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Nexsan – a UK hardware storage systems vendor
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StorPool adds erasure-coding to its software-defined storage
A quick look at StorPool - a fascinating European Soware Define Storage (SDS) supplier Read more »
6. Spending on raw storage will begin to grow again, following two years of dramatic decline
I’m nervous to make predictions around raw storage devices following the failures I’ve made here over the last couple of years. There’s no doubt that these markets have proved highly volatile since the pandemic, when not enough of these components were made to meet demand and then were over produced. […] Read more »
Infinidat strengthens its modern enterprise storage system solutions
A look at the offerings and strategy of Infinidat - an exciting new storage systems vendor Read more »
Storage capacity shipments fall – the end of exponential growth?
Poor performance in the sales of raw data storage devices is contributing to the softness of the current ITC market; does this represent a temporary or permanent change in the storage market? Read more »
Q2 2023 ITC spending – declines in memory and devices, growth in AI hardware
A look at the major spending movements in the UTC market workdwide in Q2 2023 Read more »
IBM Storage introduces the Flash System 5045
IBM announced last updated its FS5000 series storage systems in February 2021, having launched them the year before. This week it announced the FS5045, which replaces the FS5035. Like the FS5035, the new product includes Data reduction (compression and deduplication), Scale-out clustering, IBM HyperSwap high-availability and Encryption To differentiate it […] Read more »
Storage systems – sales steady, but uncoupled from raw storage growth
A look at the size, growth and major suppliers of storage systems in 2022. Read more »
IBM launches Diamondback – an open automated tape library in search of new customers
A look at IBM STorage's new Diamondback automated tape library Read more »
IBM integrates Red Hat ODF and Ceph into its storage division
A look at the integration of some of Red Hat's resources into IBM Storage division Read more »
IBM Storage pushes the cyber resilience of its Spectrum software even further
A look at IBM Storage's updated cybersecurity Spectrum software announced in September 2022 Read more »
Peer Software GFS – software for handling exponential storage growth
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IBM Storage announces Spectrum Sentinel – protection and fast recovery for Epic Healthcare workloads
A look at IBM Storage's Spectrum Sentinel and how it helps to secure Epic medical records Read more »
IBM announces the Elastic Storage System 3500 and partners with Predatar for backup cyber resiliency
Coverage of IBM's new ESS3500 storage product and its Spectrum Protect and Protect Plus partnership with Predatar for backup cybersecurity practices Read more »
The $1.2 trillion Enterprise IT market 2021 – Amazon market leader of a varied and changing landscape
A look at the total market for enterprise IT encompassing hardware, infrastructure software, outsourcing, managed service and cloud computing with market trnds and shares Read more »
Storage systems 2021 – stable spending in a sea of change
The worldwide storage systems hardware market grew by just 2% in 2021 to reach $34.8 billion, which proved yet again that the success of these products has become increasingly unconnected with that of raw storage, which grew by 19% growth in the year. My Figure above shows total spending by […] Read more »
Raw storage in 2021 reaches 3.6ZB capacity, $182B spending, 1B shipments
A look at the raw storage market for HDD, NAND and DRAM in 2021 Read more »
IBM’s new FlashSystems – better speeds, feeds, integration and cyber protection
IBM today launches a number of market-leading hardware products based on its new, third generation, FlashCore Module. Not content just to keep technically ahead of its competitors, it continues to work hard to integrate these offerings into its wider approach to hybrid multi-cloud computing, its cyber resiliency services and new […] Read more »
Raw storage shipped capacity exceeds 4 Zetabytes in 2022
The capacity of raw storage shipped continues to grow exponentially (see my Figure above). In 2022 this growth will create 4 Zetabytes of capacity – a massive amount so large that it’s difficult to comprehend. Read more »