The Future Of SSD: Reality Catches Up To Hype
It might be a bit late, but I am just back from vacation. While away, I was sent…
What Do 6TB Drives Mean To Data Storage?
Well, now both Seagate and HGST/WD have released 6TB drives. What does that mean to the storage suppliers?…
Cloud Backup: IT Project Center
Cloud backup is rapidly becoming a highly attractive option for organizations ranging in size from small businesses to…
Archives, AWS And Long Term Costs
My friend David Rosenthal just put together an interesting blog to get ready for a meeting we’ll both…
Why Streaming I/O Still Matters In Data Storage
More and more applications that dominate our storage world require streaming I/O. The main driver for streaming I/O…
Optical Storage For Data Archiving?
You may have seen the news article on using Blu-Ray for archival data storage. This got me thinking…
Lenovo, IBM And The Impact On Data Storage
I’ve been thinking about what IBM’s sale of the x86 business means to storage. Here are what I…
Will Linear Tape Open (LTO) Survive?
Before I start I want to clearly state that I think that tape is a required data storage…
12 Gb SAS And FC
As if fibre channel needed another arrow to deal with, this week LSI announced 12 Gb/sec SAS. The…
Parallel File System Vs. REST/SOAP
I have gotten a lot of feedback from people in the parallel file system community my article on…