Storage IO Blog

AUGUST 27, 2013

Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) and Software Defined Networks (SDN) […]. Here are a synopsis of some of those announcements.

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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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Vmware Storage HP Big Data 84

CTOvision

JUNE 12, 2014

We’ve migrated to a userid-password society; as we’ve added layers of security, we password-protect each layer: PC (and now device), network, enclave, application, database, and storage (encryption). The main concept is to leverage big data to determine the unique identity of an individual based on his or her behavior.

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Storage IO Blog

JANUARY 23, 2014

announcement big data Cloud Comment convergence I/O Networking IT Industry Activity IT Infrastructure Topics news perspective post server ssd Storage Architecture and Access virtualization Dell HP IBM Intel lenovo microsoft storage vmware' USD. […].

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Event attendees will also hear about how to securely manage big data, cloud computing, mobility, social networking, critical infrastructure and more! Registration and Networking Breakfast. Morning Networking Break in the TechXpo. Public Sector, HP Enterprise Services. Networking Break.

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Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Last week’s Strata-Hadoop conference in New York, NY was showcase of how big data is redefining business. Every company, every demonstration and every conversation highlighted how data is driving the exciting new business models unveiled at last week’s event. I also learned quite a bit about the Trusted Analytics Platform (TAP).

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CTOvision

AUGUST 29, 2015

Integrate + API World 2015 is the nation’s largest integration + API conference featuring participants such as Google, IBM, Facebook, Linkedin, HP, Slack, HipChat, Zendesk, and 200+ more companies. Network with 3,000+ tech professionals and expand your integration partner network at the conference and online at OneStack.

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Conference HP IBM Internet 150

Social, Agile and Transformation

JANUARY 14, 2009

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 NAS Network Storage for the Home and Advice for Device Manufacturers. big data. (20).

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Social, Agile and Transformation

OCTOBER 23, 2012

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 big data. (20). Big Data's Managerial Challenges. Newer Post.

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Trends in the Living Networks

MARCH 29, 2012

The day started by giving the keynote at a Consumerization of IT event run by CIO Magazine, supported by HP and Microsoft. In many ways the drive to cloud and big data is being fueled by consumerized technologies. My topic was The Future of IT Consumerization.

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Small Business Media HP Network 119

Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Before 2007 and the birth of the cloud computing market we are witnessing today, the on-premise model hosted in large local data centers dominated enterprise storage. Key marketplace players were EMC (before the Dell acquisition), NetApp, IBM, HP (before they became HPE) and Hitachi. Change is happening now so don’t get fooled!

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Storage Cloud Media Operating Systems 79

Virtualized Greek

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Prior to the iPhone you couldn’t convince my wife that a smartphone could completely replace her MP3 player, HP IPAQ and Mobile Phone. SDN proponents have called the traditional approach to networking “a big bag of protocols.” The industry doesn’t just need better network devices. What is the value proposition?

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Industry Vmware Network Applications 66

Fountainhead

JUNE 29, 2009

HPs BladeSystem Matrix architecture is based on VirtualConnect infrastructure, and bundled with a suite of mostly existing HP software (Insight Dynamics - VSE, Orchestration, Recovery, Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager) which itself consists of about 21 individual products. But how revolutionary and simplifying are they?

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Analysis HP Data Center Virtualization 147

Fountainhead

JULY 7, 2009

2 weeks ago I was training a new Account Executive about the virtues of server automation, I/O virtualization, converged networking, etc. Theyre being replaced by volume servers and intelligent networks that "self heal". Its really a software and networking company. Or, why high-end servers will be obviated by software.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 18, 2013

Big Data » Hewlett-Packard. MapR M7 is now available on Amazon Elastic MapReduce, Fruit of the Loom implements a Teradata Data Warehouse, and HP updates its ArcSight Security Analytics portfolio using big data to protect critical information and mitigate risk. By: John Rath July 18th, 2013.

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HP Big Data Data Center Storage 179

Fountainhead

MARCH 25, 2013

unique network topology (including load balancing, firewalls, etc.). location of app images and VMs), network (including load balancing and. We all know that large software and platform vendors (think: Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Symantec, Citrix, CA, IBM, HP etc.) Big Data. (6). Data Center efficiency. (1).

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Applications Cloud Data Center Load Balancer 214

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

IBM boosts its System z portfolio by acquiring CSL International, Actian leverages previous acquisitions to launch new cloud and big data platforms and EastWest Bank selects HP to build a private cloud for updating its infrastructure. ” Actian Launches DataCloud and big data analytics platforms.

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Data Center IBM System Cloud 190

Fountainhead

MARCH 3, 2009

PAN stood for Processing Area Network, akin to a SAN in its ability to logically re-allocate CPUs, and its ability to provide ultra-high reliability. It also helps put Dells blade strategy square in the data center space - and able to take on HP and IBM. Big Data. (6). Data Center efficiency. (1).

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Dell Data Center Virtualization Cloud 100

Fountainhead

APRIL 20, 2009

Indeed, there are a number of similar technologies out there (Cisco with its UCS, and HP with its own offerings). The beauty of infrastructure orchestration is that it abstracts-away all of the "plumbing" of the Server such as I/O, networking and storage connectivity -- which makes it an absolutely *ideal* complement to virtualization.

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Fountainhead

MAY 5, 2009

One of those new technologies in the Enterprise Data Center space is what I call Infrastructure Orchestration (others term it fabric computing or unified computing ). So, not only can you define a virtual server instantly, you can define a *physical* server (maybe a virtual host, or a physical machine) down to I/O, NICs, Storage and Network.

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Data Center Virtualization Disaster Recovery Storage 100

Fountainhead

MARCH 18, 2009

It allows IT operations to define I/O, storage connectivity and networking entirely in software, resulting in stateless and re-configurable CPUs. It permits IT to "wire-once" and then create CPU configurations (virtual NICs, HBAs, networks/VLANs, storage connections) using a unified/consolidated networking fabric. Big Data. (6).

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Data Center Data Virtualization Dell 100

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

He starts with the data center, and briefly discusses Intel’s leadership in CPUs (from the low-end with Atom and Avoton to the high-end with Xeon E5), server rack-scale architecture, and software-defined networking. Of course, all of these devices are transmitting data, and this leads James to a discussion of big data.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

He starts with the data center, and briefly discusses Intel’s leadership in CPUs (from the low-end with Atom and Avoton to the high-end with Xeon E5), server rack-scale architecture, and software-defined networking. Of course, all of these devices are transmitting data, and this leads James to a discussion of big data.

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Intel Internet Architecture Healthcare 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 22, 2013

Dealing with this data volume, variety, velocity and complexity is really a “big data” problem for IT operations, forcing many traditional approaches in IT to change, ushering in IT Operations Analytics solutions to take on this challenge. IT Operations Analytics is better equipped to manage this kind of big data challenge.

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Data Center Big Data Data Analysis 209

Fountainhead

MARCH 16, 2010

But in one session which focused on an up-and-coming trend in IT, the analyst only cited the major IT vendors (think: HP, CSCO, IBM, Dell etc.) The firm I work for, Current Analysis, doesn’t have a big end-user practice, it mostly focuses on vendor-to-vendor competition. Big Data. (6). Data Center efficiency. (1).

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Industry Data Center Analysis Cloud 100

CTOvision

JUNE 3, 2014

The process of Managing Assets includes tracking all hardware and software products (PCs, servers, network devices, storage, applications, mobile devices, etc.) Think about the implications of recording and analyzing behavior, and you’ll realize that any solution will require big data.

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Disaster Recovery Security Enterprise Enterprise 264

Storage IO Blog

MARCH 12, 2017

This past week HPE continued buying into server storage I/O data infrastructure technologies announcing an all cash (e.g. no stock) acquisition of Nimble Storage (NMBL). The cash acquisition for a little over $1B USD amounts to $12.50 USD per Nimble share, double what it had traded at.

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Storage Data System HP 53

Fountainhead

MARCH 5, 2009

Chock-full of great presentations, networking and predictions, topped-off with a closing keynote from Nick Carr on The Big Switch. It was all about unifying and consolidating the data center network, they said. All major networking vendors, plus peripheral vendors like Qlogic and Emulex 4. Big Data. (6).

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Virtualization Software Software Data Center 124

Fountainhead

JANUARY 26, 2010

First of all, what we’re talking about here are systems like Cisco UCS, Egenera PAN Manager, HP VirtualConnect, IBM Open Fabric Manager, and a few others. At the heart of each system is technology (sometimes HW, sometimes SW, sometimes mixed) that virtualizes I/O and leverages converged networking. Big Data. (6).

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Data Center Virtualization HP Cloud 138

Storage IO Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2015

This edition of the Server StorageIO update newsletter has a focus on industry trends perspectives including recent M&A and PTSA activity.

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Conference Trends Industry HP 40

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

At its annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) this week in Houston Microsoft (MSFT) is focusing all attention on its transformation to a devices and services company – emphasizing the underpinning trends of cloud, mobility, big data and enterprise social. Modular Data Centers. Networking. Comments (required).

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Data Center Microsoft Cloud Data 178

Fountainhead

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

In the early eras of PCs, a number of new technologies arose: in particular there was the IP network, that allowed the CPU to talk to others, and external/networked storage, that externalized (or removed) the dedicated hard drive. Changes to the network or storage meant changing I/O configurations. An alternative model.

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Hardware Data Center Storage Virtualization 100

Fountainhead

AUGUST 12, 2010

The Cisco Unified Computing System is a next-generation data center platform that unites compute, network, storage access, and virtualization into a cohesive system.". A technology where CPU allocation , data I/O , storage I/O , network configurations, and s torage connections are all logically defined and configured in software.

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Disaster Recovery Data Center Virtualization Network 145

Fountainhead

DECEMBER 13, 2010

IO Virtualization is an approach whereby physical IO components such as Network Interface Cards (NICs) Host Bus Adaptors (HBAs) and Keyboard/video/Mouse ports (KVM) are reproduced logically rather than physically. Converged Networking Adapters (e.g. HP VirtualConnect ). What is IOV? Todays Physical Infrastructure.

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Virtualization Data Center Storage Network 157

Fountainhead

MAY 6, 2010

Converged Infrastructure and Unified Computing are both terms referring to technology where the complete server profile, including I/O (NICs, HBAs, KVM), networking (VLANs, IP load balancing, etc.), The result is a pooling of physical servers, network resources and storage resources that can be assigned on-demand.

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Data Center Virtualization Storage Network 100

Fountainhead

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Thats essentially the idea behind the " Datacenter-in-a-Box :" Most common config uration: Blades + Networking + SAN Storage Most useful tools to manage VMs + physical servers + network + I/O + SW provisioning + workload automation + high availability Thats what Egeneras done with Dell. Big Data. (6). Syndications.

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Dell Data Center Virtualization Cloud 138

Fountainhead

APRIL 27, 2009

Its the approach that HP (w/Matrix Orchestration Environment plugins), IBM (Open Fabric Environment) and Cisco (Unified Computing System or UCS) have entered into recently, and where firms like Egenera (with PAN Manager software and the Dell PAN System ) have been selling for some time. Big Data. (6). Data Center efficiency. (1).

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Healthcare Data Center Systems Administration Virtualization 100