Monthly Archives: April 2017

NetApp United 2017 — A Numerical Breakdown

Posted on 14 April 2017 by GeekFluent

As you likely saw, earlier this week, NetApp announced the official kick-off of their 2017 NetApp United influencer program, welcoming 111 members. While 111 members gives us a little idea of what the 2017 NetApp United looks like, I thought … Continue reading →

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NetApp Names Members of 2017 NetApp United Program

Posted on 12 April 2017 by GeekFluent

NetApp has announced the first members of their new community recognition program, called NetApp United. I’m proud to announce that I’m one of those 111 people. What makes a good candidate for the NetApp United program? According to the application … Continue reading →

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Pure Storage Announces NVMe DirectFlash and New FlashArray Model

Posted on 11 April 2017 by GeekFluent

Today Pure Storage, known for their All-Flash Storage arrays, announced their next Big ThingTM, DirectFlash, as well as a new FlashArray model. DirectFlash is a combination of NVMe hardware and the software to manage it (more details on that below). … Continue reading →

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Qumulo Secures Round C Prime Funding – My Conversation with Bill Richter

Posted on 4 April 2017 by GeekFluent

Today, Qumulo, vendor of the software-defined scale-out storage platform Qumulo Core, announced the completion a funding round of $30 Million. This C Prime round of funding brings the total amount invested in Qumulo to date to $130 Million. This new … Continue reading →

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