The genesis of NetApp, initially known as Network Appliance is ONTAP or Data ONTAP. NetApp developed the ONTAP “storage operating system” to run on their original filer platforms. It’s amazing to think the underlying technology from 1992 still drives the majority of their storage platforms today. How has ONTAP managed to survive so long and… Read more »
As primary data becomes ever more portable, we need to ensure that our backups have the same levels of flexibility to be moved, stored and used wherever we need them. Why is this important, and what features should we look out for? Data Protection in a Multi-Cloud World The Need for APIs in Storage and… Read more »
Back in August 2018, Pure Storage announced the acquisition of StorReduce, a start-up company with a nifty data de-duplication engine. That technology has been put to good use and now appears in ObjectEngine, a backup-to-flash data protection solution. StorReduce As previously highlighted, I looked at StorReduce in 2015 and was quite positive about the technology. … Read more »
“Build it and they will come” they say, or at least, something similar. So, Vast Data has built a new scale-out storage platform and hopes that customers will flock to adopt it. It’s 2019 – do we need another scale-out storage architecture? Amelioration I’m sure when we reflect on products that have gone before, we… Read more »
Pure Storage recently announced support for NVMe over Fabrics on FlashArray. The technology is implemented by an upgrade to Purity (the platform O/S) and installation of RDMA-capable Ethernet NICs. Pure has chosen to go with Ethernet as the first NVMe fabric offering, while other vendors have chosen the Fibre Channel route. How has this choice… Read more »
Occasionally a technology leaps out at you, not for the current capabilities, but for potential future value. That’s a feeling I had when I heard about NDAS or NetApp Data Availability Services. At first glance, NDAS looks like nothing more than a simple backup-to-cloud tool, but dig into how the data is managed and you… Read more »
The idea of programmatically managing infrastructure provides capabilities to scale, manage and control technology much more effectively than can be achieved through manual methods. But the use of APIs means so much more than simply providing an interface that can be automated. APIs introduce greater efficiency and accountability into storage platforms. We look at how… Read more »
During our coffee talks at HPE Discover 2018, statements were made that claimed HPE 3PAR storage platforms wouldn’t benefit much from going to NVMe at the back end. Instead, the statement of direction is to use storage-class memory as a platform accelerator. I’ve been trying to understand why HPE isn’t making the move at this… Read more »
We’re moving to a multi-cloud world, there’s no doubting it. I hear from end users and vendors alike that increasingly, IT organisations are looking to use on-premises and multiple cloud service providers. From an operational perspective, how do we protect and maintain ongoing access to data and applications? What’s the right strategy for dealing with… Read more »
