Convergence and hyper-convergence are two concepts that have proven to be very popular with data centers, allowing them to shorten implementation times and in some cases condense the IT stack to simplify operations and support. But these concepts have mostly…
This week’s look at news and notes features George Crump and Eric Slack talking to Charlie Hodges about issues ranging from VVols, the importance of Quality of Service in Storage and a deep talk on a claim that “disk is…
In our on-demand webinar “Which Flash is Best for MS-SQL?” one of the polling questions delivered a surprising result; 67% of respondents that were using flash to accelerate MS-SQL, were using flash inside of the server, instead of shared flash on the…
It seems that some all-flash vendors are quick to write off hard disk drives (HDD) with some even pronouncing HDDs dead. But disks have a role to play in the data center and even for primary storage. HDDs still have…
SSDs are about to get a lot faster, thanks to NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) the new industry standard interface for solid-state storage products. It was developed to replace SAS/SATA and fully exploit the advantages of non-volatile memory technologies like NAND…
When IT professionals look to solve a storage performance or capacity problem the number of options available to them can almost be overwhelming. Trying to select the right solution to their particular problem seems almost impossible. They simply don’t have…
VVols simplifies the process of setting up and managing storage to support VMs by enabling VMware administrators and users to create specific storage policies. But under the covers VMware leaves the implementation of VVols to the storage array vendor. In…
Software-Defined Storage (SDS) is one of the hottest topics in the IT industry and, as a technology, provides some significant advantages over traditional storage system designs. These advantages translate into substantial benefits that arguably have driven the interest in SDS…
Organizations are expected to respond in real time to the needs of their customers. “Real Time”, however, is much more than just reacting faster to queries, it means tailoring the customer’s interaction with the organization so that they are presented…
Prior to implementing a flash solution, it is important to make sure the environment is ready for it so maximum value can be extracted from the flash investment. Watch this trailer from our Webinar “Which Flash is Best for MS-SQL?…
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