Category: Storage

September 21, 2023

Dave Raffo

Futurum Tech Webcast

Hybrid Cloud Journey: How Nutanix, AMD and HPE Power Modern Apps | Futurum Tech Webcast

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast-Interview Series, the Futurum Group’s Dave Raffo is joined by Greg White of Nutanix and Pritish Nilangi of AMD to talk technologies required to run modern applications in hybrid and multi clouds.

Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Security, Semiconductors and Components, Storage

September 20, 2023

Dave Raffo

Research Note

Cisco Discontinues HyperFlex to Focus on Nutanix-Based HCI

The News Comes Less Than 3 Weeks After the Cisco-Nutanix Partnership Announcement

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, explores Cisco’s end-of-life announcement of its HyperFlex HCI system, with the news coming less than 3 weeks after Cisco launched a partnership with HCI rival Nutanix.

Business Information, Collaboration, Collaboration Devices and Services, Data Infrastructure, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Infrastructure, Storage

September 11, 2023

tweiss@futurumresearch.com

Research Note

Honeywell’s Ionic Energy Storage Getting Built-in Battery Management

The Upcoming Ionic Battery Energy Storage System Will Include Battery Management Through a Partnership With Nuvation Energy

Todd R. Weiss, an analyst with The Futurum Group, shares his insights as Honeywell’s Ionic energy storage is getting built-in battery management through a partnership with Nuvation Energy. Ionic storage systems will be available by early 2024.

Collaboration, Collaboration Devices and Services, Industrial Devices, IT Infrastructure, Storage

September 6, 2023

Dave Raffo

Research Note

Cisco and Nutanix Converge on Hyperconverged Hybrid Cloud Bundle

Both Vendors Will Sell Cisco Servers and Networking Running Nutanix Cloud Platform

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, looks at the Cisco and Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure partnership, combining Cisco compute and networking services with Nutanix software.

Data Center, Data Infrastructure, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Hyperconverged Infrastructure, Storage

September 5, 2023

Camberley Bates

Research Note

DreamWorks Animation and NetApp Extend Their Strategic Partnership

A Look at the Long-Term Relationship, Spanning 25 Years for a Data-Centric Approach to Computer-Generated Film Production

Camberley Bates, VP and Practice Lead for Data Infrastructure at The Futurum Group, explores the 25-year relationship between NetApp and DreamWorks Animation and assesses key implications of the partners’ technology collaboration on CG feature films.

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

September 5, 2023

Daniel Newman and Olivier Blanchard

Research Note

Dell Q2 2024 Earnings: Growth Points to End of Post-COVID Slump

Positive Sequential Growth Signals Rebound for PCs and Improving Demand for AI-Driven Infrastructure

Daniel Newman and Olivier Blanchard, analysts at The Futurum Group, share their insights on Dell’s Q2 2024 earnings, which suggest an improving demand environment for PCs and AI-driven infrastructure.

AI, Data Center, Data Infrastructure, Devices, Digital Transformation, High Performance Computing, PCs and Devices, Storage

August 28, 2023

Dave Raffo

Research Note

Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Is Launched

New Fully-Managed File Storage Service Deepens Partnership Between the Companies, Completely Integrates NetApp Technology Into Google Cloud

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on the latest collaboration between Google Cloud and NetApp Storage. With Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, NetApp now has first-party relationships with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

Cloud, Collaboration, Data Management, Data Storage and SAN, Storage

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 21, 2023

Randy Kerns

Research Note

Western Digital Announces New Disaggregated Data Center Solutions

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group shares information on the recent information from Western Digital. Randy covers technology and products that deal with Information Storage and Management.

Data Center, Storage

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

July 27, 2023

Steven Dickens and Camberley Bates

Infrastructure Matters

HPE Discover, Pure Storage Accelerate, MongoDB and Enterprise AI the Next Frontier for Business – Infrastructure Matters Webcast

HPE Discover 2023 advances GreenLake offerings, Pure Storage brings more to FlashArray and FlashBlade, MongoDB takes off and what is in with the noise and news around generative AI? Steven Dickens and Camberley Bates dive in on this Infrastructure Matters podcast.