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Nimble Storage Rolls Out an All-Flash Array

February 24, 2016 By Stephen 1 Comment

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

Predictable Performance Beats Maximum Speed Any Day

February 18, 2015 By Stephen 1 Comment

Everyone wants to be the best, so outrageous claims of supremacy are as old as time. In IT, these claims often revolve around synthetic benchmarks chosen to highlight a system's performance. Buyers have grown wary of these claims, smartly asking to try before they buy. But predictability is even more important than real-world testing, and this is particularly difficult for … [Read more...] about Predictable Performance Beats Maximum Speed Any Day

EMC XtremIO Upgrade is Non-Disruptive to Customers

October 7, 2014 By Stephen 9 Comments

EMC's XtremIO is crapping on the badge; it's an immature ball of destruction that shows how much architecture matters. Or so my favorite storage bloggers say. But customers and resellers seem to have a different take on the destructive XtremIO 3.0 update: They don't care. Not at all. Although the numbers haven't been released officially, I'm hearing very, very strong … [Read more...] about EMC XtremIO Upgrade is Non-Disruptive to Customers

The Fat Middle: Today’s Enterprise Storage Array

August 31, 2014 By Stephen 7 Comments

Ask any project manager if it's possible to deliver something that is fast, good, and cheap, and they'll laugh. The phenomenon known as the Iron Triangle limits just about everything in the world from meeting all three conflicting requirements. Yet, for the last two decades, enterprise storage array vendors have been trying to deliver just this. How's that working … [Read more...] about The Fat Middle: Today’s Enterprise Storage Array

Why SanDisk + Fusion-io = Awesome

June 17, 2014 By Stephen Leave a Comment

The storage industry was abuzz yesterday with news that SanDisk will buy Fusion-io for $1.1 billion. Lots of folks seem confused by this, but I think that's because they don't know who SanDisk really are. After having been exposed to both companies' management, products, and strategy, I think this is a great fit and excellent news for the storage industry. SanDisk Is More … [Read more...] about Why SanDisk + Fusion-io = Awesome

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