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Storage Virtualization: An Overview

By on January 27, 2012 in blog

The concept of virtualization has been around for some time. Virtualization is really just the abstraction of an actual entity or construct into logical representations of those entities or constructs. Most of the time, the term “virtualization” is tied to server virtualization — a technology made popular by VMware, Microsoft, Xen, etc. However, while server [...]

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Choosing which applications to run in flash

By on January 24, 2012 in blog

As flash storage has become cheaper, it’s becoming increasingly practical to move application storage from hard-disk drive (HDD) to solid-state drive (SSD). Where are we today and how far have we come? In my previous blog post, “When is it cheaper to use SSD vs. HDD?” I described how the IO density of an application, [...]

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Storage Admins Evolve

By on January 10, 2012 in blog

Storage administrators are changing and evolving. Will you be left behind? Find out what’s changing and what you can do to prevent becoming obsolete.   Storage Grows Up Storage systems can still be complex, but they are getting smarter and more intuitive. Features like SSD, autotiering, massive caching, and simple NFS setup have made even [...]

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