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Can your cluster management tools pass muster?

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchDataCenter.


A big challenge for IT is managing big clusters effectively, especially with bigger data, larger mashed-up workflows, and the need for more agile operations.

Cluster designs are everywhere these days. Popular examples …

Container technology’s role in storage

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchServerVirtualization.


Could containers dethrone virtual machines as the next generation compute architecture? I’ve heard many industry folks say that containers are moving faster into real deployments than almost any previous technology, driven by …

Flash storage market remains a tsunami

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchSolidStateStorage.


A few months ago, Taneja Group surveyed 694 enterprise IT folks (about half in management, half in architecture/operations) about their storage acceleration and performance needs, perceptions and plans. Of course, examining the …

Visualizing (and Optimizing) Cluster Performance

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

Clusters are the scale-out way to go in today’s data center. Why not try to architect an infrastructure that can grow linearly in capacity and/or performance? Well, one problem is …

Is 7-9’s the New Standard For Enterprise Storage? Infinidat Just Keeps Running

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

This might be controversial, but 5-9’s of availability just doesn’t seem to cut it anymore in today’s cloudy, more hyperscale, consolidated data center storage infrastructure. In fact, we deserve much …

Big data analytics applications impact storage systems

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchStorage.


Whether driven by direct competition or internal business pressure, CIOs, CDOs and even CEOs today are looking to squeeze more value, more insight and more intelligence out of their data. They no …