HPE Announces Alletra MP Timeless Program to Compete with Pure’s EverGreen – Blocks and Files

HPE Announces Alletra MP Timeless Program to Compete with Pure’s EverGreen – Blocks and Files

HPE has introduced a new program called TimeLess for GreenLake Alletra MP block storage users, which provides non-disruptive driver updates. This program is similar to Pure Storage’s Evergreen Leaves program for its FlashArray and FlashBlade all-flash array customers, offering uninterrupted hardware and driver software updates for the life of the program. HPE aims to enhance … Read more

HPE GreenLake now offers block storage on AWS – Blocks and Files

HPE GreenLake now offers block storage on AWS – Blocks and Files

HPE has expanded its block storage offerings to AWS and enhanced its Alletra MP block service. GreenLake, a cloud-like subscription service from HPE, now allows for the management of block storage in hybrid cloud environments, both on-premise and on AWS. Alletra MP is a modular and scalable storage product that can support both block and … Read more

Nutanix makes its first ever profit – Blocks and Files

Nutanix makes its first ever profit – Blocks and Files

Nutanix has made its first ever profit as its revenues grow 16 percent year-on-year in its ninth successive growth quarter. VMware and CIsco represent clear opportunities while its Gen AI strategy is still emerging. Fifteen years after being founded and eight years after its IPO, hyperconverged infrastructure vendor Nutanix has reached business maturity. Revenues in … Read more

Scale Computing: Broadcom moves whack VMware’s channel program – Blocks and Files

Scale Computing: Broadcom moves whack VMware’s channel program – Blocks and Files

Broadcom is damaging the VMware channel and creating opportunities for channel partners pushed to the quitting point. That’s the view of hyperconverged infrastructure systems vendor Scale Computing’s founder and CEO, Jeff Ready, whose outfit is positioning itself to pick up these resellers and service providers. Blocks & Files:  What is your general view of the … Read more

OSI Model Layers and Protocol Stacks: The Building Blocks of Modern Networking.

In the world of modern networking, the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model has become the standard way to conceptualize how information travels across networks. The OSI model is a layered architecture that defines how various network protocols and technologies interact with each other to enable communication between different devices. Each layer of the model functions … Read more