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Dell Technologies World 2024 news and conference coverage
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Hitachi Vantara VSP One adds new block storage
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Storage Technology Basics
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Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)
Advanced Host Controller Interface, or AHCI, is a technical standard for an interface that enables software to communicate with Serial ATA (SATA) devices.
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Common Internet File System (CIFS)
CIFS (Common Internet File System) is a protocol that gained popularity around the year 2000, as vendors worked to establish an Internet Protocol-based file-sharing protocol.
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SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive)
A SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive) is a NAND flash memory-based storage or caching device designed to fit in the same slot as a hard disk drive (HDD) and use the SAS interface to connect to the host computer.
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Hitachi Vantara VSP One adds new block storage
Hitachi Vantara has added a new block storage appliance to its VSP One storage platform, expanding its aim in the midrange with a 150% performance increase over previous versions.
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Nutanix partners with Dell and Cisco for HCI hardware offerings
Partnerships with Dell Technologies and Cisco aim to help enterprises transition from VMware platform to Nutanix AHV hypervisor as new technologies strengthen vendor's portfolio.
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Primary storage devices
Infinidat arrays shift from Intel to AMD in new G4 line
Infinidat's G4 storage line highlights a shift in architecture and customer focus. It's also adding a controller upgrade program as well as new data protection and cloud options.
Storage Definitions
- Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)
- Common Internet File System (CIFS)
- SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive)
- non-volatile memory express over Fibre Channel (NVMe over FC)
- TLC flash (triple-level cell flash)
- parallel file system
- iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface)
- unified storage