Storage Enters the Age of Erasure Coding December 1, 2015
-- Data storage vendors are getting serious about erasure coding as the limitations of RAID become more pronounced.
Flash and RAID: User Tips October 16, 2014
-- How well does RAID work with flash data storage? Are standard RAID configurations the best bet?
EMC Changes Reflect Storage Industry Changes May 27, 2014
-- Why is EMC focusing so much on software when its roots lie in selling hardware? (Hint: think ‘software defined storage’.)
SGI and Scality Team for Storage Migration and Tiering April 8, 2014
-- The companies integrate their respective storage management technologies to help businesses quickly move massive amounts of data to cost-effective tiers of storage.
Data Storage Mysteries: What Happened to MAID? March 10, 2014
-- The technology behind massive array of idle drives never took off, despite massive hype. Its failure offers a lesson for today's storage admins.
Hybrid Flash Storage Arrays: When and Where? March 4, 2014
-- Hybrid flash storage arrays are more expensive than other options, but in certain scenarios they are clearly the best choice.
Nexenta Previews NexentaStor 4.0 Updates February 28, 2014
-- Storage management software provider announces a bevy of new features that are set to arrive in 2Q with NexentaStor 4.0.
The Many Variations of RAID Storage December 4, 2013
-- A look at current RAID data storage technology, examining issues like RAID groups and the rebuild conundrum.
Helium Drives: Big Questions November 11, 2013
-- Data storage vendors are offering helium drives, yet this technology may not be right for your data center.
Sanbolic Releases Flash-Enabling Melio 5.5 November 5, 2013
-- Company eyes broader enterprise flash adoption with new SSD-aware features and automated tiering capabilities.
RAID Remains Relevant, Really! October 28, 2013
-- While some RAID systems may be outdated, RAID technology continues to be a key element in enterprise data storage.
Skyera: RAID 5 Kills SSD Arrays April 23, 2013
-- Enterprise flash storage startup warns about using traditional RAID configurations on all-flash arrays.
SnapServer Claims New Storage Appliance Needs No Provisioning October 11, 2011
-- Overland Storage unveils SnapServer DX, a new unified NAS and iSCSI SAN device that leverages RAID technology to eliminate the need to provision storage capacity.
Automated tiering: Evaluating the criteria February 14, 2011
-- Storage tiering is gaining traction because it provides real value to users by lowering the administrative burden, improving performance, and reducing costs.
Drobo RAID arrays aimed at SMBs February 8, 2011
-- Drobo is pushing further into the SMB space, and beyond its consumer roots, with the introduction of three new arrays.
Xiotech unveils Hybrid ISE (HDD + SSD) January 31, 2011
-- Intelligent Storage Element (ISE) blades combine hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state disk (SSD) drives.
EMC announces 41 new products January 19, 2011
-- Headliner is VNX unified storage line, which unites Clariion and Celerra
PMC-Sierra ships 6Gbps SAS controllers December 13, 2010
-- Series 6 RAID controllers combine technology found in Adaptec’s Series 5 cards with PMC-Sierra’s multi-core SRC 8x6G chips.