When creating the On-Premise IT Roundtable podcast, we had a lot of inspiration. Here are some of our favorite IT podcasts that keep motivating us to make our own content even better!
The Myth Of The Supersonic Disk Drive
Howard Marks writing for Network Computing comments: The idea that disk drives haven’t gotten faster than 15K RPM because it would mean disks would have to become supersonic isn’t true. What’s the real reason? Howard tackles the myth of hard disks hitting Mach 1. Because the last thing you want from your data is a […]
Disk Drive Failure: An Unavoidable Reality
Howard Marks writing for Network Computing comments: The folks at Backblaze, the online backup service that’s probably as well known for its ultra-low cost storage pods as it is for its core business, recently released some data based on its experience with more than 25,000 disk drives. As anyone who read the Google and Carnegie […]
Coho Applies SDN To Scale-Out Storage
Howard Marks writing for Network Computing comments: Startup Coho Data uses an integrated OpenFlow controller to reduce the latency associated with traditional scale-out storage designs. You know you’ve got a truly disruptive technology on your hands when a company not even in your field can apply the principles to their product line and do something […]
The Nirvanix Failure: Villains, Heroes and Lessons
Howard Marks writing for Network Computing comments: The Nirvanix collapse reads like a saga with villains, heroes and lessons that we all should learn from the implosion of the cloud service. The exit of Nirvanix has raised lots of questions about cloud providers. Howard breaks some it down for you, but always have a backup […]
Violin’s IPO Tumble Is About Violin, Not Flash
Howard Marks writing for Network Computing comments: Violin Memory, maker of flash storage, saw its IPO price drop on its opening day. The drop says more about Violin’s challenges than those of the overall flash market. Violin has people asking lots of questions about where flash and SSD are headed. Instead, they should be asking […]
Defining Software-Defined Storage
Howard Marks writing for Network Computing comments: How do you classify software-defined storage? Let’s try kingdoms, genus and species. One of my jobs as an analyst is to build a taxonomy that lets my team at DeepStorage and me classify various storage products and services into recognizable kingdoms, phyla, genus and species. I still find […]
Western Digital Buys Virident To Battle Flash Giants
Howard Marks writing for Network Computing comments: HGST, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Digital, acquired PCIe flash specialist Virident yesterday in a cash deal for $685 million. The move equips Western Digital/HGST to go head-to-head with major flash foundries such as Intel/Micron, Samsung and Toshiba. Western Digital’s $685 million acquisition of PCIe flash specialist […]
New Media Is Not The Key To Long-Term Storage
Howard Marks writing for Network Computing comments: Optical disks, data crystals and other new storage media promise capacity and longevity, but that’s not all it takes to meet the needs of a large, long-term archive. Read more at: New Media Is Not The Key To Long-Term Storage
Windows Server 2012 R2 Beefs Up Storage Spaces
Howard Marks writing for Network Computing comments: Microsoft improves on the storage functionality in its upcoming Windows Server release with new SSD-supported automated tiering and write-back caching. Read more at: Windows Server 2012 R2 Beefs Up Storage Spaces