Edge computing architectures typically consists of an array of IoT sensors that are collecting data in realtime which then send data to an edge data center for additional processing. Eventually, much of the collected data ends up in a public…
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Understanding the IO Needs of Edge Computing
Tagged with: Cloud, Dell PowerEdge, DRAM, Edge Computing, HDD, IOPS, IoT, Kingston Technology, Latency, NVMe, PCIe, SAS, SATA, SSD
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Lightboard Video: SSDs Are Critical for Edge Computing Success
The escalating use of IoT devices, as well as the need for Cloud providers and Content Delivery Network providers to get closer to where their customers are, is driving edge computing. The goal of edge computing is to reduce latency…
Flash Memory Summit 2019 – Day 1
Storage Switzerland is at the 2019 edition of the Flash Memory Summit (FMS). Each day of the summit, we will be providing a quick summary of our meetings. Day 1 was a busy day for StorageSwiss as we raced from…
Tagged with: AI, DRAM, Flash, Flash memory, flash memory summit, FMS2019, HPC, NVMe, Pavilion Data, SAS, SATA
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You Need a Multi-Flash Storage Strategy
The two big trends in flash technology are Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) flash and QLC (quad-level cell) but they are at opposite ends of the spectrum from a use case perspective. NVMe flash is designed for extremely high performance and…
Lightboard Video: Does the SSD Architecture Really Matter?
It is easy to get caught up in the maximum performance potential of solid-state drives (SSDs), especially as we move into the era of non-volatile memory express (NVMe) access protocols. However, in reality, applications and service level agreements (SLAs) cannot…
Bringing the Cloud Model to On-Premises Flash Storage – StorPool Briefing Note
Legacy storage-area network (SAN) architectures are notoriously expensive and complex, leading many enterprises to consider migrating workloads off-premises. However, the public cloud model carries recurring costs that add up over time; with the growing petabytes of data that need to…
A Strategy for NVMe All-Flash in 2019
Hybrid Flash Arrays and All-Flash Arrays are fundamentally changing the way IT designs storage architectures. IT can create virtual environments with much higher virtual machine to physical server ratios, scale-up databases to support exponentially more users and add new workloads…
Does NVMe Flash Mean the End of SAS Flash?
Before NVMe, most flash systems were either serial attached SCSI (SAS) or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) based. In all-flash arrays, SAS was the preferred protocol because of its higher bandwidth and ability to support multi-port connections. NVMe is the…
Tagged with: All-Flash, Compression, Deduplication, Flash, Hard disk, Hybrid, NVMe, Object Storage, PCIe, SAS, SATA, Western Digital
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Can Software Defined Networking Bring Scale to HCI? – Big Switch HCI Briefing Note
Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) is one of those technologies that look great on the whiteboard. The idea of collapsing the compute, storage and networking tiers into one, and creating an infrastructure that automatically scales as each node is added to the…
Tagged with: Big Switch, Cloud, HCI, Hyperconverged, Redundancy, SAS, SATA, SDN, SSD, VM, VSAN
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Storage for Deep Learning
Deep Learning is a machine learning method that uses algorithms to determine a predictable behavior by analyzing seemingly disparate types of data. Use cases include fraud prevention, image classification, speech recognition, and countless others. To deliver a frictionless interaction with…
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