Is the Cloud Next Thing for Long Term Data Retention or Archival?
it is clear that most vendors are focused towards utilizing public cloud or hybrid cloud environments to archive the long-term data. Use of the hybrid cloud means that private cloud can be used to store data, which is bound by compliance and security norms critical to organizations.
Evolvement of Kubernetes to Manage Diverse IT Workloads
This article talks about how Kubernetes has emerged from container orchestration platform to manage complex workloads in AI and Machine Learning Stacks, Managing containers in NFV architecture and handling hardware GPU resources.
Open Dedupe : Dedupe Data to Cloud
Open dedupe is feature rich open source dedupe mechanism which provides support for local as well as cloud storage. And it can be very easily scaled out. Open dedupe is great fit for various data protection product, long term retention, virtualization, scale out storage’s. It also works with share point.
NVMe over Fabrics: Fibre Channel vs. RDMA
For enterprises deploying NVMe over Fabric, choosing between Fibre Channel and RDMA can be difficult, because both have advantages and disadvantages.
Performance Benchmarking of OpenStack-based VIM and VNFs for NFV Environments
This post focuses on a case study of evaluation of NFV architecture components i.e. VNFs (virtual network functions) and VIM (virtual infrastructure manager) to deliver best-in-class performance to end users and offer a valid approach to active testing.
Gartner’s Strategic Tech Trends Show the Need for an Empowered Edge and Network for a Smarter World
Take any leading tech vendors – they are all indulged around these technology trends Gartner has listed. They are actively optimising or innovating existing solutions, offering new revolutionary products to support digital growth. But I believe that all the innovation will be consumed by the end user at its fullest when there is continuous upward innovation..
Comprehending Edge Intelligence with Regards to IT Infrastructure
Author interviewed the CTO of Edge Intelligence firm Swim.ai, Simon Crosby. A discussion was about what are the basics of Edge computing, how analytics helps in making ecosystems intelligent to respond to events, how storage will get revolutionized, how upcoming 5G network features will have impact on edge intelliegence, etc
Adoption of Blockchain and Interoperability Challenges
Like any other technology, blockchain will mature with time and involvement by private vendors and open source communities. As per Gartner’s hype cycle for emerging technologies published in 2017, it will take 5 to 10 years more for blockchain to get implemented to its full potential.
OpenStack and NVMe-over-Fabrics – Getting High Performance for Network Connected SSDs
This article focused light on a demonstration of utilizing SPDK storage framework from Intel for generating high-performance SSD transmission of data with the OpenStack based system and NVMe over fabrics.
On-Premises versus Cloud Solutions
This article gives comprehensive overview of on-premises (private) versus public cloud solutions and throws light on building hybrid cloud solutions.