What Type of File System Are You Really Getting?
The cloud's massive success and the growing desire for Big Data analytics are
just two of the factors that are making traditional storage architectures
obsolete. Organizations cannot afford to scale bygone storage appliances.
Even if they could, the time it would take is unacceptable in the digital
world. Adding multiple servers could not accommodate storage demands, either.
Vertical storage architecture contains bottlenecks that slow performance to a
crawl.
Along with cloud and analytics, another technological advancement has emerged
in the data center: software-defined storage (SDS). Because SDS decouples the
programming that controls storage-related tasks from the physical storage
hardware, it dramatically reduces costs associated with hardware. Fewer,
less-expensive servers can be used to improve both capacity an... (more)
Keeping Pace with the Multi-Cloud Movement
A common misconception about the cloud is that one size fits all. Companies
expecting to run all of their operations using one cloud solution or service
must realize that doing so is akin to forcing the totality of their business
functionality into a straightjacket. Unlocking the full potential of the
cloud means embracing the multi-cloud future where businesses use their own
cloud, and/or clouds from different vendors, to support separate functions or
product groups. There is no single cloud solution ideal for all applications,
and some applications might not fit the cloud at all. For example, certain
applications have more stringent security or compliance requirements that
require a private cloud or traditional on-premises deployment. For the
foreseeable future, the majority of companies will maintain a hybrid cloud
env... (more)
"We do one of the best file systems in the world. We learned how to deal with
Big Data many years ago and we implemented this knowledge into our software,"
explained Jakub Ratajczak, Business Development Manager at MooseFS, in this
SYS-CON.tv interview at 20th Cloud Expo, held June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits
Center in New York City, NY.
With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing Cloud
strategies, now is the perfect time to attend 21st Cloud Expo, October 31 -
November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, and June 12-14,
2018, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and learn what is going on,
contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is on the
right path to Digital Transformation.
Track 1. Enterprise Cloud | Cloud-Native
Track 2. Big Data | Analytics
Track 3. Internet of Things | IIoT | Smart Cities
Track 4.... (more)
"Cloud computing is certainly changing how people consume storage, how they
use it, and what they use it for. It's also making people rethink how they
architect their environment," stated Brad Winett, Senior Technologist for DDN
Storage, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 20th Cloud Expo, held June 6-8,
2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing Cloud
strategies, now is the perfect time to attend 21st Cloud Expo, October 31 -
November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, and June 12-14,
2018, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and learn what is going on,
contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is on the
right path to Digital Transformation.
Track 1. Enterprise Cloud | Cloud-Native
Track 2. Big Data | Analytics
Track 3. Internet of Things | IIoT | Smart C... (more)
SYS-CON Events announced today that TechTarget has been named "Media Sponsor"
of SYS-CON's 21st International Cloud Expo, which will take place on Oct 31 -
Nov 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
TechTarget storage websites are the best online information resource for
news, tips and expert advice for the storage, backup and disaster recovery
markets.
By creating abundant, high-quality editorial content across more than 140
highly targeted technology-specific websites, TechTarget attracts and
nurtures communities of technology buyers researching their companies'
information technology needs. By understanding these buyers' content
consumption behaviors, TechTarget creates the purchase intent insights that
fuel efficient and effective marketing and sales activities for clients
around the world.
For more information, visit http://www.tech... (more)
"We formed Formation several years ago to really address the need for bring
complete modernization and software-defined storage to the more classic
private cloud marketplace," stated Mark Lewis, Chairman and CEO of Formation
Data Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9,
2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
20th International Cloud Expo, taking place June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits
Center in New York City, NY, will feature technical sessions from a rock star
conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world.
Cloud computing is now being embraced by a majority of enterprises of all
sizes. Yesterday's debate about public vs. private has transformed into the
reality of hybrid cloud: a recent survey shows that 74% of enterprises have a
hybrid cloud strategy. Meanwhile, 94% of enterprises are using some form of
Xa... (more)
Collaborating in the Cloud: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Data Safe
As cloud adoption continues to transform business, today's global enterprises
are challenged with managing a growing amount of information living outside
of the data center. The rapid adoption of IoT and increasingly mobile
workforce are exacerbating the problem. Ensuring secure data sharing and
efficient backup poses capacity and bandwidth considerations as well as
policy and regulatory compliance issues.
In his session at 19th Cloud Expo, Kurt Kuckein, Director of Product
Management at DDN, will explore how to address the massive scalability
requirements of Big Data and the need to provide secure cloud collaboration,
file sharing and content distribution across the entire enterprise.
Speaker Bio
Kurt Kuckein is Director of Product Management at DDN and his
responsibilities include product st... (more)
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It's Complicated - Choosing the Right AWS Services
Without a clear strategy for cost control and an architecture designed with
cloud services in mind, costs and operational performance can quickly get out
of control. To avoid multiple architectural redesigns requires extensive
thought and planning. Boundary (now part of BMC) launched a new public-facing
multi-tenant high resolution monitoring service on Amazon AWS two years ago,
facing challenges and learning best practices in the early days of the new
service.
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In his session at 19th Cloud Expo, Michael Moran, a Senior Architect,
TrueSight R&D;, at BMC Software, shared those lessons learned and how to
balance cost control with the many choices of service, storage, and compute
paradigms.
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Speaker Bio
M... (more)
An article published in The Register states that object storage has missed
its opportunity to serve the secondary storage market. How did this happen?
Let's rewind the clock a bit. A few years ago, object storage was the new
technology that promised to replace file system in the secondary storage
market. It would scale beyond the limits of file systems and deliver better
costs. The trade-off would be lower ease-of-use with new protocols that
required rewriting of the applications. File systems would keep its place as
the tier-one storage solution, because of its superior performance. The world
order was clear with object storage elbowing file system out of secondary
storage and gradually squeezing it out of tier one as its performance
improved. The marketing message was that the role of the file system was
rapidly diminishing, because its technology could not keep up... (more)
Driving Research Discoveries and New Drug Therapies with an End-to-End
Solution
Van Andel Institute has a 20-year legacy of biomedical research and
scientific education with a focus on improving health and enhancing the lives
of current and future generations. Formed in 1996 by Jay and Betty Ann Van
Andel, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based organization has evolved into a
premier center for research and education that supports more than 360
scientists, educators, and staff.
At Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), a dedicated team works tirelessly to
determine the epigenetic, genetic, molecular and cellular origins of cancer,
Parkinson's and other diseases. Using state-of-the-art technologies and
instrumentation, the Institute's scientists are working to translate
discoveries into highly innovative and effective diagnostics and treatments.
For example, scientists in V... (more)
SYS-CON Events announced today that HTBase will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th
International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the
Javits Center in New York City, NY.
HTBase (Gartner 2016 Cool Vendor) delivers a Composable IT infrastructure
solution architected for agility and increased efficiency. It turns compute,
storage, and fabric into fluid pools of resources that are easily composed
and re-composed to meet each application's needs. With HTBase, companies can
quickly provision resources and deploy unique, mission-critical,
self-designed solutions to add-onto or create any type of infrastructure as
per the business requirement. HTBase is the first company to enable a true
multi-cloud strategy, enabling organizations to automate movement of data and
workloads between private and public clouds. This means that organizations
can now move data a... (more)
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