when it's time to modernize your storage infrastructure if you know the warning signs. Find out what they are and how Liberty Mutual Insurance handled its upgrade. Continue Reading

• Data storage security best practices for avoiding cyberattacks

  Protecting stored data requires meticulous planning and a well-crafted strategy. Here are steps you need to take today to keep your organization's essential data safe and secure. Continue Reading

• The future of storage administration: 4 key questions answered

  What are the best career moves a storage professional can make? Learn about the skills, technologies and strategies to focus on now for the most payback in the future. Continue Reading

• How key factors in storage performance and cost spur adoption

  It may take years, but a storage product's performance, cost and the problems it solves can converge to make its sales take off. See how a storage technology's tipping point is reached. Continue Reading

• Beat the software bottleneck by improving storage performance

  Find out what vendors are doing to address the storage software bottleneck problem to enable users to extract the full performance potential of the media in their data centers.Continue Reading

• 5 areas to assess when rethinking storage at the edge

  Does your organization have the right edge storage resources? Here's what you need to focus on to ensure your organization keeps pace with changes at the edge.Continue Reading

• Boost cloud storage performance for your work-from-home workforce

  Optimizing cloud storage security and performance are key to transitioning to a 100% remote workforce. Learn best practices to follow as your organization responds to COVID-19.Continue Reading

• Make remote SAN management work in the age of coronavirus

  SANs usually aren't configured to allow remote management. Find out what storage admins can do during the COVID-19 crisis to ensure their organization's SAN can be managed remotely.Continue Reading

• Fine-tune your storage-as-a-service approach

  What you need to know about storage-as-a-service options to make them work for your organization. Service levels, data protection and upgrade schedules can be the differentiators.Continue Reading

• The differences between SLC, MLC, TLC, QLC and PLC

  Learn the important capacity, performance and reliability differences between multi-layer flash when it comes to adding SSD storage to your organization.Continue Reading

• 4 causes of SSD failure and how to deal with them

  Although NVMe SSDs are a highly reliable storage technology, they are still prone to occasional failure. Here are some best practices to keep your SSDs humming along.Continue Reading

• High-performance object storage challenges in the modern data center

  Object storage works well for long-term backup and archiving. See how high-performance capabilities are expanding it to high-scale, high-capacity workloads.Continue Reading

• The best enterprise storage products of 2019

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• Illustrated guide to containerization security

  Container security concerns are keeping IT pros up at night. Discover why and what they're doing to secure containers as well as the applications and data that run within them.Continue Reading

• Predictive storage analytics and AI make storage smarter

  Intelligent storage is all the rage. Discover how predictive analytics for storage, AI and machine learning makes storage infrastructure more flexible and cost effective.Continue Reading

• Compliance analytics helps data storage meet PII standards

  Organizations are using predictive analytics and AI to sift through large data sets to ensure that any data stored is compliant with all personally identifiable information rules.Continue Reading

• Composable infrastructure platform pros and cons

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• Navigate PII data protection and GDPR to meet privacy mandates

  Know the commonalities surrounding personally identifiable information to better navigate and comply with the regulations and penalties IT managers must contend with today.Continue Reading

• SAN vs. NAS: What are the key differences?

  Compare SAN and NAS, and find out what to consider when using each storage system format. Object storage and the cloud are also affecting the storage options that are available.Continue Reading

• Worried about storing unstructured data? You're not alone

  Most data being created today is unstructured, and storage pros often find themselves struggling to keep up. Luckily, efficient unstructured data storage is still possible.Continue Reading

• Debunking 5 common myths about data storage containers

  Storage containers can hold a lot of things, including misconceptions. Here are five common container storage myths that need to vanish.Continue Reading

• How blockchain sharding solves the blockchain scalability issue

  Sharding is the answer to the scalability problem inherent in blockchain technology. Find out the advantages of sharding and the four problems associated with it.Continue Reading

• Storing predictive analytics data can be tricky: Avoid these 5 errors

  Looking into the future is getting easier with predictive analytics, but only when your storage resources are able to meet the demanding needs of the data those tools generate.Continue Reading

• 3 key unstructured data storage challenges and how to resolve them

  Volume, variety and value make storing unstructured data difficult. We look at how some vendors are helping enterprises get control of their burgeoning data stores.Continue Reading

• Machine learning for data storage optimizes data analysis

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• 6 multi-cloud storage challenges that affect strategic plans

  Using multiple cloud storage providers can affect more than just how and where your data is stored. Discover the areas you need to consider to improve performance and costs.Continue Reading

• The realities of unstructured data management revealed

  Managing and gleaning business value from unstructured data is of utmost importance to enterprises today. Our infographic outlines the challenges respondents face.Continue Reading

• 3 key problems computational storage devices can solve

  This emerging technology brings stored data closer to compute processes, solving latency and performance issues. Discover the three potential advantages of computational storage.Continue Reading

• 5 advantages of cloud storage

  Unlimited capacity, multi-tenancy and built-in disaster recovery are a few of the cloud storage benefits administrators can use to help solve data storage challenges.Continue Reading

• SAN vs. NAS: A diagram of the differences

  Having trouble choosing a storage system? While there are some basic differences between SAN and NAS, there are also nuances to consider when making your choice.Continue Reading

• How to manage storage for Kubernetes challenges

  The Kubernetes container orchestration platform has undergone changes to resolve storage challenges, including adding plugins for persistent data. However, some issues remain.Continue Reading

• NVMe performance challenges expose the CPU chokepoint

  NVMe systems have diminishing marginal performance gains when hardware is added and storage software consumes more CPU resources. Discover how to address this problem.Continue Reading

• Understanding the NVMe performance problem

  Storage software is a primary performance concern when using NVMe. Discover three workarounds vendors use to fix the problem that exists between NVMe flash and storage software.Continue Reading

• 5 multi-cloud storage management mistakes to avoid

  When using multiple clouds for storage, don't let common issues, such as inadequate security or vendor lock-in, negate the many benefits you stand to reap.Continue Reading

• 4 NVMe storage problems you can prevent before they happen

  Implementing NVMe storage is complicated, from knowing what to ask when buying NVMe SSDs and arrays to what type of file system to use. Here's how to deal with four NVMe issues.Continue Reading

• Key QLC NAND challenges in the enterprise and how to tackle them

  Limited durability and degrading performance are issues with QLC NAND. These challenges limit where the technology can be used, making it best for read-intensive workloads.Continue Reading

• Data migration checklist: 6 steps to ease migration stress

  Following a detailed data migration strategy with extensive upfront planning can simplify complicated and labor-intensive SAN data migration projects.Continue Reading

• 7 NVMe storage gotchas to avoid

  Avoiding common deployment errors when implementing NVMe technology will save you time, money and professional embarrassment. Here's what to look out for.Continue Reading

• RAID levels and benefits explained

  RAID can enable better data storage performance and higher availability, and there are many different types of RAID. Read about the different levels of RAID and where they work best.Continue Reading

• The top 5 data storage questions we answered in 2018

  As storage continues to evolve, many readers still are curious about the basics. In 2018, common data storage concerns included RAID, capacity and different storage architectures.Continue Reading

• How to prevent swap usage from hurting your NVMe devices

  Overuse of swap files can cut into the life span of your organization's NVMe-based drives. Find out how to monitor and limit swapping on your Linux systems.Continue Reading

• 8 multi-cloud storage strategies that target performance

  Performance is an important aspect of using multiple clouds for storage but may take a back seat to the technology's other benefits. Are you missing out?Continue Reading

• What is SAN zoning and what are the different types of zoning?

  Zoning can be set up according to server, storage and SAN switch. Discover what type of zoning to use, how zone sets extend SAN segmentation and about the various zoning schemas.Continue Reading

• NFS vs. CIFS/SMB: What are the differences?

  Network File System and Common Internet File System/Server Message Block were designed to work with any operating system, but NFS remains dominant in Linux and SMB in Windows.Continue Reading

• Public cloud workload success requires IT leadership

  IT must change with the times and adapt to the reality that others within the organization can now procure and provision cloud resources without their input.Continue Reading

• Maximize cloud storage benefits with cloud-native data

  A cloud storage strategy must acknowledge that storage is but one part of cloud use and involves storage and compute, as well as data that's accessible to all cloud resources.Continue Reading

• New memory technologies challenge NAND flash dominance

  Cost and scaling limits mean planar NAND flash as we know it will slowly cede its pre-eminent place in the memory hierarchy to emerging technologies such as 3D XPoint.Continue Reading

• What is a LUN and why do we need one?

  Logical unit numbers are a logical abstraction between a physical disk device and applications. Learn more about LUN use cases and LUN security features.Continue Reading

• Are flash workloads suited to handling unstructured data?

  The storage of unstructured data is a hurdle for many organizations. Object storage keeps it organized but lacks speed thanks to hard disks. Luckily, a better way is on the rise.Continue Reading

• Is there an alternative to error correction and detection codes?

  Errors in NAND flash memory can be corrected, but that becomes more difficult as NAND reaches the end of its life. Are you utilizing every available error correction tool?Continue Reading

• NVMe compatibility is key when transitioning SAS and SATA SSDs

  Getting ahead of the SSD interface performance curve requires foresight and careful planning. As NVMe technology evolves, new adopters are looking for ways to ease the changeover.Continue Reading

• How to mitigate SSD vulnerabilities

  SSDs could pose a security risk for organizations that aren't careful when they decommission drives. Learn what you need to know about keeping data stored on SSDs safe.Continue Reading

• Ten ways to protect intellectual property and trade secrets

  Industrial espionage is on the rise, and more data means more risk. Find out how to control the growth of data stores and secure your organization's most valuable assets.Continue Reading

• The future of flash storage: Is NVMe right for your enterprise?

  Cracks in the SAS and SATA protocols started to appear with the rise of SSDs and the exponential performance improvements they delivered over HDD technology. This led to the development of the nonvolatile memory express protocol to exploit flash's ...Continue Reading

• Six software-defined storage architecture mistakes to avoid

  SDS architecture is beneficial for many companies, but organizations making the switch can miss important steps, such as capacity and migration planning.Continue Reading

• Cloud migration planning tips: How to move data out of the cloud

  Most people know how to move data and files to the cloud, but what happens when you decide you want your files back? Getting that data back is no easy task.Continue Reading

• The best enterprise storage systems and services of 2017

  For 16 years, Storage magazine and SearchStorage have recognized the best enterprise storage systems with our annual Products of the Year awards. For this year's competition, vendors submitted new and upgraded products from the past year ...Continue Reading

• SDS, HCI and CDP are key to dream enterprise storage system

  Easy to implement and manage may be the buzzwords of the day for enterprise data storage systems, but too often daily experiences of IT professionals belie that rosy scenario.Continue Reading

• NVMe-oF and storage class memory set to disrupt storage

  NVM Express over Fabrics and storage class memory may disrupt traditional storage over the next half decade in much the same way NAND flash did over the last five years.Continue Reading

• Explosion in unstructured data storage drives modernization

  Increasing amounts of unstructured data are a key part of modern secondary storage environments with their distributed file systems and a scale-out object storage design.Continue Reading

• Is there a Ceph client to connect Windows machines?

  Integrating Ceph and Windows isn't as straightforward as connecting Ceph to Linux machines. You'll need a Ceph Gateway or SUSE Enterprise Storage to get the job done.Continue Reading

• How do I enable file sharing on Ceph object storage?

  The open source Ceph project prioritizes efficient data storage over easy access, so companies that want to set up file sharing on their object stores must do a little extra work.Continue Reading

• Persistent data storage in containerized environments

  The most significant challenge to the rise of containerized applications is quickly and easily providing enterprise-class persistent storage for containers.Continue Reading

• Wasabi Technologies takes on Amazon S3 pricing, performance

  Wasabi secures more cash for data center expansion after cloud storage launch entices trial users on claims of significantly lower prices, higher performance than Amazon S3.Continue Reading

• The data storage industry will turn upside down in 2017, or will it?

  Rich Castagna reviews the prognostications offered by data storage vendors on the future of data storage technology in 2017.Continue Reading

• A look at the future of data storage careers

  Thanks to virtualization, the cloud and solid-state technology, data storage professionals and those who want to pursue a career in it face an uncertain future.Continue Reading

• Take the sting out of switching cloud data storage providers

  Switching your cloud storage provider is a complicated, sometimes painful, process, but here's what you need to know before making the decision to migrate your data.Continue Reading

• When buying more primary data storage, applications matter

  Faster storage -- and more of it -- is important, but that wouldn't matter if new SANs didn't boost application performance and efficiency in the process.Continue Reading

• NVM Express: Vendor-driven technology in search of a problem

  NVMe improves the performance of flash storage, driving consumers to use it for performance problems even if it only leads to minimal gains in latency or throughput.Continue Reading

• Top three hybrid cloud advantages that can improve storage performance

  One of the benefits of hybrid cloud storage is offering organizations additional resources when workloads encounter unexpected traffic spikes.Continue Reading

• Storage networking technology steps up to performance challenge

  A rapidly growing number of storage protocols and interfaces are helping storage networking technology avoid data center bottlenecks.Continue Reading

• Performance bottleneck plagues flash storage

  Replacing slow spinning disks with faster flash storage affords ample benefits, but it doesn't remove the bottleneck. It just moves it somewhere else.Continue Reading

• Get the most from cloud-based storage services

  Enterprise data storage managers are in position to help their companies get more from cloud storage services.Continue Reading

• Hadoop data analysis: Common concerns with the HDFS platform

  Using HDFS technology as a data analysis platform may be insufficient for your storage needs. Explore the challenges storage administrators may encounter and find out how to address them.Continue Reading

• Virtual server bottlenecks among data storage problems

  Though virtual server performance bottlenecks remain among data storage problems, there are fixes available, but beware, each fix has side effects.Continue Reading

• Hybrid cloud integration issues solved

  When considering a migration to a hybrid cloud, watch out for obstacles such as cost and data latency. George Crump reviews common migration issues and explains how to overcome them.Continue Reading

• Five types of storage virtualization: Pros and cons

  Expert Brien Posey discusses five ways to virtualize storage in an organization. Review the pros and cons of each approach to find the best fit for your data center.Continue Reading

• How do 3D NAND flash vendors ensure bit rot doesn't occur?

  Marc Staimer takes a closer look in this Expert Answer at how 3D NAND flash vendors keep bit rot from taking place, a vexing challenge given 3D NAND flash technologyContinue Reading

• VDI performance issues begin at storage infrastructure

  VDI performance issues which can be traced back to storage infrastructure are limiting user adoption of virtual desktop implementation.Continue Reading

• What's the relationship between VM-aware storage and VVOLs?

  When traditional storage hardware can't handle virtualized workloads, VM-aware storage can be used as an alternative. But could VMware VVOLs solve the problem instead?Continue Reading

• Is parallel I/O suitable for mission-critical applications?

  Parallel computing technology has not seen widespread use in the business world, but could that change? Jon Toigo discusses parallel I/O for applications and where it might fit in.Continue Reading

• Video storage takes its turn in the spotlight

  While organizations create high-definition video for a variety of uses, they turn to today's storage systems to house and protect it.Continue Reading

• Enterprise file sharing, shadow IT require swift action

  File sync-and-share has vexed enterprises, but it's time to fight back and get those files out of the clouds and off employees' personal devices.Continue Reading

• Craft an effective data migration strategy for VMs

  To carry out a successful data migration strategy in a virtual environment, organizations need to address factors such as data structure and resource contention.Continue Reading

• Deal with data capacity challenges

  Data capacity challenges -- and the anxiety they bring -- result from the rapid explosion of data growth combined with barely increasing budgets.Continue Reading

• How can VM images ease virtual server provisioning?

  By creating multiple VM images, a storage administrator can save time managing and deploying an organization's virtual environment.Continue Reading

• How does ClusterHQ Flocker work in containerized environments?

  Docker is one of the most popular ways to containerize apps, but it makes migration difficult. The open source ClusterHQ Flocker architecture can help.Continue Reading

• Object store integration vexing in block and file world

  Object stores offer scalability that traditional storage systems cannot match. The challenge is making them work in a block- and file-based world.Continue Reading

• VDI issues: How to use SSD to improve performance

  In this guide, experts explain how SSDs can solve VDI performance problems, and how to decide what types of SSD work best in your virtual environment.Continue Reading

• Data storage capacity pitfalls and how to avoid them

  Organizations waste a staggering amount of data storage capacity, much of which can be attributed to improper capacity management.Continue Reading

• Realize the potential of an on-premises cloud

  Building an on-premises cloud offers the potential of storing massive amounts of data in a secure manner without breaking the bank.Continue Reading

• VMware VVOLs could lift external storage systems

  VMware VVOLs could be the elixir traditional external storage systems need to gain ground on VM-centric storage and hyper-converged products.Continue Reading

• Five enterprise file sync-and-share implementation pitfalls to avoid

  Some of the biggest hurdles when it comes to using enterprise file sync-and-share applications can arise during the initial rollout.Continue Reading

• Five pervasive flash-based storage myths

  Find out the top myths about flash storage today, where they come from and the reality hidden behind these common misconceptions.Continue Reading

• How to configure a rack-mounted NAS in 10 easy steps

  Get the most out of your rack-mount NAS appliance by enabling permissions, network access and other advanced options.Continue Reading

• Object stores, metadata create smart storage systems

  Storage systems get smarter thanks to object stores and metadata, which are enhancing intelligence of scale-out storage systems.Continue Reading

• Pick the best LUN size

  Is it better to create one large LUN or many smaller LUNs? The following guidelines can help you to pick the most appropriate LUN size.Continue Reading

• Understanding data storage requirements in a virtual environment

  Even though virtualization has become commonplace in today's data centers, provisioning storage for applications on virtual machines (VMs) often remains a pain point for IT professionals. Random I/O processes unique to virtual environments often put...Continue Reading

• Five ways VDI technology is affected by storage

  Managing storage for your VDI infrastructure has progressed, but there are still some snags. Here are five ways to avoid VDI environment issues.Continue Reading