Linode Founder and CEO Chris Aker has no illusions about challenging Amazon Web Services in the cloud, but that doesn't mean he cant build a quality cloud. As he explains in this Structure Show interview, quality infrastructure and simple billing can go a long way.…
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No rest for the weary: Amazon launches new SSD-backed block storage
Don't like your cloud provider's block storage options? Well, you're in luck because it's likely that Google or Amazon (or Microsoft?) will have a deal for you.…
Read MoreGoogle Cloud tests out fast, high I/O SSD drives
Google adds to its cloud repertoire with new persistent high IOPS solid state disk storage. The performance is nice, but customers may find the price model even more interesting.…
Read MoreDiablo’s flash memory will get up close and personal with chips
Diablo Technologies has designed a system for packing flash into servers' memory slots, so data can get written quickly. It's a fresh approach that could pick up the way PCIe flash has in recent years.…
Read MoreSolidFire scores $31M from Samsung to bring more flash to clouds
SolidFire is taking on $31 million in new funding led by Samsung's venture arm to turn on more cloud providers to high-performance all-flash storage arrays.…
Read MoreHow data center admins can add computing capacity while maintaining energy efficiency
Data center operators want to bump up their computing capabilities to solve big-data problems, but energy efficiency is a major concern, according to a new survey.…
Read MoreHard drive maker Western Digital to buy SSD experts sTec for $340M
Today's SSD frenzy is being driven by data centers which are dealing with much heavier demands on the machines, and our need to access information quickly. That's a key reason Western Digital is buying sTec.…
Read MoreMeet DSSD, Andy Bechtolsheim’s secret chip startup for big data
The solution for better and faster storage may lie in DSSD, a stealthy chip startup backed by Andreas von Bechtolsheim, that counts several members of the Sun ZFS team as founders.…
Read MorePernixData comes out of stealth to attack server-side flash problem
Startup founded by two VMware veterans aims to make server-side flash more scalable by pooling it into a shared resource and -- wait for it -- virtualizing it.…
Read MoreScaleIO joins the pack of pooled storage startups with $12M
ScaleIO, a Palo Alto storage startup that wants to create pools of storage resources using SSDs and existing storage hardware, has raised $12 million in first-round funding from Norwest Venture Partners and Greylock Partners. It joins several other startups hoping to win big in storage.…
Read MoreRackspace breaks out block storage with disk and SSD options
Rackspace's new OpenStack-powered Cloud Block Storage comes in spinning disk and faster SSD tiers and lets customers mix and match block size with compute instances as needed, says company CTO John Engates.…
Read MoreNimbus Data feeds flash storage frenzy
The Gemini flash array is the first of what will probably be many solid-state storage products announced this week. Nimbus Data says the new array will cut all-in storage cost to $8 per GB from $10 per GB for its previous model.…
Read MoreFlash is for everyone, says storage startup Skyera
Watch out hard drives -- slick startup Skyera, launched by the founder of SandForce, says it really can put flash storage everywhere -- without breaking the bank. It's a bold claim but one that's backed up with some pretty credible storage expertise.…
Read MoreAmazon launches high-performance SSD instances
Amazon's new "High I/O Quadruple Extra Large" compute instances use SSD to store and retrieve lots of data fast -- which should make them popular for interactive web and mobile applications where real-time response to user clicks and gestures is key.…
Read MoreBofA Tech Guru preaches 6 cloud truths
Brad Spiers, who runs cloud IT for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has some thoughts about the uses of cloud computing by financial services firms and what is holding back adoption of hot technologies like solid state storage and in-memory databases.…
Read MoreAmazon’s DynamoDB shows hardware as means to an end
Somewhat lost in the greater story of Amazon Web Services' new DynamoDB NoSQL database is that the new service runs atop a solid-state storage system. By abstracting those SSDs behind a NoSQL service, AWS is trying to prove that hardware presents greater opportunities than Infrastructure-as-a-Service alone.…
Read MoreIntel and Micron prep for 128GB storage
Are you ready for 128 GB memory cards and solid state drives art more reasonable prices? Intel and Micron have teamed up to deliver a 128 GB multicell flash memory chip that will make incredibly dense memory a reality for tablets, cell phones and yes, servers.…
Read MoreFusion-io competitor Virident closes $21M round
Virident, the PCIe solid state memory player that competes head to head with Fusion-io, scored $21 million in Series C funding including money from new investors Intel Capital and Cisco Systems, as well as contributions from Sequoia Capital and Artiman Ventures.…
Read MoreWhen will broadband finally kill local storage?
As more and more of our 'computational' needs that span from work to entertainment transition to the cloud, is it time to start writing the obituary for local storage? With a 100 Mbps connection, local storage is going the way of the dodo for me.…
Read MoreNutanix gets $25M to help you scale like Google
Nutanix just closed a $25 million Series B round for its system that puts computing and storage on the same node, allowing companies to scale their storage layer without investing in a SAN. Khosla Ventures led the round, along with Lightspeed Venture Partners and Blumberg Capital.…
Read MoreStartup Fastly offers radical new CDN using flash memory
Fastly, a startup created this year, is turning the economics of delivering content on it's head with a content delivery network comprised of solid state drives. By placing two servers packed with SSDs in customers' data centers, Fastly can speed up the load times.…
Read MoreHybrid drives could usher in Macs with more, cheaper storage
A new Apple patent published Thursday by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office reveals plans for a new type of hybrid drive that combines the benefits of both platter-based and flash storage. It's not a new idea, but Apple's patent contains a unique new twist.…
Read MoreAcunu’s quest to make big data run faster
Big data can sometimes mean big infrastructure to run everything on, or perhaps it can mean slower performance as the hardware struggles to read from or write to a database, which is why we picked Acunu as one of our Structure 2011 Launchpad companies. Learn more.…
Read MoreFlashSoft gets $3M and SSDs get more cachet
Combine virtualization, big data and solid state memory, and you get a trifecta of technology buzz words that a few startups are trying to combine to deliver faster speeds on top of virtualized infrastructure. Plus, as speed becomes crucial, are hard drives still relevant?…
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