Storage IO Blog

AUGUST 24, 2014

VVOL’s are accessed via the VMware software and associated API’s that are supported by various storage providers. VVOL’s are not LUN’s like regular block (e.g. DAS or SAN) storage that use SAS, iSCSI, FC, FCoE, IBA/SRP, nor are they NAS volumes like NFS mount points.

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Network World

AUGUST 26, 2016

Big data is best known for its volume, variety, and velocity -- collectively referred to as the " 3 Vs " -- and all three of those traits make security an elusive goal. In an earlier report , the CSA broke down big data security risks into a set of the top 10 major challenges.

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Storage IO Blog

MARCH 7, 2018

VMware continues cloud construction with March announcements VMware continues cloud construction with March announcements of new features and other enhancements.

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Storage IO Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

VMware has announced version 6 (V6) of its software defined data center (SDDC) server virtualization hypervisor called vSphere aka ESXi. In addition to a new version of its software defined server hypervisor along with companion software defined management and convergence tools.

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2018

VMware vSphere vSAN vCenter v6.7 SDDC details VMware vSphere vSAN vCenter v6.7 This is part two (part one here) of a three-part (part III here) series looking at VMware vSphere vSAN vCenter v6.7 Last week VMware announced vSphere vSAN […] The post VMware vSphere vSAN vCenter v6.7

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 11, 2017

VMware vSAN 6.6 hyper-converged (HCI) software defined data infrastructure In case you missed it, VMware announced vSAN v6.6 hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software defined data infrastructure solution. This is the first of a five-part series about VMware vSAN V6.6.

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Venture Beast

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Samsung's Young Sohn talks with VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger about the network virtualization giant’s ambitious plans for an increasingly digital world ahead. Read More.

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2018

VMware vSphere vSAN vCenter version 6.7 SDDC Update Summary VMware announced last week vSphere vSAN vCenter version 6.7 among other updates for their software-defined data center (SDDC) and software-defined infrastructure (SDI) solutions. The new April v6.7 SDDC Update Summary appeared first on StorageIOblog. The new April v6.7

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 11, 2017

VMware vSAN V6.6 Part III (Reducing costs complexity) In case you missed it, VMware announced vSAN v6.6 hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software defined data infrastructure solution. This is the third of a five-part series about VMware vSAN V6.6. Part III (reducing costs complexity) appeared first on StorageIOblog.

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2018

VMware vSphere vSAN vCenter Server Storage I/O Enhancements This is part three of a three-part series looking at last weeks v6.7 VMware vSphere vSAN vCenter Server Storage I/O Enhancements. The focus of this post is on server, storage, I/O along with deployment and other wrap up items.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 23, 2014

The speakers are a world-class-best mix of data and analysis practitioners, and from what I can tell the attendees will be the real action-oriented professionals from government really making things happen in Big Data analysis. 7:00 AM Registration, Networking and BreakfastGeneral Session. Sign up at: [link].

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 11, 2017

VMware vSAN v6.6 Part II (just the speeds feeds features please) In case you missed it, VMware announced vSAN v6.6 hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software defined data infrastructure solution. This is the second of a five-part series about VMware vSAN V6.6.

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Storage IO Blog

JULY 2, 2018

Dell Technologies Announces Class V VMware Tracking Stock exchange for stock or cash Dell Technologies Announces Class V VMware Tracking Stock exchange for stock or cash. Image via Dell Technologies Summary of Dell transaction announcement includes: VMware declares an $11 Billion USD cash dividend pro rata to all VMware stock holders.

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Storage IO Blog

MAY 26, 2015

VMware vCloud Air provides a platform similar to those just mentioned among others for your applications and their underlying resource needs (compute, memory, storage, networking) to be fulfilled.

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 11, 2017

VMware vSAN V6.6 Part V (vSAN evolution and summary) In case you missed it, VMware announced vSAN v6.6 hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software defined data infrastructure solution. This is the fifth of a five-part series about VMware vSAN V6.6. Part V (vSAN evolution and summary) appeared first on StorageIOblog.

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Storage IO Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2017

September was a busy month including VMworld in Las Vegas that featured many Dell EMC VMware (among other) software defined data infrastructure updates and announcements. The post Dell EMC VMware September 2017 Software Defined Data Infrastructure Updates appeared first on StorageIOblog.

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 11, 2017

VMware vSAN V6.6 Part IV (HCI scaling ROBO and data centers today) In case you missed it, VMware announced vSAN v6.6 hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software defined data infrastructure solution. This is the fourth of a five-part series about VMware vSAN V6.6.

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Storage IO Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2014

scale-out), or perhaps a converged storage for VMware VSAN, Microsoft SOFS or something else? Are you a virtualization or software defined person looking to create a small VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) needing three or more servers to build a proof of concept or personal lab system? Then the TS140 could be a fit for you.

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Storage IO Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Docker is a new way of abstracting applications and the data infrastructures (servers, storage, networking, hardware) they run on using containers. Check out this StorageIO Industry Trends Perspective video podcast to get an overview of docker including hearing from a docker.com systems engineer from VMworld 2014.

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Storage IO Blog

JANUARY 23, 2014

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Storage IO Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

backup BC and DR big data Cloud Comment converged Data protection database Education fun I/O Networking IT Industry Activity IT Infrastructure Topics music perspective pod cast post server ssd Storage Architecture and Access tools Travel virtualization evo:rail vmware VMworld'

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Storage IO Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The focus of the white paper is to look at how the Seagate 1200 Enterprise class SSD’s and 12Gbps SAS address current and next generation tiered storage for virtual, cloud, traditional Little and Big Data infrastructure environments.

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Storage IO Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

During the 2013 post thanksgiving black friday shopping day, I did some on-line buying including a Dell Inspiron 660 i660 (5629BK) to be used as a physical machine (PM) or VMware host (among other things). Now technically I know, this is a workstation or desktop […].

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Storage IO Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Using a write-through cache enables a given amount of SSD to give a performance benefit to other local and networked storage devices. In the following proof-points, the Seagate Enterprise 1200 SSD is used as a shared read cache (write-through).

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Storage IO Blog

MARCH 7, 2015

Eric has run for several years now an annual top VMware, Virtualization, Storage and related blogs voting now taking place until March 16th 2015 (click on the image below). You will find a nice mix of new school, old school and a few current or future school theme blogs represented with some being more VMware specific.

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Storage IO Blog

AUGUST 20, 2013

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Storage IO Blog

AUGUST 12, 2013

For example in along with around server, storage and IO networking circles including virtual as well as cloud environments terms such as nand (Negated AND or NOT And) flash memory aka (Solid State Device or SSD), […].

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Storage IO Blog

JULY 16, 2013

In the meantime, let’s get a side of some context with them IOPS from vendors, marketers and their pundits who are tossing them around for server, [.].

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Fountainhead

MARCH 18, 2013

Two recent announcements lead me to making an interesting business strategy observation about two opposing approaches to dominating these markets: VMwares recent announcement that it intends to venture into the public cloud ( assessment courtesy of James Staten ). VMware: A Strategy Expanding from Enterprise to Public.

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Storage IO Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Today, Dell as in Michael Dell and his corporation Dell along with partner Silver Lake investment announced a $67B USD deal that they are acquiring EMC along with their stake in VMware which will stay an independently public traded company.

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Storage IO Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It is fall (at least here in north America) which means conferences, symposium, virtual and physical events, seminars, webinars in addition to normal client project […].

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Virtualized Greek

JANUARY 27, 2014

Recently, I wrote a post on about VMware and Cisco jockeying for the position as the dominate player in network virtualization. The two vendors have differing views on how to solve the challenge of offering a programmable network. This ability will enable services such as Cloud computing and Big Data in the enterprise.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 31, 2015

The keynote kicks off with a short video about the VMware Cloud Academy, where both “legacy” and “cloud-native” apps can enjoy the Unified Hybrid Cloud. Eschenbach sets the stage for the session by talking about the momentum and volume of success that VMware has enjoyed (and continues to enjoy).

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Storage IO Blog

AUGUST 31, 2014

Enjoy this edition of the StorageIO Update newsletter and look forward to catching up with you live or online while out and about this fall.

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Storage IO Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The new year is off and running with many events already underway including the recent USENIX FAST conference and others on the docket over the next few months.

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Storage IO Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2017

PCIe Server Storage I/O Network Fundamentals #blogtober Peripheral Computer Interconnect Express aka PCIe is a Server, Storage, I/O networking fundamental component.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2013

Depending on network connectivity, this might not get published until after the keynote is finished. This leads to a talk about VMware’s 10 years of innovation, with products and features like ESX, vMotion, DRS, Storage vMotion, and more. She then introduces Pat Gelsinger, VMware CEO.

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