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No SSD-HDD Price Parity Before 2020 Howard Marks responds to a recent Network Computing blog arguing that SSD pricing is falling to hard-disk drive levels and putting HDDs on the road to obsolescence. By Howard Marks Network Computing Blogger, 6/23/2015 Post a comment | Read | Post a Comment Hyperconvergence Hiccups Hypercoverged systems improve VM performance by using server flash for key storage functions, but have drawbacks. Separating storage performance from capacity overcomes these issues. By Frank Denneman Technology Evangelist, PernixData, 6/23/2015 Post a comment | Read | Post a Comment SSD Prices In A Free Fall With the prices of solid-state drives expected to reach parity with hard-disk drives next year, are HDDs doomed? By Jim O'Reilly Consultant, 6/19/2015 29 comments | Read | Post a Comment 3 Ways To Avoid Cloud Cost Overruns Implementing cloud infrastructure is supposed to save money, but can lead to costly surprises if you're not careful. By Robbie Wright Virtualization & Cloud Computing Strategist, Commvault, 6/15/2015 7 comments | Read | Post a Comment Even In Software-Defined Storage, Hardware Matters Today, storage is mostly all about software, but Pure Storage's FlashArray//m proves that hardware still plays a big role. By Howard Marks Network Computing Blogger, 6/10/2015 5 comments | Read | Post a Comment SD-WAN Gaining Traction IHS Infonetics survey finds that many enterprises plan to buy software-defined WAN technology with an eye on streamlining WAN operations. By Marcia Savage Managing Editor, Network Computing, 6/4/2015 4 comments | Read | Post a Comment 7 Super Cloud Storage And File-Sharing Platforms Cloud sync-and-share services can help businesses reduce on-site equipment, improve backup and compliance, and foster worker collaboration. Find out which platforms are enterprise-worthy. By Network Computing and Interop Author, 6/2/2015 20 comments | Read | Post a Comment Gartner All-Flash Array Magic Quadrant: A Bad Influence The market analyst firm's Magic Quadrant for all-flash storage arrays is based on criteria that hamstring vendors and reduce customer choice. By Howard Marks Network Computing Blogger, 6/2/2015 9 comments | Read | Post a Comment The Hyperconvergence Craze: More Than Hype Survey shows that VDI remains a top use case for hyperconverged infrastructure, and a need for efficiency rather than frustration with legacy storage is driving interest in the technology. By Marcia Savage Managing Editor, Network Computing, 5/26/2015 6 comments | Read | Post a Comment MagicBands & Challenging The Storage Status Quo Enterprise data centers can take a cue from Disney's innovative wearable by breaking away from old processes with scale-out storage and object-based storage. By Frank Denneman Technology Evangelist, PernixData, 5/26/2015 6 comments | Read | Post a Comment EMC Open Sources ViPR With Eye On Software Future Storage heavyweight prepares for industry shift to software-defined storage by open sourcing its storage controller. By Jim O'Reilly Consultant, 5/22/2015 2 comments | Read | Post a Comment 8 Hot Online Colleges For IT Pros Check out these colleges and universities that offer online IT courses and degrees to help keep your tech skills and knowledge fresh. By Network Computing Editors , 5/19/2015 24 comments | Read | Post a Comment Rethinking All-Flash Hyperconverged Appliances Combining all-flash and hyperconvergence isn't such a bad idea after all, Howard Marks says after seeing Atlantis Computing's appliance. By Howard Marks Network Computing Blogger, 5/14/2015 3 comments | Read | Post a Comment Facebook Breaks New Ground In Cold Storage Here's how Facebook is taking an innovative approach to storing billions of user photos in its data centers. By Jim O'Reilly Consultant, 5/12/2015 6 comments | Read | Post a Comment Big Data For IT Operations: Data Lakes Or Data Warehouse? IT operations itself can benefit from the promise of big data analytics, but choosing the right data storage ecosystem is essential. By John Miecielica Director of Product Management, TeamQuest, 5/7/2015 1 Comment | Read | Post a Comment Does OpenStack Stack Up For The Enterprise? Some OpenStack projects are more mature than others, leaving gaps when it comes to enterprise applications. By Jason Andersen Senior Director of Product Marketing and Management, Stratus Technologies, 5/6/2015 6 comments | Read | Post a Comment Hyperconvergence: Helping IT Move The Needle Hyperconverged infrastructure provides enterprises with flexibility and ease of use that can allow them to break from old IT practices. By Susan Fogarty Editor in Chief, 5/4/2015 4 comments | Read | Post a Comment RAID On The Road To Obsolesence New integrity techniques combined with low-cost drives are turning RAID storage arrays into antiquated relics. By Jim O'Reilly Consultant, 4/30/2015 5 comments | Read | Post a Comment Prizewinning IT Products: Best Of Interop 2015 Interop In Action Interop Las Vegas heats up this week with presentations, products and camaraderie on the show floor. By Network Computing , 4/29/2015 Post a comment | Read | Post a Comment More Stories

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