Will software defined storage impact data protection/management?

‘Software Defined X’ (insert Storage, Network or Data centre as required) is the new buzz phrase in the cloud world and as usual, vendor after vendor is jumping on it. In the case of storage, you have ‘system’ vendors on one side looking to defend their proprietary stance whilst newer, software-only companies look to turn storage hardware into a commodity. For those with an interest in data management, it begs the question ‘will Software Defined Storage replace...

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Enabling ‘new & old world’ enterprise scale applications:Spotlight session at the ‘Powering the Cloud’ events

SNW EUROPE, VIRTUALIZATION WORLD AND DATACENTER TECHNOLOGIES, also known as the ‘Powering the Cloud’ events take place on 29th and 30th October 2013 at Congress Frankfurt.

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Dispelling the flash storage myths

According to Gartner, the market for all flash storage is going to approach £2.6bn by 2015. Given these high stakes and ongoing competition between hardware-centric flash appliances and new software-centric flash storage arrays, it’s no surprise that there’s substantial misinformation out there. To attempt to shed some light on the controversy, below are five common, yet mistakable, assumptions that businesses make when it comes to flash storage. By Scott Dietzen, CEO of Pure...

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Go hybrid: why you need a balanced diet of SSDs and HDDs

Cost, speed and reliability - the three crucial factors when it comes to choosing your next data storage system, writes Warren Reid, Director of Marketing at Dot Hill Systems.

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Why we can’t junk hard disk drives

The storage industry is awash with reports on the disappearing disk drive industry and many are hailing the end of the spinning disk drive. However before we get carried away in the euphoria of an all flash based industry it is worth standing back and taking a pragmatic look at the industry at large, the reason why Flash has become such a hot category and finally, how to best utilize flash technology within a big data environment. By Panasas.

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10 Gigabit Ethernet: 2H12 Results and 2013 Outlook

By Seamus Crehan, President, Crehan Research Inc.

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Technical Discussion: Encryption and Security at High Speed over Distance for IP Storage

Why do so many IP replication solutions lack encryption capabilities, and why is performance an issue when you need to encrypt data inflight? Check out Brocade subject matter experts discussing the challenges of maintaining security while replicating data between data centers at high throughput, including how Brocade addresses this architecturally with IP Extension.

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