Application-aware storage

Application-aware storage consists of intelligent storage designed for specific applications and their utilization patterns. Application-aware storage require features such as quality of service and optimized data layouts, but brings benefits such as improved utilization and performance gains for the most important apps.

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Talon Storage 2019 roadmap: Object and storage consolidation

Talon plans to add new capabilities to manage large-scale deployments and consolidate storage in the cloud, including an option for built-in object storage due in Q4.
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Storage market trends of 2017: Flash, HCI and cloud gain steam

Disruption in the enterprise storage market appears unlikely to subside anytime soon. AI analytics, cloud, HCI, mergers and NVMe flash highlight key themes heading into 2018.
January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17
Qumulo Core data-aware arrays help researchers manage sequencer data

Carnegie Institution for Science's embryology department manages research data with Qumulo Core data-aware NAS storage, taking advantage of advanced analytics.
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It's time to shift from data-dumb to data-aware storage

With flash and virtualization technologies becoming readily available, the time has come for storage to evolve from data dumb to data aware.

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application-aware storage

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The need for application-aware storage

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