Storage consolidation is a lost cause. Why? The reason is that both the storage hardware and the use cases for that hardware are too different from each other. I outlined the problems in detail in my blog The Need for…
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The Need for Storage Fragmentation
Here is the goal: Having a data center that consolidates all data onto a single storage system from one vendor. The hope is that by consolidating to a single system, the organization will reduce management headaches that IT administrators face…
Tagged with: All-Flash, Cloud, Data Mobility, FC, Flash, Fragmentation, NAS, Object Storage, Primary Data, QOS, Virtualization
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Posted in Blog
Where is the Cloud? The Cloud is a Method, Not a Location
In IT circles when the discussion of “the cloud” comes up, whether for cloud compute or cloud storage, the first thought is a public cloud like Amazon, Google or Azure. But the reality is the cloud is not a location,…
Heterogeneous Storage Analytics Difficult to Gather
Knowledge is power. But knowledge in a heterogeneous storage environment can be difficult to come by. Modern data centers often have a mix of software-defined storage, traditional proprietary storage, all-flash or hybrid storage arrays, and even cloud storage – all…
Tagged with: All-Flash, Cloud, FalconStor, Flash, HDD, Hybrid, Hyperconverged, SSD, Virtualization
Posted in Article
Posted in Article
Storage Management by Spreadsheet
It’s 2016 and still the number one storage management application is Microsoft Excel. Storage administrators continue to use Excel spreadsheets to track how much capacity each server is using and assign which LUN or volume goes to those servers. Of…
Qnext’s FileFlex Virtualizes File Access across Disparate Storage Infrastructures and Devices
Modern organizations today, regardless of size, are faced with many laws and government regulations that require them to maintain control and security of their data as well as properly protecting that data. At the same time, they have to meet…
Tagged with: BYOD, Cloud, file sync and share, FileFlex, MSP, Qnext, Shadow IT, SMB, Virtualization
Posted in Briefing Note
Posted in Briefing Note
ChalkTalk Video: Banning Excel Spreadsheet from Storage Management
Excel spreadsheets are the well-worn method IT administrators use to manage oversight of their storage systems. The spreadsheets track what servers serve to what LUN, how much capacity is available per LUN and how much capacity is available to assign.…
SlideShare: Are You Sticking Your Head in the SAN?
How To Break “The Cycle” and Move To Hyperconvergence Traditional three-tier (compute, network, storage) architectures have served their purpose. In today’s modern data centers, is a storage area network (SAN) the best fit to support your virtualized workloads and cloud…
Tagged with: Cloud, Hyperconvergence, Infrastructure, SAN, SimpliVity, Virtualization
Posted in Slideshare
Posted in Slideshare
SlideShare: NAS vs. Object Storage: 10 Reasons Why Object Storage Will Win
Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems and file servers were the foundation of collaboration in the 90’s. These storage systems primarily served the needs of users that needed to share files for projects. In the 2000’s NAS systems found a lease…
Tagged with: Caringo, File server, NAS, Object Storage, Unstructured data, Virtualization
Posted in Slideshare
Posted in Slideshare
Making Storage Aware of VMware
Briefing Note: Tintri VMstore Since the advent of VMware and other virtualization products, storage has been an issue. First, the challenge is having to use traditional shared storage devices with hypervisors. Traditional LUNs are too difficult to create, grow, and…
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