Category: Storage Systems

DCIG to Publish TOP 5 Reports Covering Software-defined Storage

DCIG is initiating research into the software-defined storage (SDS) marketplace, focusing initially on block storage.  DCIG invites SDS block storage providers to participate in the survey research taking place through September 2020.  DCIG will publish results in the 4th quarter as one or more TOP 5 reports.  DCIG’s TOP 5 Reports help IT decision-makers save valuable time through a succinct analysis of SDS solutions.

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DCIG 2020-21 TOP 5 High-End Storage Arrays Report Now Available

DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the inaugural DCIG 2020-21 TOP 5 High-End Storage Arrays report.  This DCIG TOP 5 report provides enterprises with guidance on the best storage solutions for consolidated, continuous access to the data that drives their businesses.

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Hardware-defined Storage is Dead

Enterprises, regardless of their size, largely agree they want any storage solutions they deploy to deliver flexibility. They may look for this flexibility in multiple ways to include its availability, performance, reliability, replication, scalability, self-healing or self-tuning capabilities, and more. However, as they choose storage solutions that deliver the flexibility they need and want, another truth quickly becomes evident. Hardware-defined storage is dead.

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Five Important Advances in All-Flash Array Technology

DCIG recently updated its research into enterprise all-flash arrays and will soon publish the DCIG 2020-21 Enterprise All-Flash Array Buyer’s Guide. As we reflect on what has changed since we published the prior edition in 2018, five advances seem especially significant. Any business planning to refresh its storage infrastructure should take these advances into consideration.

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Four Paths on the Journey to Automated Enterprise Infrastructure

Every enterprise storage briefing now includes a discussion of infrastructure analytics. For some vendors, this is a relatively new endeavor. Other vendors have woven analytics into the design of their company and products from day one. As companies evaluate enterprise storage offerings, they should pay careful attention to these infrastructure analytics and how they fit with their own needs, abilities, and culture.

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Security and Storage Finally Create a Sensible Union

Storage and security represent two technologies that have circled each for nearly two decades with negligible success in coming together. That may have finally changed this week. StorMagic’s acquisition of KeyNexus represents the coming together of two technologies that finally makes sense for everyone involved.

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