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  • Storage Unpacked 258 – Introducing Infinidat G4, InfuzeOS 8 and InfiniSafe ACP (Sponsored)

    In this episode, Chris talks to Infinidat CMO, Eric Herzog. Infinidat has announced one of the biggest upgrades in eight years, with the release of InfiniBox and InfiniBox SSA G4, the fourth generation of enterprise-class storage. Accompanying the new hardware is an upgrade to InfuzeOS, the Infinidat storage operating system, and a new feature for InfiniSafe – Automated Cyber Protection, or ACP.

    Infinidat has upgraded both the InfiniBox and InfiniBox SSA platforms with a generation 4 release that includes a switch to AMD processors. Using the EPYC 9554P enables Infinidat to use a single-socket design, while gaining from the move to DDR5 system memory and PCIe 5.0 I/O. The savings to the customer are space, power and cooling. The AMD move also enables Infinidat to release new hardware configurations, including a 14U rack-mount solution for edge data centres, rather than just the custom rack used to ship existing products.

    InfuzeOS gains an upgrade to version 8, with support for InfuzeOS in the public cloud on Microsoft Azure (AWS was announced last year). The new hardware and software improvements result in a 2x performance gain for customers. One final announcement covers InfiniSafe and the ability to automate snapshots through the integration of cyber-detection technology with InfiniBox and InfiniBox SSA. Customers can now automate the creation of immutable snapshots if their SIEM or SOAR platform detects malicious activity. This capability reduces the size of the threat window and the potential volume of data needing recovery, should a breach occur.

    There’s a lot more detail in the podcast, so go ahead and listen! For more information on any of the announcements in this podcast episode, visit https://www.infinidat.com/.

    Elapsed Time: 00:47:27

    Timeline
    • 00:00:00 – Intros
    • 00:01:00 – What’s new with Infinidat? G4 hardware, InfuzeOS updates and InfiniSafe ACP
    • 00:01:40 – G4 -new platform, both hybrid & all-flash, using AMD processors
    • 00:02:50 – Processor choice is available, but software is the key
    • 00:04:00 – InfuzeOS 8.0 is compatible with previous hardware generations
    • 00:04:40 – How has the physical specification of systems changed?
    • 00:07:15 – 14U option now available for use in standard racks
    • 00:10:00 – Why new form factor? Increased TAM
    • 00:11:00 – New controller upgrade programme introduced – Mobius
    • 00:12:15 – In-place upgrades are more practical with flash systems
    • 00:15:29 – What is InfiniVerse?
    • 00:18:25 – Fleet Management is now table stakes – and a differentiator
    • 00:20:17 – InfuzeOS is now available in AWS and Azure
    • 00:24:45 – Why use a cloud SDS solution – portability
    • 00:27:09 – InfiniSafe – what is Automated Cyber Protection?
    • 00:29:02 – Guaranteed immutable snapshots & recovery times
    • 00:33:39 – Dynamic snapshots based on threat identification reduces threat windows
    • 00:37:00 – ACP provides an holistic approach to data security
    • 00:40:41 – InfiniSafe cyber-protection now scans VMware virtual machine datastores
    • 00:44:00 – What is the availability of all the new offerings?
    • 00:45:30 – Live demos and Webinars are coming over the next few months
    • 00:46:42 – Wrap Up
      • Related Podcasts & Blogs
      • Storage Unpacked 250 – Infinidat announces SSA Express and higher capacity SSA II
      • Storage Unpacked 247 – Infinidat announces InfuzeOS Cloud Edition and InfiniSafe Cyber Detection
      • #231 – Introducing Infinidat InfiniBox SSA II
      • #227 – Infinidat InfiniGuard Enhancements with Eric Herzog
      • Infinidat Microsite
      • Infinidat adds customer value with SSA Express and improved SSA capacity
      • The Quiet Success of Infinidat

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      • Storage Unpacked 257 – The Future of Data Storage in the Enterprise (Sponsored)

        In this sponsored episode, Chris talks to Fred Lherault and Larry Touchette from Pure Storage on the evolution of storage in the enterprise and the impacts on storage administration. The conversation is divided into three areas focusing on the customer, the administrator and the business.

        From the customer’s perspective, the requirements of on-premises data centre storage have changed significantly. Users expect resources to be deployed on demand, using APIs, CLIs or a GUI, without the intervention of a storage administrator. The self-service aspect is also aligned with 100% availability, an expectation that has evolved from the public cloud. End users have less interest in the hardware itself, but instead focus on metrics (IOPS, latency, throughput) and see storage as an endpoint to be consumed.

        The role of the storage administrator has evolved to be one similar to that of a product manager. The administration role is much more focused on ensuring storage is available and operating efficiently, rather than on the mundane task of provisioning resources. This means keeping close control on capacity growth, upgrades and patching.

        For the business, costs and efficient consumption models are key. With 30-40% annual growth in consumed terabytes, year-on-year costs need to decline, while systems must become more power, space and cooling efficient. Pure Storage has introduced Pure1 and Fusion, tools for the business and administrators to ensure that the storage infrastructure operates efficiently and meets the SLAs expected by internal customers.

        During the discussion, we highlight Pure Storage’s annual user conference, Accelerate, which will take place in Las Vegas between June 18th and 21st. Here is a list of some useful related content that discusses the evolution of storage in the data centre.

        • Storage Unpacked 252 – A Vision of Storage Future with Coz from Pure Storage
        • Storage Unpacked 251 – Modernising Storage as a Service with Prakash Darji from Pure Storage
        • Storage Unpacked 248 – FlashArray R4 Announcements From Pure Accelerate 2023
        • Storage Unpacked 245 – Design Strategies for 300TB Flash Drives with Shawn Rosemarin from Pure Storage
        • The Great Cloud Repatriation Debate – Data Storage
        • Pure Storage announces Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service, SLA guarantees and operational cost rebates
        • Delivering True Storage-as-a-Service
        • Pure//Launch – Pure Storage Announces Fusion and Portworx Data Services

          • Elapsed time: 00:49:53

          Timeline
          • 00:00:00 – Intros
          • 00:02:25 – How has storage management changed over the last two decades?
          • 00:03:07 – What are the modern storage requirements of enterprise customers?
          • 00:04:32 – The speed and agility of the public cloud is driving on-premises expectations
          • 00:06:40 – There is a mix of customer maturity in the enterprise
          • 00:09:48 – Customers expect less focus on hardware and more on metrics of delivery
          • 00:12:00 – Sustainability – including power costs – are increasingly important to customers
          • 00:13:05 – Automation – via GUI, API and CLI is expected, to reduce delivery times
          • 00:14:51 – Businesses expect 100% uptime, with no downtime requirement for upgrades
          • 00:17:01 – Storage “arrays” are now virtual, as data outlives the hardware
          • 00:18:46 – Do storage administrators now have an easier job?
          • 00:20:33 – Pure Storage takes some of the admin burden off the customer
          • 00:22:13 – Admins need to manage infrastructure, while providing access to the technology
          • 00:24:52 – How do businesses manage the financial demands of growing storage needs?
          • 00:27:27 – Modern consumption models are driven by architectural features
          • 00:29:16 – Pure Storage has operational processes to manage customer on-demand consumption
          • 00:33:15 – Efficient resource management is analogous to retail stock control
          • 00:34:00 – Pure1 and analytics tools provide the capability to efficiently model workload placement
          • 00:36:53 – Modern storage has many internal management functions that need AI/ML planning
          • 00:39:00 – So what should storage vendors be delivering, as minimum functional requirements?
          • 00:40:39 – Pure hardware and software is intrinsically linked
          • 00:41:45 – As flash improves, vendors like Pure can address many more performance & cost use cases
          • 00:45:00 – Pure systems started at 5.5TB, now into multi-petabytes
          • 00:48:10 – Wrap Up

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