Solid State Storage Reports

EGUIDE: Download this e-guide for access to the top five factors to consider before buying all-flash arrays. IT Consultant Logan Harbaugh will walk you through each, with help in answering, Should we use AFAs from the vendor that makes our existing storage?, and more.

Posted: 26 Mar 2018 | Published: 21 Mar 2018

EGUIDE: This vendor-neutral e-guide will assist you in first determining if your enterprise will benefit from AFA implementation, and, should you decide to do so, making the case for AFAs. Read on to hear from IT Consultant Logan Harbaugh on AFA advantages and applications, how SSDs compare to HDDs, and more.

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 | Published: 20 Mar 2018

EGUIDE: In this guide from the editors at SearchStorage.com, John Edwards highlights the process of accelerating predictive analytics software with flash technology. Read on, as he explains how flash meets the storage requirements needed to support these demanding workloads.

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 | Published: 19 Mar 2018

EGUIDE: What TCO advantages does all-flash storage have over HDDs? Download this expert guide to find out. You'll also gain a vendor-neutral look at the pros and cons of implementing AFAs, as well as a snapshot of the movers and shakers in the AFA market.

Posted: 21 Mar 2018 | Published: 19 Mar 2018

EBOOK: It's important for IT buyers and administrators to understand NAND flash technology. Layers, bits per cell and durability are all concerns.

Posted: 19 Mar 2018 | Published: 19 Mar 2018

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, George Crump demonstrates how to use emerging flash innovations, like NVMe and DIMM, to stay apace with app requirements and users' expectations. Read on to also get a glimpse at new flash use cases, and learn why calculating flash pricing is key in making the AFA vs. disk decision.

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 | Published: 05 Feb 2018

EZINE: Storage magazine reveals the winners of its annual enterprise storage systems Products of the Year competition. Also get ready for the EU's GDPR requirements.

Posted: 09 Feb 2018 | Published: 09 Feb 2018

EGUIDE: This expert guide examines flash storage caching's benefits, tradeoffs, where to cache, and more. Read on for the rundown; additionally, Brien Posey, Microsoft MVP, dishes on the state of the SSD caching market and on which vendors are caching in.

Posted: 06 Feb 2018 | Published: 05 Feb 2018

EGUIDE: Read this expert-guide to learn how you can optimize your flash storage, without relying on it entirely using a "flash-first" approach, where you'll learn what makes a hybrid storage arrays so uniquely powerful, 5 steps to assess the capabilities of these devices, and more.

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 | Published: 24 Jan 2018

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, read on to learn how VMware's VSAN became flash-friendly in their 6.2 hyper-converged software update, how customers are beginning to use all-flash on VSAN for high-performance workloads, and more.

Posted: 12 Oct 2017 | Published: 09 Oct 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, learn about the costs, speed, and latency factors that are making an all-flash array your best bet for storage. Discover how the decline of RAID, growing application workloads, and more are pushing this trend forward.

Posted: 10 Oct 2017 | Published: 06 Oct 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert-guide, learn how NVMes are letting storage pros do more with their Tier 0 storage. Discover how this new technology is closing the performance gap between Tier 0 and Tier 1, as well as how the next phase in NVMe innovation is taking place.

Posted: 10 Oct 2017 | Published: 06 Oct 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide by 30-year industry veteran Jon Toigo, learn about the history of NVMe, and how vendors are marketing it today. Then break down the reality of NVMe can do for your business.

Posted: 10 Oct 2017 | Published: 06 Oct 2017

EZINE: 'Storage' magazine examines the Dell EMC acquisition, as well as how multicloud storage mitigates vendor lock-in and new open source storage options.

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 | Published: 06 Oct 2017

EGUIDE: 2017 certainly was a big year for flash storage, but did its innovation and adoption play out as predicted? In this expert guide, read what 12 experts predicted would change in flash technologies in 2017, and judge for yourself how right they were in their predictions

Posted: 05 Oct 2017 | Published: 05 Oct 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, learn about the innovations in flash like NVMe, Flash DIMM, and more that are just over the horizon and can help your all-flash systems stay ahead of the curve.

Posted: 05 Oct 2017 | Published: 04 Oct 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, learn about the new M.2 SSD form factor configuration. Then, get some information into the cost, capacity, and design of this remarkable new technology.

Posted: 05 Oct 2017 | Published: 04 Oct 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide by consultant Jim O'Reilly, learn about the rise of NVMe, how it as replaced the long-term need for SATA, what technologies it will do battle with next, and more.

Posted: 05 Oct 2017 | Published: 04 Oct 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, learn 4 ways you can optimize SSD performance and longevity. For example, you'll discover which files are best suited for SSDs, find out why defragmentation may actually detrimental, and more.

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 | Published: 25 Sep 2017

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: In this expert guide from Marc Staimer, founder and senior analyst at Dragon Slayer Consulting, learn 7 ways flash storage can outperform HDDs for all your workloads. Download now to determine flash's compatibility with non-critical workloads, as well.

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 | Published: 18 Sep 2017

EGUIDE: Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is still relatively new and limited in its capabilities. How much do you know about HCI? What about the challenges that come from all-flash HCI storage? Access this e-guide, take the quiz, and find out.

Posted: 21 Aug 2017 | Published: 16 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: The goal of every data center admin has been to simplify hardware platforms while increasing operational agility. Blade server architecture is the reigning champion, but the rising superstar that is hyper-converged infrastructure is aiming to take the crown. Access this e-guide to see which will one you should put your money on.

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 | Published: 14 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