This week, Chris and Martin review the announcements coming out of AWS Reinvent, specifically those covering file systems. AWS announced FSx for OpenZFS and recently added FSx for NetApp ONTAP to the existing offerings. With FSx for Windows Server and FSx for Lustre (plus EFS), AWS now has five different file system solutions. Why has AWS decided to partner or use existing … [Read more...] about #220 – AWS & Cloud File System Diversity
Events
#211 – Pure//Launch – Announcing Fusion and Portworx Data Services (Sponsored)
In this week's sponsored episode, Chris chats to Alex McMullan, CTO International at Pure Storage. The discussion covers Pure//Launch and today's announcements of two SaaS solutions - Fusion and Portworx Data Services. Fusion is a new SaaS management plane for administering and optimising Pure Storage hardware and software products, including FlashArray, FlashBlade and Cloud … [Read more...] about #211 – Pure//Launch – Announcing Fusion and Portworx Data Services (Sponsored)
#146 – Coronavirus and Impacts on the Technology Industry
In this episode we take a look at the impact of COVID-19, commonly known as the Coronavirus. Since the outbreak in China towards the end of 2019, tens of thousands have been infected, thousands of people have died. As the spread of the disease moves outside China, we look at the effect on business, conferences and the positive benefits that may occur with reduced … [Read more...] about #146 – Coronavirus and Impacts on the Technology Industry
#137 – Hitachi Next 2019: Wrap Up with Jonathan Martin
In the first podcast episode of 2020, Chris meets with Jonathan Martin, CMO at Hitachi Vantara to reflect on experiences at Hitachi NEXT 2019. This episode was recorded live onsite at the event in October 2019. Hitachi Vantara and Hitachi Consulting are planned to merge in 2020 (press release). This is another step in the evolution towards making Hitachi Vantara a … [Read more...] about #137 – Hitachi Next 2019: Wrap Up with Jonathan Martin
#131 – Hitachi Next 2019: Content Intelligence Update
In this podcast episode, we continue the discussions from Hitachi NEXT 2019. Chris talks to Scott Baker, Senior Director, Emerging Business and Data Intelligence at Hitachi Vantara. Scott covers the HCP object storage platform and has responsibility for data protection solutions. This conversation looks at updates to the Hitachi HCP portfolio and associated tools and … [Read more...] about #131 – Hitachi Next 2019: Content Intelligence Update