Rubrik – A Refreshing Approach to Backups

We’ll miss Max at Tech Field Day but it’s great that he got a chance to catch up with Rubrik at VMworld. Here’s his “state of the union” for Rubrik in preparation for their Tech Field Day 12 presentation. Overall, he seems impressed by the company’s ability to deliver a simple and easy to deploy backup product, using their “Rubrik brick” appliances to allow for simple, transparent, efficient, and scalable backups.


Intel SPDK – A foundation block for new generation storage

Max Mortillaro tackles the topic of storage latency in his latest post. Inspired by the Intel Storage presentation at Storage Field Day, he discusses the history of storage latency and presents the need for faster software. He then discusses Intel’s Storage Performance Development Kit (SPDK), which might allow software latency to approach the performance of modern solid-state storage.


Open-Source Hardware Designs – One step beyond commodity?

Open-Source Hardware Designs – One step beyond commodity?


Scality RING – Object Storage? Yes, but Software-Defined please!

Scality RING – Object Storage? Yes, but Software-Defined please!


What should we expect from the next generation storage?

What should we expect from the next generation storage?


Is Media & Entertainment the golden goose of Object Storage vendors?

Is Media & Entertainment the golden goose of Object Storage vendors?


Flying soon towards Storage Field Day 11!

Flying soon towards Storage Field Day 11!


Pure Storage Flashblade is now available!

Pure Storage Flashblade is now available!


Pure Storage’s FlashBlade – Against The Grain

Pure Storage’s FlashBlade – Against The Grain


Hedvig Deep Dive – Is software-defined the future of storage?

Hedvig Deep Dive – Is software-defined the future of storage?


Storage Administrators: an endangered species?

Storage Administrators: an endangered species?


Primary Data: a true Software-defined Storage platform?

Primary Data: a true Software-defined Storage platform?


Follow us live at Storage Field Day 10

Follow us live at Storage Field Day 10


Is Hedvig the solution to all our (storage) problems?

Is Hedvig the solution to all our (storage) problems?


If youre going to SFD10 be sure to wear microdrives in your hair

If you’re going to SFD10… be sure to wear microdrives in your hair


Cisco HyperFlex: Break-thru Or Me-too?

Cisco HyperFlex: Break-thru Or Me-too?


IoT from a neo-luddite perspective

IoT from a neo-luddite perspective


About hyper-convergence

About hyper-convergence


Tech Field Day Extra at CLEUR – Day 3

Tech Field Day Extra at CLEUR – Day 3


Tech Field Day Extra at CLEUR – Day 2

Tech Field Day Extra at CLEUR – Day 2