Storage Class Memory (SCM)-a tech definition, importance, features and their future.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ August 27, 2021/ Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Flash Memory, Industry News and Expert Advice, NVMe storage, Primary Storage Devices, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesStorage class memory (SCM) is a type of physical computer memory that combines dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory and a power source for data persistence.  ByGarry Kranz and Linda Rosencrance SCM treats non-volatile memory as DRAM and includes it in the server’s memory space. Access to data is faster than access to data in local, PCIe-connected solid-state drives (SSDs), direct-attached hard disk

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Rising NAND flash prices should start to fall in 2022

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ August 26, 2021/ Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Flash Memory, Industry News and Expert Advice, Research Results and Trends, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesEnterprise customers should see prices for NAND flash and enterprise SSDs start to fall in 2022, as flash and component shortages subside, market analysts predict. By Carol Sliwa Enterprise buyers that have seen prices for NAND flash and solid-state drives rise this year could find the trend taking a downward turn over the course of 2022. Industry analysts who track

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Why Your Server Rack and Chassis Enclosures need Blanking Panels.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ August 21, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesOne piece of equipment when planning out your data center many people overlook is blanking panels. You will want to spend a significant amount of time thinking about how your server racks containing your enclosures should be set up. By Tekmart Africa Support Team A blanking panel is a piece of plastic or metal that goes into an empty spot in the rack and or

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IBM FlashSystem adds storage as a service and also adds Safeguarded Copy to guard against cyberattacks.

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ July 23, 2021/ All-flash arrays, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Partner Content, Research Results and Trends, Solid-state storage, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIBM introduces new consumption-based Storage as a Service for FlashSystem based on performance, capacity and contract term; and adds Safeguarded Copy to guard against cyberattacks. By Carol Sliwa and Johnny Yu IBM turned its FlashSystem focus to two hot areas in enterprise storage with new as-a-service options that let customers add on-premises infrastructure the way they do in the public

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How to turn old datacentres into critical IT assets-Gartner Research

Tekmart Data Center Team/ June 14, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Presentations, Partner Resources, Research Results and Trends, Timeless Tips, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIT infrastructure and operations leaders are increasingly focusing on new ideas and technologies alongside ways to deliver business value By David Cappuccio Armed with the right approach, legacy datacentre infrastructure can be reinvented to increase capacity, support new and emerging business services and reduce operating costs. As part of this approach, organisations with existing workloads remaining within their datacentres must

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Developments on Solid-State Storage Technology

Staff Writer/ April 21, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Flash Memory, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Partner Resources, SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive), Solid-state storage, Tekmart Partner Content, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 10 minutesIDC’s Jeff Janukowicz explores solid-state storage. Dive into recent SSD developments, how SSDs will continue to reshape the enterprise landscape and five things you should know about enterprise solid-state storage. By  Jeff Janukowicz The conversation.. 00:21 Jeff Janukowicz: Good day everyone and thank you very much for joining me. My name is Jeff Janukowicz. I manage IDC’s coverage around storage and

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Enterprise technology trends for 2021 shaped by COVID-19

Staff Writer/ February 23, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Converged Infrastructure, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Management, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesExplore IT infrastructure and storage-related software, hardware and services that will likely be embraced in the coming year, and how the pandemic has influenced their use. By Alan R. Earls We approached experts, analysts and industry insiders and asked them to share their observations on enterprise technology trends for 2021 as well as COVID-19’s effect on the overall technology spectrum.

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

Staff Writer/ January 22, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, NVMe storage, Primary Storage Devices, Research Results and Trends, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

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

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SAS vs. NVMe: The future of the two key storage interfaces

Staff Writer/ January 22, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Hardware Trends, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive), Solid-state storage, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesSAS and NVMe both play significant roles in enterprise storage. See how the two interfaces stack up in terms of performance, scalability, flexibility, manageability and the future. By Stacey Peterson As NVMe SSDs make inroads into the enterprise market, the question remains: What’s in store for SAS drives? While they don’t provide the performance enhancements and latency reduction of NVMe SSDs, they

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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

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