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…
VMware VVols: next-gen storage goes back to the future
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…
VMworld 2014: 5 Days, 5 Must Attend Events
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…
All-Flash Arrays: The New Tier-1 in Storage
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…
Pure Storage 101: Scale-up or Scale-out?
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…