Results tagged "SSD"
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Eliminating Noisy Neighbors in the Public Cloud
May 15, 2013 08:05 PM
An IaaS provider is using all-SSD arrays and storage QoS to ensure that some tenants can’t disrupt performance of others by overconsuming resources.IBM Makes Economic Case for All-Flash Arrays
April 22, 2013 11:53 AM
IBM claims all-flash arrays are now more economical than traditional hard disks for Tier-1 storage. Is it time to ditch spinning disks?DIY Storage: Why I Built My Own SAN
March 29, 2013 02:36 PM
I built my own SAN to meet some storage needs at my job. In a series of posts I’ll cover the reasons why, how I did it, and the hardware and software I used.In IT, Everything Old Is New Again
March 27, 2013 03:42 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.Storage Vendors, Flash Manufacturers, Buy Into Startups
March 15, 2013 02:18 PM
Storage startups are getting interest—and money—from storage vendors and flash manufacturers. But investment doesn’t always mean the promise of viability.Don't Trade High Availability for Flash Performance
March 05, 2013 01:58 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.Server-Side Caching Gets Smarter Via Startup PernixData
February 20, 2013 03:25 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.SSD/Hard Disk Hybrids Bridge Storage Divide
January 30, 2013 08:03 PM
Solid-state is creeping into every nook of the storage ecosystem. The next frontier could be the rebirth of hybrids. Case in point is a startup that combines SSDs and traditional disks to maximize both performance and capacity.Seagate Flashes $40 Million for Virident PCIe Cards
January 29, 2013 09:53 AM
Seagate announced a $40 million investment in Virident, which makes flash-based PCIe cards for servers. The move underlines the broad expansion of flash storage into multiple sectors of the enterprise market.Can Hybrid Drives Win the Notebook Market?
January 14, 2013 11:38 AM
Solid-state hard drives (SSHDs) offer the speed of all-flash drives and the capacity of traditional disk. But increased capacity and falling costs of SSDs may negate those advantages in the notebook market.Best of the Web
VXLAN termination on physical devices
VXLAN is an Experimental IETF draft of protocols to enable the creation of a large overlay, multi-tenant network.
ONF Deadly Serious About OpenFlow-Based SDNs
: OpenFlow is poised to reach over-hyped status, yet there are practical, useful reasons for keeping an eye on Openflow. The biggest cloud players are involved and driving the feature creation.
Practical Introduction to Applied OpenFlow
Get a primer on the Openflow protocol and what it can do for networking.
On Resilience of Spit-Architecture Networks
This research papers investigates the practical issues in split-architecture networks and the placement of the controllers, such as Openflow controllers, in the network.
