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How Storage Tiering Can Lead to Cost Savings

By Sarah Rubenoff - October 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

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Storage growth isn’t slowing down. As a result, enterprise file management is top of mind for many data centers and businesses. A report from Cloudian explores how new storage technologies are bringing storage tiering to the forefront of the market. 

Tagged With: Cloudian, Data Center Storage, object storage, storage tiering

Economic Advantages of Enterprise File Management

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Every organization is under pressure to meet the exponential growth in demand for file storage capacity. Surveys show, however, that 60% or more of data on Tier 1 storage is either dormant or rarely used. Download this white paper to learn more about how enterprise file management can help your business maximize storage capacity. 

Tagged With: Cloudian, Data Center Storage, enterprise file management, object storage

Data Center Physical Realities in a Software-Defined and Virtualized World

This white paper addresses five key aspects of IT that are inextricably tied to computing’s physical realities, even as that computing becomes more virtualized. Download this white paper to learn more about software defined networks for the data center.

Tagged With: Raritan, software defined data center

The Emergence of Lithium ION Batteries Within the Data Center

After looking at the specifics around LIB and lead-acid energy storage alternatives, we can see the future looks promising for lithium ion batteries. They are designed to bring extended life, reduced weight, smaller size and greater flexibility to modern data center providers. For more information on Lithium Ion Battery solutions for UPS applications, please download this white paper.

Tagged With: Lithium-ion, Vertiv

More Storage: Facebook Retools Design to Boost Disk Density

By Rich Miller - March 8, 2017 Leave a Comment

Facebook today introduced Bryce Canyon, a new storage unit that adds density by inserting disks vertically. (Photo: Facebook)

Facebook today introduced Bryce Canyon, a new storage unit that adds density by inserting 72 disks vertically into a 4U enclosure, boosting Facebook’s storage capacity. (Photo: Facebook)

Tagged With: Facebook, Open Compute, Storage

Risk Mitigation for IT Asset Disposal

While companies tend to pay close attention to the purchase of new equipment, many do not have an adequate IT asset disposal (ITAD) policy. There are three main goals when it comes to the proper disposal of IT assets:

„ Data leak mitigation
„ Environmental sustainability
„ Reducing costs

Download this white paper to learn more

Tagged With: DMD Systems, IT asset Disposal

Considerations for Intelligent Power Management within High-Density Deployments

As data centers deploy virtualization and consolidate equipment for more efficient computing, the average rack power density is constantly rising. While an average cabinet supported 3 – 4 kW a few years ago, today that power management load is considered in low-density environments. It is certainly not uncommon to have cabinets drawing 9 – 15 kW and in several cases, even higher than that. With the rise in processing being done at every cabinet, strong attention needs to be paid to the cabinet power distribution strategy so that the highest levels of availability and efficiency are achieved with minimum management overhead. To learn more download this white paper.

Freeze Ray: Blu-Ray Cold Storage for Your Data Center

By Rich Miller - January 11, 2016 Leave a Comment

A row of BluRay cold storage devices inside a Facebook data center. This was one of thew Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2015.

Facebook is teaming with Panasonic on Freeze Ray, a commercial version of Blu-Ray cold storage, designed to provide a new alternative for companies seeking to store massive amounts of data in long-term storage archives.

Tagged With: Big Data, Blu-Ray, Data Archiving, Facebook, Storage

Inside Facebook’s Blu-Ray Cold Storage Data Center

By Rich Miller - June 30, 2015 16 Comments

A row of BluRay cold storage devices inside a Facebook data center. This was one of thew Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2015.

The Blu-Ray disks you use to watch movies can now store your Facebook photos and status updates. We take a look inside Facebook’s cold storage data center.

Tagged With: Blu-Ray, Facebook, North Carolina, Storage

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Technology Takes on Agriculture — the Role of Agrotech and Data Centers in Farming Success

Data centers have a role in enabling agrotech. And a new white paper from QTS focuses on this role. Small, remotely managed edge data centers will provide the proximity to rural areas to handle latency-sensitive, locally cached data requirements. Get the new report that explores how agrotech can help farmers be successful today and into the future. 

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