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Software-defined storage stays hot as SwiftStack gets $6.1M
Software-defined storage vendor SwiftStack has taken on $6.1 million in Series A venture funding, giving more momentum to the movement to make object storage in the data center more flexible. Mayfield...
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Fusion-io picks up software-defined storage firm ID7 for SCST chops
The flash storage firm Fusion-io has picked up ID7, a British software-defined storage outfit, for an undisclosed amount. This is a big deal because ID7 is the driving force behind the SCST Linux...
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The 7 commandments for making software-defined storage a success
The history of enterprise computing is replete with hype cycles – from video servers and object databases, to AI and machine learning, fads have charmed the media and industry analysts alike for...
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EMC to buy ScaleIO and boost its flash savvy
EMC said Thursday it will buy software-defined storage startup ScaleIO for an undisclosed sum, giving the storage giant a better-sounding pitch for what it can do with server-side flash. While it’s...
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Fusion-io founders net $50M for stealth storage startup Primary Data
David Flynn and Rick White, the guys who built Fusion-io from startup to initial public offering, have raised $50 million for their next startup, something called Primary Data. The mammoth funding...
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Software-defined storage: benefits and migration best practices
Attempting to meet the demands of data growth, organizations are turning to new storage technologies, such as large physical storage arrays, cloud services, and archival solutions. Yet all of those...
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Nutanix, flush with $140M in new cash, claims $2B valuation
Nutanix is hell-bent on growing its converged hardware business and now has (much) more cash to make that happen. Nutanix, flush with $140M in new cash, claims $2B valuation originally published by...
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How software-defined storage is changing business tech infrastructure
In an era of big data and cloud-scale infrastructure, software-defined storage has the potential to both reduce costs and improve operating flexibility. How software-defined storage is changing...
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SwiftStack grabs $16M to help companies scale out storage across data centers
SwiftStack's take on OpenStack storage technology lets an organization tether together its storage infrastructure across multiple data centers. SwiftStack grabs $16M to help companies scale out storage...
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How I learned to stop worrying and love commoditization
Technology entrepreneurs and investors alike have long regarded commoditization as a dark and dangerous force, a destroyer of high-margin businesses, to be avoided at all costs. An exciting new class...
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Primary Data brings Woz aboard and talks virtualized storage
Storage startup Primary Data is ready to demo its technology to potential customers looking to improve their existing data-center storage setup. The startup also said today that Apple co-founder Steve...
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Citrix snaps up Sanbolic to ease desktop virtualization
Citrix, which has led the charge for desktop virtualization, just acquired Sanbolic to help bleed out the complexity and cost that have kept virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) from broader adoption....
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The advantages of software-defined storage in petabyte-scale environments
Separating hardware from software allows the end user to tailor the best possible configuration at the minimum price and operational costs. The advantages of software-defined storage in petabyte-scale...
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Qumulo lands $40M to bring order to messy data center storage
You can add another startup to the growing list of software-defined storage startups getting some love from investors in recent month. Seattle-based Qumulo plans to announce on Wednesday that it took...
View ArticleThe Future of Software Defined Storage
Software Defined Storage (SDS) is still evolving. Conceptually, SDS abstracts and moves the traditional storage controller core engine and adjacent management functions from the storage array to...
View ArticleFusion-io picks up software-defined storage firm ID7 for SCST chops
The flash storage firm Fusion-io (s fio) has picked up ID7, a British software-defined storage outfit, for an undisclosed amount. This is a big deal because ID7 is the driving force behind the SCST...
View ArticleThe 7 commandments for making software-defined storage a success
The history of enterprise computing is replete with hype cycles – from video servers and object databases, to AI and machine learning, fads have charmed the media and industry analysts alike for...
View ArticleEMC to buy ScaleIO and boost its flash savvy
EMC (s emc) said Thursday it will buy software-defined storage startup ScaleIO for an undisclosed sum, giving the storage giant a better-sounding pitch for what it can do with server-side flash. While...
View ArticleFusion-io founders net $50M for stealth storage startup Primary Data
David Flynn and Rick White, the guys who built Fusion-io (s fio) from startup to initial public offering, have raised $50 million for their next startup, something called Primary Data. The mammoth...
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