The Storage Engine

An engine is a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. Hard disk drives are a storage engine with moving parts and electronics that converts motion into information. At the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California a group of people with a long history in the hard disk drive industry meet and work to preserve the history of information storage technology. They have created a web site that is called The Storage Engine, http://www.computerhistory.org/storageengine/.

The Storage Engine is a companion to the Computer History Museum popular online exhibit “The Silicon Engine: A Timeline of Semiconductors in Computers.” The Storage Engine tells the stories of the people, processes and products that have contributed to some of the most important advances in computer data storage. The Storage Engine features content developed by volunteers in the Storage Special Interest Group (Storage SIG).

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomcoughlin/2016/03/18/1850/#392155103dc8

Software-Defined Infrastructure Spending on the Rise

Enterprises are increasingly warming to the idea of adding software-defined infrastructure to their datacenters, according to a new report from analyst firm 451 Research.

The survey shows that 67 percent of large organizations are going to increase spending on software-defined infrastructure (SDI) this year, which will result on a total of 14.4 percent more spent. Despite those figures, however, only about a fifth of enterprises are using any SDI at all, showing that there's still a long way to go.

Of the 79 percent of non-SDI shops, two key hurdles are keeping it at bay: low maturity of SDI products and lack of staff expertise. "To achieve successful implementation, decision-makers should first conduct an audit of their internal skills and look to fill any gaps. Meanwhile, vendors should aim to play a more proactive role in communicating requirements and presenting case studies to help overcome these barriers," 451 Research senior analyst Nikolay Yamakawa said in a press release.

https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2016/03/10/software-defined-infrastructure-spending-on-the-rise.aspx?m=1