Storage Specifications Reports

EGUIDE: Flash storage is already much faster than spinning disk, but with the advent of NVMe – a new standard based on PCIe – flash could achieve a potential that has so far eluded it.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 31 Mar 2017

EGUIDE: This guide offers a collection of our most popular articles on storage-related issues from the first few months of 2016.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 18 Apr 2016

EGUIDE: PCIe SSD cards fit straight into PCIe slots in servers and array hardware and often brings much higher performance than traditional HDD-format flash drives..

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 01 Feb 2017

WHITE PAPER: Master data management solutions helps organizations maximize the value of postmerger integrations, manage the product lifecycle, meet regulatory requirements and improve the effectiveness of transactional and reporting systems.

Posted: 26 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

WHITE PAPER: Gain insight into ITIL's CMDB, the drivers for adoption, potential pitfalls on the road to CMDB success, and best-practices guidance to organizations undertaking a CMDB initiative.

Posted: 09 Oct 2006 | Published: 01 Feb 2007

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the current state of copper-based network cabling standards as defined by ISO and TIA. Learn the difference between category 5e, 6, 6A, 7 and 7A and Class D, E, EA, F and FA.

Posted: 20 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Aug 2007

WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the evolution of SOA platforms from point products to second-generation architectures such as the enterprise service grid.

Posted: 13 Jun 2007 | Published: 01 Jun 2007

WHITE PAPER: The Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) Cookbook highlights SOA best practices and challenges, detailing the importance of BPEL and other standards-based technologies in accelerating the adoption of an SOA.

Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 02 Aug 2007

WHITE PAPER: Requirements engineering is about more than just analyzing documenting requirements. It is an important and multifaceted part of systems engineering that broadens the product development process. Companies that successfully introduce a new requirements engineering process don't just change their process and technology; they change their thinking.

Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 31 Mar 2009

EGUIDE: Software-defined storage is available in numerous variants. It is usually cheaper, flexible to deploy and brings storage efficiencies, but there are pitfalls in complexity, management and performance. In this article, we look at the definition of software-defined storage and the key variants we find in the marketplace.

Posted: 19 Jun 2023 | Published: 19 Jun 2023

EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, explore today's SDS implementation options and help you decide which one fits your needs best: commodity or custom hardware. Additionally, uncover the important considerations – like the specific needs of virtual environments, access points, and APIs – that you'll need to address when formulating your storage strategy.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 19 Jul 2016

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we take an in-depth look at what is pushing cloud, and more specifically hybrid cloud, into the mainstream and how the rise of cloud applications has driven innovations in backup, with data protection of cloud assets to the cloud arising.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 08 Jan 2018

INFOGRAPHIC: Regardless of its use, pseudo-SLC represents a credible option for organizations considering multibit flash over SLC flash. The technology makes MLC and TLC function like SLC.

Posted: 23 Jul 2024 | Published: 23 Jul 2024

EGUIDE: In this e-guide we look at the basics of Docker storage and backup, key containers capabilities in storage vendors' offers and how containers can be incorporated into the private cloud environment.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Dec 2018

DATA SHEET: Rather than expending more resources, companies need to work smarter - specifically by taking advantage of hardware accelerators that can deliver an order of magnitude for more efficient infrastructure. Access this data sheet to learn how acceleration using the Pliops Extreme Data Processor turns this potential into reality.

Posted: 20 Sep 2021 | Published: 20 Sep 2021

EGUIDE: We walk you through the key storage metrics you need to know about, look at how storage array makers present them in their product literature, and how to decode IOPS, latency and read/write performance figures.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 16 Nov 2016

EGUIDE: Large data centers are experiencing massive growth in storage traffic and storage capacity requirements. This expert Eguide explains how data center convergence enabled by software-defined networking and storage can manage this rapid growth for you. And read on for an evaluation of new storage for virtualization options.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 21 Jul 2016

EGUIDE: In this guide, discover the key differences between tiered storage and cache. In addition, you'll learn the top use cases for each to help you determine which one you should be leveraging in your virtual environment.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 06 Jun 2016

EBOOK: Download your free copy of Storage as a Service for dummies for your essential, comprehensive introduction to how your organization can make the most out of storage as a service solutions.

Posted: 04 Apr 2024 | Published: 05 Apr 2024

EGUIDE: In this expert-guide, learn about Nimble Storage's new cloud-style pricing model for their all-flash and hybrid storage arrays, as well as some other new features like support for Docker containers, predictive analytics, and more.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Aug 2017

WHITE PAPER: If you are being strong-armed into replacing your current storage with the newest equipment, remember that the “one-option-only” perception is just an illusion. Access this white paper to learn 6 must-know facts before your next storage buy.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 23 Jan 2020

EGUIDE: Companies are finding that computational storage can solve the data bottleneck. In this 14-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly takes a closer look at its benefits, how it can be used and the advantages of faster computing.

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 | Published: 17 Jun 2021

WHITE PAPER: Discover in this white paper how StorPool can help you bring your data home using the technologies you need and pay as you grow – with no fixed term commitments.

Posted: 05 May 2023 | Published: 05 May 2023

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Zadara's cloud-native platform delivers AWS-compatible compute, storage, and networking on-premises, enabling hybrid cloud application delivery. Learn how to bring the cloud to your location and address challenges like data sovereignty, latency, and ransomware protection. Read the full solution overview.

Posted: 01 Aug 2024 | Published: 01 Aug 2024

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Standard file and block storage have their places, but there is an increasing move to object storage to meet the governance, risk and compliance needs of organisations, while also providing enhanced information management capabilities, say analysts Clive Longbottom and Marcus Austin.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 07 Feb 2017

EZINE: The creation of ever-increasing volumes of data is posingescalating problems for storage. In this issue of Expert Advice, Computer Weekly looks at how APAC firms are dealing with storage management issues in the cloud age. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Oct 2019

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Protect Kubernetes data with an integrated, validated solution from Zadara and Kasten by Veeam. Secure your cloud-native applications with comprehensive backup, DR, and app mobility. Learn how this unified data management solution can simplify operations and reduce risk. Read the full overview.

Posted: 01 Aug 2024 | Published: 01 Aug 2024

EGUIDE: The implementation of effective storage optimisation has becomean important factor in business. In this 12-page buyer's guide,Computer Weekly looks at cost implications, the hyper-convergedinfrastructure minefield and the alternatives to shared storage

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 06 Jun 2019

EZINE: Today's DevOps teams need to more easily manage and provision storage. Discover how application delivery processes have received a boost from the emergence of intelligent data storage and cloud storage.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 13 Sep 2019

EGUIDE: As one of the forerunners in technology adoption, Indian enterprises have been keen to embrace emerging technologies such as AI, IoT and big data, driving an upsurge in storage requirements. In this e-guide, read more about India's storage market, the next frontier of storage technology and flash storage options from the top cloud providers.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 16 Nov 2020

EGUIDE: A software-defined architecture can provide your enterprise with an empowered storage environment, protection against data loss, simple system management and low up-front cost. Access this expert Eguide that gives an in-depth look at software-defined architecture. And read on to discover the big value in software-defined storage.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 21 Jul 2016

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we take a look at how and why enterprises are tapping into containers to bolster the business agility of their IT infrastructure and application estates, and some of the latest thinking about how best to utilise container technologies.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 18 Jan 2021

EGUIDE: In this guide, storage expert – Phil Goodwin – discusses how flash storage technology is only advantageous in certain types of environments. Discover which kind of SSD deployment is best designed for your environment's big data needs.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 08 Jun 2016