WekaIO races out of the blocks in GPUDirect storage race
WekaIO has chalked up some benchmarks that show it is faster than VAST Data when delivering data to Nvidia’s DGX-2 GPUs server via GPUDirect. Dual-port cards and better software...
MacroSAN files great SPC-1 benchmark. But where did the US storage vendors go?
Chinese vendor MacroSAN’s new test result adds to near total far East domination of the SPC-1 storage benchmark.
SPC-1 measures the ability of the storage array to run input-output operations,...
Loss-making Quantum claims it is ‘now a self-sustaining business’
In 2007 Quantum was a billion dollar a year tape automation-led business. Today it is a $343.2m run rate tape and file data management business. It aims to transform...
Coldago: VAST Data joins the ranks of file storage leaders
The 2020 Coldago file storage research map shows VAST Data promoted to the Leaders’ segment, leapfrogging WekaIO, which moves from Specialist to Challenger status.
The 2020 edition surveys 31...
IBM pitches FlashSystem against ‘limited’ Dell EMC PowerStore
IBM Storage has updated the FlashSystem all-flash array hardware and software and is dissing Dell EMC’s "limited" PowerStore array.
The company has made FlashSystem faster, more economical in...
VAST Data makes AI workloads ‘accessible to NFS users’
VAST Data “democratises HPC performance” and makes AI workloads accessible to NFS users - or so the company claims.
Using its LightSpeed technology, the high-end storage startup runs vanilla NFS...
Israel time change knocks out local NetApp storage
A switchover to winter time in Israel was followed by failures in NetApp storage arrays which in turn caused server failures.
Computers in the Ministry of Health, universities and businesses...
NetApp’s flash upgrade for its AFF and FAS arrays
NetApp has bumped up performance for FAS and AFF arrays at the entry level, with end-to-end NVMe flash drive support, to "leave rivals in the dust".
The refresh provides extra...
NASicide; CTERA V7 continues on local filer-killing path
CTERA has announced v7 of its cloud-based file storage and sharing software, saying it can replace local NAS with fast and secure access to files in the public cloud.
Its...
STaaSification; Dell APEX project includes Storage-as-a-Service
Dell is going to offer on-premises managed file and block storage services next year. Customers will rent storage instead of buying it.
This is part of its Project APEX, announced...
It’s that time of year again: Gartner flings distributed files systems and objects...
It’s all change at Gartner’s distributed files systems and objects Magic Quadrant, with three suppliers leaving, one arriving, and major and minor movements across the board.
The leaders have all...
NetApp adds S3 to ONTAP, SW-only SolidFire and pay-as-you-grow pricing
NetApp has added a dose of cloudification to its product lines with a series of announcements covering its core ONTAP software, SolidFire all-flash array software, and Keystone subscription offering.
The...