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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June 05, 2018
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Jun'18
Scality storage update adds three-server option
Scality Ring 7.4 file and object storage software takes aim at easing installation and ongoing management, and it adds a lower-cost three-server entry configuration.
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May 14, 2018
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May'18
Updated IBM storage products focus on cost savings and cloud
IBM storage enhancements focus on data deduplication expansion, cloud-based Storage Insights, VM-based Spectrum NAS and Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud.
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May 10, 2018
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May'18
Hitachi VSP boosts performance and analytics
Hitachi Vantara outfits new Virtual Storage Platform models with more and faster processors and memory, adds midrange arrays, but makes no NVMe promises yet.
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April 25, 2018
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Apr'18
Dell EMC storage strategy talk buzzes Dell Tech World
Dell EMC World is no more. The combined vendor has renamed its annual user summit Dell Tech World, where data storage product upgrades will touch flash, HCI and software-defined.
Data center storage Get Started
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform
Red Hat OpenStack Platform is a commercially supported distribution of open source OpenStack software designed to build and manage large pools of compute, storage and networking resources in public and private clouds. Continue Reading
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block storage
Block storage is data storage typically used in storage-area network (SAN) environments where data is stored in volumes, also referred to as blocks. Continue Reading
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Data center disaster recovery plan template and guide
Read our guide on data center DR planning, and then download our free template to assess how your data center facility and its infrastructure would perform during a disaster. 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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Three trends causing the rapid commoditization of AFA storage
Advancing technology and changing market forces have shifted the dynamics in the all-flash array market, opening it up to new challengers and benefiting customers. Continue Reading
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Demystifying the hybrid storage array buying process
Hybrid flash storage offers numerous benefits over using just SSDs or HDDs. Learn how to assess your organization's needs for a hybrid storage array and how to evaluate the different hybrid arrays to find the right fit. Continue Reading
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Leading hybrid storage arrays offer flexibility, scalability
By examining how leading hybrid storage systems address scalability, system management and company size, your organization can select the array that will best meet its needs. Continue Reading
Manage Data center storage
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Violin Systems and StorOne lead way to shared storage
Two companies head toward a future of shared enterprise storage resources, moving away from siloed software-defined and hyper-converged approaches. Continue Reading
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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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The power and benefits of encouraging IT disruption
IT can't remain a reactive cost center and cheerful help desk, but must become a competitive, cutthroat service provider and powerful champion of emerging disruptive technology. Continue Reading
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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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
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Navigate the chaos of ephemeral data storage
You may hear chatter that data is too ephemeral to go through the trouble of backing up and archiving it, but Jon Toigo says it's a worthy exercise. Continue Reading
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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