As storage admins become more familiar with the nuisance of big data, they're realizing that their existing storage architectures need to be scaled and managed in new ways. And that is why storage admins are showing favor for scale-out storage when they're looking to manage big data growth seamlessly and effectively.

Check out this IDC white paper, featuring industry pro Benjamin Woo, to learn why scale-out solutions can provide better support, performance and capacity in big data environments than scale-up systems or traditional storage. Read on to learn about scale-out systems and big data technologies.