Don't miss our upcoming Network Computing virtual event on Connectivity Solutions - Secure Your Complementary Seat Now!
My grandson's favorite game reminds me a lot of the storage market. Like putting together an "exo-force" with Lego pieces, organizing a blockbuster "transformer" in the data center calls for just the right set of elements, assembled in the right order.
The news is full of examples of this -- the alliance between HDS and BlueArc being the latest. (See HDS, BlueArc in Big NAS Deal.) Here we have a key storage vendor reaching out to partner with a nimbler, smaller (albeit not that small) player that has technology to extend the scalability and functionality of disk arrays.
The HDS/BlueArc deal, like many others lately, features NAS as the key Lego element for systems that incorporate file- and block-level capability. Last week, Dell announced the first storage system build around Microsoft's Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003. (See Dell, Microsoft Team on NAS-Plus-iSCSI.) The key theme? Combining NAS with iSCSI block-level storage a la NetApp and HP. (See HP Fills In SMB Storage.)
A recent Byte and Switch poll confirmed user interest in the combined file-and-block approach to NAS, although quite a few questioned its immediate value to their sites.
Incidentally, check out our poll on the HDS and BlueArc pairing. We'd love to get your take.
What skills do network managers really need to properly secure industrial networks? What new protocols, frameworks, and regulations are important? And what conferences and certifications can help? Here are five tips to get started.
A full-stack approach to retail edge offers retailers a way to optimize operations and adapt to changes in a post-pandemic world.
Network management tool sprawl is getting in the way of network management. It’s time for IT to do something about it.
