Server StorageIO May 2016 Update Newsletter
Hello and welcome to this May 2016 Server StorageIO update newsletter.Enjoy this shortened edition of the Server StorageIO update newsletter, watch for more tips, articles, lab report test drive...
View Article12Gb SAS SSD Enabling Server Storage I/O Performance and Effectiveness Webinar
Server storage I/O physical interfaces for access NVM SSDs include PCIe Add in Cards (AiC), M.2 as well as emerging SFF 8639 (e.g. NVMe U2 drive form factor) along with mSATA (e.g. mini PCIe card) in...
View ArticlePart II – Some server storage I/O workload scripts and results
This is the second in a two part series of posts pertaining to using some common server storage I/O benchmark tools and workload scripts. View part I here which includes overview, background and...
View ArticleSome server storage I/O benchmark workload scripts (Part I)
This is part one of a two part series of posts pertaining to using some common server storage I/O benchmark tools and workload scripts. View part II here which includes the workload scrips and where to...
View ArticleGet in the NVMe SSD game (if you are not already) with Intel 750 among others
If you are or have been talking the Non Volatile Memory (NVM) and NVM Express (NVMe) flash SSD talk, however have not yet done the walk, there are some good opportunities to do so. One example how to...
View ArticleServer StorageIO June July 2016 Update Newsletter
Hello and welcome to this combined June and July (Summer) 2016 Server StorageIO update newsletter. Summer here in the northern hemisphere is in full swing with plenty of indoor, outdoor, work and fun...
View ArticleHappy 20th Birthday Microsoft Windows Server, get ready for Windows Server 2016
Happy 20th Birthday Microsoft Windows Server, get ready for Windows Server 2016 August 3, 2016 – 1:48 pm Print Friendly Version of this pagePrint Get a PDF version of this webpagePDF Happy 20th...
View ArticleServer StorageIO IT Data Infrastructure Related Tools Links K to O
IT data center, data infrastructure, cloud and related industry links including who does what from hardware to software, servers, storage, network, tools, applications, consumer, soho, robo, smb, sme,...
View ArticleData Infrastructure Server Storage I/O related Tradecraft Overview
Tradecraft is knowing about tools, technologies, and trends in your primary domain as well as adjacent focus areas. However, tradecraft is also about knowing how and when to use different technologies,...
View ArticleData Infrastructure Server Storage I/O Tradecraft Trends
Trends involving tradecraft include capturing existing experiences and skills from those who are about to retire or simply move on to something else, as well as learning for those new to IT or servers,...
View ArticleFebruary 2017 Server StorageIO Update Newsletter
With world backup (and recovery) day coming up on March 31, it makes sense to plan, review, assess, remediate, test and prepare in advance, to avoid or prevent a disaster later. Some of the themes in...
View ArticleKevin Closson discusses SLOB Server CPU I/O Database Performance benchmarks
In this Server StorageIO podcast episode, I am joined by @Kevinclosson who is an Oracle (along with other Databases) performance expert and creator of the Silly Little Oracle Benchmark (SLOB) tool. Not...
View ArticleSoftware Defined Cloud Bulk Object Storage Trends News
Cloud products and services among others, along with associated data infrastructures including object storage, file systems, repositories and access methods are at the center of bulk, big data, big...
View ArticleHPE Continues Buying Into Server Storage I/O Data Infrastructures
This past week HPE continued buying into server storage I/O data infrastructure technologies announcing an all cash (e.g. no stock) acquisition of Nimble Storage (NMBL). The cash acquisition for a...
View ArticleMarch 2017 Server StorageIO Data Infrastructure Update Newsletter
Volume 17, Issue III Hello and welcome to the March 2017 issue of the Server StorageIO update newsletter. First a reminder world backup (and recovery) day is on March 31. Following up from the February...
View ArticleVMware vSAN V6.6 Part V (vSAN evolution and summary)
VMware vSAN V6.6 Part V (vSAN evolution and summary) In case you missed it, VMware announced vSAN v6.6 hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software defined data infrastructure solution. This is the...
View ArticleVMware vSAN V6.6 Part IV (HCI scaling ROBO and data centers today)
VMware vSAN V6.6 Part IV (HCI scaling ROBO and data centers today) In case you missed it, VMware announced vSAN v6.6 hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software defined data infrastructure solution....
View ArticleBroadcom aka Avago aka LSI announces SAS SATA NVMe Adapters with RAID
In case you missed it, Broadcom formerly known as Avago who bought the LSI adapter and RAID card business announced shipping new SAS, SATA and NVMe devices.The post Broadcom aka Avago aka LSI announces...
View ArticleAzure Stack TP3 Overview Preview Review Part II
This is part two of a two-part series looking at Microsoft Azure Stack with a focus on my experiences installing Microsoft Azure Stack Technical Preview 3 (TP3) including into a nested VMware vSphere...
View ArticleAzure Stack Technical Preview 3 (TP3) Overview Preview Review
This is part one of a two-part series looking at Microsoft Azure Stack providing an overview, preview and review. Read part two here that looks at my experiences installing Microsoft Azure Stack...
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