1901, 2021

NVMe (non-volatile memory express)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 19, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, NVMe storage, Primary Storage Devices, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesNVMe (non-volatile memory express) is a host controller interface and storage protocol created to accelerate the transfer speed of data between enterprise and client systems and solid-state drives (SSDs) over a computer’s high-speed Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) bus. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Rich Castagna; Carol Sliwa As solid-state technology became the preferred medium in the storage market, it quickly became clear that existing interfaces

1901, 2021

NVMe speeds explained

Staff Writer/ January 19, 2021/ Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, NVMe storage

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe non-volatile memory express protocol is tailor-made to make SSDs fast. Get up to speed on NVMe performance and how it compares to the SATA and SAS interfaces. By Robert Sheldon The NVMe protocol is quickly becoming the industry standard for supporting solid-state drives and other non-volatile memory subsystems. NVMe SSD speeds are substantially better than traditional storage protocols, such

1601, 2021

Storage virtualization terminology

Staff Writer/ January 16, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise data storage strategies, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, SAN Technology and Arrays, SAN technology and arrays, Tekmart Partner Content, Tekmart Support: Storage Systems' Implementation Tutorials

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesAlthough storage virtualization is a term that is used extensively throughout the storageindustry, it can be applied to a wide range of technologies and underlying capabilities. Inreality, most storage devices can technically claim to be virtualized in one form or another. Tekmart Support Team Therefore, we must start by defining the concept of storage virtualization as used in this tutorial.

1501, 2021

network visibility-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 15, 2021/ Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Network visibility, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNetwork visibility is an awareness of the components within and the data moving through an enterprise computer network. The term is often used to refer to the various tools enterprises use to increase awareness of their data and other network contents. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Ben Lutkevich Taking a proactive approach to network visibility allows enterprises to better monitor network

1501, 2021

Calculate HPC storage costs based on these 8 factors

Staff Writer/ January 15, 2021/ Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, Primary Storage Devices

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIT teams that want an accurate estimate of HPC storage costs must account not only for the technology itself, but for staffing, support and ongoing operational expenses. By Robert Sheldon High-performance computing requires storage systems with the necessary performance and capacity to ensure reliable operations, but these systems come with a hefty price tag. The TCO for high-performance computing (HPC)

1501, 2021

Distinction between the two roles of CIO vs. CTO in an organization

Staff Writer/ January 15, 2021/ CIO Resources, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Leadership and strategic planning, Partner Content, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIn this Q&A, Gartner analyst Samantha Searle provides insight into the roles of the CIO and CTO when both exist within an organization. By Mary K. Pratt An increasing number of organizations are creating CTO positions within their executive ranks, with the CIO and CTO expected to work jointly on the organization’s digital agenda, according to Gartner, the technology research and advisory

1401, 2021

Remote access vs. site-to-site VPN: What’s the difference?

Staff Writer/ January 14, 2021/ Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA remote access VPN connects remote users from any location to a corporate network. A site-to-site VPN, meanwhile, connects individual networks to each other. By Paul Kirvan and Lisa Phifer Remote working has become pervasive in business processes. While remote work, or teleworking, has been around for years — and the technology has become largely standardized — its importance to

1401, 2021

Differences between VPN vs. VLAN

Staff Writer/ January 14, 2021/ Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesVPNs and VLANs are different technologies with some similarities. VPNs connect authorized users to corporate network resources, while VLANs connect geographically separate devices. By Michaela Goss The technology answers to most remote work and education requirements have one word in common: virtual. While many technologies touted virtual capabilities prior to the boom of remote work, these technologies have seen a renaissance

1201, 2021

Top 8 Factors You Need to Know When Selecting Data Center SSDs

Staff Writer/ January 12, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Resources, SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive), Solid-state storage, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesTekmart Africa Partner Content We have talked about the complexities of modern hard disk drives (HDDs) and the innovations that go into them to continually increase capacity and performance. However, there is no question that solid state drives (SSDs) have also earned their place in the sun. SSDs bring speed, durability and flexibility to enterprise workloads such as AI, machine learning and

1201, 2021

Breakthroughs Enabling Enterprise QLC SSDs

Staff Writer/ January 12, 2021/ Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Resources, Solid-state storage, Tekmart Partner Content, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 14 minutesThis keynote presentation focuses on innovations that allow all-flash arrays with QLC to have the same endurance and performance as TLC-based arrays. By Alistair Symon The full presentation (captured in words below.) 00:05 Alistair Symon: Hello, and welcome to the keynote session that I’m going to give on QLC everywhere. First, let me introduce myself. I’m Alistair Symon. I’m the vice