Processing and Managing Edge Data Q&A

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Tom Friend

The SNIA Networking Storage Forum (NSF) kicked off our “Storage Life on the Edge” webcast series with a session on managing data from the edge to the cloud and back. We were fortunate to have a panel of experts, Dan Cummins, John Kim and David McIntyre to explain key considerations when managing and processing data generated at the edge. If you missed this introductory session, it’s available on-demand, along with the presentation slides at the SNIA Educational Library. Our presenters spent a good percentage of time answering questions from our live audience. Here are answers to them all. Q. Could an application be deployed simultaneously at near-edge, far edge and functional edge? Read More

Join Us for 15 Minutes in the Clouds

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Alex McDonald

Everyone is familiar with the term “Cloud” but it’s still worth asking “What is Cloud?” It can be defined as “networked computing facilities providing remote data storage and processing services via the Internet.” And while that definition is simple (if a little wordy!), the real-world of cloud is complex, dynamic, and ever growing. That’s why we’re hosting this series which will include brief 15-minute discussions on cloud and cloud related technologies:

What is Cloud – terminology
Cloud application architecture
Cloud data privacy & security
Cloud provider storage offerings

At this first talk “What is Cloud?” on March 2, 2022, the SNIA Cloud Storage Technologies Initiative will present a brief history of “The Cloud.” If you are a cloud expert, these sessions might not be for you, but for everyone else, this series of short talks might clear up a lot of questions you may have. Join us for a discussion on: Read More

Storage at the Edge Q&A

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Alex McDonald

The ability to run analytics from the data center to the Edge, where the data is generated and lives creates new use cases for nearly every business. The impact of Edge computing on storage strategy was the topic at our recent SNIA Cloud Storage Technologies Initiative (CSTI) webcast, “Extending Storage to the Edge – How It Should Affect Your Storage Strategy.” If you missed the live event, it’s available on-demand. Our experts, Erin Farr, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Storage CTO Innovation Team and Vincent Hsu, IBM Fellow, VP & CTO for Storage received several interesting questions during the live event. As promised, here are answers to them all. Q. What is the core principle of Edge computing technology? A. Edge computing is an industry trend rather than a standardized architecture, though there are organizations like LF EDGE with the objective of establishing an open, interoperable framework. Edge computing is generally about moving the workloads closer to where the data is generated and creating new innovative workloads due to that proximity. Common principles often include the ability to manage Edge devices at scale, using open technologies to create portable solutions, and of ultimately doing all of this with enterprise levels of security. Reference architectures exist for guidance, though implementations can vary greatly by industry vertical. Q. We all know connectivity is not guaranteed – how does that affect these different use cases? What are the HA implications? Read More

Scaling Storage in Hybrid Cloud and Multicloud Environments

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Pekon Gupta

As data growth in enterprises continues to skyrocket, striking balance between cost and scalability becomes a challenge. Businesses face key decision on how to deploy their cloud service, whether on premises, in hybrid cloud or in multicloud deployments. So, what are enterprise IT organizations supposed to do, given that ‘run anything anywhere’ is becoming more important than ever? Find out on June 11, 2020, when the SNIA Cloud Storage Technologies Initiative will host a live webcast, “Storage Scalability in Hybrid Cloud and Multicloud Environments.” This webcast will help architects and consumers of hybrid cloud and multicloud storage solutions better understand:

Trends and benefits of hybrid cloud storage and multicloud deployments
- The range of technologies and capabilities which will help enterprise, hyperscalers and cloud service providers (CSPs) serve their customers
- How scalability differs in block vs. file workloads
- What are key factors to keep in mind when considering a ‘run anything anywhere’ objective?

We hope to see you on June 11th. Our expert presenters will all be on-hand to answer your questions. Register today

Pay Attention to These Cloud Standards

January 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Alex McDonald

What’s going on in the world of cloud standards? Since the initial publication of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definition of cloud computing in NIST SP 800-145 in 2011, international standards development organizations (SDOs) have sought to refine and expand the cloud computing landscape. On February 13, 2020 at our next live SNIA Cloud Storage Technologies Initiative webcast “Cloud Standards: What They Are, Why You Should Care” we will dive into the cloud standards worth noting as Eric Hibbard, standards expert and ISO editor, will discuss: Read More

Got Questions on Container Storage? We’ve Got Answers!

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 Alex McDonald

Keeping up with changes in the world of container storage is not easy. That’s why the SNIA Cloud Storage Technologies Initiative invited expert Keith Hudgins of Docker for a live webcast, “What’s New in Container Storage.” I encourage you to watch it on-demand. It’s well worth the approximately half-hour investment to get up to speed on container storage. As promised during the live event, here are answers to the questions we received: Q. How does the new Container Storage Interface fit in here? Read More

Dive into Orchestration at SDC – a Chat with Mark Carlson, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair

August 15, 2018August 16, 2018 khauser Leave a comment

The SNIA Storage Developer Conference (SDC) is coming up September 24-27, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara CA. The agenda is now live!

SNIA on Storage is teaming up with the SNIA Technical Council to dive into major themes of the 2018 conference. The SNIA Technical Council takes a leadership role to develop the content for each SDC, so SNIA on Storage spoke with Mark Carlson, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair and Principal Engineer, Industry Standards, Toshiba Memory America, to understand why SDC is bringing Orchestration to conference attendees.

SNIA On Storage (SOS): When I think of “orchestration”, my first vision is of a conductor with a magnificent symphony. Am I on the right track in thinking this way?

Mark Carlson (MC): If you think of the conductor as the “automator” of the symphony, you’re right on! Orchestration for computing is the automated arrangement, coordination, and management of computer systems, middleware, and services. For example, cloud orchestration technology helps to manage the interconnections and interactions among public and private cloud infrastructure workloads.

SOS: What are some examples of orchestration? Read More

Simplifying the Movement of Data from Cloud to Cloud

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 Alex McDonald

We are increasingly living in a multi-cloud world, with potentially multiple private, public and hybrid cloud implementations supporting a single enterprise. Organizations want to leverage the agility of public cloud resources to run existing workloads without having to re-plumb or re-architect them and their processes. In many cases, applications and data have been moved individually to the public cloud. Over time, some applications and data might need to be moved back on premises, or moved partially or entirely, from one cloud to another. That means simplifying the movement of data from cloud to cloud. Data movement and data liberation – the seamless transfer of data from one cloud to another – has become a major requirement. Read More

Take the 2017 Archive Requirements Survey!

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 khauser Leave a comment

by Samuel A. Fineberg, Co-chair, SNIA LTR TWG

Ten years ago, a SNIA Task Force undertook a 100 Year Archive Requirements Survey with a goal to determine requirements for long-term digital retention in the data center. The Task Force hypothesized that the practitioner survey respondents would have experiences with terabyte archive systems that would be adequate to define business and operating system requirements for petabyte-sized information repositories in the data center. Read More