TiEcon 2014: Cloud Infrastructure: Is Converged Storage the Next Wave

Описание: Converged storage is the integration of storage and computing hardware and processes to speed delivery time, optimize application performance, and minimize power, cooling, and physical space requirements in virtualized and cloud-based environments. This approach contrasts with the traditional storage model, in which storage and computing take place in separate hardware entities.

The intent of storage convergence is to remove the physical, logical, and management barriers that have historically encumbered data storage and retrieval. In a converged storage system, standardized platforms employ widely available x86-based hardware to streamline operations and keep costs under control. Virtualized storage supports data growth and mobility with a minimum of disruption, and converged management automates and accelerates application delivery to and from clients.

Storage convergence is being driven by growing demand for information technology (IT) resources in the physical, virtual, and cloud environments. The need for risk reduction, for example, is increasing as the complexity and scope of threats grows. Business and governments are demanding fast and efficient backup, archiving, and search functions in ever-more-massive data centers. According to some sources, the world's total data archive content will reach 300,000 petabytes by the year 2015.

This panel looks to cover the key topics tied to the above challenges and what various companies are providing to help with the same. Some of the topics to cover will include:

-How to objectify storage, optimize various storage infrastructures
-Role of new developments in furthering the convergence of compute and storage as applied to the cloud deployments
-Compare technologies (hard-disk based vs state-based vs flash)

Speakers
Dave Kresse
CEO
Coraid, Inc.

Dheeraj Pandey
Founder & CEO
Nutanix

Henrik Rosendahl
SVP, CLOUD SOLUTIONS
QUANTUM

Moderator
Akshay Sharma
Research Director
Carrier Network Infrastructure Group, Gartner Research