Category: Data Storage and SAN

August 25, 2023

Dave Raffo

Research Note

Pure Storage Brings Purely Block Storage to Azure/VMware Cloud

With Cloud Block Store, Pure Decouples Storage Software From Its Flash Arrays and Runs It Natively on Azure

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, looks at how Pure Storage is making Cloud Block Store available for Azure VMware Solutions. This is first block-only storage for AVS.

Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Data Protection, Data Storage and SAN, Enterprise Applications, Hybrid IT, Hyperconverged Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Storage

August 16, 2023

Steven Dickens

Futurum Tech Webcast

Hybrid Cloud: What About the Data? – Live! From the Show Floor with VirtualZ

The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens is joined by the Founder and CEO of VirtualZ, Jeanne Glass, at SHARE New Orleans 2023. The two talk about modern data access approaches that will accelerate getting mainframe data to the cloud for AI, BI and other business imperatives.

Data Storage and SAN, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Mainframe

August 16, 2023

Randy Kerns

Research Note

The Futurum Group Report on Flash Memory Summit

Key Announcements and Developments from Micron, Phison, Marvell, Hitachi Vantara, Viking Enterprise, Hammerspace, Quantum, SNIA, CXL Consortium, IBM, Infinidat, and ScaleFlux

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group shares a collection of analyst insights on interesting vendors and technologies from the Flash Memory Summit (FMS). The Futurum Group analysts at FMS also covers technology and products that deal with Information Storage and Management.

Data Center, Data Storage and SAN, Memory, Storage

August 11, 2023

Krista Case & Dave Raffo

Research Note

AWS Storage Day 2023: AWS Tackles AI/ML, Cyber-Resiliency in the Cloud

AWS Enhances Its Block and File Storage Performance and Scalability, Hardens Data Protection in Storage Day 2023 Launches

The Futurum Group’s senior analysts Krista Macomber and Dave Raffo share their insights on AWS Storage Day performance and cost improvements made to Elastic Block Storage, FSx file storage, and data protection.

AI, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Data Protection, Data Storage and SAN, Hybrid IT

August 9, 2023

Mitch Lewis

Research Note

Are SSDs Really More Sustainable Than HDDs?

Evaluating the Overall Sustainability of Storage Devices

Mitch Lewis, Research Associate at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on the sustainability differences of HDD and SSD devices, including both the differences in energy efficiency and the emissions caused by manufacturing.

Data Management, Data Storage and SAN, Environmental, Social, Governance

July 28, 2023

Dave Raffo

Research Note

Hammerspace Raises $56.7M in Funding to Unlock Business Opportunities

Global File System Vendor Completes First Institutional Funding Round

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on Hammerspace’s $56.7 million funding round and what it means for its data orchestration global file system software.

Cloud, Data Management, Data Storage and SAN, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

July 26, 2023

Mitch Lewis

Research Note

Sustainability in IT – A Q3 Reflection

Checking in on IT Sustainability in Response to the Honeywell Sustainability Index Q3 2023 Report

Mitch Lewis, Research Associate at The Futurum Group shares his insights on the findings from the latest Environmental Sustainability Index from Honeywell and The Futurum Group, and how these findings relate to the more specific discussion of sustainability in IT.

Data Center, Data Management, Data Storage and SAN, Environmental, Social, Governance

July 17, 2023

Mitch Lewis

Research Note

IBM Brings Advanced Feature Set to New FlashSystem 5045

Mitch Lewis, Research Analyst at The Futurum Group, covers the latest model entry to IBM’s FlashSystem lineup and the advanced cyber-resiliency features that it includes.

Cybersecurity, Data Storage and SAN