File data can amount to 80% or more of the data that needs to be protected and managed. For Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, it was a big problem. Stepphon Gayle, their Data Storage Manager, handles protecting more than…
Yearly Archives: 2015
ChalkTalk Video: Freeing your Data from Storage Prison
IT professionals have more choices than ever when it comes to deciding what to store their data on and where that storage should reside in the infrastructure. Flash storage choices include SLC, MLC, TLC/3D NAND and can reside in the…
ChalkTalk Video: VMworld Infrastructures – Fibre, IP Storage and the Cloud
The data center infrastructure is evolving. At the core is the Fibre Channel SAN, which is itself evolving gain speed and capabilities like 16Gbps bandwidth. Then there is the move toward next generation applications that often count on IP-based storage.…
ChalkTalk Video: The Struggle Between Flash Performance and Capacity
The challenge when selecting a flash array is, do you go with performance in the form of all-flash or do you go with capacity in the form of a hybrid array? To overcome these challenges vendors are coming to market…
ChalkTalk Video: Eliminating Flash Sprawl
Flash is the cure for almost all storage performance problems and can make a difference a variety of workloads. Tier 1 OLTP applications are an obvious use case for flash as is Tier 2 VMware environments and even Tier 3…
ChalkTalk Video: Moving VMware VMs to Hyper-V, AWS or Anywhere
Workload Mobility is a hot subject at VMworld 2015. The ability to move a virtual machine from a VMware environment to Hyper-V, Amazon AWS or a Cloud Service Provider enables businesses of all sizes to cut the cost and complexity…
ChalkTalk Video: Selecting a Storage System for Virtualization AND Containers
At VMworld we hear a lot about container technology like Docker. It is becoming clear that as containers become adopted by the data center the storage infrastructure will need to support both operating environments. In this ChalkTalk video, George Crump,…
ChalkTalk Video: Storage Sprawl to Storage Spry
One of the key challenges facing administrators is how to deal with storage sprawl, especially in the VMware era. Virtualization of servers and desktops has led to IT administrators being forced to throw hardware at the problem. It is not…
MS-SQL Admins – Step Up and Smell the Container
Container technologies like Docker are capturing a lot of headlines in IT circles right now. They provide a greater level of granularity than a virtual machine, creating a more portable and flexible environment. The problem is that most of the…
Docker and Storage – Understanding Docker I/O
Designing a Docker Storage Infrastructure A recent Storage Switzerland report covered the basics of Docker and Storage; what Docker is and how it impacts storage. Container technology and Docker specifically places unique demands on the storage infrastructure that most legacy…
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