Tag: storage
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An XDG library for Java – xdgj
Each time I write a small utility, either a command line one or for an MCP server, I need to store state and config in the file system. I’ve come up with many ways of doing it. You know, like, you want to store a default LLM prompt in a file. You want to store…
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Link: America is turning against facial-recognition software
Sometimes scepticism about technology comes from the cops. Earlier this year the Washington Post reported that many small police departments were abandoning body-worn-camera programmes because of the cost. Although the cameras are cheap, officers can generate 15 gigabytes of video per shift; storage costs mount. Police unions often oppose body-worn cameras, fearing they imperil their…
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🗂 Why Is Storage On Kubernetes Is So Hard?
Storage! softwareengineeringdaily.com/2019/01/1…
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Link: Here’s what happened when the IRS’s electronic filing system crashed on Tax Day
From the referenced report: Tax Day, April 17, 2018, the IRS experienced a storage outage due to a firmware bug on one of the IRS’s high-availability storage arrays. Because of the outage, 59 tax processing systems, including the Modernized e-File (MeF) system, were unavailable for approximately 11 hours between 2:57 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. Storage…
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Link: Broadcom CEO Dangles CA Technologies Bait, Investors Bite
Tan told investors during the company’s third fiscal quarter of 2018 conference call Thursday that he thinks Broadcom will be able to tap into CA Technologies’ current software customers to sell its switches, routers, and fiber optic equipment. “Just as we have done with hypercloud players, we believe we can bring our compute offload solutions,…
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Link: Kubernetes and the Challenge of Adding Persistent Storage
Storage options in kubernetes land. Original source: Kubernetes and the Challenge of Adding Persistent Storage
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Link: The Top Challenges Kubernetes Users Face with Deployment
“The results show that complexity — a common criticism of Kubernetes — is only the fifth most cited challenge. In the lead are infrastructure-related challenges. Security was cited by 46 percent of Kubernetes users, with networking and storage coming in second and third place.” Original source: The Top Challenges Kubernetes Users Face with Deployment
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Link: Kubernetes 1.10 Release Hits Storage, Security, and Networking
“a stronger focus on storage, security, and networking as it hits double digits.” Original source: Kubernetes 1.10 Release Hits Storage, Security, and Networking
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Link: Dell EMC Restructures Infrastructure Organizations To ‘Streamline’ Product Road Maps, Speed Go-To-Market
“In a major initiative to streamline Dell EMC’s infrastructure product road maps and go-to-market speed, the company is ending its Converged Platforms and Solution Division and moving its hyper-converged and converged infrastructure teams into Dell’s core server and storage business units.” Original source: Dell EMC Restructures Infrastructure Organizations To ‘Streamline’ Product Road Maps, Speed Go-To-Market
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Atlantis: The DSSD, data centre disk killer rising from the deep
Atlantis: The DSSD, data centre disk killer rising from the deep
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SolidFire’s OpenStack reference architecture is driving new sales and thought leadership
My report on SolidFire’s OpenStack reference architecture (RA) is now up. In addition to covering the RA itself, I was more curious to hear how the business had been going that is, “is it a thing?” As I put in my newsletter the day of the briefing, it seems like the answer is yes. Here’s…
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IBM developing cloud storage broker software
The software provides a single interface that administrators can use to spread data across multiple cloud vendors. Administrators can specify which cloud providers to use through a point-and-click interface. Both file and block storage is supported, though not object storage. The software contains mechanisms for encrypting data so that it remains secure as it crosses…
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Storage Prices, 2000 to 2001
Extracted from Credit Suisse’s “The Need for Speed” (March 2011) and David Rosenthal’s S3 pricing history. See raw data as well.
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