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A weekly podcast on deploying and managing enterprise storage and data

#169 – In-Memory Computing and Apache Ignite

7 August 2020 by Chris Evans 3 Comments

#169 – In-Memory Computing and Apache Ignite

This week Chris and Martin talk to Nikita Ivanov CTO and founder of GridGain Systems. The topic is in-memory computing and specifically Apache Ignite, an open-source key-value store that also supports SQL99 and POSIX-compliant file interfaces. The idea of running applications purely from memory isn't a new one. DRAM is the fastest "storage" component but isn't designed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Data Management, Guest Speakers Tagged With: GridGain Systems, Nikita Ivanov

#167 – Adapting Open Source Storage for the Enterprise

17 July 2020 by Chris Evans Leave a Comment

#167 – Adapting Open Source Storage for the Enterprise

This week Chris and Martin catch up with Phil Straw, CEO at Softiron for a discussion on packaging Open Source storage solutions for adoption by the enterprise. Softiron sells a software appliance based on Ceph which has been tuned to deliver high performance with high efficiency. So, exactly how do vendors go about making Open Source more consumable without breaking the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Speakers, Softiron, Software-Defined Storage, Storage Hardware Tagged With: Open Source, Phil Straw, SDS

#166 – Infinidat Elastic Storage Pricing with Eran Brown (Sponsored)

10 July 2020 by Chris Evans 2 Comments

#166 – Infinidat Elastic Storage Pricing with Eran Brown (Sponsored)

This week, Chris and Martin are joined by Chris Mellor from Blocks & Files and Eran Brown from Infinidat to discuss flexible pricing strategies in light of current business disruptions. Infinidat has introduced an elastic pricing model for both capex and opex purchases. How is this implemented and what platform features enable Infinidat to deliver this capability? As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Speakers, Storage Hardware Tagged With: Chris Mellor, Elastic Pricing, Eran Brown

#165 – Homogeneous Data Protection with HYCU (Sponsored)

6 July 2020 by Chris Evans Leave a Comment

#165 – Homogeneous Data Protection with HYCU (Sponsored)

As we move to a hybrid and multi-cloud world, IT organisations need standardisation in operational processes. This is particularly true for data protection, where consistent policies and compliance are essential. This week, Chris chats to Subbiah Sundaram from HYCU about data protection in public clouds and the ability to bring a consistent reporting model with HYCU … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Data Management, Data Protection, Guest Speakers, HYCU Inc Tagged With: AWS, Azure

#164 – Introduction to StorONE S1: All-Flash Array.next with George Crump (Sponsored)

26 June 2020 by Chris Evans 3 Comments

#164 – Introduction to StorONE S1: All-Flash Array.next with George Crump (Sponsored)

Storage startup StorONE has introduced the S1: All-Flash Array.next (also known as S1:AFAn) which accelerates performance using Intel Optane technology. In this podcast, Chris and Martin discuss the benefits of Optane within the S1 platform in a conversation with George Crump, CMO at StorONE and formerly the founder of Storage Switzerland. S1 is a software-defined storage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All-Flash, Guest Speakers, Software-Defined Storage, Sponsored, Storage Hardware, StorONE Tagged With: George Crump, S1:AFAn

#163 – Inflection Points in Storage Deployment Strategies

23 June 2020 by Chris Evans Leave a Comment

#163 – Inflection Points in Storage Deployment Strategies

Technology refreshes are a constant part of the IT landscape. Businesses need to frequently update and modernise their infrastructure. Typically, the inertia to move between vendors is strong, but inflection points do occur, when the cost and risk of change is outweighed by the benefits. How do you identify inflection points in your environment and then take advantage of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Data Management, Guest Speakers, Storage Management Tagged With: Atradius, MTI, NetApp

#162 – The Evolving Role of Storage Administration

19 June 2020 by Chris Evans 2 Comments

#162 – The Evolving Role of Storage Administration

The role of the storage administrator has changed over the years and is in many ways influenced by the three "V"s typically used to describe AI. Admins have to deal with increased data Volumes, with the Velocity of delivering resources and with a wide Variety of application profiles. This week, Chris talks to Clay Ryder (Senior Director of Enterprise Marketing) and Frank … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Speakers, Storage Management

#161 – Seagate MACH.2 Dual Actuator Drive Deep Dive

12 June 2020 by Chris Evans 1 Comment

#161 – Seagate MACH.2 Dual Actuator Drive Deep Dive

This week, Chris and Martin look at the dual actuator drive technology developed by Seagate, also known as MACH.2. This conversation with Colin Presly and Tim Walker digs down into the detail of the hardware implementation and the operational aspects of deploying a hard drive that acts as two physically independent units. Dual actuator technology was developed to overcome … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Speakers, Storage Hardware Tagged With: MACH.2, Seagate

#159 – Introduction to MRAM with Joe O’Hare from Everspin

22 May 2020 by Chris Evans 3 Comments

#159 – Introduction to MRAM with Joe O’Hare from Everspin

This week, Chris and Martin dig deeper into storage media and look at magneto-resistive RAM, commonly known as MRAM in this conversation with Joe O'Hare, Director of Distribution and Product Marketing at Everspin Technologies. MRAM is a persistent memory technology that uses resistance to determine the state of data. Everspin, the leading provider of MRAM technologies … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everspin Technologies, Guest Speakers, Storage Hardware Tagged With: Magneto-resistive RAM, MRAM

#157 – Introduction to Dell PowerStore (sponsored)

11 May 2020 by Chris Evans 2 Comments

#157 – Introduction to Dell PowerStore (sponsored)

In this sponsored episode, Chris and Martin look at the newly announced midrange storage platform from Dell Technologies. PowerStore is a new all-flash midrange storage solution that offers both scale-up and scale-out capabilities. As we find out in the discussion with Dan Cummins and Devon Reed, this is only one aspect of the new technology. Through a feature called AppsOn, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All-Flash, Guest Speakers, NVMe, Sponsored, Storage Hardware Tagged With: Dell Technologies, NVMe, PowerStore

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