Experts Weigh In on Pure Storage IPO Prospects
Flashy Startup Pure Storage Files for IPO
Pure Storage FlashArray//m Pure Storage, a Silicon Valley based startup that sells flash-based enterprise storage arrays, [announced that it has filed its S-1 with the SEC][1], firing the starter's pistol on its run to an IPO.
Intel and Micron 3D XPoint Memory Kicks Off A Revolution
Storage industry watchers, start your engines. Earlier today, Intel and Micron announced that they’ve cracked a way to make a new kind of storage. Partway between NAND Flash (the kind found in everything from your cellphone to expensive ‘all flash’ storage arrays) and RAM (the memory devices found in pretty much anything with a computer chip), this new type of storage is fundamentally and dramatically better than anything else we’ve seen in decades.
Dell Lowers Cost of Flash With Mainstream Read-Intensive SSDs
Dell are calling this variety of flash Mainstream Read-Intensive drives, and claim to be the first to support these drives in enterprise storage arrays. Dell plans to add other drive manufacturers as their drives are tested and validated.
Flash Not Reducing Data Center Footprints
Flash storage isn’t having much impact on data center footprints in the real world. In speaking to a lot of data center providers lately, I threw in a question about infrastructure densities.
Windows 2003 Deadline Highlights IT’s Maintenance Issues
Death to Projects! Dell released a poll report and white paper today, together with analyst firm Telsyte, which surveyed businesses in Australia and New Zealand on their approach to Windows Server version management.
The Container Revolution: Much Ado About Nothing?
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Data Centre Containers are, broadly speaking, a codified way of ensuring that your IT people never get too attached to their servers.