The new Nimbus Data E-Class comes just at the right moment, with 500 TB of capacity, a fully redundant “dual active” controller architecture, massive performance (even InfiniBand), and complete feature set (once VAAI is released).
Nimbus E-Class: The First Big, Redundant, All-Flash Enterprise Array
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When Pricing Gets Squishy Competition Heats Up
August 25, 2011 By 5 Comments
I stepped into a hornet nest this week when I posted a write-up about a new flash storage array from Pure Storage. The controversy had nothing to do with the underlying technology, which seems quite sound. Rather, it was all about pricing, with Pure’s competitors calling foul on their price comparisons.
Micron Bursts Into the PCIe SSD Market
June 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PCIe SSDs like Micron’s new P320h offer mindbending performance and enterprise class reliability. Although expensive, these devices are in an entirely different league from any other storage option. Micron promises to bring the PCIe P320h to market at nearly $15 per gigabyte, a substantial discount over other PCIe SSD competitors.
If Storage Vendors Were Automakers…
August 7, 2009 By 8 Comments
The Difference Between “Integration” and “Frankenstein”
February 5, 2009 By 2 Comments
When is a solution integrated and when is it a Frankenstein-like mashup of tangled tech? Apparently, that line is crossed when it’s your competitor’s offering… In my time in the storage industry, I’ve seen enough franken-storage come and go to make me skeptical whenever a new “integrated” solution is announced. But a lot of this [...]
