Object storage has been around for a number of years but is now getting more attention. This is due to a couple of factors: the amount of data, especially file data, is continuing to grow and the length of time…
What is protection storage? Is this merely a way to re-package the role of purpose-built data deduplication appliances or are there some unique attributes to protection storage that warrants closer scrutiny from technology decision makers? In short, protection storage drives…
IT professionals wear many hats and are constantly responding to the emergency of the moment. When performance problems appear in the virtual environment the default reaction is to throw hardware at the problem. That means “throwing” premium priced flash SSD at it. But this approach can lead to buying too much or too little SSD, which either wastes money or doesn’t effectively solve the performance problem. In this article Storage Switzerland’s lead analyst George Crump, leads you through the process of qualifying your virtual environment’s SSD suitability.
One of the top read articles on StorageSwiss is, “What is a Storage Controller?“. As we discussed in that article, a storage controller is the compute power in a storage system and is responsible for delivering basic functions like concatenating disks into volumes, RAID data protection…
In my last few columns, I have discussed the value of scale-out and scale-up storage systems. I’ve also discussed the potential for All-Flash systems to last twice as long as hard drive based systems. In those columns I’ve tried to…
Recently the David Wright, CEO of solid fire wrote an excellent blog responding to a column I wrote comparing the benefits of scale-up and scale-out All-Flash storage systems. However, his blog might lead one to believe that I think scale-out…