In the previous article I discussed the subject of Billing and Chargeback. This entry discusses some of the issues raised in that post as additional considerations. Chargeback and Standards Implementing efficient standards is a given in any IT organisation. However inevitably what should be a … [Read more...]
Four Pillars – Service: Chargeback
May 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment
In any system, resources are finite. There is always a limitation to what is available. However there’s also a truism that states if resources are free then they will be consumed at an infinite rate. So it is with storage. Someone has to pay for the storage resources that are placed on … [Read more...]
Violin Memory Inc Release New All-SSD Array
May 27, 2010 by 1 Comment
I’m not a fan of making press releases on behalf of other companies however once in a while, a news item catches my interest. So it is with the announcement of the Violin Memory Inc. 3200 series of all-memory storage arrays. Why are these interesting? Because I think they are moving and … [Read more...]
Four Pillars – Service
May 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is a series of posts covering the subject of Storage Management. In this post, I’ll be discussing one of the four foundations, Service and what exactly that means. My Four Pillars of Storage Management are defined in this initial post. To recap, I define Service as: “Offering of … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Wide Striping – Avoiding A Long Tail
March 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
IOPS Per RAID Group, ordered by most to least I took part in a podcast last night that discussed the XIV platform. One of the “key features” of XIV is the wide striping of data across all spindles. It’s a concept we’re seeing more and more in contemporary storage hardware … [Read more...]
NetApp: The $4 Billion Product
February 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I had a conversation last week with a PR company doing research for Netapp. This followed just after Netapp released their Q4 results, with revenue exceeding expectations at just over $1 billion. It’s amazing how in the space of less than 20 years they have developed from nothing to a company … [Read more...]
New HP P2000 and P4000 Storage Arrays
February 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Today HP will announce two new storage arrays. Although taken from different product families, the hardware will be branded in a consistent manner, demonstrating HPs desire to bring together a range of storage technologies they’ve purchased over the last few years. P2000 G3 MSA (Modular Smart … [Read more...]
Enterprise Computing: CLARiiON; Your Mileage May Vary
December 15, 2009 by 2 Comments
As part of my work at Storage Fusion, I get to dig into the inner workings of storage arrays in a way most people don’t (either through inclination or time). One interesting anomaly we discovered this week was the variability in capacities of CLARiiON disks. What results from this is that … [Read more...]
Review: Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System – Part IV
December 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
This is the last in a four-part series of posts on the Sun Storage 7000 USS storage arrays. Previous posts in this series can be found here: Review: Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System – Part I Review: Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System – Part II Review: Sun Storage 7000 Unified … [Read more...]