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.

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 Storage is NVMe-ready today. And always remember that in order to get good benefits from NVMe, one…

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 unaware.

I will explain why solutions that don’t offer some sort of automated, live SSD firmware update…

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.

For those short on time: Nimble Cloud Volumes is block storage as a service, works with…

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 may come closer to what you need than others. Whether you’re a vendor or a customer, see it as stuff you…

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 high speed I/O. Not something boring like faster media or protocols, but rather far more exotic approaches that require drastically rewriting…