#hybrid array

New @georgeacrump Analysis: @DataCtrSystems' Structured Connectivity keeps the Agile Data Center Agile

Often overlooked, the cabling infrastructure is the circulatory system of the data center. An organization can invest in the most powerful servers, the fastest storage and the most advanced switches, but if data cannot flow smoothly between them these investments go to waste. Data Center Systems’ Structured Connectivity solutions reduce the amount of time it takes to bring new systems online,…

New Blog by @georgeacrump "Storage Controllers Active-Active vs. Active-Passive"

The storage controller is the compute part of a storage array that runs the storage software. If the storage controller fails, the storage software can’t run and the array goes offline. As a result, redundant storage controllers are critical to maintaining data accessibility. However, storage vendors have differing opinions on what is the best way to deliver high availability.

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New Briefing Note: Software can now Define the SSD by @georgeacrump

Briefing Note – OCZ Announces Host Managed SSDs

Software Defined Storage (SDS) is becoming the prevailing way to deliver storage solutions. Whether it is customers trying to implement a software-only solution to manage disparate hardware or a storage system vendor looking to leverage commodity hardware, the focus on software is changing hardware expectations. As we discussed in our article “The…

New article by @georgeacrump "Real-time Hybrid Arrays – The Next Generation of Cost-Effective High Performance"

Product Analysis of AssuredSAN 4000 with RealStor

The world has changed for IT. Social media, the internet of things, the proliferation of mobile devices, etc, are creating the challenge of real-time computing. Processing power has become plentiful and virtualization has made it easier to build the infrastructures needed to handle all this real-time data. But some things haven’t changed. For the…

Latest Blog by @georgeacrump "Server Side Flash in a Shared Flash World"

Server side flash, in its various forms, served as a precursor to shared flash arrays. It allowed IT planners to surgically address specific application response time issues caused by storage without having to implement a flash based array. This saved both time and infrastructure investment cost. Now with the lowered costs and increased data efficiency of shared flash systems, combined with an…

Latest Article by @georgeacrump "Storage for the Real-Time Data Center"

Organizations are expected to respond in real time to the needs of their customers. “Real Time”, however, is much more than just reacting faster to queries, it means tailoring the customer’s interaction with the organization so that they are presented with personalized information and pertinent options. Increasingly, people are using their mobile devices to access information on-demand and this…

New Article by @georgeacrump "Flash Strategies for MS-SQL"

Applications based on Microsoft SQL (MS-SQL) seem like obvious candidates for some type of flash performance boost. The high IOPS and low latency of flash storage is almost a perfect match for the high transaction MS-SQL environments. While almost any addition of flash storage to that environment will improve performance, it is important to have a MS-SQL flash strategy so that the flash…