Author: Mike Matchett

When data storage infrastructure really has a brain

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchStorage.


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Big data analysis and the internet of things are helping produce more intelligent storage infrastructure.

Mike Matchett

Cheaper and denser CPUs are driving smarter built-in intelligence into each layer of the data …

Do ROI Calculators Produce Real ROI?

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

As both a vendor product marketer and now an analyst, I’ve often been asked to help produce an “official” ROI (or the full TCO) calculator for some product. I used …

How to choose a service provider for your hybrid cloud implementation

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchCloudStorage.


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Customers should evaluate the cost and effectiveness of a hybrid cloud storage implementation when selecting a provider to store their valuable nearline data.

Mike Matchett

Security, governance, cost, bandwidth, migration, access control …

Enterprise SSDs: The Case for All-Flash Data Centers – EnterpriseStorageForum.com

An IT industry analyst article published by Enterprise Storage Forum.


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A new study found that some enterprises are experiencing significant benefits by converting their entire data centers to all-flash arrays.

by Mike Matchett, Sr. Analyst

Adding small amounts of flash …

We Can No Longer Contain Containers!

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

Depsite naysayers (you know who you are!) I’ve been saying this is the year for containers, and half way into 2016 it’s looking like I’m right. The container community is …

Hyperconverged Storage Evolves – Or is it Pivoting When it Comes to Pivot3?

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

Pivot3 recently acquired NexGen (Mar 2016). Many folks have been wondering what they are doing. Pivot3 has made a name in the surveillance/video vertical with bulletproof hyperconvergence based on highly …