Are Storage Arrays Dead?

Blog Series:  About IT by Ed TuretzkyWe have all grown up with the notion that shared storage requires a dedicated, specialized controller to provide both the performance and functionality necessary. Today we are seeing the move to everything being software defined...

Best Practices for Going Hybrid

As we’ve seen, organizations that are able to take a hybrid approach that integrates their on-premise infrastructure with the public cloud gain a number of advantages. However, this move needs to be done correctly. It isn’t just a matter of having both on-premise and...

Counting On “Home Field Advantage” With Private Cloud?

In the world of sports, some teams dominate at home, making it nearly impossible for opponents to come into their house and beat them. And some teams are road warriors, able to travel into hostile stadiums and come away the victor. Either of these are a great trait...

The Future Is Pluto… and Flash Storage

Imagine hitting a golf ball in New York City… and making a hole in one in Los Angeles! This is how one observer portrayed the New Horizons deep space mission to Pluto, though perhaps he could have been describing the capabilities of IBM FlashSystem storage arrays. New...