‘Software Defined X’ (insert Storage, Network or Data centre as required) is the new buzz phrase in the cloud world and as usual, vendor after vendor is jumping on it. In the case of storage, you have ‘system’ vendors on one side looking to defend their proprietary stance whilst newer, software-only companies look to turn storage hardware into a commodity. For those with an interest in data management, it begs the question ‘will Software Defined Storage replace...
Read MoreSNW EUROPE, VIRTUALIZATION WORLD AND DATACENTER TECHNOLOGIES, also known as the ‘Powering the Cloud’ events take place on 29th and 30th October 2013 at Congress Frankfurt.
Read MoreAccording to Gartner, the market for all flash storage is going to approach £2.6bn by 2015. Given these high stakes and ongoing competition between hardware-centric flash appliances and new software-centric flash storage arrays, it’s no surprise that there’s substantial misinformation out there. To attempt to shed some light on the controversy, below are five common, yet mistakable, assumptions that businesses make when it comes to flash storage. By Scott Dietzen, CEO of Pure...
Read MoreCost, speed and reliability - the three crucial factors when it comes to choosing your next data storage system, writes Warren Reid, Director of Marketing at Dot Hill Systems.
Read MoreThe storage industry is awash with reports on the disappearing disk drive industry and many are hailing the end of the spinning disk drive. However before we get carried away in the euphoria of an all flash based industry it is worth standing back and taking a pragmatic look at the industry at large, the reason why Flash has become such a hot category and finally, how to best utilize flash technology within a big data environment. By Panasas.
Read MoreBy Seamus Crehan, President, Crehan Research Inc.
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