Deduplication Algorithm
Introduction to Deduplication According to wikipedia, “Data deduplication is a specific form of compression where redundant data is eliminated, typically to improve storage utilization. In the deduplication…
Automation Approaches
Introduction Define Automation Test Strategy in Agile based Product Development. For version 1.0 Release. Define Risks & Mitigation Plan Product Development is done using Agile-SCRUM Methodology Product…
Storage Industry 2015 – A Holistic View
Storage industry funding: A report from IDC states that the External Storage Market Witnessed a Significant Year-on-Year Growth (16 percent) due to Increased Spending across Verticals in…
Software Defined Network (SDN) – Present, Past and Future.
Before we move ahead let us understand the 3 generations of networking. The first generation of networking was primarily dominated by mainframes. Organizations invested a lot of…
When & Why You Should Use Docker or VMs – A Quick Comparison
I have heard people comparing Docker with VMs, but the fact is they both are complementary technologies. They don’t compete with each other; both of them have…
Top 5 Storage Startups in 2015
Every year storage startups brings lot of dynamism and churn in the entire storage industry. Some of them disappear quickly, some disappear painfully, some gets acquired and…
NetApp Acquisition of SolidFire – My View
NetApp’s $870 million acquisition of SolidFire was much discussed news after Dell and EMC merger in the year 2015. This acquisition solidifies the future roadmap for all-flash…
Storage Industry – A recap and the road ahead
Storage industry has evolved in recent years. We have seen more data, and different kinds of data, generated by enterprises in the recent past. However with addition…
Hyper-V shared VHDX vs VHDX
With the introduction of Windows 2k12 R2, shared VHDX has been added along with VHDX (Virtual Hard disk Extended). VHDX supports higher LUN storage (64 TB) and…
Key Business and Engineering challenges for Startups
We are witnessing a rapidly changing world of technology which has attracted a large number of startups. The allure to launch a tech startup is easy to…