Following an announcement from StorONE, Technologist, Max Mortillaro, examines the All-Flash Array.next (AFAn), which uses Intel® Optane™ Technology as storage, not as a cache. This is post 1 of a 3-part Tech Talk series covering in-depth product architecture, performance, and data services.
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Pure Storage File Services: One Step Closer to Data Intelligence
One of the great strengths of Pure Storage has been their operating system, Purity. After participating in the Pure Storage Showcase, panelist, Max Mortillaro believes we are witnessing the logical conclusion of the Compuverde purchase by the integration of file services in Purity 6. Deploying file services across the entire portfolio was a necessity for Pure Storage; a necessity well understood, and the reason why Compuverde was acquired.
Introduction to FlashArray™ File Services by Pure Storage
This Showcase, Introduction to FlashArray™ File Services, is presented by Alan Driscoll, Product Manager for FlashArray File Services at Pure Storage, and James Gallegos, FlashArray™ Product Marketer at Pure Storage. The Gestalt IT Showcase is an interactive conversation featuring a company subject matter expert and a panel of independent, technical IT influencers. These sessions add valuable thought leadership and credibility to product presentations. The IT Influencers dig in, ask questions, and discuss the content on camera – creating a conversation you won’t see anywhere else.
ActiveDR: Simple, Continuous Replication by Pure Storage
This Showcase, ActiveDR – Simple, Continuous Replication, is presented by Larry Touchette, Director of Product Management at Pure Storage, and James Gallegos, FlashArray™ Product Marketer at Pure Storage. The Gestalt IT Showcase is an interactive conversation featuring a company subject matter expert and a panel of independent, technical IT influencers. These sessions add valuable thought leadership and credibility to product presentations. The IT Influencers dig in, ask questions, and discuss the content on camera – creating a conversation you won’t see anywhere else.
Enterprise AI is a Bunch of BS
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Enterprise AI seems to be a buzzword we are having trouble escaping. Is it following us, or just getting smart enough to know the paths we tread to shake it? The roundtable faces this pursuer and decides if we should take away its boastful title, call it something else, or if we have crossed the threshold far enough for it to lay claim to its moniker. Is Enterprise AI a bunch of BS? Follow the discussion and decide for yourself.
Simplification Adds Risk – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
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Simplification may sound great and improve efficiency, but it always with it an increase in risk. This is because by abstracting away the complexity, you’re also hiding potential faults in the system. The roundtable discusses if this is true, and if there’s a way to lose some of the geek knobs without creating a risky environment.
Gestalt News for the Week of March 11, 2019
Find out the latest from Gestalt IT in your inbox every Monday. Gestalt News this week has a look at DirectFlash Fabric, Elastifile Cloud Services, a new On-Premise IT Roundtable Podcast, and more!
Exploring Pure Storage DirectFlash Fabric
With DirectFlash Fabric, Pure Storage not only addresses the oxymoron of delivering simple and fast direct access storage with enterprise-class features. It also does so without forcing its customers to purchase a new storage array. Max Mortillaro looks at why the NVMe over Fabrics revolution is marching on.
It Doesn’t Matter Where Your Data is Stored – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
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The roundtable discusses if data locality is important to storage administrators anymore. They discuss why it might matter for technological, regulatory, and organizational needs, and how those needs have changed over time.
Trends – IT Origins Survey
In our First IT Origins Survey, we’re asking the community on of our standard interview questions: What are the best and worst trends in IT right now? We’re pulled together some early responses, but we’d love your feedback as well.