Brian goes for another live podcast this week featuring Jakob Dellinger, the “air cooling guru” at Noctua. We have featured Noctua fans in a number of our reviews, most notably our recent “Noctua Unveils NH-D15 G2, Thermosiphon, and Next-Gen Fans” and the HomeLab45 update “The HL15 Homelab Server Goes Shhhhh with New Noctua Kit.”
Podcast #128 – The Best Storage for Veeam with Object First
For this show, Brian sits down with Anthony Cusimano, Director of Technical Marketing, at Object First. If you are not familiar with Object First, you can check out our deep dive earlier this month, Object First Ootbi: Simple Ransomware-Proof Backups For Veeam.
Podcast #127 – Backblaze Drive Report
Brian welcomes Andy Klein to the Podcast this week. Andy is the Principle Storage Cloud Storyteller at Backblaze. In addition to the storyteller role, Andy currently serves as the Technical Marketing Director. Andy has been associated with storage and security technology for most of his career and has been with Backblaze for over 12 years.
Podcast #126: A Myriad of Storage Topics with Quantum
Our podcast has Brian introducing Jordan Winkelman from Quantum Corporation. If you remember, we did a deep dive review of Quantum Myriad a few weeks ago. To prepare for that review, Brian traveled to the Quantum office in Denver, where he met up with Jordan in the breakroom. The discussion expanded to include AI topics
Podcast #125: 45Drives and the Creation of the HL15 Homelab Storage Server
45Drives has been a cloud-scale staple for some time, delivering some of the first purpose-built storage servers for service providers. Over time the company has added many more servers, most recently an exciting 15-bay rig designed specifically for the homelab enthusiast.
Podcast #124: The Path to 50TB HDDs with Frickin Lasers
Brian invited Seagate’s Colin Presly to the podcast this week to discuss research and developments in hard drives. Colin has been with Seagate for 20 years and is currently the Senior Director in the Office of the CTO. Originally from the UK, Colin moved to Minnesota over 20 years ago. The headline? HAMR is sampling
Podcast #123: Cloud-Based GPUs For AI
This podcast features a conversation between Brian and Jeffrey Gregor (he prefers Gregor). Gregor is the General Manager for OVHcloud® US, a leading cloud provider with a global presence. Prior to joining OVHcloud, Gregor was a Navy Officer, a highly decorated Navy Officer, with over 15 years serving the US.
Podcast #122: Navigating The AI Landscape: Real-World Insights And Challenges
This week Brian sits down with our own AI expert, Jordan Ranous, to discuss and speculate on the challenges facing enterprises and small businesses as they try to get a grip on the hot topic of the decade, Artificial Intelligence. If you have been following StorageReview, then you are aware of some of the tests,
Podcast #121: Simplifying Data Protection with an Integrated Appliance
We recently spent some time with the Dell PowerProtect Appliance, posting an in-depth review that illustrates the operational simplicity often overlooked when securing mission-critical data. Dell put a lot of thought into ensuring simplicity in the setup, configuration, and management of the PowerProtect Appliance. The intuitive interface walks a user through the entire process, from
Podcast #120: Seagate Exos CORVAULT
Recently, Brian took a trip to Longmont, Colorado, to look at the Seagate Exos CORVAULT, a high-density storage platform five years in the making! We followed up his visit by posting a deep dive into the CORVAULT, looking at everything from unboxing to setup and highlighting the many features associated with this technology.




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