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GreenBytes introduces Solidarity, an all-SSD storage array

February 21, 2012 By Stephen Leave a Comment

GreenBytes today introduced Solidarity, and all-SSD evolution of their HA-3000 dual controller storage array. Solidarity is a major move forward for GreenBytes and allows the veteran startup company to compete in the new solid-state storage market. It is a respectable entry in the “disk replacement” segment of the market, with a reasonable balance between price, features, and … [Read more...] about GreenBytes introduces Solidarity, an all-SSD storage array

EMC VFCache (aka “Project Lightning”) Is One Small Step, But an Important One

February 6, 2012 By Stephen 5 Comments

EMC will today unveil a new product, and will no doubt attract a great deal of press. The modest technical capabilities of VFCache 1.0 limit its use case, but the announcement is big news, since it marks EMCs first foray into the hot server-attached storage market. EMC VFCache is a Simple Read Cache I was not pre-briefed on this product, and I'm not all that thrilled at the … [Read more...] about EMC VFCache (aka “Project Lightning”) Is One Small Step, But an Important One

When Pricing Gets Squishy Competition Heats Up

August 25, 2011 By Stephen 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. You're Not Buying Gigabytes In a world of 3 TB drives, storage capacity … [Read more...] about When Pricing Gets Squishy Competition Heats Up

Pure Storage All-Flash Storage Array Revealed

August 23, 2011 By Stephen Leave a Comment

Flash memory is awesome, but SSD isn't a drop-in replacement for disk. Flash is totally different from spinning disk, yet most storage arrays still treat it as disk-like block storage. That's why I was pleased to hear from startup Pure Storage, who are asking the core question, "what should an all-flash storage device look like?" Another Storage Startup? Pure Storage is a … [Read more...] about Pure Storage All-Flash Storage Array Revealed

Seagate Versus Western Digital: The Hard Disk Drive Battle Lines Are Drawn

April 19, 2011 By Stephen 2 Comments

Seagate and Western Digital appear to have locked up the majority of the hard disk drive (HDD) market with their respective acquisitions of Samsung and Hitachi's business. Leaving Toshiba with just a sliver, the American companies will soon become giants, each with more than 40% of the total HDD share and a full line of products. Despite the noise made by solid-state disk (SSD) … [Read more...] about Seagate Versus Western Digital: The Hard Disk Drive Battle Lines Are Drawn

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