Software Defined Storage (SDS) was supposed to take the data center by storm, sweeping IT professionals off their feet on the way to storage management bliss. But, most SDS projects are never actually started or abandoned long before they reach…
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SlideShare: SDS is Broken – And How to Fix it
Tagged with: HDD, NVMe, SDS, Snapshots, Software Defined, SSD, StorONE, Virtualization
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Posted in Slideshare
Is Your All-Flash Array Leaking?
An all-flash array is supposed to be the pinnacle of storage performance but these systems have a secret; they are leaking performance. Proof of this is simple, take the raw IOPS of the drives inside the typical all-flash array and…
Tagged with: HDD, NVMe, SDS, Snapshots, Software Defined, SSD, StorONE, Virtualization
Posted in Blog
Posted in Blog
For SDS on NAS, Hardware Matters – iXsystems Briefing Note
A well established concept in the Network Attached Storage (NAS) market is Software Defined Storage (SDS). SDS is tailor-made for NAS, as a file system is, after all, a software construct and it should run on any hardware. While SDS…
Tagged with: Encryption, iXSystems, NAS, NVDIMM, NVMe, Object Storage, Ransomware, SAN, SDS, VM, VMware
Posted in Briefing Note
Posted in Briefing Note
SDS – The Next Generation
Software Defined Storage (SDS) was supposed to revolutionize storage, freeing IT from the chains of vendor lock-in, allowing them to build more cost effective scalable architectures. The first generation of SDS solutions, for the most part emulated the dedicated storage…
Tagged with: HDD, NVMe, SDS, Snapshots, Software Defined, SSD, StorONE, Virtualization
Posted in White Paper
Posted in White Paper
Why Can’t SDS Be More Like VMware?
VMware fundamentally changed server deployment. Prior to VMware the best practice was “one-server, one-app” which, as Intel processors continued to increase in power, led to a massive waste of compute resources. VMware allowed applications to be safely stacked on those…
Webinar: SDS is Broken – And How to Fix it
Software Defined Storage (SDS) was supposed to take the data center by storm, sweeping IT professionals off their feet on the way to storage management bliss. But, most SDS projects are never actually started or abandoned long before they reach…
Tagged with: HDD, NVMe, SDS, Snapshots, Software Defined, SSD, StorONE, Virtualization
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Posted in Webinar
Creating a Cloud Extension Instead of a Cloud Migration Strategy – Nexenta Briefing Note
As data centers consider the role cloud compute and storage will have in their organization’s IT strategy, they look for solutions to extend what they already have, not solutions that require them to start over in the cloud. One of…
Tagged with: Block, Cloud, ISCSI, Migration, NAS, Nexenta, NFS, Object Storage, Replication, SDS, SMB, Unstructured data
Posted in Briefing Note
Posted in Briefing Note
Software-Only HA and DR for Linux – LINBIT Briefing Note
Linux is the dominant operating system of most cloud providers, and many enterprises have mission-critical applications that run on Linux. The applications running in these environments can be on bare metal systems, or virtual machines as well as containers. All…
Multi-Cloud is a Reality – How to Deal With it – NooBaa Briefing Note
Multi-Cloud, the idea of using a variety of cloud service providers based on their capabilities or who has the best price sounds great. While it sounds great that organizations will have the foresight to systematically review and move workloads in…
Tagged with: Cloud, Erasure Coding, GDPR, Hybrid, Migration, Multi-Cloud, NooBaa, Object Storage, Replication, SDS, Unstructured data
Posted in Briefing Note
Posted in Briefing Note
Creating a Storage Performance Validation Practice – Virtual Instruments Briefing Note
Storage architects have the responsibility to place workloads properly on the right storage tier. Workload placement requires a careful balance between the correct level of performance and the right price. The problem is these architects do not have the tools…
Tagged with: Cloud, Fibre Channel, ISCSI, NAS, NFS, Object Storage, SAN, SDS, SMB, Virtual Instruments, Virtualization
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Posted in Briefing Note
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