A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about object storage and NAS. As a follow-up, this time I would like to go on with my rants and try to explain why I think that Object storage is a good option as NAS backend and why it could be a big leap forward in how [...]
Next trip to US: Storage Field Day #3
At the end of April I’ll be in US once again, this time in Denver (CO) for the third edition of Storage Field Day. Tech Field Days Tech Field Days are a series of meetings arranged by Stephen Foskett, a well known blogger, community influencer and respected independent IT professional. The primary goal of these [...]
Report: HP 3PAR StoreServ storage
I’m very glad to publish my first report on HP’s storage technology. This paper is about HP 3PAR StoreServ and it is available in both English and Italian. The document is organized to give the reader not only information about HP 3PAR StoreServ but also to inform and educate on the basic concepts that are [...]
Cloud defined storage
If you work with storage and virtualization, you probably already know just how important storage is for infrastructure design. Taking some basic features like availability and reliability for granted, the most important characteristics are scalability, manageability and integration with the upper software layers. I’m not a fan of all these “software defined” buzzwords but something [...]
PernixData: the Cache Area Network
PernixData is a startup, founded by two former VMware employees, that came out from stealth mode a few days ago. The company is working on a SSD storage solution for VMware. The idea is simple and brilliant at the same time: moving the flash memory (SSDs) into the x86 servers of your VMware cluster and [...]
Dell is listening (and reacting!)
Last week I wrote a rough tweet because I was sick of hearing complaints from a few of my customers about Dell’s Copilot support program here in Italy. I don’t know if the power of social networks is so strong or the right person was listening at the right time but Dell’s reaction has been [...]
Object Storage: You can call it NAS 2.0!
The original title of this article was “NAS is dead” but I thought that it was too strong, and it wasn’t my idea to restart some polemics about an article posted some weeks ago. In any case, everyone working in IT knows that the concept of death has many meanings (e.g.: also mainframes and tapes [...]
Video: Terry Cunningham (President of Evault)
Terry Cunningham, President of Evault (a Seagate company), talks about the services offered by his company and why it is delivering them through the channel. I met Terry in December and he also spent some time talking about Evault’s future. It’s interesting to see how this cloud company is targeting the market through a 100% [...]
Video: Mark Stuart Day (Riverbed’s CSO)
In this short recording, Mark Stuart Day (CSO at Riverbed) introduces the whole Riverbed‘s products line. I admit that until that meeting I wasn’t very aware about all riverbed products. I was considering them only for the (very good) steelhead appliances but they really have a great proposition, especially when you look at Granite appliances [...]
Video: An update from Nimble storage
In this short video, Suresh Vasudevan (Nimble storage‘s CEO) talks about the growth of his company, the partnerships and the development of the business through the channel. Enjoy the video! An update from Nimble storage from Juku on Vimeo. Disclaimer: I was invited to this meeting by Condor Consulting Group and they paid for travel [...]
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