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What is RAID Storage? Meaning, Types, and Working

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RAID combines hardware disk units into a virtualized logical unit to improve the performance and reliability of storage. The post What is RAID Storage? Meaning, Types, and Working appeared first on.

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Evolution of Storage: VM-Aware Storage for Virtualization

Data Center Knowledge

To make virtualization predictable for tier-one apps and end-user desktops and enable mixing and matching workloads, storage should be intelligent, writes Sachin Chheda of Tintri. Also, data reduction techniques to maximize the usage of expensive storage, such as flash, as complements to QoS, and. Industry Perspectives'

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The Mismatch Between Virtualization and Storage

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Increased adoption of virtualization in today’s data centers is uncovering the significant mismatch between the capabilities of traditional storage platforms and the specialized demands of virtualization, writes Sachin Chheda. This column discusses the different storage and virtualization. Industry Perspectives'

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VMware Virtual Storage to Hook Up Flash with Docker

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of VMware’s vSAN component (formerly Virtual SAN), to be made available May 5, will include a Docker volume driver that will enable containerized applications and microservices to address virtual storage volumes as though they were persistent data containers. Version 6.6 It’s a move that VMware.

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Building Blocks – Predictable and Simple Storage for Virtual Environments

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Traditional storage systems designed before the advent of virtualization are difficult to administer and scale, writes Saradhi Sreegiriraju of Tintri. As virtualization storage needs change, organizations need better options for building and scaling virtualized environments. Industry Perspectives'

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SGI Acquires FileTek for Storage Virtualization

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SGI announced that it has acquired big data storage virtualization provider FileTek, for an undisclosed amount. SGI Storage filetek'

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Optimize Storage to Improve Cloud and Virtualization Performance

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As the IT department is constantly faced with the challenge of running a lean, optimized environment, a large part of any modern-day infrastructure will be the storage component because it is one of the central pieces behind a cloud and virtualization environment. Learn more about optimizing your.

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