A storage array is at its heart a commodity server integrated with an operating system dedicated specifically to providing storage services. Take away the server, and what's left? Software-defined ...

Software-defined storage, in which storage array features are delivered by software products, is gaining popularity. It promises cost savings, because software-defined storage (SDS) is run on ...

IBM on Tuesday introduced a package of software designed to ease the management of complicated data storage systems, the latest entry into the hotly contested storage software market. Big Blue's ...

IBM on Tuesday said it will invest $1 billion in its storage software portfolio over the next five years. The company launched Spectrum Storage, a set of applications designed to manage storage and ...

Enterprises want to consolidate data storage, extend its useful life and control costs. But what we often see are silos of storage tied to specific applications, workflows and suppliers. These systems ...

The 50 coolest software-defined storage vendors of the 2022 Storage 100 bring software capabilities, services and cloud connectivity to storage technology. Software is at the heart of storage.

Young storage companies are innovating products that range from storage arrays to mainframe storage management to cloud storage and more. As the enterprise edge expands to include semi-permanent ...

Confirming the storage world's shift in focus from hardware to software, an IBM executive said Tuesday that software will transform the industry and continue to become a strategic concern for Big Blue ...