Secure Sustainable Storage A Global Imperative
May 2, 2023
With rapid data growth, we need storage software and hardware innovations to enable economical, resilient, and environmentally sustainable data management.
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Tintri Analytics Makes the Invisible Visible
October 13, 2022
Tintri’s focus on using analytics to optimize application performance is fundamentally better than the break-fix focus of many other vendors.
Tintri Predictive Analytics Yield Astonishing Simplicity
September 28, 2022
Predictive analytics applied to enterprise storage is delivering a lot of value. Tintri focuses its analytics on optimizing application performance, not break/fix support. This focus is a fundamentally better approach to applying analytics to enterprise storage than many other vendors offer.
Fujifilm Object Archive Software – An Optimum Solution for Digital Preservation
May 26, 2022
For digital preservation, public cloud storage does not scale effectively. Many institutions find it beneficial to implement on-premises object storage for storing their digital collections. Fujifilm Object Archive Software brings the advantages of S3-compatible object storage togther with the advantages of tape technology for an optimum solution for preserving our digital heritage.
Digital Preservation and its Challenges
May 19, 2022
Today, nearly all vital information or expression of historical, educational, scientific, or cultural significance is created or distributed digitally through computer technology and the Internet. Where meaningful, this digital heritage needs to be preserved. Digital preservation faces threats and risks different from its analog counterparts.
Software-defined Memory in the Wild
April 7, 2022
The era of large, software-defined memory is upon us. In fact, it is “in the wild” now and is already delivering dramatic performance and cost benefits to many organizations.
WekaFS—The Data Platform That Breaks Through Storage Limits
February 3, 2021
This article evaluates WekaIO’s WekaFS high-performance software-defined data platform based on DCIG’s “Three New Rules for Selecting Scalable Storage Solutions.” WekaFS satisfies extreme storage requirements, delivering quicker time to market, faster insights, and dramatic data center efficiency improvements.
DCIG to Discuss Nasuni and NetApp for Next-Generation Cloud File Storage
October 27, 2020
File-based workloads are at the heart of innovation and of collaborative workflows. On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, DCIG Lead Analyst for Storage, Ken Clipperton will compare Nasuni Cloud File Storage and NetApp Cloud File Services for next-generation cloud file storage.
The Compelling Economic Benefits of OpenZFS Storage
November 7, 2019
Have you had a key software vendor go from support increases of 3-5% to more than 20% annually? Have you had your key software vendor acquired and the acquirer then end development of the product? Have you had a key technology vendor exit your region at a time you were planning to expand your facilities? As an IT Director, I endured all these untimely and costly outcomes of vendor decisions. And then I discovered how to mitigate these risks through Open Source software such as OpenZFS, which solves these problems for software-defined storage.
iXsystems FreeNAS Mini XL+ and Mini E Expand the Reach of Open Source Storage to Small Offices
August 1, 2019
On July 25, 2019, iXsystems® announced two new storage systems. The FreeNAS® Mini XL+ provides a new top-end model in the FreeNAS Mini product line, and the FreeNAS Mini E provides a new entry-level model. These servers are mini-sized yet provide professional-grade network-attached storage.