Tag: storage area network
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Chris Engelbert
Dec 11th, 2024 | 13 min read
Scale Up vs Scale Out: System Scalability Strategies
TLDR: Horizontal scalability (scale out) describes a system that scales by adding more resources through parallel systems, whereas vertical scalability (scale up) increases the amount of resources on…
Chris Engelbert
Jul 25th, 2024 | 9 min read
Say Goodbye to High Data Access-Latency Cloud Storage with Simplyblock’s Local NVMe SSD Caching
When using persistent storage on cloud providers, there are two options: locally attached (like AWS’ Instance Store or GCP Local SSD) or remote (like Amazon EBS or Google Persistent Disks). Both have…
Chris Engelbert
May 29th, 2024 | 7 min read
What is Software-Defined Storage (SDS)?
Software-defined (block) storage solutions, or SDS, decouple the software storage layer from the underlying hardware. This allows for centralized management and automation of storage resources…