The emergence of object storage as a viable means of data retention upsets the existing methods – closely connected – of file and block storage, also known as NAS and SAN. This article will recap the ...

Each cloud vendor offers an object storage service, and they include Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3), Azure’s Blob Store, and Google’s Cloud Storage. Think of object storage systems like a file ...

Cloud storage is increasingly sophisticated and flexible. The initial appeal of storing data in the cloud was flexibility and cost, and to achieve that, the majority of cloud services based their ...

Storing data in fixed chunks called "blocks," each with a unique address. A file or object can be made up of many blocks that can be stored across multiple storage drives. Block storage is used in ...

Hitachi Data Systems Tuesday expanded the definition of "unified storage" with the introduction of a new platform for combining block, file, and object storage under a single management framework. HDS ...

Once used primarily for archiving and backup, the technology is gaining traction for its mammoth capacity, processing power, and cybersecurity capabilities. In association withHitachi Vantara When ...

Tom Leyden, Director of Product Marketing with DataDirectNetworks, began his presentation for the Open Compute Summit with an arresting statement: “I am here to explain to you how a proprietary ...

In the face of today’s data deluge, organizations are realizing that traditional storage architectures aren’t enough. In the traditional paradigm, the answer to storage needs is to buy more servers.