When flash storage first emerged onto the scene, its use by enterprises was limited due to its cost. However, increased demand for flash storage over the years caused manufacturers to increase production. It turned out that vendors overestimated the future market value… [...]
Read MoreAs insignificant as it sounds, there is a lot of responsibility that comes with being the last word in file systems. ZFS was once given the backronym Zettabyte File System in an attempt to give a non-word meaning. The truth of the matter is,… [...]
Read MoreLooking back over the past ten years, it’s astonishing how far along data storage technology has come. Only a decade ago, storage options were limited, inconvenient, and expensive—a far cry from what’s available on the market today. This article takes a quick… [...]
Read MoreIn 2019, open-ended digital innovation and transformation across multiple industries had a lot of organizational leaders suffering from “digital transformation fatigue.” Trends in Big Data, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and data storage have created a “change or die” environment, especially when organizations… [...]
Read MoreIn 2004, the first lines of code that wound up becoming the starting point for Ceph were written by Sage Weil as he attended a summer internship at the Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Initially, Weil created Ceph as a part of his doctoral dissertation.… [...]
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