Block Virtualization

WHITE PAPER: The following white paper provides an in-depth perspective of a cloud-scale, software-defined storage solution— Scality RING—that's designed for massive capacity scaling, for consolidating multiple storage silos, and for providing the highest levels of data durability. View the solution here.

Posted: 27 Feb 2019 | Published: 31 Dec 2018

WHITE PAPER: This IDG paper leverages the healthcare sector as an example to demonstrate how software-defined storage (SDS) improves storage management regardless of the underlying hardware and overcomes 7 significant challenges hospitals face. Read it here for more on the operational advantages of SDS.

Posted: 28 Mar 2019 | Published: 28 Mar 2019

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we have put together a list of key definitions in storage and data protection to help you make sense of the fast-evolving storage technology landscape. From software-defined storage to non-volatile memory express (NVMe), we hope this extensive list of definitions will help you succeed in an increasingly data-driven world.

Posted: 28 Jun 2017 | Published: 29 Jun 2017

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at how artificial intelligence is being used to automate existing jobs, such as IT administrators and customer service agents. Capital One's European CIO talks about how to create an agile business. And we offer tips on how to deal with an Oracle software audit. Read the issue now.

Posted: 07 Nov 2016 | Published: 08 Nov 2016

EGUIDE: The term hyper-convergence means different things to different people. But at its core, hyper-convergence brings together servers and storage network resources that are managed as a single unit using software. In this e-guide, learn more about the benefits of hyper-convergence and how you can derive the greatest value from your investment.

Posted: 07 Apr 2017 | Published: 07 Apr 2017

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This Evaluator Group brief casts light on Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)—an SDS solution capable of disaggregating the storage from the compute nodes for efficient scaling and expansion. Click here for more on usage and deployment, a 10-criteria evaluation of S2D, and an overview of HCI products that use S2D as their foundation.

Posted: 26 Mar 2019 | Published: 26 Mar 2019

CASE STUDY: How could UPMC shorten storage response times, increase availability, maximize resource utilization, and exceed expectations for performance and efficiency? Continue reading to find out which flash and software-defined storage systems had a hand in their success.

Posted: 13 Mar 2019 | Published: 31 Dec 2018

EZINE: Storage magazine's September issue looks at copy management systems, examines flash storage caching and shares Quality Awards survey results for data backup apps.

Posted: 06 Sep 2016 | Published: 06 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: Access the latest on converged, data-aware storage architectures, which seek to improve performance optimization through smart deduplication and compression schemes, app-aligned caching and tiering, policy-definable QoS, and data protection schemes. Additionally, discover why flash is crucial to convergence.

Posted: 03 Nov 2016 | Published: 27 Oct 2016

EGUIDE: Hyper-converged platforms have grown to include secondary storage space; however secondary-storage still faces a plethora of issues. Discover how to best address the problems facing secondary storage and how vendors are promising to make life easier for storage administrators.

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 | Published: 05 Dec 2016