A Guide to the Role of Flash in VMware Virtual SAN Capacity Tier
VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) is new approach to hypervisor-converged infrastructure that I’ve written about extensively on this blog. I want to take the opportunity to give an overview of the role and benefits of highest capacity flash when used in VSAN capacity tier and share some suggestions and best practices for implementation. VSAN Capacity Tier […]
March 24, 2015 • 7 min read Data
Flash is Not Another Disk
We all know flash is fast. But most applications weren’t designed with flash in mind. Without new storage addressing schemes, we're making applications slower than what they could be.
March 19, 2015 • 4 min read Data
Windows Server 2003 EOS – Prepare for a Wave of Modernization
Upgrading from Windows Server 2003? We asked IT pros about their key migration challenges. Learn why it's time to evaluate flash and ensure your platform is optimized, efficient and cost-effective.
March 17, 2015 • 4 min read Data
Microsoft Storage Spaces – Another Way of Enhancing Software Defined Storage With Flash
SDS is great approach to address performance, availability and data services needs. But without flash, SDS cannot reap the architecture’s performance benefits. Biswapati Bhattacharjee shares the first Storage Spaces testing results
March 11, 2015 • 5 min read Data
Optimize Your SAP HANA Environment: Visit SanDisk® at HANA 2015 in Las Vegas – Booth #620
This week, SanDisk® is a Silver Sponsor at SAPinsider’s HANA 2015, in Las Vegas. HANA 2015 is one of the most important events this year dedicated to SAP HANA. It’s also a great opportunity for attendees to learn how SanDisk is helping HANA customers optimize their HANA economics and performance with scalable, flash-based shared storage. […]
March 9, 2015 • 4 min read Data
A Big Data March
SanDisk® just entered the storage systems space on March 3rd with the launch of the massively scalable SanDisk InfiniFlash Storage System. At 512 TB of flash in a small 3U form factor all make for a versatile system that can take on large, read intensive workloads like Big Data, media streaming etc: SanDisk has been […]
March 6, 2015 • 3 min read Data
Building the Best Storage Architecture
I don’t have a single synthetic app on my smartphone. Not one. I do have a lot of apps on my phone. Photography apps. Video apps. Social media, travel, music, weather, email, news, gaming apps. Based on the number of apps I use and how full my phone is, I would consider myself a smart […]
March 3, 2015 • 4 min read Data
SanDisk Product Innovations at Mobile World Congress 2015
Interested in learning more about the latest technology innovations released from SanDisk? We are thrilled to announce these awesome products at Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona. iNAND 7132 iNAND® 7132 is designed for use in flagship mobile devices the most advanced embedded storage solution from SanDisk to date. “iNAND 7132 is the perfect […]
March 2, 2015 • 4 min read Data
Optimizing Storage for Android Developers with RealStoragePathLibrary
Device Proliferation and Application Development One of the biggest concerns in the Android ecosystem is the proliferation of multiple variants of the Android platform. This makes it difficult for developers to write apps that work consistently across the ecosystem. Google is doing a good job in solving this fragmentation issue by providing compatibility libraries, though […]
February 26, 2015 • 5 min read Data
Swap To Host Cache – An Important Element Of Memory Over Commitment
With Transparent Page Sharing (TPS) disabled in over-committing memory in VMware environments, the “Swap to Host Cache” feature plays an important role in tackling server consolidation and memory hungry workloads.
February 26, 2015 • 3 min read Data