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Home» Posts tagged "SAN"

Fusion-io Accelerates Spotify Databases

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Mark Hall in News Feed No Comments

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 [...]

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Excellent Infographic: The Lifecycle of a Server

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Mark Hall in News Feed No Comments

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 [...]

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Fusion-io Acquires NexGen Storage

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Mark Hall in News Feed No Comments

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 [...]

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Attention IT Pros: In storage, Flash and Solid State Disk are NOT the same thing…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Mark Hall in Articles No Comments

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 [...]

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Southern Data Storage Celebrates First Anniversary

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Mark Hall in Articles No Comments

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 [...]

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