All-flash data center
An all-flash data center may be a ways off for most organizations, but this topic page includes the latest news plus hints and tips to help your progress. Learn how an all-flash data center can improve your IOPS and bandwidth, and decrease latency over disk storage. You can also find tips on increasing I/O performance with flash.
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PDF: Is parallel I/O suitable for mission critical apps?
Download this PDF to learn where performance problems stem from, how technologies such as cloud, flash and software-defined storage work to curb them as well as the drawbacks storage administrators need to be aware of.
All-flash data center News
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September 13, 2018
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Sep'18
Lenovo-NetApp partnership targets rivals Dell and HPE
Lenovo and NetApp go after Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise with a multiyear partnership to bolster enterprise storage offerings and create a joint venture company in China.
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May 29, 2018
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May'18
Pure Storage software tooled up for containers, OpenShift, VMware
Pure Storage adds software for building, managing and protecting data in containers, clouds, VMs and on premises. Pure ES2 subscription offers a managed on-premises cloud.
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May 23, 2018
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May'18
Pure Storage all-flash revamp accelerates and consolidates
The Pure Accelerate conference kicks off with an NVMe-enabled FlashArray refresh and upgrades to all-flash Pure AIRI and FlashStack-Cisco UCS converged infrastructure for Oracle.
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May 03, 2018
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May'18
Dell EMC midrange storage keeps its overlapping arrays
Dell EMC plans to keep overlapping midrange storage for now. Dell Technologies World 2018 rollouts included CloudIQ analytics and Isilon SaaS beta with Google Cloud Platform.
All-flash data center Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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NVMe flash storage is shaking things up
The development of the nonvolatile memory express protocol is a huge step forward in allowing enterprises to maximize the benefits inherent to flash storage. NVMe puts storage closer to the CPU, reduces latency and increases the amount of parallel ... Continue Reading
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NVMe technology is but a first step toward bigger things
NVMe is an inevitable move forward for flash technology that begins the transition to storage-class memory and will lead to even more significant storage advances. Continue Reading
Evaluate All-flash data center Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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How NVMe technology and NVMe over Fabrics will change storage
NVMe-oF is taking NVMe's benefits to the next level, letting devices based on the technology be used over distances and scaling to a larger number of devices. Continue Reading
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The challenges of flash enterprise storage and how to beat them
Blazing fast all-flash data centers raise important issues. It's expensive to equip DR sites and then there's all that stale data. Find out how to counteract these issues. Continue Reading
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NVMe market and technology rapidly evolve
The tipping point of NVMe acceptance is fast approaching as more enterprises consider adopting the technology to maximize SSD flash investment and performance. Continue Reading
Manage All-flash data center
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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NVMe flash storage doesn't mean tape and disk are dying
The advent of NVMe, software-defined storage and other newer storage technologies doesn't mean we'll be looking at all-silicon-based storage any time soon. Continue Reading
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Five debunked myths about SSD issues
Solid-state drives are mature now, and the technology has eclipsed hard disk drives with superior performance, manageability and pricing for enterprise storage. Continue Reading