Flash Memory Reports

EGUIDE: Recognizing this mission-critical need for latency and the shortcomings of legacy SAS, Western Digital recently revamped its IntelliFlash storage by adding an NVMe all-flash building block and a higher-capacity hybrid SAS array. Read this expert guide to learn more about these developments.

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 | Published: 25 Jul 2019

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Download this SearchStorage.com essential guide to dig further into the main factors driving NVMe adoption, learn why NVMe performance improvements depend on the AFAs you select, and discover how to kick-start your future NVMe implementation.

Posted: 24 Jun 2019 | Published: 24 Jun 2019

CASE STUDY: To support their application access needs for over 500 employees and thousands of insurance agents and customers, Safeway Insurance test-drove NVMe-based all-flash arrays. Click here to see the results and see for yourself why they made the choice.

Posted: 12 Apr 2019 | Published: 12 Apr 2019

WHITE PAPER: Will NVMe actually make a difference in the data center? Download this 10-page e-book for the answer to that question, with guidance on understanding NVMe and scale-out NVMe, practical applications, how flash needs to evolve to support NVMe, and more.

Posted: 15 Mar 2019 | Published: 15 Mar 2019

EGUIDE: This expert guide dispels cost and hardware longevity concerns regarding using SSDs to support HCI platforms, highlighting 3 critical advantages flash brings to HCI. Read on to learn how to maximize your HCI investment.

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 | Published: 15 Oct 2018

EGUIDE: Download this e-guide to learn the ins-and-outs of NVMe-oF and see how NVMe over networks is winning out as the best way to offer shared, flash-based storage systems.

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 | Published: 10 Oct 2018

EZINE: Learn when to move data or compute to overcome the performance bottleneck. In this issue, we also look at emerging technologies jockeying to replace NAND flash.

Posted: 28 Sep 2018 | Published: 28 Sep 2018

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, after a major outage that affected millions of customers, payment provider Visa reveals what caused its network to crash. We look at the innovations coming from startups in software-defined storage. And we assess the prospects for Canada's push to target European IT buyers. Read the issue now.

Posted: 22 Jun 2018 | Published: 22 Jun 2018

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, learn how you can properly architect your flash storage to ramp-up for NVMe, as well as how you can overcome the risk you'd take by consolidating your storage for use with NVMe.

Posted: 13 Jun 2018 | Published: 07 Jun 2018

EGUIDE: Whether you're looking for an AFA to support a few servers, or an enterprise-grade cluster to support thousands of users, this e-guide is here to help. Read on as our consultants examine products from the eight leading all-flash array vendors, so you can create a system to match your needs.

Posted: 28 Mar 2018 | Published: 22 Mar 2018

EGUIDE: Downloading this e-guide will reveal the keys to selecting the right AFA vendor and product for your workloads. Inside, Logan Harbaugh examines which products the leading AFA vendors offer, breaking down the nuances of selecting high-end enterprise AFAs, midrange SANs, and NAS appliances from these vendors.

Posted: 26 Mar 2018 | Published: 21 Mar 2018

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

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: 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: 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: 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: 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