This is a series of posts covering critical features for object storage platforms and extends on this post from the beginning of 2017. Object storage has been positioned as a platform for storing vast amounts of unstructured data, the main area in which we’re seeing significant industry growth.  Systems need to have the capability to… Read more »

This week DigitalOcean introduced their own object storage platform called Spaces.  Initially the service will only be available in the NYC3 data centre but is expected to be expanded to other locations over time. Build Your Own With so many object storage platforms already out there, do we need another?  Well according to this blog… Read more »

Chatting with good friend Enrico Signoretti earlier today on the subject of 1PB flash in 1U, I was reminded of the new Intel Ruler form factor.  In case you missed the news, in August Intel debuted a long, thin form-factor SSD dubbed the ruler that stacks back to front and vertically in a server, potentially… Read more »

This is one of a series of posts discussing techniques for moving data to and from public cloud.  Previous posts have covered physical appliances and the shipping of virtual machines. Cloud Data Migration – Shipping Virtual Machines Cloud Data Migration – Data Transfer Using Physical Shipping & Appliances Amazon Web Services Another option for moving… Read more »

Last week, Caringo, an object storage startup, announced that the company would offer full licences of up to 100TB to qualified companies in the Media and Entertainment sector.  The assumption is, that once a company is hooked on the first 100TB and sees the simplicity of the solution, then they will come back for more. … Read more »

Yesterday SanDisk/Western Digital announced the availability of a 400GB microSD card, doubling the capacity of their previous offering.  In a press release WD said: Western Digital achieved this capacity breakthrough by leveraging its proprietary memory technology and design and production processes that allow for more bits per die. Is this the first, or at least… Read more »

VMworld, VMware’s flagship user conference was held this week in Las Vegas, USA.  One of the main announcements was the eagerly awaited VMware Cloud On AWS (VMC) moving to general availability.  VMC provides the customer experience of VMware software running on AWS hardware in the public cloud, potentially removing the need to run on-premises hardware… Read more »

Previously we discussed the use of content migration tools to get data into public cloud services.  Another alternative is to ship entire virtual machines into the cloud, including the application and data. Why VMs? Why would it be more practical to ship an entire VM than just the data?  In some instances and with some… Read more »

Since NAND flash storage was first introduced into enterprise computing, we’ve seen a rapid explosion in the types and capabilities of flash products that can now be deployed in servers, HCI solutions and storage arrays.  QLC is the next evolution of cost reducing, space increasing flash technology.  What is it and what can we expect… Read more »