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The difference between Retroactive Deduplication and Software Defined Storage

Posted on January 12, 2015 by George Crump

Short of buying a new storage system with storage efficiency (deduplication and compression) built in, it is difficult to add the technology to an existing storage array. Today there are two ways to accomplish this. First, you can wait for…

StorageShort: Performance of a Cache Miss

Posted on December 17, 2014 by George Crump

One of the most common questions we get asked by customers considering a hybrid arrays is “What is my performance going to look like if there is a cache miss and data has to come from the hard drive tier”.…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Hybrid array, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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SlideShare – How to make a Hybrid Array perform like an All-Flash Array

Posted on December 3, 2014 by George Crump

One of the toughest decisions IT professionals face when selecting a new storage system is deciding between an All-Flash Array and a Hybrid Array. Do you go with the predictable high performance of the all-flash architecture or the attractive price…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Hybrid array, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
Posted in Slideshare

Deduplication makes Hybrid Arrays more predictable

Posted on December 2, 2014 by George Crump

Hybrid arrays, arrays that mix flash and hard drives in order to strike a balance between dollar per GB and dollar per IOP, typically cause one common point of concern for IT planners; Predictably. One of the key ways to…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Hybrid array, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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SlideShare – Is The All-Flash Data Center Myth or Reality?

Posted on December 2, 2014 by George Crump

In this webinar experts from Storage Switzerland and Tegile discuss if the All-Flash Data Center can become reality. We explore the return on investment that All-Flash systems can deliver, like increased user and virtual machine densities, lower drive counts and…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Clones, Compression, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Return On Investment, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
Posted in Slideshare

Tegile Provides More Flash Options

Posted on November 21, 2014 by George Crump

Tegile recently announced two new members of its product family and an update to its software that promises to get more data centers taking their first significant flash step. This announcement addresses two challenges head-on that Storage Switzerland sees facing…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Compression, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Flash, Hybrid, Hybrid array, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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Solving the concerns of NOT going All-Flash – Podcast

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Charlie Hodges

Storage Switzerland and Tegile teamed up for a webinar on the four things you can do to a Hybrid Array to achieve All-Flash performance. Joining me in the podcast talk about webinar attendee concerns about a hybrid flash are George Crump…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Flash, Hard Drive, Hybrid, Hybrid array, Protection, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
Posted in Podcast

The ROI of an early Storage Refresh

Posted on November 12, 2014 by George Crump

When a storage system is purchased, the hope is that it will meet the storage performance and capacity demands of the data center for 3-5 years. Thanks to the changing compute environment and capabilities available from new storage systems, it…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Compression, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Return On Investment, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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StorageShort: Primary Storage Hard Disk Arrays should be replaced now

Posted on November 11, 2014 by George Crump

We have advised IT professionals that all future primary storage purchases be either hybrid or all-flash arrays for several years now. The value derived from these solutions include increased virtual machine (desktop and server) density, applications that can support more…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Compression, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Return On Investment, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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The four steps to Predictable Hybrid Array Performance

Posted on November 4, 2014 by George Crump

Hybrid All-Flash Arrays drive down cost by mixing high performance flash with cost effective hard disk drives (HDD). Establishing predictable performance is the chief concern for Hybrid Array buyers. As long as data is being accessed from the flash tier,…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Hybrid array, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
Posted in Blog