Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The enterprise data storage marketplace is poised to become a battlefield. No longer the quiet backwater of cloud computing services, the focus of this global transition is now going from compute to storage. An overview of recent storage market history is needed to understand why this transition is important.

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Storage IO Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Note that in Information Technology (IT) conversations there are multiple meanings for SMB including Server Message Block aka Microsoft Windows CIFS (Common Internet File System) along with its SAMBA implementation, however for this piece the context is Small Medium Business. A […].

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Fountainhead

JANUARY 19, 2012

With increased use of a virtualization layer, migration tools, shared storage, fat network pipes, and virtual I/O and switching, we are all now realizing that where the executable application code resides is becoming far less important. Everything is just data - and can be moved/migrated. Observation #2: Big Data is becoming bigger.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

At its annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) this week in Houston Microsoft (MSFT) is focusing all attention on its transformation to a devices and services company – emphasizing the underpinning trends of cloud, mobility, big data and enterprise social. Modular Data Centers. Data Center Infrastructure Management.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 27, 2024

For Huawei, digitally transforming manufacturing through advanced ICT including 5G technologies, cloud computing, big data and AI, is the key to reshaping industries for the future. With plans to expand, the company needed to upgrade its IT capabilities especially for storage and processing.

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SPF13

MAY 14, 2012

Effectively MongoDB is a persistent storage engine for PHP arrays and objects (as well as any other language) with read through, write thorough memory caching, true high availability,  an elegant interface and seamless horizontal scale. Whether you are using Linux, Mac or Windows, itâ??s NoSQL databases and Managing Big Data.

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Storage IO Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

Now technically I know, this is a workstation or desktop […].

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Storage IO Blog

JANUARY 31, 2015

This is a list of various articles, tips, post and other resources on server storage I/O performance benchmarking for legacy, virtual, cloud and software defined environments along with associated tools.

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Storage IO Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

benchmark) tool that runs on various Windows systems as an alternative to Iometer, vdbench, iozone, iorate, fio, sqlio among other tools. Microsoft Diskspd is a synthetic workload generation (e.g.

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Storage IO Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Talking about tools and technologies is one thing, installing as well as trying them is the next step for gaining experience so how about some quick hands-on time with Microsoft Diskspd (download your copy here).

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Storage IO Blog

JANUARY 5, 2016

Single Instance Storage (SIS) has been removed from Windows Server 2016 (Read the Microsoft Announcement here, or below). Windows SIS is part of Microsoft’s portfolio of tools and technology for implementing Data Footprint Reduction (DFR).

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Storage IO Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2016

While Microsoft Windows Server recently celebrated its 20th birthday (or anniversary), a lot has changed as well as evolved. This includes Windows Servers 2016 supporting new deployment and consumption models (e.g. The post Gaining Server Storage I/O Insight into Microsoft Windows Server 2016 appeared first on StorageIOblog.

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Storage IO Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

There are different reasons for benchmarking, such as, you might be asked or want to know how many IOPs per disk, Solid State Device (SSD), device or storage system such as for a 15K RPM (revolutions per minute) 146GB SAS Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

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Storage IO Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

file and data management migration software Some of you may recall back in 2006 (here and here) when Brocade bought a file management storage startup called NuView whose product was StorageX, and then in 2009 issued end of life (EOL) notice letters that the solution was being discontinued. DataDynamics StorageX 7.0

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

He describes cloud as the synthesis of many different forms of innovation within IT , pulling together things like open source, virtualization, distributed programming, NoSQL, DevOps/NoOps, distributed teams, dynamic languages, and Big Data (among others). Cormac Hogan has more information in this blog post. Virtualization.

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Fountainhead

OCTOBER 17, 2012

This will let enterprises and/or service providers deliver Windows apps and desktops as a true cloud service from private, public and hybrid clouds for users on any device, anywhere. Cloud computing is the advancement in the earlier technology which enables the utilization of resources and data from invisible and virtual protocols.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

That viruses and malware are Windows problems is a misnomer that is often propagated through the Linux community and it’s an easy one to believe until you start noticing strange behavior on your system. Students will get hands-on experience installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy.

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Fountainhead

AUGUST 12, 2010

The Cisco Unified Computing System is a next-generation data center platform that unites compute, network, storage access, and virtualization into a cohesive system.". A technology where CPU allocation , data I/O , storage I/O , network configurations, and s torage connections are all logically defined and configured in software.

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Storage IO Blog

AUGUST 3, 2016

Happy 20th Birthday Microsoft Windows Server, get ready for Windows Server 2016 August 3, 2016 – 1:48 pm Print Friendly Version of this pagePrint Get a PDF version of this webpagePDF Happy 20th Birthday Windows Server, ready for Server 2016?

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Storage IO Blog

MARCH 28, 2018

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Insiders Preview Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Insiders Preview has been announced. Windows Server 2019 in the past might have been named 2016 R2 also known as a Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release.

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All Things Distributed

MARCH 28, 2011

But now this mp3 is on their phone and not on the laptop that they use to sync their iPod with and not on the Windows Media Center PC that powers their HiFi TV set. Driving Storage Costs Down for AWS Customers. Expanding the Cloud - The AWS Storage Gateway. Driving down the cost of Big-Data analytics. At werner.ly

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Storage IO Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

or those who are into, or simply like to talk about software-defined storage (SDS), APIs, Windows, Virtual Hard Disks (VHD) or VHDX, or Hyper-V among other related themes, have you ever actually looked at the specification for VHDX? How about Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs, are you familiar with that?

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GeekWire

JULY 9, 2020

Zillow Group co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff joined the board of Palantir Technologies, a big data company backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. Seattle hybrid cloud storage startup Qumulo appointed Adriana Gil Miner as its chief marketing officer. Former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff. GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota).

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

According to Intel and Perlmutter, “data creates opportunities” There are opportunities for creating digital data, storing digital data, and analyzing digital data. All this leads to cloud and big data. DATS002: Big Data Meets High Performance Computing. IDF 2012 Keynote, Day 1.

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2018

VMware vSphere vSAN vCenter Server Storage I/O Enhancements This is part three of a three-part series looking at last weeks v6.7 VMware vSphere vSAN vCenter Server Storage I/O Enhancements. The focus of this post is on server, storage, I/O along with deployment and other wrap up items.

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Storage IO Blog

JUNE 7, 2018

Announcing Windows Server Summit Virtual Online Event Announcing Windows Server Summit Virtual Online Event Microsoft will be hosting a free (no registration required) half day virtual (e.g. online) Windows Server Summit Virtual Online Event June 26, 2018 starting at 9AM PT.

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SPF13

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

The following resources are also available: For windows download the [link]. Value * One-dimensional storage * Single value is a blob * Query on key only * No schema * Value cannot be updated, only replaced Key Blob. Tradational schema design Focuses on data storage. Big Data for the rest of us at NYC Strata 2012.

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SPF13

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

The following resources are also available: For windows download the [link]. Value * One-dimensional storage * Single value is a blob * Query on key only * No schema * Value cannot be updated, only replaced Key Blob. Tradational schema design Focuses on data storage. Big Data for the rest of us at NYC Strata 2012.

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Open Source Applications Exercises Storage 160

Fountainhead

APRIL 20, 2009

The beauty of infrastructure orchestration is that it abstracts-away all of the "plumbing" of the Server such as I/O, networking and storage connectivity -- which makes it an absolutely *ideal* complement to virtualization. Big Data. (6). Data Center efficiency. (1). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Syndications.

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Storage IO Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

software download) for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 (TP4). TP4 is the successor to Technical Preview 3 (TP3) that was released this past August and is the most recent public preview version of the next Windows Server. In case you had not heard, Microsoft recently released the bits (e.g.

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Storage IO Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Getting Caught Up What Happened In September 2017 September 28, 2017 – 10:04 pm Print Friendly, PDF & Email server storage I/O data infrastructure trends Getting Caught Up, What Happened In September? More about Microsoft Azure, Azure Stack, Windows Server, Hyper-V and related data infrastructure topics in future posts.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

That viruses and malware are Windows problems is a misnomer that is often propagated through the Linux community and it’s an easy one to believe until you start noticing strange behavior on your system. Students will get hands-on experience installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 60

Storage IO Blog

JANUARY 3, 2017

Microsoft ReFS (Resilient File System) is part of Windows Servers 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 as well as Windows 8.1 Click here to view various ReFS and NTFS data services, feature functionality along with limits. and 10 platforms as an alternative to NTFS file system. Zettabytes (ZB).

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Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Enable Archiving with Azure Blob Storage. Using SQL to Retrieve Data. Using SQL to Change Data. Provisioning a Gen 2 Azure Data Lake . Create a Windows EC2 Instance and Connect using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Working with Essential Red Hat Linux System Administration Tools – Storage (VDO).

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A Screw's Loose

MAY 8, 2013

They could choose what servers and storage you got and you had to know the right person to bribe to get it just a little bit faster for your project. Now those same tendencies are coming into play with clouds, mobile and big data, and really, just about any technology. Windows Phone. Then there’s the infrastructure.

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Mobile Big Data Strategy Enterprise 53

Galido

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Identify whether or not you need support for particular scripts or Windows applications and other special software. How much storage for backups do they provide? Identify your hosting needs. What kind of website are you building? Are you using something common, like a WordPress blog? Do you plan on doing your own backups?

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Storage IO Blog

MAY 26, 2015

VMware vCloud Air provides a platform similar to those just mentioned among others for your applications and their underlying resource needs (compute, memory, storage, networking) to be fulfilled.

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