Canara: Delivering Better Power Systems with Advanced Analytics

In this slidecast, Tom Barton from Canara describes the company’s innovated UPS power solutions for the datacenter. The battery monitoring system is built with interoperability in mind. The system captures battery data from standard Canara battery monitors but also supports integration of data captured on any other battery monitoring solution. All data captured is accessible […]

Slidecast: MapR – Enterprise Grade NoSQL and Hadoop

In this slidecast, Jack Norris from MapR Technologies presents: Enterprise Grade NoSQL and Hadoop. MapR M7 provides an enterprise-grade NoSQL solution that has tremendous scale advantages,” said John Schroeder, CEO and co-founder, MapR Technologies. “The fact that it is built-in with Hadoop is a game changer for organizations looking for the best platform to leverage […]

Slidecast: Postgres – A Tipping Point?

In this slidecast, Ed Boyajian from EnterpriseDB presents: Postgres – A Tipping Point? PostgreSQL is the #1 enterprise-class open source database with a feature set comparable to the major proprietary RDBMS vendors and a customer list that spans every industry. EnterpriseDB’s Postgres Plus solutions let you confidently develop and deploy PostgreSQL-backed applications that scale all […]

Slidecast: Cloud for Big Data

In this slidecast, Jim Kaskade from Infochimps presents: Cloud for Big Data. Infochimps was founded by data scientists and cloud computing experts. Our solutions make it faster, easier and far less complex to build and manage Big Data systems behind applications to quickly deliver actionable insights. With Infochimps Cloud, enterprises benefit from the fastest way […]

Slidecast: A Practical Introduction to Hadoop

In this slidecast, Alex Gorbachev from Pythian presents a Practical Introduction to Hadoop. This is a great primer for viewers who want to get the big picture on how Hadoop works with Big Data and how this approach differs from relational databases. View the slides * Download the MP3 * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe to RSS

Radio Free HPC Looks at Why You Gotta Own Your Own Archive, Part 2

In Part 2 of this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at the importance of owning your own archive of enterprise data. The discussion was prompted by Henry Newman’s presentation entitled: Today’s I/O Challenges for Big Data Analysis from the recent HPC User Forum in Tucson. Download the MP3 * Download the mobile video * Download 1024p Video * Subscribe […]

SCSI Express: Extending the SCSI Platform of Innovation

In this slidecast, Marty Czekalski from the SCSI Trade Association presents: Extending the SCSI Platform of Innovation. SCSI Express is the robust and proven SCSI protocol combined with PCIe that creates an industry-standard path to PCIe-based storage. SCSI Express combined with SAS-based solutions provides unprecedented performance and low latency that enterprises demand. View the slides […]

Podcast: Radio Free HPC Looks at Holographic Storage

In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team takes a look at pending holographic storage technology. Henry Newman’s head is still spinning from the technology previews he saw at the recent IEEE Mass Data Storage Conference. Could this be a game-changer for the tape industry and archiving data? What are the specs, limitations, and most […]

Slidecast: TwinStrata CloudArray – Disaster Recovery as a Service

In this slidecast, Nicos Vekiarides from TwinStrata presents: TwinStrata CloudArray 4.5 with DRaaS. The new offering is an on-demand disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) for VMware users. Whether your goals are to increase storage capacity, improve off-site data protection, implement disaster recovery or all three of the above, TwinStrata CloudArray is the most comprehensive […]

Slidecast: ClusterStor 1500 Departmental Scale-Out Storage for HPC

In this slidecast, Ken Claffey from Xyratex describes the company’s new ClusterStor 1500 storage system. Designed for scale-out HPC storage solutions, the ClusterStor 1500 delivers HPC performance and efficiency with help from the Lustre file system. Departments within larger organizations or medium-sized enterprises today, especially in the commercial, academic and government sectors, represent an underserved […]