When it comes to SSDs in the data center, there are a handful of products that stand well above the rest. Samsung has quite a few top performers, highlighted by their 15TB 2.5" SAS beast (PM1633a 15.36TB) that's being used in several storage arrays from NetApp, HPE and others. The net effect is shrinking data
StorageReview Podcast #19: Jeff Groudan, HP
We’ve built up a well-appointed virtual workstation testing lab, thanks in large part to our sponsors. HP has provided the 16 thin clients and displays to bring this lab to fruition. While thin client computing hasn’t always been the most sexy or performance oriented part of IT, it’s growing rapidly for a number of reasons.
StorageReview Podcast #18: Boaz Palgi, Dell EMC
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 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
Luke Wignall, NVIDIA
VDI clearly isn’t a new concept in the enterprise, but many of us have a limited world view when it comes to virtual desktops. Workrooms jammed with customer service reps or medical office use cases are familiar visions, but VDI is much more. With GPU-enabled servers, virtual workstations are replacing high-end PCs in a wide range
Alison Conigliaro-Hubbard, Riverbed Technology
Few understand the needs of the remote/branch office like Riverbed does. Riverbed’s SteelFusion was the first hyperconverged infrastructure built for the purpose of efficient management of ROBO IT. They’ve been in the business for a while as well, launching their first WAN optimization appliance in 2004.
Adam Laub, STEALTHbits
It’s one thing to store data, manage it, back it up and deal with the rest of the information life cycle. There’s much more at play though, and smart organizations are turning inward to better understand what’s happeneing with their data.
John Roese, EMC
John Roese is EMC’s CTO, charged with leading the technical strategic vision for the company. John wears many hats at EMC including overseeing hardware development, managing specialized market segments like telco, and is involved in core aspects of the Dell integration – to name a few. In this podcast we talk about three core disruptions John sees coming
Manuvir Das, EMC
Manuvir Das is an SVP in the Advanced Software Division of EMC’s Emerging Tech division. Manuvir sits down with us in this podcast to discuss three core technologies including ViPR, ECS (Virtustream), and the new VxRack Neutrino nodes. Manuvir has an interesting perspective on the growth of ViPR after going open source, the distinction between
John McCool, EMC
John McCool is a SVP with DSSD inside the Emerging Tech Division of EMC. John has been a big part of the recent DSSD launch, helping to define the emerging rackscale flash category. In this podcast from EMC World 2016 we dive into the architecture of DSSD, the benefits of NVMe over fabric and how
Jon Siegal, EMC
Jon Siegal is VP Product Marketing for EMC’s VCE group. VCE provides engineered solutions leveraging EMC and partner technology to deliver easily deployable converged offerings ranging from 2U VxRail hyperconverged units to web-scale deployments running on VxRack System. In this podcast we dive into all of those solutions in addition to news today that includes VCE




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