Tumultuous quarter for Nutanix, hyper-convergence

Storage Digest A roundup of storage content from TechTarget's network |May 29, 2018 FEATURED STORY Nutanix experiences rapid revenue growth, big losses Dave Raffo, Editorial Director Nutanix revenue increasd 41% over last year, but its losses are also increasing as the hyper-converged vendor transitions into a software-defined business model. (Storage Soup) Advertisement NEWS   Will NetApp's upcoming quarter surpass expectations? NetApp CEO George Kurian paints a picture of a storage company hitting on all cylinders, but his company's cautious forecasts tells a different story. (Storage Soup)   Micron expects SSD costs to drop with new QLC flash Micron began shipping a new higher-density 2.5-inch QLC SSD designed for read-intensive workloads to select early customers. The vendor expects general availability in fall. (SearchStorage)   Latest Red Hat hyper-converged option has OpenStack, Ceph The new open-source-based Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Cloud integrates the company's supported OpenStack Platform and Ceph Storage software distributions. (SearchConvergedInfrastructure)   Startup ClearSky adds file storage to service offerings ClearSky Data adds scale-up NAS capabilities to hybrid cloud storage-as-a-service offering that also includes block-based primary storage, backup and disaster recovery. (SearchStorage) EXPERT ADVICE   Test yourself with our quiz on HCI storage Hyper-converged storage has more options than you might assume when planning an HCI implementation. This quiz will help you know what options and choices are available and which ones are not. (SearchStorage)   Edge storage in the internet of things era Managing data storage for IoT applications has businesses rethinking all the aspects of edge computing in this new age of enormous and endless data generation. (SearchStorage)   Top skills storage admins need for career growth Today, a storage administrator faces the challenges of keeping pace with emerging technologies and meeting new business demands in a constantly evolving field. (SearchConvergedInfrastructure)   SSD capabilities can boost HCI performance Specific SSD characteristics can benefit your hyper-converged infrastructure. However, increased storage performance and throughput must be weighed against durability and cost. (SearchConvergedInfrastructure) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Storage Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Storage Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.