DCIG TOP 3 Best of NAB Show 2026 – Storage Category
May 7, 2026
Each year, the NAB Show in Las Vegas provides a window into how storage solutions continue to evolve. In 2026, AI pipelines, long-term data retention
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4th (and Final) Competitive Intelligence Report in Series Examines HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 and IBM Storage FlashSystem
September 25, 2025
Enterprise storage systems have evolved to become modern storage platforms. These storage platforms still deliver features such as high availability, performance, reliability, and technical support. However, they have matured to offer new features that play a greater role in today’s enterprises. These include resolving data center complexity, future proofing storage investments, and protecting against cybersecurity threats, among others.
To help enterprises meet these challenges, DCIG has recently produced a series of competitive intelligence (CI) reports. These specifically evaluate how the HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 compares to various competitors.
DCIG has previously published CI reports that evaluate how the B10000 compares to Pure Storage FlashArray, Dell PowerStore, and the NetApp ASA r2 storage systems. Now DCIG announces the availability of the fourth and final DCIG Competitive Intelligence report (link) in this series that evaluates how the B10000 compares to the IBM Storage FlashSystem.
3rd CI Report in Series Examines HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 and NetApp ASA r2
June 26, 2025
Enterprise storage solutions remain fixtures in many data centers as enterprises implement private cloud architectures. Yet to retain this stature, enterprises must select storage solutions that help them to address modern IT challenges. These challenges include data availability, data center complexity, future proofing storage investments, and protecting against cybersecurity threats, among others.
To help enterprises meet these challenges, DCIG has recently produced a series of competitive intelligence (CI) reports. These specifically evaluate how the HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 compares to various competitors. DCIG has previously published CI reports that evaluate how the B10000 compares to Pure Storage FlashArray and Dell PowerStore. Now DCIG announces the availability of 3rd CI report in this series that evaluates how the B10000 compares to the NetApp ASA r2.
2 Takeaways from Nutanix .NEXT 2025: The Elephant in the Room and External Storage
May 13, 2025
Last week Nutanix held its annual .NEXT user conference in Washington, D.C., my first time attending a conference there. Attended by more than 7,000 individuals, Nutanix had a captive audience to present its latest technological advancements and roadmap. In considering the information that Nutanix presented, the elephant in the room and support for external storage stood out.
Acquisition of Infinidat by Lenovo Examined by DCIG with Input from Grok and ChatGPT
January 23, 2025
Like almost every other organization in the world, DCIG has been engaging various AI tools to help in its analysis. DCIG by no means finds any AI tool either foolproof or 100% reliable. However, we find AI tools add value, some more so than others.
After evaluating multiple AI tools, DCIG has been trending toward primarily using ChatGPT and Grok to assist in its research. This week, considering the announcement that Lenovo plans to acquire Infinidat, we engaged ChatGPT and Grok to get their respective takes on this news.
Storage for AI Differs from AI-powered Storage
September 26, 2024
In today’s AI-obsessed world technology providers tend to look for any excuse to attach the “AI” label on their technology. While providers may certainly do that, organizations should ensure they understand what the artificial intelligent (AI) label put on a technology means. Not surprisingly, this trend of putting the AI label has shown up in storage. Specifically, some providers refer to their storage systems as “storage for AI” while others refer to their storage systems as “AI-powered storage.” These two phrases may sound like they describe the same concept. However, they describe storage systems that may possess very different attributes. I recently caught up with Thomas Isakovich, the CEO and founder of Nimbus Data, with whom I discussed this topic.
2024-25 DCIG TOP 5 Midrange Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Global Edition Report Now Available
September 19, 2024
DCIG announces the immediate availability of the 2024-25 DCIG TOP 5 Midrange Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions Global Edition Report. This report provides guidance to organizations looking for a midrange hybrid cloud storage solution that both tiers data to cloud storage platforms and provides a software-defined storage (SDS) option.
2 Levels of Midrange Hybrid Cloud Storage Solution Capabilities
September 12, 2024
Most organizations no longer just want to have hybrid cloud capabilities as part of their core data center capabilities. They expect their internal data centers to deliver them.
Thankfully, many enterprise technologies today already offer hybrid cloud capabilities. However, there’s a question every organization must ask and answer when it comes to choosing a solution with hybrid cloud capabilities.
What constitutes hybrid cloud capabilities, particularly when it comes to midrange storage solutions? As DCIG recently uncovered in its research, midrange storage solutions possess at least two levels of hybrid cloud capabilities.
DCIG Initiating Research into File Storage Appliances from 40+ Providers
August 8, 2024
DCIG is updating its research on file storage appliances (filers) to help enterprises make more informed choices about available solutions in the marketplace. DCIG intends to publish one or more DCIG TOP 5 reports based on this research.
Top 5 Developments Shaping the Future of Hitachi Vantara
June 26, 2024
Hitachi Vantara’s new leadership team is refocusing the company on storage and taking its trusted technology to the hybrid cloud and midrange marketplace.