Storage Start-Ups in 2016
2016 was globally the worst year for start-ups. VCs were much more reluctant to invest in storage. There were only 36 financial rounds during the year, the lowest figure since 2003 (!) for a total amount of only $907 million, the lowest amount since 2011, about twice less than the former year. The highest round was $77 million for Upthere in 2016, $175 million for Simplivity in 2015, and $900 million for Cloudera in 2014.
Nutanix Puts Software-Defined Networking in Hyper-Converged Boxes
Hyper-converged appliance pioneer Nutanix puts software-defined networking features in its combined server/storage products to give better networking manageability
Lenovo & Nimble Storage Partner to Transform the Data Center
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) and Nimble Storage, (NYSE: NMBL) today announced a strategic partnership intended to transform data center capabilities by delivering new levels of efficiency and scale,…
VMware Introduces Kubernetes as a Service on Photon Platform
Source of the news: http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/vmware-introduces-kubernetes-as-a-service-on-photon-platform-nyse-vmw-2167311.htm Today at VMworld® 2016 Europe, VMware, Inc. announced built-in support for Kubernetes in VMware Photon™ Platform to enable IT operations teams to deliver…
Network Infrastructure Components Critical to Hyper-Convergence
Proper attention to networking components associated with hyper-converged architectures can not only ease deployment, but improve performance and flexibility.
40% of Enterprises Using Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Source of the news: http://www.storagenewsletter.com/rubriques/market-reportsresearch/40-of-enterprises-using-hyperconverged-infrastructure-451-research/ Hyperconverged infrastructure represents the next evolutionary step of standard converged infrastructure. According to 451 Research LLC‘s latest quarterly Voice of the Enterprise survey…
Hyper-Convergence Extends to New Uses with All-Flash Options
Source of the article: http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/news/450303078/Hyper-convergence-extends-to-new-uses-with-all-flash-options Author: Robert Gates Flash storage has reached a crossroads, where lower prices and greater capacity have led a growing number of hyper-converged…
How to Use Hyper-Converged Products in an Enterprise Environment
Source of the article: http://searchconvergedinfrastructure.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-use-hyper-converged-products-in-an-enterprise-environment Author: Brien Posey In a hyper-converged system, you get everything a vendor thinks you need in a single connected system package. But what…
Object Storage Leading the Advancement of Software-Defined Storage
Source of the article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/22/object_storage_leading_advancement_of_sds/ Author: Chris Evans Software-defined storage (SDS) is one of those terms that has been readily hijacked by vendors over the past few…
How to Use Hyper-Converged Products in an Enterprise Environment
Source of the article: http://searchconvergedinfrastructure.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-use-hyper-converged-products-in-an-enterprise-environment Author: Brien Posey In a hyper-converged system, you get everything a vendor thinks you need in a single connected system package. But…