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Software-defined storage; Nurturing storage innovation with software
One of the origin stories of the personal computing revolution was how Bill Gates saw that the future lay in software while IBM still fixated on hardware. The result was the highly lucrative coupling of Microsoft’s operating system with personal computers. Gate’s...
Distributed Storage Distributes the Risks
Distributed storage arose to meet a growing array of needs confronting enterprises. We’ve long known that data is the lifeblood of our businesses. Leveraging data is how we prosper and grow. Yet, how do we keep our data safe and private? We need to safeguard our...
Do You Have a Strategy for Storing Data from Your Network’s Edge?
As the IT environment evolves, meeting storage needs demands new strategies. In the old days, most enterprise data was generated on-site and centrally stored in the data center. The edge of the network was defined by firewalls and was limited to the physical confines...
Do You Have a Strategy for Storing Data from Your Network’s Edge?
As the IT environment evolves, meeting storage needs demands new strategies. In the old days, most enterprise data was generated on-site and centrally stored in the data center. The edge of the network was defined by firewalls and was limited to the physical confines...
Serverless Computing (FaaS) vs Containers [ A 2022 Guide ]
Serverless Computing vs Containers Serverless storage falls under the rubric of a relatively new technology known as serverless computing. Serverless computing doesn’t replace containers, any more than containers replaced virtual machines (VMs). They all have their...
What Could 2022 Bring?
It’s the end of the year and time to let 2021 inform us as to what we might expect in 2022. We’re leaving another year that disrupted how we conduct business and store and process data. Thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, more employees at both large and...
Storage Trends for 2021 and Beyond!
Few predicted the events and tumult of 2020 and few predict how 2021 will finally shape up, but when it comes to storage-related developments, there’s a bit more clarity. Here are some forecasts for data storage trends of 2021 and beyond. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)...
The “New Normal” Demands Storage that’s Affordable and Reliable
Much has been said about today’s “new normal.” Life and commerce are certainly disrupted, but not everything has changed. Data continue to be generated every day and are still foundational to business success. Even in these times, there’s a lot more data today than...
All-Flash vs Hybrid Storage – A Buyers Guide to IT Managed Services
All-Flash vs Hybrid Storage: Unraveling the Differences Data Storage is a critical component of the MSP infrastructure. The storage must deliver high performance efficient capacity utilization and scale easily. It must have a modular design and scalability to enable...
Some Predictions for 2020
The new year is a time for renewed hope and optimism. What can we expect in 2020? NVMe Finally Arrives Although anticipated for years, the widespread adoption of NVMe is finally happening. NVMe helps to unlock the potential of SSDs, but SSDs are only recently becoming...
The Promises of 2019
2019 is upon us, which means it’s time to take note of trends in the storage industry. Here are five worth considering. NVMe over Fabrics is hot! Nonvolatile Memory Express (NVMe) greatly speeds communications between a host and solid-state storage. It replaces SCSI,...
The Voracious Appetites of Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
Like the Internet of Things, machine learning (ML) and its more august sibling, artificial intelligence (AI), are upon us. The former is impacting business and IT operations, and the latter will impact nearly all of society. When most of us think of them, we envision...
Surviving the IoT Flood
Last month’s blog addressed edge computing and how it supports the Internet of Things. Now, let’s look a bit further into the storage demands of IoT. IoT storage can’t possibly be covered in a blog, but here are some thoughts. We’ve all been introduced to an...
Edge Computing—Bringing Value to IoT
There are already many billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the business, consumer, civic, science, and industrial sectors. They’re scattered across the planet in assembly lines, vehicles, hospitals, cities, homes, environments, and even our clothing. They...
Virtual Desktop Infrastructures Need Very Fast Storage
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), also known as desktop-as-a-service (DaaS), has been widely adopted. VDI simplifies IT management and backups, facilitates security, and reduces hardware and operating costs. VMware, Citrix, Amazon, Parallels, and others offer VDI...