Flash Memory Summit Briefing: SavageIO’s Open Storage Platform Software Defined Storage (SDS) has a problem, it still requires hardware. This hardware requirement is a problem because most of the storage systems that a customer would purchase to go with their…
Every few years the time comes to update and refresh a data centers storage infrastructure. As part of this process many are considering all-flash arrays (AFAs). Vendors have flooded the market with AFA products, and for the IT professional sorting…
As IT professionals begin to refresh or upgrade their storage infrastructure, they are faced with a new set of choices during that process. Do they stick with full featured arrays or do they begin investing in software-defined storage? Join Storage…
One of the promises of software-defined storage (SDS) is the unification of storage services and the management of those services. The result should be a reduction in the cost to provision and manage storage resources. But some SDS solutions can…
Leaping to SDS? Make Sure You Can Answer These Questions: Is Software Defined Storage Right For You? What are the Hardware Requirements For Software Defined Storage? How do you Transition To Software Defined Storage? Join George Crump, Lead Analyst at…
At Storage Switzerland we write a lot about storage consolidation. While consolidation can simplify management the initial requirement of refreshing and potentially replacing legacy storage is a show stopper for many data centers. SDS provides a viable alternative if it can be used on existing storage assets so that the management and operation of those devices can be consolidated. In this article we discuss how SDS can provide simplification while being more cost-effective.
Software Defined Storage (SDS) can bring value to almost every data center that has multiple storage systems to manage and that are rapidly expanding. Once those value points are understood and verified, deciding which of the available SDS implementation types is right for your data center is the next step. In this article we provide guidance on how to determine if SDS is right for you, what type of SDS is right for you and when you should make your SDS move.
Since the introduction of flash, two primary methods for addressing application performance have emerged. First, the Hybrid Array that, using algorithms based on a dataset’s frequency of access, caches active data. The challenge with any algorithm that predicts future access…
Software defined storage (SDS) has been a common term in the data center for several years now. Its definition, for the most part is very similar to its predecessor, storage virtualization. Both concepts attempted to abstract data services from the…
Software Defined Storage (SDS) brings great promise to the data center. It can increase flexibility, simplify management and decrease costs. But SDS can do so much more and in this podcast I’ve asked our founder George Crump and the VP…
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