Linux cluster computing has transformed the architecture of high-performance computing applications. High-cost supercomputers are being replaced by low-cost Linux clusters to solve the most ...

Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition. The most familiar file storage systems ...

Although object-based storage systems have been on the market for only a few years, they have been relatively successful, in terms of total number of sales and overall capacity sold. Customers as well ...

To one degree or another, object-based storage is in the future of just about every enterprise. In fact, most of the storage services in the cloud today are enabled by object-based storage systems.

The FINANCIAL — IBM on February 23 announced new object-based cloud storage services to help clients better manage their growing volumes of unstructured data. The new IBM Cloud Object Storage will ...

Traditionally, object storage — which manages data as objects in a storage pool rather than in hierarchical files or blocks — was considered best for backup use cases or data archiving. But the ...

Fueled by the computational power of Linux clusters, data-intensive applications are pushing the limits of traditional storage architectures. Whether mapping the human genome, imaging the earth’s ...

In this special guest feature, Marcel Hergaarden, senior manager for product marketing at Red Hat, explains why he believes on-premises object-based storage is the correct approach for organizations ...

Having a backup storage system that can be trusted to bring critical data back quickly in the event of a ransomware attack is emerging as a key requirement in enterprise cybersecurity. This need is ...

NetApp has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vancouver, British Columbia-based Bycast for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is expected to close next month. Bycast develops object-based ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scality has been named a Leader in a recently published “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Object-Based Storage 2014 Vendor Assessment” (doc #253055, December 2014). “We ...

Despite the many changes in data storage over the decades, some fundamentals remain. One of these is that storage is accessed by one of three methods – block, file and object. This article will define ...