Welcome back to our flash storage series. We’ve discussed drive types, drive interfaces, and management, so check those out before reading on! How hosts actually get and use the storage…
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Before we dive in, we’re on our third installment in our series on flash storage. If you’re just dropping by now, check out our first post on drive types and…
Way back in early 2014 we had a blog on this topic but it could use some updating, so let’s tackle that. If you’re just joining us, take a step…
If you’ve listened to any presentation about storage lately, you’ve probably noticed the term “flash” being used often, but no explanation as to what type or how it works in…
The alert dinged on in my fridge, telling me I needed to replace my water filter. “I’ll bet they make us replace this twice as often as we should just…
Flash storage has evolved over the years and the specific improvements (and inevitable tradeoffs) have not been very transparent to end users. Specifically, flash performance, density and lifecycle changed a…
Buying storage is a very important decision for your organization. Not only is it a huge financial investment, but it is a basket in which you’re putting many of your…
Ransomware – do you wish you had a dime for every time someone mentioned it? It’s all over the news, it’s all over the Internet, and it’s certainly earned its…
Storage is kind of expensive, so oversubscribing where possible is a good way for you to get the bang for your buck, but there are some additional challenges that come…
Datacenter migrations are challenging in their own right. Not only do all of the concerns in my previous blog, Planning a Datacenter, play in, but logistics also have to be…
A datacenter on its face seems like a very simple thing. You take a room, you stick some servers in it, add some cooling and UPS and it’s good to…
In a previous post we talked about the death of QLogic switches. At the time, there was not a cost competitive replacement for those little switches. Additionally, a year ago…