#dell compellent

Understanding Software Defined Storage (SDS)

Software defined storage is an evolution of storage technology in cloud era. It is a deployment of storage technology without any dependencies on storage hardware. Software defined storage (SDS) eliminates all traditional aspect of storage such as managing storage policy, security, provisioning, upgrading and scaling of storage without the headache of hardware layer. Software defined storage…

Dell Compellent: A Poor Man’s SAN

Management:  Dell Compellent Storage Center has a GUI designed to be accessible allegedly ease of use. Wizards offers few common tasks such as allocation, configuration, and administration functions. Compellent Storage Center monitoring tools provide very little insight on how storage backend is doing. You have to engage Dell remote support for diagnostic, and monitoring tools with alert and…

Dell Compellent Storage to be discontinued after EMC merger

DELL is buying EMC. This is an old news. You already know this. What’s new is future of Dell’s product line. There are many business reasons Dell is buying EMC. EMC is the number one storage vendor and big cat of NASDAQ. One key business justification is to get to Enterprise market with enterprise class product lines and second big reason is to break into cloud market utilising dominant presence…