Deduplication is here for backup, but it is not yet ready for prime time in primary storage applications
Storage Decisions New York 2008 Feedback
September 24, 2008 By 5 Comments
A Consultant’s View Of The Enterprise Storage Market
September 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
Apple Replaces ALL iPhone 3G Power Adapters
September 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Wow! Apple is recalling and replacing all of the compact power adapters shipped with every iPhone 3G sold to date in many countries! According to Apple’s support release, the prongs can break off and become lodged in an outlet, posing a risk of electric shock. And of course, inconveniencing the person who wants to keep [...]
What is VMware VDC-OS vStorage?
September 19, 2008 By 2 Comments
VMware packed a lot into their 2008 VMworld conference, including an outline of their “three pillars” strategy, focused on vClient, vCloud, and something they are calling the Virtual Datacenter Operating System. While it is debatable if this last item really is an operating system, it’s certainly a major strategic change in messaging. VDC-OS is divided [...]
Geeksplosion! iPhone to Manage VMware!
September 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I sure hope the iPhone is ready for the enterprise! VMware CTO, Stephen Herrod, just announced at VMworld that a new version of VMware Infrastructure Client was being developed for the iPhone and “other mobile devices”. This software allows an administrator to manage virtual machines hosted on VirtualCenter servers. I’m sure I’m not the only one [...]
VMware Virtual Datacenter Operating System: Heavyweight or Hot Air?
September 16, 2008 By 6 Comments
Paul Maritz of VMware dropped a bomb on Las Vegas today, introducing their Virtual Datacenter Operating System concept. But is VDC-OS a nuclear strike at the heart of the data center, scattering everyone from Microsoft to Cisco to (big daddy) EMC? Or is it just more hot air, conflating the latest big thing into a [...]
Deduplication Coming to Primary Storage
September 16, 2008 By 1 Comment
Although deduplication of storage is nothing new, with Data Domain and other making hay with the technique for years, it has never been ready for prime time – reduction of active primary storage applications like email and databases. Instead, deduplication has been relegated to second- or third-tier status, deduplicating archives and backup data. But change is in the air, and deduplication vendors are starting to bustle towards the bright lights of primary storage.
greenBytes Embraces and Extends ZFS
September 15, 2008 By 3 Comments
I’ve long hollered that ZFS is a real storage revolution in the making, but recognized that it still had a way to go before replacing UFS, HFS+, and most volume managers. Well, a little Rhode Island company called greenBytes comes out of stealth today to announce that they’re doing just that – taking the solid [...]
Turning the Page on RAID
September 14, 2008 By 4 Comments
This is part of an ongoing series of longer articles I will be posting every Sunday as part of an experiment in offering more in-depth content. It has been the core technology behind the storage industry since day one, but the sun is setting on traditional RAID technology. After two decades of refinement and fragmentation, we are [...]
