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DIY Storage: Risk, Cost, and Benefit
September 16, 2013 01:20 PM
Posted by Jasmine McTigue
Buying commodity hardware can save you a lot of money when building your own SAN. Plus, it isn't as risky as you might think.
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Hardware Vs. Software: Storage Vendors Go Head-to-Head
September 13, 2013 05:12 PM
Posted by Tom Trainer
Don't count hardware storage vendors out as the industry shifts to software-based infrastructure. Hardware and software vendors are making moves that promise storage innovation in both traditional infrastructure and SDI.
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Cisco Buys Whiptail, Plants Flag in New Territory
September 11, 2013 11:32 AM
Posted by Howard Marks
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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DIY Storage: Using Virtualization To Cut Costs
September 10, 2013 02:01 PM
Posted by Jasmine McTigue
While building my own storage system as a pilot project at work, I figured out how to stretch my budget via virtualization. Here's what I did.
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Western Digital Buys Virident To Battle Flash Giants
September 10, 2013 11:37 AM
Posted by Howard Marks
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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VMware Gets Real About Virtual Storage
September 09, 2013 03:19 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
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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