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The 4 major trends in enterprise storage in 2014

December 11, 2014Disruptive Technology, Tech Trends2 commentsVaughn Stewart

Has there ever been a more exciting time to be in IT? Seriously, the industry seems to have turned up the volume on innovation up to 11 and there’s no stopping in sight. If we focus only on enterprise storage – a small portion of the industry – I think most agree that the 4…

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Catch the Podcast: GreyBeards on Flash and Storage Market Disruption

September 16, 2014All-Flash-Arrays, Disruptive Technology, Flash, Tech Trends1 commentSocMeVaughn Stewart

Recently I caught up with Howard Marks and Ray Lucchesi on the GreyBeards on Storage podcast to discuss Pure Storage and how software is enabling flash to disrupting the $15B performance disk storage market. It’s a casual chat filled with a few zingers and laughs. Check it out at the GreyBeards blog or on iTunes.

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VMware VVols: next-gen storage goes back to the future

August 28, 2014APIs, Backup & DR, Disruptive Technology, NAS, SAN, Software-Defined Storage, Tech Trends, VMware, VVOLs1 commentVaughn Stewart

Storage has been an ever changing and evolving center of innovation propelled in part by the infrastructure changes VMware and cloud computing drove into the data center. This week at VMworld 2014, VMware showcased Virtual SAN (VSAN) and Virtual Volumes (VVols), two areas of storage innovation. VSAN provides the storage element within the new EVO…

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VMworld 2014: 5 Days, 5 Must Attend Events

August 19, 2014Cloud Computing, Disruptive Technology, VMwareNo commentsConferencesVaughn Stewart

There’s less than a week until VMworld 2014 opens. Pure, like all of the event sponsors, is racing to wrap up our technical sessions, community events and high-touch VIP engagements. VMworld provides a wealth of technical education, introduces innovative products and shares industry direction. The wealth of activities can make it difficult to plan one’s…

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All-Flash Arrays: The New Tier-1 in Storage

July 14, 2014All-Flash-Arrays, Disruptive Technology, Flash, Tech Trends, Traditional Storage1 commentVaughn Stewart

Just under a year ago I joined Pure Storage and shared, “the flash-enabled datacenter is the next seismic shift in IT infrastructure technology.” At that time, some questioned the departure from a large storage industry leader to Pure, an innovative start-up. Those who asked why cited a number of reasons ranging from the miniscule size…

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Pure Storage 101: Scale-up or Scale-out?

May 16, 2014All-Flash-Arrays, Disruptive Technology, Flash, Pure Storage 101, Scale-Out, Scale-Up, Tech TrendsNo commentsVaughn Stewart

Often we geeks will propound and pontificate on technical topics based on what I call ‘the vacuum of hypothetical merits’. Understanding and considering the potentials and shortcomings satisfy our intellectual curiosity and fuel our passion – however often these conversations are absent of business objectives and practical considerations (like features that are shipping versus those…

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