Storage Unpacked 266 – Architectural Choices in Storage System Design

Storage Unpacked 266 – Architectural Choices in Storage System Design

Chris EvansGuest Speakers, Infinidat, Storage Hardware, Storage Unpacked Podcast

In this episode, Chris discusses the options available to storage system vendors when building modern storage appliances, with Bill Basinas, Senior Director, Product Marketing at Infinidat. The conversation derives from an observation on architectural choices, following the move to AMD processors from Intel for the latest G4 systems built by Infinidat. AMD offers a greater core count per processor compared to Intel, allowing Infinidat to move to single socket designs, while gaining improvements from PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory. Ultimately, this discussion highlights how modern storage system design can take standardised components and build flexible …

Storage Unpacked 264 – Hitachi Vantara Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Storage Unpacked 264 – Hitachi Vantara Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Chris EvansData Management, Guest Speakers, Hitachi Vantara, Storage Management, Storage Unpacked Podcast

In this episode, Chris is in conversation with Jeb Horton, SVP Global Services at Hitachi Vantara, discussing the capabilities of Hitachi Vantara’s Global Services offerings, which deliver infrastructure management and infrastructure as a service to its customers. In addition to EverFlex, Hitachi Vantara has a long history of managed services capabilities that span more than just outsourced storage. As Jeb explains, the company also manages storage infrastructure from other vendors, in addition to non-storage systems. The interesting aspect of this discussion is the complex nature of the interaction between customers and Hitachi. Solutions offerings aren’t …

Storage Unpacked 262 – The Ethics and Regulation of AI

Storage Unpacked 262 – The Ethics and Regulation of AI

Chris EvansData Management, Guest Speakers, Standards, Storage Unpacked Podcast

In this podcast episode, Chris is in conversation with Jeffries Briginshaw (Head of EMEA Government Relations at NetApp) and Adam Gale (CTO for AI & Cyber Security, NetApp) discussing the EU AI Act and the regulation of artificial intelligence across the world. The EU AI Act is an early introduction into the regulation of the use of AI by businesses within their engagements and interactions with customers. As explained in this conversation, there are classifications of AI types and within that, restrictions on what businesses are permitted to implement based on those categorisations. Some AI …