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Examining the Leading All-flash Array Vendors' Offerings sponsored by Avnet 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 TOPICS: Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Workload Optimization Tips for Hyper-converged Technologies sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise EGUIDE: Inside this expert guide, Clive Longbottom, co-founder and service director at Quocirca, identifies which application workloads are best suited for HCI—like ROBO and VDI—and explains why. Read on to gain cautionary advice, as well, with regards to HCI being a main component of cloud platforms. Posted: 16 Aug 2017 \| Published: 11 Aug 2017 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| IT Workforce \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

HCI Appliances Embrace Containers and More Flexible Pricing sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise EGUIDE: A handful of startups and top-tier players have introduced container-driven bundles that could determine a new delivery and support approach for hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). Read this expert guide to see highlighted several HCI appliances built for containerized apps that should be on your radar. Posted: 16 Aug 2017 \| Published: 11 Aug 2017 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Systems \| ITIL \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Ten Reasons to Consider a Hyper-converged Data Center sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise EGUIDE: Download this guide as our experts reveal the top 10 reasons to consider a hyper-converged data center, including its suitability for scale-out VDI workloads, ROBO support, hardware refresh, and more. Inside, you'll discover which workloads apply to your needs, and determine if HCI should be implemented. Posted: 16 Aug 2017 \| Published: 14 Aug 2017 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| IT Governance \| IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management

Converged vs. Hyper-converged Infrastructure: The Bottom Line sponsored by Pure Storage EGUIDE: In this guide, contributors from SearchConvergedInfrastructure lay out the differences between converged and hyper-converged infrastructure storage. Read on to finally get the bottom line from our experts on the divergence between CI and HCI storage, with specific appliance examples. Posted: 14 Aug 2017 \| Published: 10 Aug 2017 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

How Hyper-converged Infrastructure Gives Data Centers a Boost sponsored by Pure Storage EGUIDE: Download this expert guide to view the trends and vendors shaping HCI and its role in the software-defined data center (SDDC). You'll also gain advice on implementing HCI, regardless of whether your apps are traditional, big data- or cloud-based. Posted: 14 Aug 2017 \| Published: 10 Aug 2017 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| ITIL \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

New Flash Use Cases Identified and What to Do about the NAND Flash Shortage sponsored by Silk 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 TOPICS: DRAM \| Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| RAM \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Storage Systems

Kaminario's CEO Identifies a Flash Market Shift, Illustrates the Role of the K2 Array sponsored by Silk 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 TOPICS: Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

All-flash Array Market Advances Outpace Demand, Create Opportunities sponsored by Silk 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 TOPICS: Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Building an All-flash Array Business Case sponsored by Silk 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 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Spending \| Storage Systems

Storage Virtualization: The Big Picture sponsored by Lenovo and Intel EGUIDE: Click inside this expert-guide to learn how, as software-defined storage systems mature, the line between storage and data-processing platform is eroding, and why you should remain cautious about new technologies for the time being. Posted: 03 Aug 2017 \| Published: 31 Jul 2017 TOPICS: Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

Assessing Hyper-converged: Products, Scalability, and Ecosystem Support sponsored by Lenovo and Intel EGUIDE: From the experts at SearchConvergedInfrastructure.com, this guide assesses several types of HCI architectures based on featured capabilities—including cost model, data protection, and resiliency. Read on to see the analysis, as well as to answer the burning question, "Why is the HCI definition so varied?" Posted: 01 Aug 2017 \| Published: 31 Jul 2017 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Pure Storage CEO Assesses NVMe, Flash Storage Market sponsored by Pure Storage 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 TOPICS: Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Replication \| Storage Systems

SearchStorage Editors Examine the Leading All-flash Array Vendors sponsored by Pure Storage EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we evaluate eight leading AFA vendors to let you decide which products best suit your organization. Read on as Logan Harbaugh, IT consultant and freelance reviewer with SearchStorage, breaks down how to select an AFA vendor based on functional specification, 3 essential purchasing considerations, and more. Posted: 26 Jul 2017 \| Published: 20 Jul 2017 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Storage Systems

Object Storage vs. Block vs. File: Differentiating New Techniques from Their Predecessors sponsored by SanDisk Corporation EGUIDE: Object storage is the hot new technology on everyone's lips, but is it really so different from traditional NAS and SAN arrays? This expert guide explores the key aspects that differentiate object storage from its predecessors. Then read up on when adopting an object storage system is a smart move, and more. Posted: 19 Jul 2017 \| Published: 19 Jul 2017 TOPICS: NAS \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Industry

Differentiating All-flash Array Vendors from their Counterparts sponsored by Western Digital EGUIDE: Our experts compiled this guide to determining the most suitable AFA vendor for your enterprise—ensuring you choose one that not only provides snapshots and thin provisioning, but also active-active controllers and replication, and QoS. Read on to also gain access to instruction for a three-phase AFA implementation. Posted: 26 Jun 2017 \| Published: 19 Jun 2017 TOPICS: Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Replication \| Storage Security \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

Object Storage Architecture: Mitigating Complexity, Capacity, and Archival Concerns sponsored by SanDisk Corporation EGUIDE: This expert resource serves as your full guide to object storage implementation, with cloud workload, sync-and-share, API-accessible storage, and more use cases examined. Download now to gain full access, learning how object storage maintains the unstructured data deluge, and view an object vs. file vs. block storage bake off. Posted: 21 Jun 2017 \| Published: 15 Jun 2017 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Services \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Replication \| Storage Security \| Storage Switches \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

George Crump Evaluates the State of Flash Storage Systems sponsored by HPE and Intel® EGUIDE: In this expert guide, George Crump outlines the state of flash storage systems, and demonstrates how to use NVMe and flash DIMM to proactively keep performance ahead of users' expectations. Read on as Crump also predicts the fate of HDDs, and explains how to keep pace by improving internal and external connectivity. Posted: 21 Jun 2017 \| Published: 09 Jun 2017 TOPICS: Hard Disk Drives \| Hard Disks \| Hardware \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

GDPR Developments Will Dominate Storage and Compliance in 2017 sponsored by Arrow + NetApp EGUIDE: In this expert guide, Storage Editor Antony Adshead and CEO of Vigitrust, Mathieu Gorge, discuss 2017's developments in the GDPR, as it pertains to regulatory compliance, and data backup. Read on to discover backup challenges associated with e-discovery, the evolution of data retention regulations, and more. Posted: 17 May 2017 \| Published: 11 May 2017 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Backups \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Encryption \| Data Encryption Standard \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| European Union \| Regulations \| Regulatory Compliance \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Storage Systems

All-flash Storage Arrays: Are They Killing Hybrids? sponsored by TechTarget Storage EBOOK: Where there are instances when either all-flash or hybrid arrays work well—that is where the battle for dominance occurs. In this issue of Storage Handbook, our experts deconstruct the hybrid vs. AFA debate, digging into cost, network connectivity, and which arrays are more pertinent for primary storage workloads. Posted: 27 Apr 2017 \| Published: 27 Apr 2017 TOPICS: Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Hard Disk Drives \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Storage Handbook: Get Hyped for Top Hyper-converged Technology Use Cases sponsored by TechTarget Data Center EBOOK: Download your issue of Storage Handbook now to discover which workloads are best run on HCI—VDI and beyond—as well as which workloads to avoid, as you implement. Additionally, learn how to unlock the key to HCI success in SMBs, and more. Posted: 25 Apr 2017 \| Published: 25 Apr 2017 TOPICS: Converged Networks \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Devices \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management

How Storage Is Catching Up with the DevOps Revolution sponsored by Pure Storage EGUIDE: In this essential guide, discover why DevOps requirements are shifting how enterprises consume and deploy storage resources to a more-cloud focused approach. Download now to gain guidance on storage technologies most appropriate for Agile development, including VM-aware secondary storage, hyper-convergence, and more. Posted: 20 Apr 2017 \| Published: 18 Apr 2017 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Development \| Application Infrastructure \| Applications Management \| Applications Management Software \| Capacity Planning \| Cloud Archive \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud CRM \| Cloud Disaster Recovery \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Cloud Storage \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

Simplifying Storage Allocations for Virtual Desktops sponsored by Pure Storage EGUIDE: "How can I simplify storage allocation for virtual desktops?" You asked the question, we have the answer. Read on to discover how to address storage allocation requirements of both the operating system and apps, and VDI user data, in this expert guide. Posted: 20 Apr 2017 \| Published: 20 Apr 2017 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Virtual Appliance \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

Storage Showdown: All-flash vs. Hybrid Arrays for Virtual Desktop Environments sponsored by Pure Storage EGUIDE: Download this guide as Tom Fenton, Senior Validation Engineer at the Taneja Group, illustrates several critical factors to consider when deciding to use an all-flash or hybrid array in your virtual desktop environments. Here, you'll evaluate hybrid vs. all-flash on cost, ability access to cold data, compression and deduplication, and more. Posted: 20 Apr 2017 \| Published: 20 Apr 2017 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Replication \| Storage Security \| Storage Systems \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtualization Security

Flash Storage Caching Boosts Application Performance—but Requires Balance sponsored by Pure Storage EGUIDE: Use this guide as a comprehensive resource for evaluating flash caching benefits, trade-offs, 3 main implementation models, and determine where to cache in order to leverage faster media and improve I/O performance. Posted: 20 Apr 2017 \| Published: 17 Apr 2017 TOPICS: Cache \| Cache Server Hardware \| Cache Server Software \| Caching \| Caching Devices \| Capacity on Demand \| Capacity Planning \| Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory \| Flash Memory \| Flash Read Only Memory \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

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