Storage Systems Reports

EGUIDE: Read this expert guide to learn why focusing on optimizing your existing storage infrastructure for flash, rather than adopting a whole new all-flash array might be the right way to go. Then, read 5 quick tips on what to look for in a flash-first array.

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 | Published: 15 Sep 2017

EGUIDE: The dropping adoption of converged infrastructure doesn't foretell its death. Read on here to discover why many enterprises still select CI as a more stable and agile operating environment over HCI, and to consolidate assets acquired through acquisitions, as told by our experts in this guide.

Posted: 21 Aug 2017 | Published: 15 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: The days of cobbling together makeshift data center systems are fast waning. This e-guide illustrates the difference between converged and hyper-converged infrastructures. Read on to leverage CI and HCI to accelerate server and data center consolidation projects, support VDI deployments, and more.

Posted: 21 Aug 2017 | Published: 15 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: This SearchStorage.com pocket guide will assist you in not only selecting an all-flash array vendor, but also illustrates how to choose an AFA based on an examination of three AFA product categories— high-end enterprise arrays, midrange systems, and NAS appliances.

Posted: 17 Aug 2017 | Published: 14 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: Inside this expert guide, Clive Longbottom, co-founder and service director at Quocirca, identifies which application workloads are best suited for HCI—like ROBO and VDI—and explains why. Read on to gain cautionary advice, as well, with regards to HCI being a main component of cloud platforms.

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 | Published: 11 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: A handful of startups and top-tier players have introduced container-driven bundles that could determine a new delivery and support approach for hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). Read this expert guide to see highlighted several HCI appliances built for containerized apps that should be on your radar.

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 | Published: 11 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: In this guide, contributors from SearchConvergedInfrastructure lay out the differences between converged and hyper-converged infrastructure storage. Read on to finally get the bottom line from our experts on the divergence between CI and HCI storage, with specific appliance examples.

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 | Published: 10 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: Download this expert guide to view the trends and vendors shaping HCI and its role in the software-defined data center (SDDC). You'll also gain advice on implementing HCI, regardless of whether your apps are traditional, big data- or cloud-based.

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 | Published: 10 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, 20-year industry veteran Jacob Gsoedl demonstrates how hyper-converged systems differ from traditional storage systems. Read on to get a run-down of the top considerations buyers should have on their checklist for evaluating, purchasing, and deploying HCI, and more.

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 | Published: 10 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: Because we're in the midst of a worldwide NAND flash shortage, will once-lowered costs now rise? Download this guide as our editors evaluate the impact the NAND flash shortage has on the cost of SSDs (and how that compares per gigabyte to HDDs), as well as new use cases like flash as RAM.

Posted: 09 Aug 2017 | Published: 03 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: Download this guide to get a technical breakdown from our editors on Kaminario's K2 array, including it data compression improvements (ratio of 4:1) and compatibility with NVMe. Then, you'll access a Q&A with Kaminario's CEO Dani Golan, in which he identifies how the flash market is shifting.

Posted: 09 Aug 2017 | Published: 04 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: In this guide, our experts deconstruct the high-density all-flash disruption. Additionally, you'll access an article by George Crump, President of Storage Switzerland, in which he illustrates the state of this year's flash storage systems, and talks in detail about NVMe, as well as flash DIMM.

Posted: 09 Aug 2017 | Published: 04 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: Use this guide as a means to building your all-flash array business case by characterizing your apps and their requirements. Inside, you'll learn how to construct your AFA case, while reviewing five factors to consider before making your purchase.

Posted: 09 Aug 2017 | Published: 03 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: Click inside this expert-guide to learn how, as software-defined storage systems mature, the line between storage and data-processing platform is eroding, and why you should remain cautious about new technologies for the time being.

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 | Published: 31 Jul 2017

EGUIDE: From the experts at SearchConvergedInfrastructure.com, this guide assesses several types of HCI architectures based on featured capabilities—including cost model, data protection, and resiliency. Read on to see the analysis, as well as to answer the burning question, "Why is the HCI definition so varied?"

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 | Published: 31 Jul 2017

EGUIDE: In this guide from the SearchStorage.com editors, senior news writer Garry Kranz sits down with Pure Storage CEO Scott Dietzen to assess the evolutionary cycle of NVMe flash, the likely timeline for its mainstream adoption, a glimpse into flash-based backup techniques, and more. Read on to stay in the NVMe loop.

Posted: 26 Jul 2017 | Published: 20 Jul 2017

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we evaluate eight leading AFA vendors to let you decide which products best suit your organization. Read on as Logan Harbaugh, IT consultant and freelance reviewer with SearchStorage, breaks down how to select an AFA vendor based on functional specification, 3 essential purchasing considerations, and more.

Posted: 26 Jul 2017 | Published: 20 Jul 2017

EGUIDE: Our experts compiled this guide to determining the most suitable AFA vendor for your enterprise—ensuring you choose one that not only provides snapshots and thin provisioning, but also active-active controllers and replication, and QoS. Read on to also gain access to instruction for a three-phase AFA implementation.

Posted: 26 Jun 2017 | Published: 19 Jun 2017

EGUIDE: In this guide, read an interview with the CEO of one major flash storage distributor as he talks about NVMe, how customers are using SSDs, and plans for the future. Then, read more about an all-flash offering that's already prepped for NVMe capabilities as soon as the demand arises.

Posted: 26 Jun 2017 | Published: 20 Jun 2017

EGUIDE: Use this expert-guide to figure out if your workloads are right for flash storage, as well as explore 5 additional factors to consider before adopting a flash solution.

Posted: 21 Jun 2017 | Published: 20 Jun 2017

EGUIDE: Go inside this expert-guide to learn how to effectively price all-flash offerings. Then, learn how those on the cutting-edge of the flash market are putting their arrays to work reducing I/O latencies. Finally, discover the 2 data reduction strategies that many flash vendors put to work in their systems.

Posted: 21 Jun 2017 | Published: 19 Jun 2017

EGUIDE: This expert resource serves as your full guide to object storage implementation, with cloud workload, sync-and-share, API-accessible storage, and more use cases examined. Download now to gain full access, learning how object storage maintains the unstructured data deluge, and view an object vs. file vs. block storage bake off.

Posted: 21 Jun 2017 | Published: 15 Jun 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, George Crump outlines the state of flash storage systems, and demonstrates how to use NVMe and flash DIMM to proactively keep performance ahead of users' expectations. Read on as Crump also predicts the fate of HDDs, and explains how to keep pace by improving internal and external connectivity.

Posted: 21 Jun 2017 | Published: 09 Jun 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, learn why the scale-out software-defined storage systems are edging-out traditional systems, and explore how scale-out NAS is evolving to compete with newer SDS object storage platforms, and evaluate which one may be right for your business.

Posted: 19 May 2017 | Published: 18 May 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, Storage Editor Antony Adshead and CEO of Vigitrust, Mathieu Gorge, discuss 2017's developments in the GDPR, as it pertains to regulatory compliance, and data backup. Read on to discover backup challenges associated with e-discovery, the evolution of data retention regulations, and more.

Posted: 17 May 2017 | Published: 11 May 2017