News & Analysis

Oracle ZS5 Throws Down a Cloud Ready Gauntlet

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

Is anyone in storage really paying close enough attention to Oracle? I think too many mistakenly dismiss Oracle’s infrastructure solutions as expensive, custom and proprietarily Oracle database-only hardware. But, surprise, …

What do IT administrator skills mean now?

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchIToperations.


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In a world full of data-aware this and internet-connected that, deep IT administrator skills should be more in-demand than ever.

Mike Matchett

It seems everything in the IT world is getting smarter …

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 …