Storage Systems Research
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Storage performance: From fundamentals to bleeding edge
Sponsored by: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.comIn this guide we look at LUN provision and management, RAID and flash storage, plus tuning for analytics workloads and key emerging technologies that can give your organisation a competitive advantage in mission-critical operations, such as storage-class memory, NVMe flash and persistent memory.
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Storage for containers and virtual environments
Sponsored by: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.comIn this e-guide we give you a complete run-through of the main choices in data storage for containers, look at the essentials of virtual servers storage, plus all you need to know about storage performance in virtual server and desktop environments.
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vSAN: New HCI Software Unveiled and How to Secure VMware Environments with vSAN Features
Sponsored by: VMware and IntelIn this e-guide, our experts take a closer look at vSAN, specifically how you can secure VMware environments with vSAN encryption, how to test your vSAN knowledge, and details on vSAN 6.7 hyper-converged software's tighter management integration. Download your copy here.
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How the Leading All-flash Array Vendors Meet Storage Demands
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseWhether you're looking for an AFA to support a few servers, or an enterprise-grade cluster to support thousands of users, this e-guide is here to help. Read on as our consultants examine products from the eight leading all-flash array vendors, so you can create a system to match your needs.
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Examining the Leading All-flash Array Vendors' Products
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseDownloading this e-guide will reveal the keys to selecting the right AFA vendor and product for your workloads. Inside, Logan Harbaugh examines which products the leading AFA vendors offer, breaking down the nuances of selecting high-end enterprise AFAs, midrange SANs, and NAS appliances from these vendors.
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Five Factors to Consider before Buying All-flash Storage Arrays
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseDownload this e-guide for access to the top five factors to consider before buying all-flash arrays. IT Consultant Logan Harbaugh will walk you through each, with help in answering, Should we use AFAs from the vendor that makes our existing storage?, and more.
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Building a Business Case for All-flash Array Storage
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseThis vendor-neutral e-guide will assist you in first determining if your enterprise will benefit from AFA implementation, and, should you decide to do so, making the case for AFAs. Read on to hear from IT Consultant Logan Harbaugh on AFA advantages and applications, how SSDs compare to HDDs, and more.
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How to Accelerate Predictive Analytics Software with Flash Technology
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseIn this guide from the editors at SearchStorage.com, John Edwards highlights the process of accelerating predictive analytics software with flash technology. Read on, as he explains how flash meets the storage requirements needed to support these demanding workloads.
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What TCO Advantages Does All-flash Array Storage Have over HDDs?
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseWhat TCO advantages does all-flash storage have over HDDs? Download this expert guide to find out. You'll also gain a vendor-neutral look at the pros and cons of implementing AFAs, as well as a snapshot of the movers and shakers in the AFA market.
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Smarter Storage Starts with Analytics
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseIn this e-guide, Senior Analyst Mike Matchett walks you through how to use smarter storage infrastructure with embedded analytical intelligence to harvest the desired value from your data. Read on to learn the top 5 benefits of storage analytics, how to utilize storage-hosted lambda functionality, and more.
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Conquering Unstructured Data: Scale-out NAS vs. Object Storage
Sponsored by: NasuniThis e-guide illustrates how scale-out NAS and object storage work, their relative strengths and weaknesses, how easy or difficult they are to manage, and how well they integrate with existing infrastructure. Access now for SearchStorage.com's full comparison of scale-out NAS vs. object storage.
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Is Enterprise Object Storage Ready to Lead?
Sponsored by: NasuniThis guide from SearchStorage.com serves as your go-to resource on object storage, with details on how it can improve data protection and availability. Read on to view additional info on an object vs. file vs. block bake off, the pros and cons object storage, a market overview, and more.
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Cloud Storage Adoption Decisions: Weighing Capacity, Cost, and Top Platform Tips
Sponsored by: NasuniThis expert guide from the team at SearchStorage.com will grant you access to a hand-curated list of their top 10 cloud storage platform tips, with additional research content on how your peers are weighing cloud costs and capacity considerations. Access your copy here.
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The State of Flash Storage: New Use Cases and Pricing All-flash Array vs. Disk
Sponsored by: Data3In this e-guide, George Crump demonstrates how to use emerging flash innovations, like NVMe and DIMM, to stay apace with app requirements and users' expectations. Read on to also get a glimpse at new flash use cases, and learn why calculating flash pricing is key in making the AFA vs. disk decision.
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Making the case for converged and hyper-converged infrastructure
Sponsored by: TechTarget Data CenterThis e-book from the experts at SearchConvergedInfrastructure.com helps you make the case for converged and hyper-converged in your organization. Read on to access a package of articles that will help you sell HCI to upper management, prep your environment for HCI platform installation, and more.
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What Can Traditional Storage do to Catch Up With SDS?
Sponsored by: QumuloIn this expert guide, learn why technologies such as software-defined storage, flash-first, and hyper-converged infrastructure are muscling out traditional offerings. Then, read on to discover how analytics just might be the key to saving traditional storage architecture.
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How Right Were Our 2017 Flash Storage Predictions?
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard Enterprise2017 certainly was a big year for flash storage, but did its innovation and adoption play out as predicted? In this expert guide, read what 12 experts predicted would change in flash technologies in 2017, and judge for yourself how right they were in their predictions
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The M.2 SSD Form Factor Is Approaching Server-Ready Status
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseIn this expert guide, learn about the new M.2 SSD form factor configuration. Then, get some information into the cost, capacity, and design of this remarkable new technology.
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Forget All-Flash Arrays, Aim for Flash-Optimized Storage First
Sponsored by: Pure StorageRead this expert guide to learn why focusing on optimizing your existing storage infrastructure for flash, rather than adopting a whole new all-flash array might be the right way to go. Then, read 5 quick tips on what to look for in a flash-first array.
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Converged Infrastructure Drop-off Doesn't Mean Data Center Death
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseThe dropping adoption of converged infrastructure doesn't foretell its death. Read on here to discover why many enterprises still select CI as a more stable and agile operating environment over HCI, and to consolidate assets acquired through acquisitions, as told by our experts in this guide.
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Hyper-converged vs. Converged IT Infrastructures Explained
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseThe days of cobbling together makeshift data center systems are fast waning. This e-guide illustrates the difference between converged and hyper-converged infrastructures. Read on to leverage CI and HCI to accelerate server and data center consolidation projects, support VDI deployments, and more.
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Examining the Leading All-flash Array Vendors' Offerings
Sponsored by: AvnetThis SearchStorage.com pocket guide will assist you in not only selecting an all-flash array vendor, but also illustrates how to choose an AFA based on an examination of three AFA product categories— high-end enterprise arrays, midrange systems, and NAS appliances.
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Workload Optimization Tips for Hyper-converged Technologies
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseInside this expert guide, Clive Longbottom, co-founder and service director at Quocirca, identifies which application workloads are best suited for HCI—like ROBO and VDI—and explains why. Read on to gain cautionary advice, as well, with regards to HCI being a main component of cloud platforms.
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HCI Appliances Embrace Containers and More Flexible Pricing
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseA handful of startups and top-tier players have introduced container-driven bundles that could determine a new delivery and support approach for hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). Read this expert guide to see highlighted several HCI appliances built for containerized apps that should be on your radar.
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Converged vs. Hyper-converged Infrastructure: The Bottom Line
Sponsored by: Pure StorageIn this guide, contributors from SearchConvergedInfrastructure lay out the differences between converged and hyper-converged infrastructure storage. Read on to finally get the bottom line from our experts on the divergence between CI and HCI storage, with specific appliance examples.
