SALT 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 PostExcellent Infographic: The Lifecycle of a Server
The 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, UnitrendsFusion-io Acquires NexGen Storage
Hybrid Storage System Expands Leading Fusion-io Portfolio of Software Defined Solutions to Accelerate Adoption into Small to Medium Enterprises SALT LAKE CITY, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO) today announced that it acquired Colorado-based NexGen Storage. NexGen is a leading developer of hybrid storage appliances based on Fusion ioMemory for small to medium [...]
View Post Deduplicate, Deduplication, flash memory, Fusion-io, iSCSI, NexGen Storage, SAN, Southern Data StorageAttention IT Pros: In storage, Flash and Solid State Disk are NOT the same thing…
I 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 StorageSouthern Data Storage Celebrates First Anniversary
Leading Storage-Focused VAR Updates Website With New Introductory Video TAMPA, March 18 2013 – Southern Data Storage, a Tampa-based company focused on data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions for small & medium enterprises and state & local government entities, has announced the successful completion of its first full year of operation. Mark Hall, President [...]
View Post Backup, data storage, ExaGrid, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, Gridstore, NAS, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, replication, SAN, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, Veeam