What Is Big Data?
I have been asked to attend a discussion group on "Big Data" to discuss Big Data. Unfortunately, what is missing from most discussions on "Big Data" is a definition.
New King of the Hill
Japan is now home of the world's fastest computer. How important is pure speed, and what are the implications?
Evaluation of Technology for System Procurement
When evaluating proposals, be sure to set a skills and knowledge baseline according to the project's needs. Also consider dividing the team into component skill sets.
5 Must-Have SAN Features
Your SAN's functionality can have a significant impact on your company's profit. Here are 5 must-have SAN features for your next purchase.
Xyratex to Ship HPC File Appliance
The company claims its Lustre-based storage system will let users store petabytes of data and retrieve them at blazing speeds.
ESG Lab Review: SQL Server 2008 and Hyper-V
This report presents the results of ESG Lab testing of the performance and scalability of Hyper-V R2 SP1 server virtualization technology.
Funny Thing About Tape: It Is Not Dead
Despite 40 years of pronouncements: Tape is not dead. Isn't it time vendors embraced the whole storage hierarchy?
OCZ RAID-0 PCIe SSD--Speed, Glorious Speed!
OCZ is doing some pretty cool stuff lately. For example, at the recent Computex show, they introduced the OCZ Z-Drive, an R4 88 PCIe SSD that has eight SandForce SF-2281 SSD controllers in a RAID-0 configuration.
ESG Lab Review: EMC Greenplum DCA
Big data has become a big challenge as organizations look to revamp their infrastructures and processes to scale to accommodate steep growth rates without the equivalent cost curve.
OCZ Hybrid PCIe drive
I'm still looking over the postings around Computex 2011, and I found something else very interesting--a Hybrid PCIe drive. OCZ was showing what they called "RevoDrive Hybrid" that is a PCIe SSD and an HD, all on the same PCIe card.
Are Vendor User Groups Worth Attending?
Today's user group meetings are quite different from those of the previous decade. In general, quality is up, and logistics are simpler.
Schools Need to Teach About I/O
CS and EE students need to learn about I/O and storage along with the advantages and disadvantages of various languages and methods. In most cases, they're not.
What Is Data Managenment?
Lately, I've been getting requests from various people for 'data management plans.' In theory, some sort of plan that manages data and makes life better sounds great. The problem is, no one seems to know what 'data management' is.
ESG Lab Review: DataCore SANsymphonyV
ESG Lab evaluated SANsymphony-V with an eye on assessing the value of infrastructure-wide storage virtualization including centralized management, ease of use, capacity efficiency, data mobility, and performance.
Stay Safe With BitLocker
If you're a Window's Server 2008 user, be sure to check out BitLocker to keep your data secure. This webcast steps through how to configure and use BitLocker.