--- description: ScaleIO was one of the most exciting reviews we completed in 2016. In fact, we enjoyed it so much that we instituted an Editor's Choice program on the... title: "StorageReview Podcast #18: Boaz Palgi, Dell EMC" image: https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/storage-review-podcast-cover-small-100pix.png --- [![Storage Review]()](https://storagereview.com/) --- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [![StorageReview.com](https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Storage-Review-2x.png)](https://www.storagereview.com) ≡ Menu - [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) - [Storage Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/review) - [Consumer Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer) - [Enterprise Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) - [Ubiquiti Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/best/ubiquiti-reviews) - [SR Merch](https://store.storagereview.com) - [Leaderboards](https://www.storagereview.com/best) - [Best Storage Arrays](https://www.storagereview.com/best/storage-arrays) - [Best Enterprise SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-ssds) - [Best Servers](https://www.storagereview.com/best/servers) - [Best Desktops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktops-local-ai) - [Best Laptops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptops-local-ai) - [Best Local LLM Tools](https://www.storagereview.com/best/local-llm-tools) - [Agentic AI Hardware](https://www.storagereview.com/best/agentic-ai-hardware) - [Best SSDs & Hard Drives](https://www.storagereview.com/best_drives) - [Best Portable SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/portable-ssds) - [Best Business Laptops](https://www.storagereview.com/best/business-laptops) - [Best Mobile Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mobile-workstations) - [Best Desktop Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktop-workstations) - [Best Laptop Battery Life](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptop-battery-life) - [Storage Reference Guide](https://www.storagereview.com/storage-reference-guide) - [About SR](https://www.storagereview.com/about-storagereview) - [StorageReview.com Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview-com-sweepstakes-rules-and-regulations) Search [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) » [News](https://www.storagereview.com/news) » StorageReview Podcast #18: Boaz Palgi, Dell EMC # StorageReview Podcast #18: Boaz Palgi, Dell EMC by Brian Beeler on March 9, 2017 [Enterprise](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) ScaleIO was one of the most exciting reviews we completed in 2016. In fact, we enjoyed it so much that we instituted an [Editor's Choice program](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview_editor_s_choice_winners) on the site specifically because ScaleIO was such a standout. The blend of flexibility and performance was the highlight as tested in our lab, but ScaleIO has the ability to scale past 1,000 nodes without increasing complexity. In this podcast I talk with Boaz Palgi who was a founder of ScaleIO and runs the group today, nearly four years after EMC acquired them. Boaz discusses all the ways ScaleIO can be consumed, his vision for how data centers will look in the future, the impact of new hardware technologies on software defined solutions and we top it off with a little bit of a look forward at what to expect for ScaleIO later this year.  ![](https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/StorageReview-EMC-VCE-VxRack-ScaleIO-System-1000.jpg) **Resources:** - [StorageReview Editor's Choice Winners](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview_editor_s_choice_winners) - [EMC VxRack Node powered by ScaleIO Review](https://www.storagereview.com/emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_review) - [EMC VxRack Node powered by ScaleIO: Scaled Sysbench OLTP Performance Review (2-layer)](https://www.storagereview.com/emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_scaled_sysbench_oltp_performance_review_2layer) - [EMC VxRack Node powered by ScaleIO: SQL Server Performance Review (2-layer)](https://www.storagereview.com/emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_sql_server_performance_review_2layer) - [EMC VxRack Node powered by ScaleIO: VMmark Performance Review (2-layer)](https://www.storagereview.com/emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_vmmark_performance_review_2layer) - [EMC VxRack Node powered by ScaleIO: Synthetic Performance Review (2-layer)](https://www.storagereview.com/emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_synthetic_performance_review_2layer) - [EMC VxRack Node powered by ScaleIO Review: Synthetic Performance Review (HCI)](https://www.storagereview.com/emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_review_synthetic_performance_review_hci) - [EMC VxRack Node powered by ScaleIO: SQL Server Performance Review (HCI)](https://www.storagereview.com/emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_sql_server_performance_review_hci) - [EMC VxRack Node Powered By ScaleIO: VMmark Performance Review (HCI)](https://www.storagereview.com/emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_vmmark_performance_review_hci) - [EMC VxRack Node Powered By ScaleIO: Scaled Sysbench OLTP Performance Review (HCI)](https://www.storagereview.com/emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_scaled_sysbench_oltp_performance_review_hci) - [Dell EMC VxRack Node Powered By ScaleIO Review: Wrap-Up](https://www.storagereview.com/dell_emc_vxrack_node_powered_by_scaleio_review_wrapup) **Subscribe to our podcast:** - [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/storagereview.com-storage/id1060681115#) - [Stitcher](http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/78079/episodes) - [Google Play](https://play.google.com/music/listen?gclid=CJGn-bXhu8wCFRFVfgod2KoAcA&gclsrc=ds&u=0#/ps/Izxy4obb6t52eqwngpenhxvex7i) - [MP3](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview_podcast_18_boaz_palgi_dell_emc) **Engage with StorageReview** [Newsletter](https://www.storagereview.com/storage_newsletter) |  [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/StorageReview "Opens in a new window") | Podcast  [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/storagereview-com-storage-reviews/id1060681115 "Opens in a new window")/ [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0 "Opens in a new window") |  [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/ "Opens in a new window") |  [Twitter](https://twitter.com/storagereview "Opens in a new window") |  [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview? 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