Tag: Storage

Storage Tiers or Tears?

I always enjoy reading StorageNewsletter and in particular the insights of Philippe Nicolas. His recent article on Storage Tiering (“Tier or Not Tier”) is a fairly complete overview of the history of the companies involved and the broad technical evolution …

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Tech Top 6 – The Top IT Topics of 2020

Twenty twenty is almost a wrap! Can we get a round of applause? Still, some good things happened in 2020 like the start of the Tech Top 6 podcast! In this last episode of the year, Warren and I review …

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Tech Top 6 – BONUS INTERVIEW – Object Storage: Wise Guys Asking Smart Guy Why?

How fun is this? We’ve got a BONUS episode here in which Warren and Mike get to interview content object storage tech expert Sonny Halderman (@sonnyhalderman) all about Object Storage. Both Warren and Mike have worked at IT storage vendors …

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Tech Top 6 – Balancing Acts, Rocket Science and Leadership – Bonus Episode

Warren and I discuss cool tech articles somewhat about:

  • Balanced Portfolios
  • Math for Data Science
  • CyberSecurity Strategies
  • Automation Rocket Science
  • Leader Communication
  • Death of Hardware Storage

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Survey Spotlights Top 5 Data Storage Pain Points

An IT industry analyst article published by Enterprise Storage Forum.


by Mike Matchett,

The Enterprise Storage Forum survey uncovered the biggest challenges storage professionals have with their existing storage infrastructure: aging gear, lack of capacity, high operations cost, security, maintenance

Survey Results: Cloud Storage Takes Off, Flash Cools Off

An IT industry analyst article published by Enterprise Storage Forum.


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By Mike Matchett,

The Enterprise Storage Survey results show that the biggest storage budget line item is cloud storage, although HDDs still hold more data. We explore why cloud is