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Tech Field Day Extra at VMworld US 2014

August 24, 2014 By Stephen 1 Comment

As most of my readers know, I also run the Tech Field Day event series, bringing independent voices in IT together with interesting companies in our space. This year, we're running a full-blown Tech Field Day event at VMworld, the largest we've ever put together. Although there's no live audience for Tech Field Day apart from the delegate panel, I invite you to watch … [Read more...] about Tech Field Day Extra at VMworld US 2014

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

VMware-Integrated Caching? Not So Fast!

October 23, 2013 By Stephen 7 Comments

It seems like every other startup I talk to is pitching VMware-integrated caching, and a spate of acquisitions and announcements from flash companies are legitimizing the idea. Even VMware has gotten in on the game with vFlash Read Cache (vFRC). But integrating caching with VMware vSphere isn't nearly as easy and effective as everyone is making it sound! A Whole Datacenter Of … [Read more...] about VMware-Integrated Caching? Not So Fast!

Apple Brings PCIe SSD To The Masses In The New MacBook Air

June 12, 2013 By Stephen 7 Comments

Apple's brand-new MacBook Air might not look much from the outside, but a revolution lurks under the hood: This is the first mainstream computer to eschew SATA in favor of PCIe SSD! Long heralded in workstations and servers, PCIe SSD brings massive potential for storage performance. Apple Bets on SSD Apple was first out of the gate in switching to all-SSD storage for their … [Read more...] about Apple Brings PCIe SSD To The Masses In The New MacBook Air

My Incomplete, Subjective List of Enterprise SSD Companies

June 14, 2011 By Stephen 2 Comments

This morning, Jean-Jacques Maleval posted a “complete list of 85 SSD manufacturers in the world” over at StorageNewsletter. I was surprised to see so many unfamiliar names in the list, and set about doing some research into who all these companies are. It seems that the vast majority focus on military/embedded or OEM markets, with the consumer space accounting for a large … [Read more...] about My Incomplete, Subjective List of Enterprise SSD Companies

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