This is the second of our predictions shows for 2020 that anticipates what we can expect in enterprise storage for the year ahead. This episode covers solutions and vendors. We open with a discussion on cloud-native storage, which saw a lot of traction in 2019. Will the future be one of these companies or as Chris says, should we just rely on VMware to underpin our container environments?

The discussion moves on to object storage and in particular a look at a company called MinIO. As an open-source solution with S3 compatibility, MinIO could be the future of general object storage while the other vendors focus specifically on market segments.

Next we look at vendors. Whatever happened to Dell EMC Midrange.NEXT? An announcement was due at the end of January and that looks to be delayed. As the market for enterprise storage consolidates, could HPE need to go on a buying spree?

Finally we look at the data management market. There’s the chance of consolidation or acquisitions here. As it turns out, Veeam has been acquired since we recorded (7th Jan, with Veeam announcement on the 9th). Well done to Chris M for his prescient opinion!

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Timeline

* 00:00:00 – The Briefest of Intros* 00:00:30 – Solutions – it’s all about solutions!* 00:00:35 – How mature is cloud-native storage?* 00:02:10 – Should we just go with vSphere?* 00:04:00 – Data persistence is “late” in containerisation* 00:06:56 – Cloud-native storage is in a “wait and see” phase* 00:07:30 – Where is the Object storage market headed?* 00:08:30 – Min-aye-oh or Min-ee-oh?* 00:11:54 – Do Microsoft want S3 compatibility (on Azure)?* 00:13:15 – VMware seems to be doing OK* 00:13:40 – Whatever happened to Dell EMC Midrange.NEXT?* 00:15:30 – Introducing launch countdown shirts* 00:16:22 – Captain Canada on a high wire!* 00:17:50 – What further vendor consolidations will happen in 2020? * 00:18:49 – Chris loses focus – does anyone read show notes?* 00:19:50 – What is HPE’s storage partnership strategy?* 00:21:30 – HPE to buy everyone!* 00:24:00 – How could we forget Whiptail?* 00:24:52 – Is the data management market overcrowded?* 00:27:18 – Is data management too vague a term to align companies?* 00:30:15 – How good was our Veeam foresight?* 00:31:17 – Wrap up

Timeline

Related Podcasts & Blogs

* #138 – Storage Predictions for 2020 (Part I)* #82 – Storage Predictions for 2019* Understanding HPE’s Storage Product Portfolio* Thoughts on transitioning to Dell EMC Midrange.NEXT

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