First Fusion-io Software Solution for VDI Integrates with Servers, ioMemory and Shared Storage to Deliver Virtual Desktops that Match the Performance of SSD Laptops SAN FRANCISCO – Aug. 26, 2013 [VMworld trade show booth 1245] – Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) today announced Fusion ioVDI software for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) acceleration. Based on the Fusion ioTurbine [...]
View Post data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, flash memory, Fusion-io, Southern Data Storage, VDI, VMwareAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the fourth in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. See Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part [...]
View Post Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, ExaGrid, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, Gridstore, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, VeeamAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the third in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In [...]
View Post Backup, Cloud Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, data storage, Disk to Disk Backup, ExaGrid, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, Gridstore, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, VeeamAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the second in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. To see part 1 of the series, click here. [...]
View Post Backup, D2D Backup, data storage, ExaGrid, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, UnitrendsSALT LAKE CITY – June 5, 2013 — Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) today announced that it is accelerating the music databases of global online music leader, Spotify. The global digital music service has adopted the Fusion ioMemory platform in its datacenters to rapidly deliver music from its Apache Cassandra database to listeners worldwide. “Today’s listeners expect [...]
View Post data storage, flash memory, Fusion-io, SAN, Southern Data StorageThe infographic below is courtesy of Sims Recycling Solutions. Keep in mind that the storage arrays, backup appliances and D2D backup targets that Southern Data Storage sells are also servers, albeit highly specialized ones. What happens to all that hardware when its short lifespan is reached? Please dispose/recycle responsibly. Let us know if you need [...]
View Post D2D, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, ExaGrid, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, SAN, UnitrendsIn a few weeks our old friends, Storm Season and his ominous big brother Hurricane Season, will make their annual visit, right about the time the snow birds have finished clearing out. Storm Season usually arrives around mid-May, with Hurricane Season officially arriving on June 1 . Storm Season’s visit is usually shorter, ending around [...]
View Post Backup, Cloud Backup, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Disaster Recovery, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, Offsite Replication, replicationDeduplication (or “dedupe”) has been a major buzzword in the storage and data protection sectors for quite some time now, and for good reason. It has the potential to be a game-changer because it can increase the capacity and physical density of storage devices, thereby reducing their overall cost. For a discussion of the basics [...]
View Post Backup, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, ExaGrid, NexGen Storage, UnitrendsI occasionally will hear an otherwise knowledgeable IT pro refer to Flash and SSD interchangeably. This is, well, wrong. While Flash and SSD can both be effectively used in commercial storage systems, they are two different (but inter-related) technologies. What’s New Is Old Flash memory has been around for a while. Dr. Fujio Masuoka, a [...]
View Post data storage, Deduplication, flash memory, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, iSCSI, NexGen Storage, SAN, Southern Data StorageProject stalled or killed? Maybe you didn’t do your homework. It’s fascinating to see how long some prospective clients will take to make a decision on a new storage and/or backup solution. Sometimes, after all the work, they end up doing nothing at all. Granted, there are lots of things that can interfere with a [...]
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