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Flash into the mainstream
More and more enterprises are transitioning to Flash-based architectures, suggests a new study from 451 Research - but cost concerns linger over All-Flash Array technologies
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The right formula
Thanks to a software-defined infrastructure, chemical company LERG is benefiting from high availability data protection, enhanced business continuity and improved productivity - all while reducing storage-related expenses by 50% and improving performance by more than 500%
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Stocking up on flash
Waitrose, one of the UK's largest grocery retailers, has implemented Pure Storage technology to reduce its data centre footprint, improve the customer experience and refine in-store decision making
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Storage Awards 2016 |
Our thirteenth awards ceremony in June was a resounding success yet again, reflecting the ongoing recognition of the value of the awards right across the industry. Click here to see the full list of winners
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Comment
Welcome to our first Storage magazine
e-newsletter of 2017.
This issue includes a thought-provoking piece looking at the growth of flash in the enterprise - and balancing that against a continuing reluctance to move towards an all-flash architecture. The most common method for deploying data centre Flash, says the recent 451 Research survey, is as a tier in a hybrid SAN array, with just over half (51%) of organisations citing this implementation method as in use today, and a further 29% planning to deploy Flash as a tier in the next two years.
"Organisations of all sizes are looking to transform their storage infrastructures to drive both improved performance and efficiency, and Flash-based approaches are at the heart of this transformation," said Simon Robinson, Research Vice President at 451, and Research Director of the Voice of the Enterprise: Storage service. "While all-Flash approaches have gained substantial momentum in recent years and will continue to grow in popularity, it's also clear that many prospective buyers still view these solutions as cost-prohibitive. We expect these barriers to erode over time, but most enterprise decision-makers will continue to use a blend of Flash and HDD-based storage technologies for the foreseeable future."
Will 2017 be the year of the all-flash data centre? We can only wait and see.
David Tyler,
Editor
david.tyler@btc.co.uk
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