Dell, HP Erode Startups' Advantages in Flash Storage
June 13, 2013 17:25 PM
Startups with purpose-built flash arrays had an advantage over incumbent storage vendors that retrofit SSDs into systems designed for spinning disk. That advantage is disappearing.
Survey Reveals Slow Windows Server 2012 Adoption
June 12, 2013 13:33 PM
Symantec-commissioned report shows that organizations aren't rushing to migrate to the latest Windows Server update.
Pure Storage Boosts Crypto Features, Takes CIA Money
June 07, 2013 12:11 PM
Pure Storage, maker of all-flash arrays, released product upgrades including data-at-rest encryption. The company also announced an investment from In-Q-Tel, the venture arm of the CIA.
Dell VRTX Rethinks Blade Servers
June 06, 2013 13:58 PM
Dell's VRTX converged infrastructure uses PCIe switch slots instead of a conventional blade chassis with mezzanine cards to give customers more flexibility and choice.
Ethernet: A Personal History
May 30, 2013 13:20 PM
Ethernet is 40 years old this year. I’ve been working with the technology since it emerged. Here are a few reflections on how Ethernet has evolved, and where it’s going in the future.
Solving VDI Problems with SSDs and Data Deduplication
May 22, 2013 16:29 PM
When it comes to VDI, users don’t want to sacrifice a rich desktop experience, and IT doesn’t want to get crushed by the storage costs and management efforts required to provide that experience. Data dedupe and SSDs solve this dilemma.
Fusion-io Leaders Step Down in Executive-Suite Turmoil
May 16, 2013 12:46 PM
Fusion-io CEO David Flynn and CMO Rick White have departed the flash memory company just weeks after acquiring NexGen Storage, a startup. Reports say Fusion-io's board wasn't satisfied with revenue growth.
QLogic Launches FabricCache HBA to Accelerate Writes
April 30, 2013 11:32 AM
QLogic's FabricCache, a Fibre Channel HBA that combines flash memory and caching, may be the easiest way to accelerate write-intensive applications.
Fusion-io Buys Hybrid Startup NexGen
April 25, 2013 14:17 PM
Fusion-io, a maker of PCIe flash cards, announced it was acquiring hybrid storage array startup NexGen, which sells a flash-optimized system. Fusion-io will sell NexGen’s software directly to integrators.
HP Launches Moonshot: Little Servers for Big Applications
April 09, 2013 11:14 AM
HP's Moonshot offers high-density, low-power servers that are ideal for hyperscale data centers, but don't expect them to unseat virtualized servers and blades in the enterprise.
Kill the Traditional PCIe Slot: A Modest Proposal
April 02, 2013 09:26 AM
Let's get rid of traditional PCIe slots and move all the cable connections to the front of the server. We'll get compelling maintenance and operational advantages. Here's how and why.
Whiptail Breaks Vendor Lock-in On Storage Replication
March 29, 2013 15:22 PM
Replication between data centers typically required customers to buy two of the same storage arrays from a vendor. Storage company Whiptail has added heterogeneous replication to its array, which lets customers use Whiptail and any other system.
In IT, Everything Old Is New Again
March 27, 2013 15:42 PM
Software-defined storage? Old news. Non-volatile memory? Same deal. Rogue business units that get around IT with a credit card and outside resources? I was doing it long before SaaS showed up.
False Disk Drive Failures Are a Real Problem
March 26, 2013 13:34 PM
New information shows disk drives report false failures with alarming frequency. False failures have real costs for data center operators. Here’s what the industry can do about it.
Storage Vendors, Flash Manufacturers, Buy Into Startups
March 15, 2013 14:18 PM
Storage startups are getting interest—and money—from storage vendors and flash manufacturers. But investment doesn’t always mean the promise of viability.
EMC Amps Up Flash Product Line
March 06, 2013 11:47 AM
EMC announced new high-performance PCIe SSDs to extend its range of flash drives, and said its all-flash array, XtremIO, is now available for customers. The company also rebranded its server-side caching software.
Don't Trade High Availability for Flash Performance
March 05, 2013 13:58 PM
The rise of SSDs has also resurrected the single-controller architecture--along with its single point of failure. IT shouldn't gamble on high availability just for flash's amped-up performance.
Virident Unlocks PCIe Flash From a Single Server
February 22, 2013 11:20 AM
Virident is releasing software that makes PCIe flash behave more like a SAN or distributed cache, expanding the performance boost of PCIe flash across multiple servers.
Server-Side Caching Gets Smarter Via Startup PernixData
February 20, 2013 15:25 PM
Startup PernixData uses a distributed, replicated write-back cache to take full advantage of SSDs in server-side caching while addressing the risks of server failure and data loss.
VMware Acquires Virsto To Enhance Virtual Storage Performance
February 12, 2013 17:11 PM
VMware is acquiring Virsto, which provides software to accelerate virtual machine I/O and improve overall storage performance in virtual environments.
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