In 2012, the phrase “big data” is on everyone’s lips, just like virtualization was five years ago. Also just like virtualization, and cloud computing, there is a lot of hype obscuring the more important discussions around IT challenges, skill sets needed and how to actually build an infrastructure that can support effective big data technologies.
Smart Storage Systems has introduced the CloudSpeed 500 Server-class SSD built with higher endurance to improve user TCO versus client-class drives used in server environments with a consumption model. With its SMART Guardian Technology, the CloudSpeed 500 delivers up to five times more endurance than server class SSD’s at consumer MLC value by leveraging cost
SolarWinds’ Virtualization Manager now allows users to manage both VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V environments from a single pane of glass. Diversification of virtualization tools means that multi-platform virtualization management products have an advantage in the marketplace. While multiple hypervisors within an organization isn’t unusual, SolarWinds is betting that allowing users will be drawn to the
If Intel had its way, every hard drive would be replaced by an Intel powered SSD. Currently Intel offers products spanning small mSATA SSDs all the way up to eMLC-based high-endurance enterprise SSDs. Missing from this broad portfolio is a high-performance PCIe solution, to compete with others in the enterprise space including the LSI Nytro family,
Symantec has announced Veritas Dynamic Multi-Pathing for VMware to help organizations improve storage I/O performance and availability for VMware vSphere when customers move their tier one applications to virtual platforms with its better visibility and management of the underlying storage and improved availability of the virtual machine and applications. Dynamic Multi-Pathing for VMware automatically routes
Avere Systems has announced a new NAS architecture that will ensure that enterprise IT is best positioned to leverage the performance benefits of Flash, the consolidation benefits of virtualization, and the collaborative and economic benefits of the cloud. The new architecture for NAS boosts performance and removes storage bottlenecks created by legacy NAS architectures using
Nirvanix has announced the availability of direct connections to its Cloud Storage Network in Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers. New and existing Equinix customers will be able to establish a private network connection between their owned or managed IT infrastructure and the Nirvanix Cloud Storage Network in the same data center with a
Icy Dock has unveiled the MB994SP-4SB-1, a full metal quad bay 2.5" SATA 6Gbps backplane for use in a single 5.25" device bay. The previous model (MB082SP) included SAS, whereas its successor uses a SATA-only 6Gbps interface and adds a fan power switch to control as needed.
Lenovo and SugarSync have announced Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync, the first Cloud storage service integrated as an out-of-box experience broadly on Lenovo’s PCs and tablets. Lenovo’s new Cloud Storage service not only works with their own products, but also with Internet-based products from other manufacturers across a large variety of devices, such as laptops,
Nirvanix announced that the National Geographic Society has moved its backup and archival of large unstructured multi-media files to the Nirvanix Cloud Storage Network to take advantage of the economic and on-demand agility benefits that the cloud brings. With the growth of their unstructured content files, the National Geographic Society needed an alternative to the
Amazon