Server-based storage

Server-based storage consists of storage based on x86 servers rather than proprietary storage arrays. Examples of server-based storage include hyper-converged infrastructure, software-defined storage and hyper-scale storage used to build cloud infrastructures. This topics page includes the latest news and resources for server-based storage emerging in modern data centers.

April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21
New IBM Spectrum Fusion storage takes aim at container users

IBM introduces Spectrum Fusion to target enterprises in container environments that span data center, edge and hybrid cloud environments.
January 25, 2021 25 Jan'21
Hyperscale shift to 18 TB, SMR HDDs top '21 hard disk trends

New 20 TB energy-assisted and SMR hard disk options are starting to ship, but experts predict the top 2021 trend in data center hard drives will be the transition to 18 TB HDDs.
December 10, 2020 10 Dec'20
Seagate, Western Digital outline progress on RISC-V designs

Seagate and Western Digital provide updates on their RISC-V-enabled processor designs that can drive advances in data storage and security at the network's edge.
December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20
Nutanix names VMware vet Ramaswami as CEO

New Nutanix CEO Ramaswami appears to have the SaaS model background the HCI vendor sought, after helping VMware move in that direction as COO of cloud services.

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4 Windows Server 2019 storage features to ease management

Microsoft includes storage features in Windows Server 2019 to ease migration and create highly available and scalable software-defined storage in data centers. Continue Reading
Market for software-defined systems due for a correction

Software-defined storage seems to relegate hardware to the sidelines, but that may change as hardware-centric offerings become attractive alternatives to software-on-COTS options. Continue Reading
Disaggregation enables on-demand resource pool management and creation

Disaggregation may not be a new concept, but it has become more important to IT in recent years. Here, it means breaking computers down to the core elements of compute, memory, I/O, storage, cache, network fabric and so on, to enable resource pool ... Continue Reading

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Server-based operating systems vs. PC-based operating systems

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