Category Archives: Storage

My Video Interview at VMware PEX

Posted on 31 March 2015 by GeekFluent

While I was at the VMware Partner Exchange conference in February, I had the pleasure of running into Josh Atwell. Josh asked if I wanted to be interviewed in the SolidFire booth. Naturally, I said yes, and asked what aspects … Continue reading →

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EMC World 2015 Discount Code Giveaway

Posted on 26 March 2015 by GeekFluent

As in past years, EMC has given members of the EMC Elect community registration codes good for a $150 discount on the cost of this year’s EMC World registration. Thanks to the generosity of my fellow EMC Elect members Hrvoje … Continue reading →

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Qumulo Comes Out of Stealth Offering Data-Aware Scale-Out NAS

Posted on 16 March 2015 by GeekFluent

I’ve let several people know that I’m traveling today, and I even told some folks that I was in Seattle, but it wasn’t until today that I can go public on why I’m here. Today, storage startup Qumulo came out … Continue reading →

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SolidFire Announces New Hardware Node, FlashForward Guarantees, and Software-Only Offering

Posted on 26 February 2015 by GeekFluent

Yesterday, SolidFire released a hat-trick of announcements: The addition of a new hardware node to its all-Flash, scale-out storage platform The FlashForward program — a combination of a platform compatibility guarantee and an unlimited drive wear guarantee ElementX — the … Continue reading →

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Journey to EMC Elect 2015 (with Bonus Number-Crunching)

Posted on 23 February 2015 by GeekFluent

Today, EMC announced the list of names of those people named to the EMC Elect program for 2015. Now in its third year, the EMC Elect program seeks to recognize engagement with, commitment to, and leadership in the EMC technical community-at-large. … Continue reading →

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EMC Announces New High-Density Isilon Node – the HD400

Posted on 20 February 2015 by GeekFluent

Yesterday, EMC announced the addition of a new node type to their Isilon scale-out storage line. This new node offers higher-density storage than any other Isilon nodes, specifically 354TB raw capacity in 4U of rack space. The new node, known … Continue reading →

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Storage Field Day 7 (#SFD7) — A Delegate is Me

Posted on 13 February 2015 by GeekFluent

I’ve been a fan of the folks at Gestalt IT for a while now. I follow them on Twitter, I read the stuff they post, and I’ve always followed their Tech Field Day events with great interest. If you’re not … Continue reading →

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Stealth Storage Startup Qumulo Closes Series B Round of Funding

Posted on 9 February 2015 by GeekFluent

Last week, storage startup Qumulo completed a Series B round of funding, gaining an additional $40 Million in investor backing — while still in “stealth mode”. This new round of funding brings the total amount invested in Qumulo to $67 … Continue reading →

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SolidFire Announces New Version of Element OS – Nitrogen

Posted on 18 November 2014 by GeekFluent

Today, all-Flash storage vendor SolidFire announced the newest version of their array’s operating system, Element OS. In keeping with the “Element” theme, since this new OS version is the seventh generation of the OS, it is named “Nitrogen” — because … Continue reading →

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Avere Announces Software Updates, Adds Virtual FXT Filer

Posted on 5 November 2014 by GeekFluent

Today Avere Systems announced an update to the AOS software (version 4.5) that runs on their FXT Edge Filers. The big news in this version is the addition of a Virtual Edge Filer, the vFXT. Avere’s FXT works by placing … Continue reading →

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