Category: Storage

May 6, 2022

Dell Technologies World: Dell and Snowflake Seek to Simplify Data Access and Spur Insights in the Multi-cloud Era

Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why the Dell and Snowflake alliance bolsters Dell’s overall multi-cloud vision and portfolio including increased flexibility for users operating throughout multi-cloud environments and fulfilling data workload optimization as well as how both partners can strengthen their alliance by putting more portfolio development and marketing emphasis on ML capabilities.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Machine Learning, Storage

February 10, 2022

Steven Dickens

Research Note

IBM Refreshes Storage Portfolio and Brings Enhanced Security Features to the FlashSystem Line

Futurum analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on the recently announced updates to IBM’s Storage Portfolio. With IBM rightly focused on addressing the burgeoning requirements for enhanced security of data the company launches the Cyber Vault solution across the FlashSysetm portfolio and also delivers a raft of other updates to the portfolio.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Security, Storage

July 22, 2021

Steven Dickens

Research Note

The Storage-as-a-Service Market Heats Up — Pure Storage, IBM, VAST Data, Red Hat and others are Disrupting the Storage Landscape

Futurum’s Steven Dickens provides his take on the disruption that is occurring in the storage marketplace, as well as recent announcements from IBM and Pure Storage. Steven also covers how traditional supply chains are being transformed through approaches taken by players such as VAST Data, and open source models such as CEPH.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Storage

July 20, 2021

Steven Dickens

Research Note

IBM Storage Adds Enhanced Data Protection to FlashSystem Showing a Focus on Security, Ransomware, and Storage

Futurum’s Steven Dickens provides his analysis of IBM Storage announcements today, which reflect the company’s addition of enhanced data protection to Flash System, showing a focus on security, ransomware, and storage. While the company has some catching up to do, this focus on data protection and a Storage-as-a-Service offering is clearly important to clients and prospects

5G, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Security, Storage

July 20, 2021

Steven Dickens

Research Note

IBM Systems Has A Tough Quarter, But That Is Not The Whole Story

Futurum Research Senior Analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on the Q2 2021 results for IBM Systems. The headline results on the surface look troubling for Systems, however given the product life cycles of IBM Z and Power, and tough comparisons against Q2 2020, the business did surprisingly well and shows areas of growth and penetration in the marketplace.

5G, Cloud, High Performance Computing, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Mainframe, Storage

July 30, 2019

Daniel Newman

Research Report

The Power of Consumption-Based On-Premises Services in Meeting Dynamic Storage Demands

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Storage

Category: Storage

Dell Technologies World: Dell and Snowflake Seek to Simplify Data Access and Spur Insights in the Multi-cloud Era

IBM Refreshes Storage Portfolio and Brings Enhanced Security Features to the FlashSystem Line

The Storage-as-a-Service Market Heats Up — Pure Storage, IBM, VAST Data, Red Hat and others are Disrupting the Storage Landscape

IBM Storage Adds Enhanced Data Protection to FlashSystem Showing a Focus on Security, Ransomware, and Storage

IBM Systems Has A Tough Quarter, But That Is Not The Whole Story

The Power of Consumption-Based On-Premises Services in Meeting Dynamic Storage Demands

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