Author: Mike Matchett

What is Software Defined Storage?  EMC ViPR announced at EMCWorld 2013

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

Here at EMC World 2013, one of the biggest themes is “software defined” storage. Much like the vague overuse of “cloud” as a marketing description, the term “software defined” is …

MRAM technology likely choice as post-flash solid-state storage

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchSolidStateStorage.

NAND flash-based storage is becoming a common alternative, but NAND flash could soon be replaced by newer forms of non-volatile memory like MRAM technology.

article_MRAM-technology-likely-choice-as-post-flash-solid-state-storageFlash storage is everywhere these days. It’s hard …

Revitalizing MySQL – Tokutek Open Sources TokuDB High Performance Engine

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

Many companies, startups and regular enterprises, have relied on MySQL over the years as a low cost (open source or supported versions) yet highly reliable relational database. Yet in these …

Exablox Brings It On – Enterprise Features for Everyone

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

Exablox announced their OneBlox storage system today which is sure to grab the attention of any non-storage expert who has ever struggled with more than one drive. What they’ve basically …

Extreme Enterprise Applications Drive Parallel File System Adoption

An IT industry analyst article published by Infostor.

By Mike Matchett, Sr. Analyst and Consultant,
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With the advent of big data and cloud-scale delivery, companies are racing to deploy cutting-edge services. “Extreme” applications like massive voice and image processing or …

Nothing’s Too Fast for Operational Intelligence – ScaleOut Software’s hServer

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

There are a lot of HPC technologies coming soon to a data center near you! The latest offering from ScaleOut Software, known for their in-memory data grid solutions, is …