Data Management Technology Services

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March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19
NetApp partner strategy hinges on channel enablement

NetApp will continue to invest in channel sales enablement resources to help partners embrace its full portfolio; other news from the week.
August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17
Big data integration tool targets Hadoop skills gap

Information Builders has released a free developer version of its big data integration platform, which could potentially help channel companies take on Hadoop projects.
May 31, 2017 31 May'17
Dell EMC readies partners with flexible consumption models

Dell EMC said partners can offer flexible consumption models, which aim to reduce financial risks for customers with changing infrastructure requirements.
April 19, 2017 19 Apr'17
New Virtual Instruments software improves NAS, flash models

Version 5.3 of Virtual Instruments' Load DynamiX 5 software supports time-based NFSv3 workloads, eases preconditioning of flash arrays and improves the user interface.

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Advantages of object storage and how it differs from alternatives

File and block storage might provide better performance, but granular metadata and near-infinite scalability make object storage equally beneficial. Continue Reading
Get the most value out of your SDS systems by making smart choices

There are many choices you face when looking to implement an SDS infrastructure. Making the right ones will help you get the most value from software-defined storage. Continue Reading
Extract the most value from the software-defined storage market

Understanding the software-defined storage market is key to getting real value from an implementation, as is proper research and planning before making any product or vendor decisions. Continue Reading

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CDO role: What's keeping chief data officers up at night?

Get to know your clients' CDOs: Their challenges include building a strong data foundation, getting the most out of data investments, transforming talent and migrating legacy data. Continue Reading
Hyper-converged infrastructure solutions to set 2018 pace

In 2018, channel partners can expect to see continued demand for hyper-converged infrastructure solutions and greater traction in the flash storage market. Continue Reading
Copy management systems reduce data consumption and storage costs

Copy management systems offer a range of options for reducing excessive storage consumption and improving performance by eliminating the creation of redundant data copies. Continue Reading

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Essential elements of copy data management

The next chapter written in the book of computer science should be all about management of copy data, the core function of IT. Continue Reading
How does storage capacity growth affect operations?

As storage capacity grows, so do the requirements for keeping an organization's operations running as usual. Analyst Randy Kerns notes the steps to keep functioning. Continue Reading
How to survive the growth of unstructured data and capacity limits

Storage capacity is growing at a rate that is unlikely to slow down. Randy Kerns talks unstructured data, and how to deal with the consequences, in this Storage Decisions clip. Continue Reading

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Addressing the data problem in a DevOps world

There's a data problem underlying the shift to the cloud, cloud-native applications and the demands of the DevOps world. Insight's Jeff Bozic discusses the issues. Continue Reading
Storage performance analysis reveals IT's ongoing bottleneck battle

Flash storage improves performance for some users, but a flash upgrade won't help if storage isn't your bottleneck. Continue Reading
The data storage industry will turn upside down in 2017, or will it?

Rich Castagna reviews the prognostications offered by data storage vendors on the future of data storage technology in 2017. Continue Reading