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Dell appoints new UK head to drive services transformation
As the company attempts to reinvent itself, Dell has a new UK head, Tim Griffin who aims to deliver a single country focus News | 21 May 2013
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Spoilt for choice: Enterprise flash deployment options
The question is no longer whether to use flash, but where in the enterprise server and storage infrastructure it should go Analysis | 16 May 2013
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Suffolk university dumps failing IBM DS SAN and gets Fujitsu DX-80s
University Campus Suffolk couldn’t go on when IBM “washed its hands” of a failing DS4700. After disastrous pitches from numerous storage suppliers it went with Fujitsu News | 13 May 2013
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EMC: Data everywhere – ViPR software-defined storage the answer
At EMC World the company set out its vision of a future of massive amounts of distributed data and revealed ViPR – software-defined storage with which it aims to tame it News | 07 May 2013
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EMC unveils ViPR software-defined storage platform
EMC’s Project Bourne comes out of stealth mode as ViPR, a software-defined storage platform aimed at a future of hyperscale datacentres and big data analytics News | 06 May 2013
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University does the maths and dumps HDS for Nexenta storage software
Greenwich university school of computing and maths opts for Nexenta storage software on commodity hardware and gains 20% savings News | 02 May 2013
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Fusion-io buys NexGen to join hybrid flash array fray
PCIe server flash pioneer Fusion-io has bought itself an array maker; Nexgen and its PCIe flash/SAS hybrid. Is Fusion-io’s next move into all-flash arrays? News | 26 Apr 2013
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EMC posts record Q1 revenues; VMware and RSA star performers
EMC’s first quarter results include record Q1 revenues. VMware and RSA show stellar growth and storage hardware lags, but COO says, “We’re on course for $30bn in 2016” News | 25 Apr 2013
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Storage Through the Looking Glass
This analyst report aims to help you take a much needed step away from the technical detail of storage to create some strategic perspective. News | 24 Apr 2013
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SGI debuts clustered NAS storage virtualisation disk archive gateway
SGI launches hybrid clustered NAS and storage virtualisation archiving for single view of disk, tape and object storage News | 22 Apr 2013
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SSD RAID essentials: What you need to know about flash and Raid
With the advent of flash and high-capacity HDDs, what do today’s storage professionals need to know about Raid and its new variants? Feature
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EMC ViPR software-defined storage: Why, and can it succeed?
EMC’s ViPR software-defined storage aims to provide a multi-vendor management layer with cloud and big data capabilities. But can it convince other storage companies to play ball? Feature
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Can hyperscale computing eclipse enterprise storage?
Pioneered by Facebook and Google, hyperscale computing and storage is built on cheap commodity parts with redundancy at device level Feature
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IBM fleshes out flash and looks to the next solid state technologies
As IBM announces a $1bn bet on flash, UK-based ‘master inventor’ looks beyond flash and its shortcomings to the next wave of solid state storage Feature
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LTFS tape NAS: A great idea stuck in a niche
LTFS tape NAS: Linear Tape File System offers the potential to build nearline storage at the cost of tape but with NAS-like file access. Sounds great, but when will it catch on? Feature
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Sizing VDI storage for I/O performance in flash arrays
Flash arrays are increasingly being used for VDI storage. But how do customers size flash storage for the I/O requirements of virtual desktops? Feature
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Dedicated VM storage emerges to meet virtualisation demands
Virtual machine (VM) storage built to serve the large and random I/O needs of virtual servers and desktops is a key new trend in storage and a departure from existing SAN and NAS Feature
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Entry-level SAN products target SME virtualisation projects
Virtual machines need shared storage. Sometimes that means block access via an entry-level SAN. We survey the entry-level SAN market Feature
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Deduplication and single instance storage cut primary data storage costs
Data deduplication and single instance storage can cut costs in primary data environments, but implementations vary between suppliers. Feature
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Top 10 supplier profiles 2012
Download in-depth reports on leading IT suppliers from Computer Weekly Top 10
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The I/O blender means enterprise flash is here to stay
451 Group analyst Simon Robinson explains why enterprise flash is worthy of its hype and will consign HDDs to the background Opinion
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Software-defined storage: The reality beneath the hype
The rise of storage software and APIs on commodity hardware means there is something in the idea of software-defined storage Opinion
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2013: a year of software-defined storage, convergence and cloud
Simon Robinson of 451 Research says storage optimisation is the watchword of 2013, with software-defined storage, convergence and cloud also key trends Opinion
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How a flash array could have limited RBS damage
The RBS banking system failure shows that its customer account database should be in a flash array to ensure there’s no major bottleneck in the way of rapid recovery. Opinion
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Has EMC missed out on the hybrid flash array?
EMC has announced a three-pronged entry into the world of the flash array, but why hasn’t the giant vendor adopted the hybrid flash array pioneered by some innovative startups? Opinion
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Bigger drives mean the RAID rebuild must become a thing of the past
With 20 TB drives possible by the end of the decade, RAID rebuilds would be unacceptably long. Subdrive and platter-level protection schemes need to be devised to replace them. Opinion
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How big storage vendors can win the server-side flash wars
With Fusion-io up against EMC’s Project Lightning, it’s becoming clear how the big array vendors can win the server-side flash wars in the battle to speed storage I/O. Opinion
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Big data storage: Defining big data and the type of storage it needs
Big data storage: What is big data, what compute/storage system configurations are used for big data analytics, and what type of storage infrastructure does it require? Podcast
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CW500: Gavin Cole, Oracle UK
Making sense of storage in a big data world Video
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Sharing server flash and the products that can help
Server flash is a popular method of boosting IOPS and throughput. Now ways of sharing server flash are emerging that can make pools of cache from PCIe cards in hosts Podcast
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CW500: Sean Sadler, Kings College London
One of the dilemmas of the modern CIO is the ever-expanding need for data storage. Video
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CW500: Robert White, Morgan Stanley
One of the dilemmas of the modern CIO is the ever-expanding need for data storage. Video
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Podcast: MLC, eMLC, SLC, TLC – what they are and what they’re good for
NAND Flash drive types available for the enterprise now include MLC, eMLC, SLC and TLC. But what defines a flash drive type and what are the key use cases for each? Podcast
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Podcast: Key choices in storage tiering and the rise of the SSD tier
Storage tiering has come of age with the advent of the SSD tier and the benefits of flash. We survey the key approaches and product choices Podcast
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Podcast: Flash caching software – what it is and how to use it
Consultant Chris Evans talks through key use cases for flash caching products and how to assess and implement them Podcast
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Podcast: Why you need clustered NAS and why it is ideal for big data
Clustered NAS beats traditional NAS hands down for management ease and scalability. Built with huge, parallel file systems, it is an ideal fit for big data storage Podcast
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Podcast: Three key things about virtual server and VDI storage
Three key things you need to know about virtual server and VDI storage, including storage protocol choices, optimising performance and how to manage storage from the hypervisor Podcast
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VDI storage: Key steps in preparation and deployment
Virtualisation has swept through datacentres affecting all in its path, especially storage. That’s due to the random throughput and I/O needs of virtual machine storage, which are quite distinct from those of physical servers and desktops. And virtu... guide
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LTFS tape NAS: What it is and how to build it
Linear Tape File System (LTFS) offers the chance to build nearline storage with the cost profile of tape and the access times of NAS. This guide walks you through LTFS and tape NAS guide
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Dell appoints new UK head to drive services transformation
As the company attempts to reinvent itself, Dell has a new UK head, Tim Griffin who aims to deliver a single country focus News
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SSD RAID essentials: What you need to know about flash and Raid
With the advent of flash and high-capacity HDDs, what do today’s storage professionals need to know about Raid and its new variants? Feature
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Spoilt for choice: Enterprise flash deployment options
The question is no longer whether to use flash, but where in the enterprise server and storage infrastructure it should go Analysis
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Suffolk university dumps failing IBM DS SAN and gets Fujitsu DX-80s
University Campus Suffolk couldn’t go on when IBM “washed its hands” of a failing DS4700. After disastrous pitches from numerous storage suppliers it went with Fujitsu News
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EMC ViPR software-defined storage: Why, and can it succeed?
EMC’s ViPR software-defined storage aims to provide a multi-vendor management layer with cloud and big data capabilities. But can it convince other storage companies to play ball? Feature
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EMC: Data everywhere – ViPR software-defined storage the answer
At EMC World the company set out its vision of a future of massive amounts of distributed data and revealed ViPR – software-defined storage with which it aims to tame it News
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EMC unveils ViPR software-defined storage platform
EMC’s Project Bourne comes out of stealth mode as ViPR, a software-defined storage platform aimed at a future of hyperscale datacentres and big data analytics News
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University does the maths and dumps HDS for Nexenta storage software
Greenwich university school of computing and maths opts for Nexenta storage software on commodity hardware and gains 20% savings News
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Can hyperscale computing eclipse enterprise storage?
Pioneered by Facebook and Google, hyperscale computing and storage is built on cheap commodity parts with redundancy at device level Feature
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Fusion-io buys NexGen to join hybrid flash array fray
PCIe server flash pioneer Fusion-io has bought itself an array maker; Nexgen and its PCIe flash/SAS hybrid. Is Fusion-io’s next move into all-flash arrays? News
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