SGI Acquires FileTek for Storage Virtualization
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 2, 2013
SGI announced that it has acquired big data storage virtualization provider FileTek, for an undisclosed amount. SGI Storage filetek'
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Big Data: The Hadoop Business Case
CTOvision
JULY 9, 2014
The term “Big Data” has become synonymous with this evolution. But still, many of our customers continue to ask, “What is Big Data?”, “What are its use cases?”, What is Big Data? The data is too big, moves too fast, or does not fit the structures of your database architectures.
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Alluxio: A virtual distributed storage system orders of magnitude faster than others
CTOvision
AUGUST 13, 2016
The world's first memory-centric distributed storage system bridges applications and underlying storage systems providing unified data access orders of magnitudes faster than existing solutions. Alluxio is a memory speed virtual distributed storage system. Research Team. Alluxio, Inc.
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Storage Partners Support VMware at VMworld 2013
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 29, 2013
VMware storage partners are out in force at VMworld 2013 this week in San Francisco. EMC, NetApp, Nimble Storage and Kingston Digital made announcements in support of VMware software and solutions. Big Data Enterprise Storage Virtualization VMware EMC kingston netapp nimble storage'
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202 CIOs Start To Deal With The Problem Of Big Data Backup
The Accidental Successful CIO
AUGUST 14, 2013
It’s How The CIO puts the pieces together that makes big data valuable Image Credit. The era of big data has arrived. CIOs everywhere are swimming in a sea of data and only now are they starting to get the tools that will allow them to make sense of what they have. What’s The Big Deal Here?
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The Data Storage Explosion
Cloud Musings
NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Cloud growth is also driving a rapid rise in the storage market, exacerbating the enterprise challenge around storage cost and complexity. The business reason behind this marketplace reality is the proliferation of real-time data from the web, mobile devices, social media, sensors, log files, and transactional applications.
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Security for Big Data Designs: Examining best practices with security architect Eddie Garcia
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 CTOvision publisher and Cognitio Corp co-founder Bob Gourley hosted an event for federal big data professionals. The breakfast event focused on security for big data designs and featured the highly regarded security architect Eddie Garcia. Image below).
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12 data science certifications that will pay off
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 19, 2024
Data scientist is one of the hottest jobs in IT. Companies are increasingly eager to hire data professionals who can make sense of the wide array of data the business collects. According to data from PayScale, $99,842 is the average base salary for a data scientist in 2024.
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Thriving in a Cloud, Big Data, Mobility and Security World
Cloud Musings
OCTOBER 21, 2014
The Internet of Things - The combination of data streams and services created by digitizing everything creates four basic usage models — Manage, Monetize, Operate and Extend. Big data remains an important enabler for this trend but the focus needs to shift to thinking about big questions and big answers first and big data second.
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Ascent Index: Big Data
The Investing Edge
JULY 18, 2012
Big data is a hot topic, especially here in Massachusetts – arguably the Big Data capital of the world with 12,000 people employed in big data jobs in more than 100 companies across the state, an unmatched talent pool from top universities, and home to EMC Corp. This turned out to be a killer.
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Fountainhead: Steve Jobs in 1980. and Cloud + Big Data Today
Fountainhead
DECEMBER 19, 2011
Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. and Cloud + Big Data Today. In todays enterprise context, my interpretation of this is "What could be possible if all of that data center technology could be relegated to the background and made invisible?" Big Data. (6).
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DriveScale Says Big Data Needs a New Kind of Data Center Infrastructure
Data Center Knowledge
JUNE 16, 2016
Startup founded by Cisco and Sun veterans has built a rack-scale architecture specifically for scale-out Big Data environments Read More.
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100 Cloud, Virtual, Server, Storage I/O and other technology tiering
Storage IO Blog
JULY 29, 2013
Tiering technology and the right data center tool for a given task Depending on who or what is your sphere of influence, or your sources of information and insight are, there will be different views of tiering, particular when it comes to tiered storage and storage tiering for cloud, virtual and traditional environments.
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DATS002: Big Data Meets High Performance Computing
Scott Lowe
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
This is session DATS002, titled “Big Data Meets High Performance Computing.” Hengeveld starts the session by reminding attendees that Big Data is really about the insights that are gained from the data. Big Data isn’t about the data, it’s about the insight and understanding.
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Backup, Big data, Big Data Protection, CMG & More with Tom Becchetti Podcast
Storage IO Blog
MARCH 26, 2017
For those of you who may not know Tom, he has been in the IT, data center, data infrastructure, server and storage (as well as […] The post Backup, Big data, Big Data Protection, CMG & More with Tom Becchetti Podcast appeared first on StorageIOblog.
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As the platters spin, HDD’s for cloud, virtual and traditional storage environments
Storage IO Blog
JULY 19, 2013
HDDs for cloud, virtual and traditional storage environments This is a follow-up to a recent series of posts on Hard Disk Drives (HDD’s) along with some posts about How Many IOPS HDD’s can do.
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67 Data Storage Innovation Chat with SNIA Wayne Adams and David
Storage IO Blog
APRIL 24, 2014
Listen in to our podcast conversation here as we cover cloud, convergence, software defined and more pertaining to data storage. The post Data Storage Innovation Chat with SNIA Wayne Adams and David appeared first on StorageIOblog.
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Fall 2013 Dutch cloud, virtual and storage I/O seminars
Storage IO Blog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
Fall 2013 Dutch cloud, virtual and storage I/O seminars It is that time of the year again when StorageIO will be presenting a series of seminar workshops in the Netherlands on cloud, virtual and data storage networking technologies, trends along with best practice techniques.
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Is there an information or data recession? Are you using less storage? (With Polls)
Storage IO Blog
MAY 31, 2014
Is there an information recession where you are creating, processing, moving or saving less data? Are you using less data storage than in the past either locally online, offline or remote including via clouds? Likewise people and data are living longer and getting larger. Are you using less storage?
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Technology News and Hot Topics
CTOvision
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Palo Alto unveils latest release of virtual firewall series. Enterprise security company, Palo Alto Networks has announced the latest release of its virtual firewall series (VM-Series). Big Data Product Watch 10/17/14: Big Three Make Big Moves. Big Data Product Watch 10/17/14: Big Three Make Big Moves.
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Bionic Eye, Disease Control, Time Crystal Research Powered by IO500 Top Storage Systems
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 1, 2022
In what’s quickly becoming the de facto benchmarking standard for HPC storage, the IO500 named several Dell-based systems including those from CSIRO in Australia, Simon Fraser University in Canada, and Stanford University in the US. Dell Unveils Storage Advancements. CSIRO’s Bracewell Delivers Deep Learning, Bionic Vision.
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What is data governance? Best practices for managing data assets
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 24, 2023
Data governance definition Data governance is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used. It encompasses the people, processes, and technologies required to manage and protect data assets.
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Solarflare: Revolutionizing the way enterprises scale, manage and secure data centers
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Solarflare is a leading provider of application-intelligent networking I/O software and hardware that facilitate the acceleration, monitoring and security of network data. They are a top player in infrastructure including the critically important Data Center so we track them in our Leading Infrastructure Companies category.
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150 Nand flash SSD server storage I/O conversations
Storage IO Blog
MARCH 30, 2014
Also keep in mind that a bit of SSD as storage or cache in the right place can go a long way, while a lot of SSD will give you a benefit however also cost a lot of cash. The post Nand flash SSD server storage I/O conversations appeared first on StorageIOblog.
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Zetaris: Federated Data Lakes Could Make Sense of Enterprise Data ‘Mess’ to Power AI
Tech Republic Big Data
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Australian AI-powered lakehouse Zetaris launched in 2013 to solve the ‘impossible’ problem of centralising enterprise data. CEO Vinay Samuel says data virtualisation is now even more critical.
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Storage IO Blog
JANUARY 31, 2015
Green and Virtual IT Data Center Links Moving beyond Green Hype and Green washing Green hype and green washing may be on the endangered species list and going away, however, green IT for servers, storage, networks, facilities as well as related software and management techniques that address energy efficiency including power and cooling along with (..)
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VMware Cisco EMC VCE Zen and now server storage I/O convergence
Storage IO Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2014
For those not familiar or who need a recap, VCE was created to create converged server, storage I/O networking hardware and software solutions combing technologies from its investors resulting in solutions called vBlocks.
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Software Defined Storage Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Algorithms + Data Structures
Storage IO Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
or those who are into, or simply like to talk about software-defined storage (SDS), APIs, Windows, Virtual Hard Disks (VHD) or VHDX, or Hyper-V among other related themes, have you ever actually looked at the specification for VHDX? How about Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs, are you familiar with that?
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DIY converged server software defined storage on a budget using Lenovo TS140
Storage IO Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2014
Do you need or want to do a Do It Yourself (DIY) build of a small server compute cluster, or a software defined storage cluster (e.g. scale-out), or perhaps a converged storage for VMware VSAN, Microsoft SOFS or something else? Then the TS140 could be a fit for you.
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VMware VVOLs and storage I/O fundementals (Part 2)
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. DAS or SAN) storage that use SAS, iSCSI, FC, FCoE, IBA/SRP, nor are they NAS volumes like NFS mount points. Likewise VVOL’s are not accessed using any of the various object storage access methods mentioned above (e.g.
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Software Defined Cloud Bulk Object Storage Trends News
Storage IO Blog
MARCH 7, 2017
Cloud products and services among others, along with associated data infrastructures including object storage, file systems, repositories and access methods are at the center of bulk, big data, big bandwidth and little data initiatives on a public, private, hybrid and community basis.
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Data Infrastructure server storage I/O network Recommended Reading #blogtober
Storage IO Blog
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Various Data Infrastructure including hardware, software, services related […] The post Data Infrastructure server storage I/O network Recommended Reading #blogtober appeared first on StorageIOblog.
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47 USENIX FAST (File and Storage Technologies) 2014 Conference Proceedings
Storage IO Blog
MARCH 2, 2014
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69 Server Storage I/O Cables Connectors Chargers & other Geek Gifts
Storage IO Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2014
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83 Server Storage I/O Network Benchmark Winter Olympic Games
Storage IO Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
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Data warehouse architecture
Dataconomy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Want to create a robust data warehouse architecture for your business? The sheer volume of data that companies are now gathering is incredible, and understanding how best to store and use this information to extract top performance can be incredibly overwhelming.
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41 Book review: Rethinking Enterprise Storage by Microsoft/Storsimple Marc Farley
Storage IO Blog
JANUARY 13, 2014
Book review: Rethinking Enterprise Storage – A Hybrid Cloud Model by Marc Farley The O’Reilly @oreillymedia media folks (oops, excuse me, Microsoft Press) sent me out (that’s a disclosure btw) an real soft cover print copy of Rethinking Enterprise Storage – A Hybrid Cloud Model by Marc Farley aka @MicroFarley of Microsoft/Storsimple (..)
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Green and Virtual IT Data Center Primer
Storage IO Blog
JANUARY 31, 2015
To close the gap will involve addressing green messaging and rhetoric closer to where IT organizations pain points are and where budget dollars exists that can address PCFE and other green related issues as a by-product.
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Enterprise SSHD and Flash SSD Part of an Enterprise Tiered Storage Strategy
Storage IO Blog
APRIL 24, 2014
not everything in the data center is the same). The post Enterprise SSHD and Flash SSD Part of an Enterprise Tiered Storage Strategy appeared first on StorageIOblog. This is also why in many environments today there is a mix of SSD, HDD of various makes, types, speeds and capacities (e.g.
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Cloud File Data Storage Consolidation and Economic Comparison Model #blogtobertech
Storage IO Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2018
Cloud File Data Storage Consolidation and Economic Comparison Model #blogtobertech The following is a new Industry Trends Perspective White Paper Report titled Cloud File Data Storage Consolidation and Economic Comparison Model.
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COMS002: Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure with Data Plane Virtualization
Scott Lowe
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
This is session COMS002, titled “Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure with Data Plane Virtualization.” Verplanke believes that DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) and virtualization are key to virtualizing workloads that move around lots and lots of packets, such as firewalls, routers, and other similar functions.
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Seagate Kinetic Cloud and Object Storage I/O platform (and Ethernet HDD)
Storage IO Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2013
Seagate Kinetic Cloud and Object Storage I/O platform Seagate announced today their Kinetic platform and drive designed for use by object API accessed storage including for cloud deployments.
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74 How I saved money storing more data on aws s3 simple storage service #blogtobertech
Storage IO Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2018
How I saved money storing more data on aws s3 simple storage service #blogtobertech How I saved money storing more data on aws s3 simple storage service is an example of reducing cloud costs as opposed to merely cutting cloud costs.
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