Author: Mike Matchett

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

Flash Gets Faster: Avalanche Technology Intends To Dominate

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

Flash Summit 2014 runs this week, and we expect to hear a lot about how flash is poised to take over the IT storage world. One of the key new …