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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.
April 27, 2020 27 Apr'20
Pandemic changes enterprise storage buying plans

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing some IT organizations to delay or push up their 2020 enterprise data storage purchases, while others continue with business as usual.
February 13, 2020 13 Feb'20
Enterprise HDDs hit 20 TB, boost throughput in 2020

While waiting for HAMR to drop, we have more immediate spinning disk developments to watch out for in 2020, such as dual-actuator and shingled drives.
September 27, 2019 27 Sep'19
Forrester Wave shows newcomers edging out legacy vendors

Well-funded startups moved up in the 2019 Forrester Wave, while most legacy vendors dropped. Cyberattack recoverability and single-pane-of-glass management were leading factors.

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What's behind today's IT infrastructure modernization strategies?

See how businesses have altered operating environments, applications and processes to meet IT infrastructure modernization goals, their budgets and how far along they've gotten. Continue Reading
The AFA market faces unprecedented and rapid commoditization

Prices of all-flash arrays have nosedived. Massive discounts due to fierce competition are contributing to rapid and unprecedented commoditization of all-flash arrays and changes in the AFA market. Meantime, the demand for AFAs is shrinking because ... Continue Reading
A dozen data storage vendors to watch in 2017

Hyper-convergence, solid-state, software-defined storage and the cloud have revolutionized the way we deploy, manage and secure storage. How the dozen leading data storage vendors presented here navigate the challenges and opportunities created by ... Continue Reading

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Storage Products of the Year 2020

Nominate your favorite or best storage products for the 'Storage' magazine and SearchStorage annual Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
IT spending priorities for 2018 include cloud and flash storage

More than half of respondents to our survey have larger IT budgets this year, and their storage spending is focused on ways to manage massive data growth. Continue Reading
Buying NAS: Do you want performance and scalability?

Although SANs still rule the modern the data center, the NAS array maintains a position high up on tech buyers' shopping lists for new primary storage. Continue Reading

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Top infrastructure modernization strategy challenges

Increase the odds of IT modernization success by learning about the challenges and obstacles others have faced when attempting to modernize their infrastructure for their business. Continue Reading
Navigating cloud-based data storage requires some caution

Cloud services are economical and easy to use -- if you know the ropes. Approach cloud computing issues with caution; you just might run into familiar on-premises storage problems. Continue Reading
Get control of data storage growth before things go haywire

Companies are collecting and hoarding data like never before. Take control of this out-of-control situation with forward-looking data storage and management practices. 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
Virtual machine backup a top VM storage priority

Virtual machine backup might not be such a big headache anymore, but it still commands some serious resources. Continue Reading
File-based replication vs. volume-based replication

Backup expert Pierre Dorion offers advice about the pros and cons of file-based replication vs. volume-based replication. Continue Reading