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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7 Hyper-Converged Secondary Storage Questions Answered
In this expert guide, receive answers to 7 fundamental questions, an analysis of Asigra, Cohesity, HPE and Rubrik hyper-converged secondary storage products, key benefits of converged secondary storage and cautions, and much more.
Data center storage News
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March 06, 2019
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Mar'19
Infinidat InfiniBox preps SMB protocol nodes for Windows
All-flash arrays command most of the attention, but Infinidat claims its InfiniBox arrays deliver the performance of flash on commodity-priced spinning disk.
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January 30, 2019
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Jan'19
University of Utah prescribes Hitachi storage for data woes
University of Utah Health extends its Hitachi Vantara storage implementation, adding the Hitachi Content Platform object storage to modernize its data center.
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January 09, 2019
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Jan'19
Toshiba set to launch 16 TB HDD for cloud-scale users
Toshiba will try to get a jump on rivals Seagate and Western Digital with a new 16 TB hard disk drive that targets cloud-scale users in need of low-cost, high-density storage.
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January 08, 2019
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Jan'19
Cloud, data management top 2019 enterprise data storage options
Data management -- on premises and in the cloud -- appears on the rise as a 2019 spending priority for storage pros, while flash arrays and converged infrastructure may have peaked.
Data center storage Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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Is HCI but a stop on the road to composable architecture?
Find out if composable infrastructure is the next step in the evolution of HCI, if it is a completely different type of IT infrastructure or if the truth is somewhere in between. Continue Reading
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10 top tips to maximize hyper-converged infrastructure benefits
The most-read hyper-converged tips of the past year represent a range of best practices for procuring and implementing HCI as all or part of your overall data center architecture. Continue Reading
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DNA data storage developments demonstrate serious potential
As futuristic as it may sound, writing to DNA-based data storage is well on its way to becoming a possibility. Mainstream use may be a ways away, but development has been steady. 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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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
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When traditional data center technology trumps hyper-converged
Committing to a conventional data center rather than a hyper-converged approach is sometimes the smarter move. We take a look at some reasons to steer clear of HCI. Continue Reading
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IT migration success hinges on minimizing downtime
Data, software and hardware migration projects should, but don't always, fully exploit the features and settings of the new environment and minimize application downtime. Continue Reading
Manage Data center storage
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Storage administrator skills and jobs in the age of convergence
Simpler data centers can complicate the lives of IT pros with specialized skills, such as storage admins. But they can still thrive by specializing further or becoming generalists. Continue Reading
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Improve infrastructure performance with these compute and data tips
Perpetual hunger for better and faster application performance often requires reducing latency by either moving the data to the compute or the compute to the data, but which one? Continue Reading
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Yes, a true private cloud can now be built
Forget everything you've heard about private cloud storage and start over with a true set of building blocks designed to let you create a public cloud-like infrastructure. 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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Why might you choose to forgo flash in hyper-converged 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
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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