Data center storage
Data center storage is important to enterprise organizations as they grapple with rack storage, cooling, power consumption and emerging converged infrastructures. Data center storage relies on the latest technology such as flash and software-defined architectures. Find the latest news and resources about effective data center storage management here.
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Data center storage News
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September 02, 2020
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Sep'20
Bloomberg storage engineering team leans on open source, SDS
The Bloomberg Storage Engineering team built an internal storage cloud that has withstood great trading volatility during the pandemic and keeps 'infrastructure out of the way.'
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August 28, 2020
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Aug'20
Dell EMC storage revenue slides as IT spending contracts
The Dell storage subsidiary reported a revenue decline last quarter. PowerMax and VxRail were the bright spots in Dell EMC storage. New PowerStore expected to ramp sales in 2022.
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July 08, 2020
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Jul'20
IBM stretches its Elastic Storage line to speed AI, big data
New IBM storage will help to optimize AI software used to analyze data and inference results. The disk-based Elastic Storage System 5000 scales to yottabyte capacities.
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June 30, 2020
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Jun'20
New PCIe 4.0 SSDs, 24 Gbps SAS SSDs supply bandwidth boost
A new wave of bandwidth-doubling enterprise SSDs are on the way from major drive manufacturers to support PCIe Gen 4 and 24 Gbps SAS in enterprise storage arrays and servers.
Data center storage Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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SMR, HAMR and other HDD technologies you can build on
Hard disk drives could make a comeback in 2020, as new technologies such as SMR, HAMR, MAMR and dual actuators provide more capacity and speed for secondary storage. Continue Reading
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Find and lock down lax Windows share permissions
With help from PowerShell, you can identify the shares that need adjustments across your infrastructure then use a script to fix them to protect sensitive data. Continue Reading
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The advantages of SAN technology in an HCI world
Is your organization debating whether to replace its SAN with hyper-converged storage? Know the questions to ask, SAN's advantages for certain applications and more. Continue Reading
Evaluate Data center storage Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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HAMR vs. MAMR, and the future of high-capacity hard drives
Energy-assisted hard drive technology is here, and heat-assisted and microwave-assisted magnetic recording technologies are about to bring even more changes to the HDD market. Continue Reading
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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
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Pros and cons of composable architecture vs. traditional storage
If traditional storage isn't meeting your organization's needs, composable infrastructure may be the answer. Get to know the pros and cons of both approaches. Continue Reading
Manage Data center storage
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Data center storage adoption reacts to pandemic pressures
Read on to learn how data center and storage administrators use cloud services, remote management and automation to overcome today's COVID-19 challenges. Continue Reading
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On-premises STaaS shifts storage buying to Opex model
Storage as a service enables organizations to access on-premises storage in various ways, such as pay as you go, subscription buying and metered payments. Learn the pros and cons. Continue Reading
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Data center storage continues to evolve
Problem Solve Data center storage Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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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
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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
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The pros and cons of hyper-converged flash storage
Find out why and for what use cases and application workloads 100% solid-state flash may not be the best storage choice for hyper-converged infrastructure. Continue Reading