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Author: Robert Pankow

Simplyblock's blog brings you the latest of storage, cloud, and thought leadership

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Jul 22nd, 2024 | 8 min read

What is the AWS Savings Plan? Guide to AWS Discount Programs

As cloud computing continues to transform how businesses operate, Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the largest cloud provider globally, offering scalable and cost-effective solutions for organization

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Jun 28th, 2024 | 9 min read

How to reduce AWS cloud costs with AWS marketplace products?

The AWS Marketplace is a comprehensive catalog consisting of thousands of offerings that help organizations find, purchase, deploy and manage third-party software and services to optimize their cloud

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Jun 18th, 2024 | 10 min read

What are AWS Credits and how to get them?

AWS Credits are cash credits provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help offset the costs of using AWS cloud services. These credits can be applied to a wide range of AWS services, such as compute,

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Jun 13th, 2024 | 6 min read

How to benefit from AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP)

What is the AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP)? The AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP) is a discount initiative designed for organizations spending at least $1m per year on AWS cloud services an

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Jun 05th, 2024 | 7 min read

Simplyblock as alternative to Ceph: A Comprehensive Comparison

Introduction When it comes to software-defined storage solutions, simplyblock and Ceph are two options worth considering. Let’s explore the features and differences between these two platforms t

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Apr 30th, 2024 | 9 min read

AI Storage: How To Build Scalable Data Infrastructures for AI workloads?

AI workloads bring new requirements to your AI storage infrastructure, marking a significant change compared to the “ML era” of Big Data storage. The average scale of an AI dataset is multiple tim

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Apr 17th, 2024 | 7 min read

Block Storage Volume Pooling for the Cloud-Age

If you have services running in the AWS, you’ll eventually need block storage to store data. Services like Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Storage) provide block storage to be used in your EC2 instances,

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Mar 13th, 2024 | 5 min read

The Next-Gen of Storage Virtualization for Modern Cloud Computing

Storage virtualization, as a concept, has been around for about 60 years now. However, it became more prominent and practical with the advancement of computing technologies in the late 1990s and early

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Apr 05th, 2023 | 3 min read

Simplyblock for AWS – Performance Test

Introduction At simplyblock.io we have recently conducted a performance test on our NVMe-oF storage solution on AWS. The results showcase remarkable performance capabilities, solidifying its position

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Apr 05th, 2023 | 2 min read

Simplyblock for AWS – Whitepaper

Simplyblock has recognized the limitations of conventional cloud storage services, specifically AWS Elastic Block Storage (EBS) , and has introduced a groundbreaking alternative. This whitepaper prese

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