Author: Mike

Connected Data Brings Transporter to Businesses With Genesis Appliance

(Excerpt from original post on the Taneja Group News Blog)

Ok, who here has used their free Dropbox (or similar) account not just at home but at work? Turns out that most of us do that can get away with …

BlueData: Big Data Analysis Clouds on Enterprise Data Where it Already Lives

(Excerpt from original post on the Taneja Group News Blog)

(Quoting myself from a BlueData press release today -) “Taneja predicted that 2014 would be the year of virtualized Big Data computing and BlueData is proving that out,” said Mike

Seeing the Light: Fiber Mountain Makes Data Center Connectivity A Strategic Asset

(Excerpt from original post on the Taneja Group News Blog)

One thing is certain in technology – the wheel keeps turning from differentiating advantage to fungible commodity, and then eventually back again. Now we think the time has come for …

Flash runs past read cache

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchDataCenter.

Just because you can add a cache doesn’t mean you should. It is possible to have the wrong kind, so weigh your options before implementing memory-based cache for a storage boost.


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Commodity storage has its place, but an all-flash architecture thrills

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchSolidStateStorage.

Some IT folks are trying to leverage commodity servers and disks with software-implemented storage services. But others want an all-flash architecture.


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Every day we hear of budget-savvy IT folks attempting to leverage …

Siloing stifles data center growth

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchDataCenter.

It’s time to knock down those silos, one by one. IT is transforming from a siloed set of reactive cost centers into a service provider with a focus on helping the business