Storage Systems Reports

EGUIDE: In this guide we look at LUN provision and management, RAID and flash storage, plus tuning for analytics workloads and key emerging technologies that can give your organisation a competitive advantage in mission-critical operations, such as storage-class memory, NVMe flash and persistent memory.

Posted: 15 May 2018 | Published: 15 May 2018

EGUIDE: In this e-guide we give you a complete run-through of the main choices in data storage for containers, look at the essentials of virtual servers storage, plus all you need to know about storage performance in virtual server and desktop environments.

Posted: 20 Nov 2017 | Published: 20 Nov 2017

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, our experts take a closer look at vSAN, specifically how you can secure VMware environments with vSAN encryption, how to test your vSAN knowledge, and details on vSAN 6.7 hyper-converged software's tighter management integration. Download your copy here.

Posted: 09 May 2018 | Published: 04 May 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

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, Senior Analyst Mike Matchett walks you through how to use smarter storage infrastructure with embedded analytical intelligence to harvest the desired value from your data. Read on to learn the top 5 benefits of storage analytics, how to utilize storage-hosted lambda functionality, and more.

Posted: 21 Mar 2018 | Published: 19 Mar 2018

EGUIDE: This e-guide illustrates how scale-out NAS and object storage work, their relative strengths and weaknesses, how easy or difficult they are to manage, and how well they integrate with existing infrastructure. Access now for SearchStorage.com's full comparison of scale-out NAS vs. object storage.

Posted: 09 Mar 2018 | Published: 09 Mar 2018

EGUIDE: This guide from SearchStorage.com serves as your go-to resource on object storage, with details on how it can improve data protection and availability. Read on to view additional info on an object vs. file vs. block bake off, the pros and cons object storage, a market overview, and more.

Posted: 09 Mar 2018 | Published: 09 Mar 2018

EGUIDE: This expert guide from the team at SearchStorage.com will grant you access to a hand-curated list of their top 10 cloud storage platform tips, with additional research content on how your peers are weighing cloud costs and capacity considerations. Access your copy here.

Posted: 09 Mar 2018 | Published: 09 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

EBOOK: This e-book from the experts at SearchConvergedInfrastructure.com helps you make the case for converged and hyper-converged in your organization. Read on to access a package of articles that will help you sell HCI to upper management, prep your environment for HCI platform installation, and more.

Posted: 17 Jan 2018 | Published: 17 Jan 2018

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, learn why technologies such as software-defined storage, flash-first, and hyper-converged infrastructure are muscling out traditional offerings. Then, read on to discover how analytics just might be the key to saving traditional storage architecture.

Posted: 12 Oct 2017 | Published: 09 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 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: 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: The dropping adoption of converged infrastructure doesn't foretell its death. Read on here to discover why many enterprises still select CI as a more stable and agile operating environment over HCI, and to consolidate assets acquired through acquisitions, as told by our experts in this guide.

Posted: 21 Aug 2017 | Published: 15 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: The days of cobbling together makeshift data center systems are fast waning. This e-guide illustrates the difference between converged and hyper-converged infrastructures. Read on to leverage CI and HCI to accelerate server and data center consolidation projects, support VDI deployments, and more.

Posted: 21 Aug 2017 | Published: 15 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: 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

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

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