Embedded storage will be a comeback

Embedded storage will be a comeback

In the context of cloud computing and "big data" technology being seen by the industry as a trend, the data storage areas that are closely related to it are also inevitably hit. What trends will be in place in the field of data storage and intelligent storage networks in 2012 years? Future data storage development, embedded storage will be a comeback, storage virtualization and increasingly mature, data protection migration to the cloud, data classification and delete products coming soon ...

The following is the 2012 data storage and intelligent storage Network in the field of ten development trend forecast:

1) embedded storage will be a comeback

As more and more vendors continue to launch cloud building blocks to build the next generation of data center infrastructures, the storage components will be intertwined with servers and network devices in the rack. Storage will still be within the network, but will be hosted as a whole, rather than as a stand-alone SAN.

2 Storage Virtualization Matures

As more and more server-side virtual machine management programs are introduced, they interconnect with the storage virtual machine management layer, allowing servers and storage to be hosted as a whole rather than as a stand-alone unit.

3 Data protection will migrate to the cloud

Data backup will fade away as the massive data movement process is handed over to the independent management team every night. Data protection features are built into a private or public cloud infrastructure and are delivered as a service or as part of an infrastructure building block.

4) The recovery time and recovery point will be further improved

Snapshots, CDP, continuous replication, and disk-duplication targets with data deduplication for database dumps will continue to replace traditional backup software.

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5) tape will continue to exist

Tape media does not disappear quickly because it is still the most efficient and simple way to archive data.

6 data classification and deletion of products will be published

It is not possible for an enterprise to store all data permanently. From the point of view of operation, business, law and supervision, people must agree on the right to delete data. This will lead to new products that automate the classification of data and move to different storage tiers or storage pools (Information lifecycle Management Automation) and then completely eliminate them at the end of their lifecycle.

7 data sharing becomes more important

As data migrates to the cloud and automatically classifies from a security and access perspective, new applications that promote information sharing will emerge. The health care sector will lead this trend, as doctors and emergency workers can get more rapid access to vital medical data and diseases that have historically helped save lives.

8 Solid state disk will be everywhere

I hope that the scene in the 2001 Space Odyssey will be a reality and that people can access the HAL storage at the speed of light through the optical holographic matrix, but even if it's just a solid-state disk, I would be very satisfied.

9) Duplicate data deletion will become part of the file system

Most file systems can be simply updated to add duplicate data removal programs to improve the storage efficiency of raw and backup data.

Increasing the de-duplication capability at the operating system level reduces the storage requirements for unstructured data. User local directories and e-mail will be the primary target.

10 Fibre Channel will be history

Fibre Channel drives, despite their rapid growth, are now the past. As 40Gb and 100Gb Ethernet, iSCSI, and InfiniBand become standard interconnection configurations for blades (running all virtual servers), storage networks are gradually engulfed by unified network switches, and protocols become increasingly irrelevant.