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Nimble Cloud Volumes Removing Risk From Cloud Storage

As of February 27th 2017, Nimble Storage announced Nimble Cloud Volumes (NCV), marking Nimble’s entry into the cloud space.

5 min readFeb 27, 2017

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Nimble Cloud Volumes Removing Risk From Cloud Storage

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Practical Considerations for Implementing NVMe Storage

Before we begin, something needs to be clear: Although dual-ported NVMe drives are not yet cost effective, the architecture of Nimble…

8 min readJan 30, 2017

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Practical Considerations for Implementing NVMe Storage

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Uncompromising Resiliency

(cross-posted at https://www.nimblestorage.com/blog/uncompromising-resiliency/)

5 min readJan 30, 2017

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Uncompromising Resiliency

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The Importance of Automated Headroom Management

Before we begin: This is another vendor-neutral post. I realize there may be no architecture that can do everythingI’m proposing, but some…

7 min readJan 30, 2017

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The Importance of Automated Headroom Management

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The Importance of SSD Firmware Updates

I wanted to bring this crucial issue to light since I’m noticing several storage vendors being either cavalier about this or simply…

5 min readJan 30, 2017

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The Importance of the Effective Capacity Ratio in Modern Storage Systems

In modern storage devices (especially All Flash Arrays), extensive data reduction techniques are commonplace and expected by customers.

4 min readJan 30, 2017

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Dimitris Krekoukias

Processor scheduling and quanta in Windows (and a bit about Unix/Linux)

One of the more exotic and exciting IT subjects is the one of processor scheduling (if you’re not excited, read on, practical stuff to be…

5 min readJan 29, 2017

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Dimitris Krekoukias

Just how much is your antivirus harming your I/O?

(note: This article was originally posted on my blog back in ’07 — I’m moving the content to Medium. The principles are valid today, even…

3 min readJan 29, 2017

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Progress needs Trailblazers

I got the idea for this stream-of-consciousness (and possibly Captain Obvious) post after reading some comments regarding new ways to do…

3 min readJan 29, 2017

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Progress needs Trailblazers

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The Well-Behaved Storage System: Automatic Noisy Neighbor Avoidance

4 min readApr 8, 2016

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Dimitris Krekoukias

Dimitris Krekoukias

I have been dealing with technology since I was a small child. In the past, I built large scale computing and backup. Today, high end storage, AI, analytics.

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