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Transactional databases, the engines behind applications from e-commerce platforms and payment systems to customer portals and financial services, demand speed and consistency. While many database administrators focus on CPU and memory, storage latency, particularly tail latency, is a critical but often overlooked bottleneck. This is where StorPool storage makes an enormous difference. The Problem with … How Unprecedented Low Storage Latency Solves OLTP Performance Problems

Modern businesses expect IT infrastructure to be flexible, scalable, and efficient. Traditional data centers – where compute, storage, and networking are managed in separate silos – struggle to meet these demands. Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) has emerged as a response, simplifying operations and enabling IT teams to deliver resources with cloud-like agility. Defining Hyperconverged Infrastructure At … What is Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)?

On 21 January, TechTarget gave StorPool’s software-defined storage solution a silver award in the Storage System and Application Software category of their annual Storage Products of the Year. StorPool’s primary data storage platform is architected for modern, large-scale cloud infrastructure. TechTarget chose winners for their Storage Products of the Year based on innovation, performance, ease … TechTarget Names StorPool a Storage Product of the Year for 2024

The New Year holiday is a time for reflection and, more importantly, a time to look to the future. With that in mind, here are my predictions for the IT industry in the coming year. Enterprises Will Shift to “Software-Defined Storage First” Policies As enterprises increasingly shift toward hybrid and multi-cloud environments, traditional hardware-based storage … 2025 Predictions from Our CEO

StorPool is excited to support the CloudStack community again at the largest event dedicated to the technology: CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2024. Meet the StorPool Team at our booth at the show on November 21-22 in Madrid, and let’s talk about supercharging CloudStack environments with an integrated high-performance block data storage platform. About CloudStack Collaboration Conference … StorPool at CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2024

With the current trend of cloud repatriation (moving data back out of public clouds), organizations are looking into on-premises storage solutions on which to build their private cloud. In particular, managed service providers are building private clouds to provide cloud services to their customers. Cloud providers have particular requirements for their storage infrastructure. Their storage … RapidCompute – A Case Study – The Value of CloudStack-Integrated Storage

Gartner released their 2024 Magic Quadrant report for primary storage platforms last month, which HPE made available for review. It has some significant changes from their 2023 report. Gartner’s Magic Quadrant measures primary data storage platforms on two axes, Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute, and sorts storage platforms into four quadrants, Niche Players, … Gartner Redefines MQ for Primary Storage Platform

Forbes Technology Council Article with Boyan Ivanov of StorPool Storage. As the world around us evolves, we experience changes in our needs, wants, expectations and behavior. Developments in Enterprise IT over the past several decades have been a key source enabling this change. As technology evolves and new features and functionality are introduced, the human … The Evolution Of Modern Enterprise IT

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has prompted many Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) to reconsider their virtualization infrastructure, especially for virtual machine management and vSAN storage. This shift has led to a growing interest in open-source alternatives that offer more control and cost-efficiency. Exploring Open-Source Virtualization Platforms For many service providers, Linux … Key Considerations for a Cloud and Virtualization Technology Stack