As of today, there's one more all-flash storage array on the market: Nimble Storage convened a big San Francisco shindig to roll out their own "AF" array, complete with lots of XtremIO and Pure Storage comparisons. Finally, Nimble no longer has to suffer the competitive digs and nasty rumors about this missing product, but there's a lot more to this launch than an array sans … [Read more...] about Nimble Storage Rolls Out an All-Flash Array
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Storage Developer Conference, Santa Clara CA
This week I'm attending the Storage Developer Conference in Santa Clara, CA. This event always includes fantastic content for storage nerds like me, and I'm glad to be bringing along a few friends as well! We'll be holding live Tech Field Day Roundtable discussions at the event, and I'll be posting videos as well! What is SDC? The Storage Developer Conference is a unique … [Read more...] about Storage Developer Conference, Santa Clara CA
Microsoft Adds Data Deduplication Savings Evaluation Tool to Windows Server 8 Beta
The latest beta of the server version of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system includes a handy tool related to the new data deduplication feature. DDPEVAL will test a given dataset using the new deduplication and compression engine and report the savings to be expected. And it works even on non-Windows 8 systems! Windows Server 8 Data Deduplication Review For … [Read more...] about Microsoft Adds Data Deduplication Savings Evaluation Tool to Windows Server 8 Beta
Microsoft Adds Data Deduplication to NTFS in Windows 8
The next version of Microsoft Windows Server includes integrated data deduplication technology. Microsoft is positioning this as a boon for server virtualization and claims it has very little performance impact. But how exactly does Microsoft's de-duplication technology work? Introducing Windows 8 Deduplication Let's make one thing clear right from the start: Microsoft … [Read more...] about Microsoft Adds Data Deduplication to NTFS in Windows 8
How Does Dropbox Store Data?
Dropbox recently clarified (via their blog and privacy policy) that they "de-duplicate" user files. This has been known for quite a while, and is obvious to anyone who's had a large file "upload" instantly. But how exactly does Dropbox store files? Are they really de-duplicated or just single-instanced? I set out to discover the answer. Single Instance Storage It's fairly … [Read more...] about How Does Dropbox Store Data?