Blog Archives

Backup 2.0 – How Primary Storage, Backup Software and Backup Hardware are solving data protection challenges

Data protection is more than just backup and backup is more that just moving data from point A to point B. Data centers need to design a layered data protection strategy that allows them to meet a wide variety of…

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Blog

SlideShare – How to make a Hybrid Array perform like an All-Flash Array

One of the toughest decisions IT professionals face when selecting a new storage system is deciding between an All-Flash Array and a Hybrid Array. Do you go with the predictable high performance of the all-flash architecture or the attractive price…

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Slideshare

Deduplication makes Hybrid Arrays more predictable

Hybrid arrays, arrays that mix flash and hard drives in order to strike a balance between dollar per GB and dollar per IOP, typically cause one common point of concern for IT planners; Predictably. One of the key ways to…

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Blog

SlideShare – Is The All-Flash Data Center Myth or Reality?

In this webinar experts from Storage Switzerland and Tegile discuss if the All-Flash Data Center can become reality. We explore the return on investment that All-Flash systems can deliver, like increased user and virtual machine densities, lower drive counts and…

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Slideshare

Unstructured Data is distracting Backup Administrators

File based data accounts for more than 80 percent of capacity demand and backup administrators spend most of their time protecting this unstructured data. But the remaining set, structured data, will cause the organization the most harm if it is…

Tagged with: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Article

The Future of Enterprise Flash in 2015

TLC Flash, 3D NAND, NVM and Hybrid Memory Arrays are the four big changes coming to memory based storage in 2015 that enterprises need to be prepared for. The technologies promise to dramatically reduce the cost of flash storage while…

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Webinar

SlideShare – Is Convergence right for you? – 4 questions to ask

Data centers of all sizes are looking for ways to increase the return on investment on their virtualized (desktop and server) infrastructures. Converged infrastructures propose to increase ROI by reducing the number of layers, essentially combining compute, storage and networking…

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Slideshare

How does your Hyperconverged Solution store Data?

As we discussed in our recent webinar, “Is Convergence Right for You?“, converged or hyperconverged architectures can come in various forms, ranging from a bundle of multiple vendor’s hardware and software, to a software only – bring your own server…

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Blog

Pure Storage enhances Forever Flash

In early 2014, Pure Storage backed up its belief that flash storage was more than reliable enough for the enterprise by creating its “Forever Flash” program. The goal of the program was to end the longstanding practice of maintenance extortion…

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Blog

Tegile Provides More Flash Options

Tegile recently announced two new members of its product family and an update to its software that promises to get more data centers taking their first significant flash step. This announcement addresses two challenges head-on that Storage Switzerland sees facing…

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Blog