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News
03 Dec 2024
Amazon S3 adds new capabilities for data lakes
The cloud object storage standard gains capabilities at re:Invent, including metadata generation and a managed table service. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2024
Storj CEO Winegar: Distributed storage uptake big in 2025
The new CEO looks to increase enterprise adoption of distributed storage with SOC 2 compliance and new capabilities. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Jul 2021
metered services (pay-per-use)
Metered services (also called pay-per-use) are any type of payment structure in which a customer has access to potentially unlimited resources but only pays for what they actually use. Continue Reading
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28 Jul 2021
Distributed storage carves niches for enterprise use
Numerous vendors specializing in distributed storage and other distributed services look to expand userbases and find new appeal for enterprise customers. Continue Reading
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27 Jul 2021
Datadobi touts SMB and product streamlining in update
Datadobi's 5.12 update unites software under a single engine and adds SMB file transfer support, as the company looks to evolve next year. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Jul 2021
Cubbit offers 'green' distributed cloud storage option
New EU startup aims to offer alternative to major cloud storage with a distributed model, offering increased security and potentially less environmental waste for a lower cost. Continue Reading
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20 Jul 2021
Civo and StorageOS partner for Kubernetes in the cloud
Civo, a managed Kubernetes cloud service, selects StorageOS to provide lightweight, persistent storage for their customers' container application needs and future database storage. Continue Reading
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13 Jul 2021
StrongBox Data's StrongLink adds multisite storage management
StrongLink version 3.2 adds new features to StrongBox Data's flagship software, including multisite storage management, a command-line interface and more. Continue Reading
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12 Jul 2021
Flexify.IO CTO says multi-cloud migration within easy reach
Multi-cloud storage and migration can be a costly hassle, but Flexify.IO CTO Sergey Kandaurov claims his company's flagship product can help eliminate fees and woes about lock-in. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Jun 2021
Cloud storage market calms after historic year
While 2020 became an unpredictable year for companies with regard to storage needs, analysts are predicting a much quieter and standard outlook for the rest of 2021. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Jun 2021
Portworx brings storage solution to LogDNA's Kubernetes need
LogDNA wanted to reduce its cloud storage costs and bring Kubernetes-based software to on-premises servers. Portworx provided a Kubernetes-native solution and ongoing support. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 Jun 2021
Manage OneDrive for Business storage limits, step by step
OneDrive for Business is an important cloud storage element for Microsoft 365 users. Admins should be ready to adjust the storage limits for their users. Continue Reading
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23 Jun 2021
Ctera teams with Varonis on new file monitoring, controls
Varonis adds another storage provider to its growing list of partners, and Ctera offers increased protection and controls for users via a new partnership. Continue Reading
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Definition
17 Jun 2021
bare-metal cloud
Bare-metal cloud is a public cloud service that offers dedicated hardware resources without any installed operating systems or virtualization infrastructure. Continue Reading
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14 Jun 2021
Animation studio adopts fully remote workflow using Qumulo
Animation and advertising studio Psyop transitioned to fully remote work with the help of Qumulo, a hybrid cloud storage vendor with products specifically for media companies. Continue Reading
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08 Jun 2021
NetApp, Equinix team up for hybrid cloud storage subscription
NetApp will roll out numerous updates to its enterprise catalog, including a new storage-as-a-service subscription that provides hybrid cloud privacy with public cloud features. Continue Reading
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02 Jun 2021
Nasuni offers Windows File alternative on Google Cloud
Cloud storage vendor Nasuni has made its flagship cloud file storage service available through the Google Cloud Marketplace, with the added enticement of migration services. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 May 2021
Decentralized cloud storage: What you need to know
Decentralized storage in the cloud could help protect against cyberattacks, among other benefits. Explore the uses for this emerging technology, plus some of its challenges. Continue Reading
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25 May 2021
Backblaze B2 update adds more S3 features
The latest version of Backblaze's B2 cloud storage adds better security features and S3-compatible integrations ahead of a partner API rollout later this year. Continue Reading
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20 May 2021
LucidLink eyes Filespaces upgrade, biz expansion with new funding
LucidLink CEO Peter Thompson discusses his company's plans into 2021 and new storage market expansion possibilities after a $12 million Series A funding round. Continue Reading
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13 May 2021
StorOne moves into the cloud with Azure storage service
StorOne has expanded its software-defined storage product to Azure, promising lower prices and the ability to adjust storage needs on demand. Continue Reading
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11 May 2021
Dell EMC PowerScale adds all-NVMe, Nvidia GPUDirect options
A Dell EMC PowerScale update adds a high-end all-NVMe F900 model with Nvidia GPUDirect support for AI and analytics workloads plus a OneFS 9.2 upgrade to improve performance. Continue Reading
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05 May 2021
Dell Apex launches data storage, cloud as-a-service options
Dell's new Apex data storage and cloud services take aim at HPE GreenLake and other as-a-service options that bring the public cloud operating model to on-premises infrastructure. Continue Reading
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04 May 2021
HPE storage hones cloud focus with new array, data console
HPE has sharpened its cloudlike operations approach with a new Alletra storage array, management console and cloud data services available by consumption and subscription options. Continue Reading
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Answer
30 Apr 2021
What are 3 encryption for cloud storage best practices?
There are several different methods to cloud storage encryption. These best practices for encryption can help improve security of important cloud data. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2021
Excelero adds option to pool NVMe storage on Azure cloud
A new deployment option for Excelero's NVMesh software-defined storage will target some of the most demanding applications running on Microsoft Azure virtual machines. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Apr 2021
How to choose between Azure Files vs. an on-prem file server
Many organizations still need a file server, but some of the advantages of Microsoft's cloud storage option might persuade companies to make the switch. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2021
StorageOS powers media file movement for IMT's SoDa
Integrated Media Technologies has selected StorageOS to support its platform for moving media and other unstructured files between storage tiers. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2021
Storj Labs unveils AWS S3-compatible developer gateway
Storj Labs has unveiled a developer gateway to integrate blockchain-based distributed cloud storage with any Amazon S3-compatible application. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2021
Engineering firm mitigates ransomware attack with Nasuni
Ransomware got in through an exploit in an older version of SQL Server, but Dennis Group used Nasuni to restore its systems back to a pre-attack state with minimal data loss. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Apr 2021
Azure File Sync service puts pep in hybrid storage setups
Microsoft's Azure Files offering alleviates traditional support efforts and hardware costs. Using this additional service can improve performance and keep end users happy. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Apr 2021
A close look at NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud
Compared to other versions of the NetApp Cloud Volumes Service, the software-defined edition on Google Cloud has some key distinctions that IT admins should note. Continue Reading
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Tip
31 Mar 2021
Set up persistent storage for containers in the cloud
All the major cloud vendors offer containers as a service. There are various ways IT admins can enable persistent storage for these flexible environments. Continue Reading
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Answer
26 Mar 2021
How can ransomware attack cloud storage?
A ransomware attack on cloud storage can have catastrophic effects. Cloud storage is still online, which means it is susceptible to some cyberattacks, so users must be careful. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2021
Nutanix software transition tops new CEO's to-do list
Nutanix software licenses account for most of its revenue. The HCI pioneer hired CEO Rajiv Ramaswami away from VMware, which alleges breach of contract. Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2021
AWS adds serverless capability to S3 object storage
Amazon introduced a feature to process data as it is being retrieved from S3. This allows use cases such as on-the-fly format conversion or PII redaction. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2021
Cloud file vendors try to woo enterprise storage buyers
Some enterprises want cloud file storage to complement or replace legacy NAS. Several product enhancements last week target issues of cost, data security and remote shared storage. Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2021
Cloud file storage still nascent, but growing quickly
File storage lags behind object and block storage in the market, but Nasuni's offering on Google Cloud indicates a growing appetite for the format. Continue Reading
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18 Feb 2021
Violin, Stratoscale data storage technologies rise from dust
StorCentric's data storage technologies added Violin Systems in a bargain pickup last year. Zadara this week snagged the remnants of Stratoscale's HCI software. Continue Reading
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Opinion
14 Feb 2021
Pay-per-use pricing model can boost digital initiatives
Consumption IT shifts the burden of infrastructure support to vendors and expenditures from Capex to Opex. Can pay-per-use pricing keep pace with your digital business roadmap? Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Feb 2021
Enterprise technology trends for 2021 shaped by COVID-19
Explore IT infrastructure and storage-related software, hardware and services that will likely be embraced in the coming year, and how the pandemic has influenced their use. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Feb 2021
The best enterprise cloud storage of 2020
Winners address cloud NAS, hosted cloud and cloud-native application management, highlighting the technology's growing importance in an evolving IT world. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2021
IBM, LucidLink the latest to tackle cloud file storage
Startup LucidLink has bundled its Filespaces file system with IBM's Cloud Object Storage offerings. Distributed work teams can access shared data as network-attached storage. Continue Reading
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06 Jan 2021
Services, cloud dominated data storage news in 2020
Storage as a service, hybrid cloud, Kubernetes storage, economic fallout from COVID-19, and backup mergers and acquisitions dominated data storage news in 2020. Continue Reading
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06 Jan 2021
Enterprise data storage startups to watch in 2021
Launching a data storage startup is always challenging, and the pandemic made it even tougher in 2020. Here are six startups that can change the way enterprises buy storage. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Dec 2020
7 ways data storage management in 2020 has changed
2020 has been a year of storage management change, from the rush to the cloud to VDIs for all to more automation. Learn about the trends and post-pandemic expectations. Continue Reading
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07 Dec 2020
EBS Block Express helps AWS reinvent cloud SAN
Most of AWS' storage updates at AWS re:Invent 2020 make enterprise features more accessible to non-enterprise customers, but its Block Express high-IOPS volumes are unique. Continue Reading
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25 Nov 2020
Pure Storage cloud licensing buoys vendor's fortunes
Pure Storage cloud revenue grew by double digits last quarter. A new service catalog guides customers to categorize workloads for predictable performance and pricing. Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Nov 2020
Lines blur between structured and unstructured data storage
Open source tools like Presto persist low-cost unstructured object data stores while still making information accessible through structured data access tools such as SQL. Continue Reading
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05 Nov 2020
Enterprise backup as a service explained
Enterprise BaaS is a software as a service that delivers backup and recovery services that connect systems to the cloud. Learn how BaaS works, pros and cons, and best practices. Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2020
NetApp Spot tools abstract compute, storage for containers
NetApp Spot optimizes containers for OnTap storage. The objective is to boost data management and protection as containers migrate between Kubernetes clusters. Continue Reading
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23 Oct 2020
NetApp cloud overshadows everything else at Insight 2020
NetApp stitches cloud services with its Data Fabric technology. NetApp Insight 2020 will showcase new cloud consumption options and storage for microservices-based applications. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2020
Dell: VMware spinoff would have 'no change for customers'
Dell CEO Michael Dell says customers aren't concerned about his company's plan to possibly spin off VMware shares; VMware's CEO says the companies will continue to 'R&D together.' Continue Reading
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20 Oct 2020
Cloud NAS vendor Ctera adds security, migration Mac support
Along with making its NAS platform faster and more secure across multiple clouds, Ctera adds Mac support for its Enterprise File Services Platform's more creative users. Continue Reading
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20 Oct 2020
NetApp OnTap 9.8 revamps replication, storage arrays
NetApp OnTap SnapMirror Business Continuity provides failover with granular copy management. NetApp FAS and AFF arrays hit the market as file vendor gears up for digital user event. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Oct 2020
Cloud storage best practices in the work-from-home era
Find out what data and applications are best for cloud storage, what design factors to consider and how to choose the right service to meet short- and long-term needs of remote workers. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Oct 2020
Amazon S3 vs. Google Cloud Storage vs. Azure pricing, features
See how storage pricing and features stack up in this comprehensive look at the three major cloud service providers. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Sep 2020
Managed SAN services aim to ease storage chores
Offloading SAN management to an MSP partner could free IT admins from an infrastructure component that sometimes gets short shrift among other data center priorities. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Sep 2020
COVID-19 stresses healthcare data storage resources
Healthcare organizations face new obstacles to effectively manage and store their data resources. See how they're using cloud, hybrid cloud and on-premises storage models. Continue Reading
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Tip
25 Aug 2020
Cloud VDI storage: Nasuni vs. Panzura and other competitors
Data storage for distributed VDIs can be a challenge. Find out how Nasuni, Panzura and other vendors are overcoming obstacles with new approaches to cloud virtual desktop systems. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Aug 2020
Data center storage adoption reacts to pandemic pressures
Read on to learn how data center and storage administrators use cloud services, remote management and automation to overcome today's COVID-19 challenges. Continue Reading
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Infographic
10 Aug 2020
IT staffing trends evolve during a trying 2020
Surveys indicate few IT pros should be concerned about layoffs due to COVID-19. But other factors, such as reskilling, training and the new WFH reality, are having a profound effect. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Aug 2020
On-premises STaaS shifts storage buying to Opex model
Storage as a service enables organizations to access on-premises storage in various ways, such as pay as you go, subscription buying and metered payments. Learn the pros and cons. Continue Reading
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Tip
07 Aug 2020
5 critical capabilities for multi-cloud data management
Organizations face increasing challenges managing data across multiple clouds. Find out the features to look for in your multi-cloud data management products and services. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2020
COVID-19 dominates enterprise storage news so far this year
The year hasn't gone as expected in enterprise storage, with the pandemic affecting conferences, sales results, use cases, funding and even CEO health. Continue Reading
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28 Jul 2020
Backblaze cloud offers free S3 migration service
Backblaze provides a point-and-click migration service out of Amazon S3. In related news, the Backblaze S3-compatible APIs became generally available. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Jul 2020
Get the most out of cloud caching appliances and gateways
Cloud storage caching can reduce performance-sapping latency. See how these appliances work, alternative approaches, in-demand features and the various products available. Continue Reading
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14 Jul 2020
Nasuni aims cloud NAS at remote work, battles NetApp, Isilon
Unlike cloud NAS rival Panzura, Nasuni execs say they have their sights set on going public rather than getting acquired; count on remote work improvements, funding for growth. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Jul 2020
Pay-as-you-go storage consumption and its challenges
Consumption-based storage has benefits, but it also has challenges, including what it is, unknowns about its future, and control and cost issues. Here's what you need to know. Continue Reading
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09 Jul 2020
Data migration specialist Datadobi adds S3-to-S3 support
Datadobi's DobiMigrate software could help customers shift data between Amazon S3 and on-premises S3-based object stores, helping eliminate egress fees charged by public clouds. Continue Reading
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26 Jun 2020
Qumulo cloud upgrade transforms files to Amazon object format
Qumulo Shift for Amazon Web Services S3 copies data directly to Amazon Simple Storage Service, without mount points or application rewrites, to enable file sharing directly in AWS. Continue Reading
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18 Jun 2020
Google Filestore adds Elastifile tech for high-scale tier
Google's new Elastifile-based Filestore High Scale gives customers a higher-performing file storage option over the cloud provider's original basic options. Continue Reading
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09 Jun 2020
NetApp hybrid cloud infrastructure management hits the Spot
NetApp makes its third cloud-related acquisition of 2020; the company says it will buy Spot, which uses machine learning to optimize cloud capacity and reduce infrastructure costs. Continue Reading
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01 Jun 2020
5 ways COVID-19 changed the data storage market
The global pandemic accelerated some shifts in the data storage market and brought about new trends that storage CEOs predict will stick around for the long term. Continue Reading
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28 May 2020
Startup LucidLink bundles AWS S3 into cloud storage service
Startup LucidLink positions Filespaces as a public cloud option for people who want to replace on-premises NAS without turning to cheap but slow object storage. Continue Reading
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21 May 2020
Storj Labs builds storage cloud using other people's disks
Have spare disk capacity that you can rent? Want object storage in the cloud? Either way, Storj has a proposition for you with its peer-to-peer blockchain-influenced network. Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2020
Backblaze S3-compatible APIs set up cloud battle
Backblaze releases S3-compatible APIs for its B2 Cloud Storage. Several vendor partners joined the launch with integrations. Uses include backup and archiving. Continue Reading
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News
08 May 2020
Cloud file storage vendor Panzura acquired by venture firm
Chicago venture capital firm buys Panzura, plans heavy investments to boost cloud file storage specialist's market expansion into multi-cloud and data analytics services. Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 May 2020
Hybrid cloud ecosystem enables digital transformation
The digital economy has led to a dramatic increase in not just cloud adoption but on-premises data and workloads. Hybrid clouds seamlessly move applications and data between them. Continue Reading
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News
29 Apr 2020
NetApp acquires VDI vendor CloudJumper
NetApp looks to edge its way deeper into virtual desktop infrastructure territory with its acquisition of CloudJumper. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Apr 2020
5 areas to assess when rethinking storage at the edge
Does your organization have the right edge storage resources? Here's what you need to focus on to ensure your organization keeps pace with changes at the edge. Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2020
Pandemic changes enterprise storage buying plans
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing some IT organizations to delay or push up their 2020 enterprise data storage purchases, while others continue with business as usual. Continue Reading
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Video
17 Apr 2020
Update makes Storage Migration Service more cloud-friendly
The latest version of the Windows Admin Center comes with a refinement to one of its tools to make moving a file server to Azure less of a challenge. Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Apr 2020
Boost cloud storage performance for your work-from-home workforce
Optimizing cloud storage security and performance are key to transitioning to a 100% remote workforce. Learn best practices to follow as your organization responds to COVID-19. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Apr 2020
Container data storage's emerging role now and in the future
See how application workload and cloud portability requirements are driving container storage preferences in the latest research from the Taneja Group. Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2020
Coronavirus decks storage and server enterprise spending
Revised IDC market forecast predicts a rise in cloud and infrastructure as a service, as organizations reallocate budgets from physical servers and storage hardware. Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2020
Storj decentralized cloud object storage takes on skeptics
Storj's new Tardigrade cloud object storage uses spare storage and bandwidth from tech-minded individuals, businesses and regional data centers in 85 countries. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2020
Panzura CEO: IT will never be same after COVID-19 pandemic
Panzura's CEO predicts permanent changes to storage, IT and business continuity planning as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, as organizations encourage more remote working. Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Mar 2020
Fine-tune your storage-as-a-service approach
What you need to know about storage-as-a-service options to make them work for your organization. Service levels, data protection and upgrade schedules can be the differentiators. Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2020
Commvault storage story expands with Hedvig for primary data
The pickup of Hedvig helps diversify Commvault beyond backup to address growing customer demand for scalable object storage that traverses across public and private clouds. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2020
NetApp digs into Talon Storage for Cloud OnTap
Talon Storage cache-and-sync suite is tacked on to NetApp cloud fabric to give end-to-end migration as enterprise data centers shift data to public cloud. Continue Reading
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News
26 Feb 2020
Qumulo NAS file system adds encryption, security
Qumulo juices its file system with encryption, real-time security audits and other capabilities designed to position the scale-out NAS for denser, more complex workloads. Continue Reading
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News
20 Feb 2020
Google Anthos 'ready' storage includes Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp
Google christens Anthos Ready Storage program to give DevOps customers qualified on-premises storage system options from Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp, Portworx, Pure and Robin.io. Continue Reading
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20 Feb 2020
Debunking five myths about data storage containers
Storage containers can hold a lot of things, including misconceptions. Here are five common container storage myths that need to vanish. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Feb 2020
Top enterprise cloud storage systems win 2019 Products of the Year
Startups LucidLink and Hammerspace and object storage vendor Scality focus on hybrid and multi-cloud use cases to take top honors as best in cloud storage for the enterprise. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jan 2020
Enterprise cloud storage: 6 experts expect big changes
Analysts and vendors predict what will shake cloud storage in the coming months, from customer rebellion against egress fees to DNA archiving of data for thousands of years. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jan 2020
Dell EMC Isilon tackles high-performance cloud workloads
Dell EMC Isilon release clarifies the vendor's cloud direction. OneFS 8.2 supports files up to 16 TB and Kubernetes deployments for extracting data for real-time analytics. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Jan 2020
Top 4 cloud block storage challenges to beware of
Block storage comes with challenges, including high data egress costs, confused billing, inconsistent performance and availability issues. Find out how to cope with the top four. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jan 2020
Q&A: SwiftStack object storage zones in on AI, ML, analytics
Q&A: SwiftStack's founder and president Joe Arnold says disk-based object storage can deliver the concurrency and throughput that AI, machine learning and analytics workloads need. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Jan 2020
Understanding object storage vs. block storage for the cloud
The use of block storage in the cloud is becoming more common. See how block and object storage differ, and when to use one versus the other when it comes to cloud storage. Continue Reading
