Archive for 'Flash Storage'

How much of your storage environment is performance based versus capacity based? How many times do you hear, “I have an application only three terabytes in size but I need 90K in I/O at its peak?” If you haven’t, be grateful. But be warned, it’s coming.

For those who have heard similar statements, there is an option that will change the scope of your entire storage environment. It will be more cost effective, higher performing, higher density, take less power/cooling . ...

It’s no secret that flash storage arrays have some seriously great potential and an abundance of advantages over alternatives, including that there are no moving parts, they’re fast and they’re compact. This encourages any person with a brain to ask why do so many people still insist on using disk for all of their storage needs?!

Well, it’s because they’ve been lied to. Lied might be a bit strong, but certainly creative sneakiness is to blame. There are some urban legends ...