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September 26, 2013 03:08 PM
As flash-based caching systems add write-back capabilities, be aware that performance gains can hit a wall.
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September 19, 2013 10:07 AM
Cloud storage provider Nirvanix, which is closing its doors, ran afoul of harsh cloud financing models.
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September 18, 2013 01:10 PM
At Interop New York I'll dive into the different roles flash can play in your storage architecture, and also delve into how to solve VDI-related storage problems.
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September 17, 2013 11:20 AM
How do you classify software-defined storage? Let's try kingdoms, genus and species.
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September 11, 2013 11:32 AM
Cisco is acquiring solid-state array vendor Whiptail for $415 million. The purchase edges Cisco closer to becoming a one-stop IT shop for the enterprise.
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September 10, 2013 11:37 AM
Western Digital's $685 million acquisition of PCIe flash specialist Virident lets it compete with flash giants such as Intel/Micron and Samsung. But where was Seagate in all this?
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September 09, 2013 03:19 PM
VMware is making good on its talk about software-defined storage with three products: vFlash, VSAN and Virsto. But as always, there are pros and cons.
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September 05, 2013 11:33 AM
Some vendors won't fare well if software-defined storage takes off, but disk drive specialists will reap benefits. Here's how.
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September 04, 2013 02:39 PM
Using FVP from startup PernixData together with VMware's VSAN is an all-around bad idea. Combining two flash management layers would be inefficient and reduce performance.
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September 04, 2013 12:53 PM
EMC launches new VNX arrays with upgraded software to take full advantage of SSD performance. All-flash startups still have an advantage, but VNX takes a big step forward.
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August 27, 2013 05:10 PM
Skyera’s newest SSD appliance skyEagle boasts up to 250TB of storage. That gives Skyera the highest-density system on the market.
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August 21, 2013 01:57 PM
Startup Crossbar bets on resistive random-access memory in the race to find a replacement for flash storage.
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August 12, 2013 08:10 PM
Optical disks, data crystals and other new storage media promise capacity and longevity, but that's not all it takes to meet the needs of a large, long-term archive.
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August 06, 2013 05:18 PM
2D NAND flash is fast reaching its limit but Samsung's new 3D chip is an encouraging development in flash memory's evolution.
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July 31, 2013 02:05 PM
Diablo Technologies' new Memory Channel Storage devices plug flash storage into the DIMM slots. If Diablo's performance claims prove true, expect to see some fast servers built around the technology.
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July 30, 2013 02:25 PM
Microsoft improves on the storage functionality in its upcoming Windows Server release with new SSD-supported automated tiering and write-back caching.
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July 26, 2013 03:40 PM
One day of streamers and cake doesn't make up for all the hard work underappreciated sysadmins do.
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July 24, 2013 02:15 PM
Traditional disk drives may lack the flash of flash drives, but Seagate shows there's still room for innovation with spinning disks.
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July 16, 2013 07:44 PM
As the SSD market consolidates, companies that run flash foundries and established storage vendors may have the edge.
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July 12, 2013 07:03 PM
Israeli startup's software creates shared storage pools across server clusters but EMC will need to make improvements to the technology.