Addressing storage management challenges using open source SDS controller

Cost pressures, explosive data growth and cloud workloads are driving the need for fundamental shift in how storage resources are being managed in the private cloud. In this session we present open Software Defined Storage (SDS) controller framework augmenting the OpenStack storage services (i.e., Cinder, Manila, Swift) to address storage management challenges and demonstrate an… Continue reading Addressing storage management challenges using open source SDS controller

NetApp: Innovation for the OpenStack Community of Operators and Users

NetApp was a charter member of the OpenStack Foundation, contributing its first code in 2012 and has been heavily invested in the community ever since. In this session, we’ll offer a glimpse into two areas where NetApp continues to innovate to improve the lives of operators and users of OpenStack. Anurag Palsule of NetApp’s Manageability… Continue reading NetApp: Innovation for the OpenStack Community of Operators and Users

Red Hat Unveils Unified Open Software-Defined Storage Portfolio

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced worldwide availability of a unified open software-defined storage portfolio that brings together Red Hat Ceph Storage, formerly known as Inktank Ceph Enterprise, and Red Hat Gluster Storage, formerly known as Red Hat Storage Server. The unified Red Hat Storage portfolio… Continue reading Red Hat Unveils Unified Open Software-Defined Storage Portfolio

Emulex Gains Fibre Channel Market Share

Emulex Corporation (NYSE: ELX), a leader in network connectivity, monitoring and management, today announced that it has gained more than two and a half points of Fibre Channel revenue market share over its nearest competitor during the fourth quarter of calendar 2014, according to the Crehan Research Q4 2014 Server-class Adapter and LOM market share… Continue reading Emulex Gains Fibre Channel Market Share

pCloud Reincorporates in Switzerland to Support Global Expansion

Cloud Storage

pCloud, one of the most comprehensive and user-friendly cloud storage services, has reincorporated in Zug, Switzerland to improve service to its growing global customer base. Switzerland’s central location in Europe, business-friendly environment and reputation for privacy will enable pCloud to better serve the needs of its clients. Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, an already established EU… Continue reading pCloud Reincorporates in Switzerland to Support Global Expansion

StorMagic, VMware to Deliver 2-Node Storage Solution For Remote Branch Offices

SvSAN VMware Infrastructure

StorMagic, a leading provider of enterprise-class software-defined storage for virtual server environments, today announced it has partnered with VMware to deliver a solution providing powerful server virtualization and software-only shared storage for remote office and branch office (ROBO) environments, using only a two-server configuration. VMware vSphere and StorMagic SvSAN will be combined to deliver high… Continue reading StorMagic, VMware to Deliver 2-Node Storage Solution For Remote Branch Offices