Challenging One-Size Fits All Computing How have things changed? Iain Liston-BrownSeptember 30, 20190111 views [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Introduction Having been in the industry for four decades allows you to see both trends and hype from the global IT marketing machines. In this article I am glancing back over my career but also looking forward and challenging some of the ways solution architecture makes decisions and why NonStop is still out ahead. I have just completed 30 years with NonStop, my first and last employment with a computer vendor.… Read more
Using NSDA to understand query workloads Paul DenzingerSeptember 30, 20190143 views We are all aware of the inherent value of customer data within the databases that support our applications. This data identifies customers, accounts, transactional interactions and other patterns that are important for understanding customer behaviors and habits – all of which are useful for improving business processes and customer satisfaction. But what about the value of data about the data processing workloads? Is there value in understanding the processing workloads of our customers? What could we do with workload information if we had the ability to easily organize workload data into meaningful categories and groups, and view the dynamics of the processing patterns over time? Read more
Back For More Richard BuckleSeptember 30, 20190107 views It has been quite a while since I was given the opportunity to spend as much time as I have of late in my office. There is a nice feeling about having an opportunity to follow routines. We all live busy lives and there’s no doubt that having time to kick-around ideas with colleagues represents time well spent, but even so, there really isn’t any substitute for networking with those working with the products you cover in presentations and in articles, commentaries and blog posts. Shortly, the pace picks up considerably as with the arrival of the fall late in September, the number of gatherings of NonStop user groups kicks into high gear. Read more
NonStop Trends & Wins Justin SimondsSeptember 30, 20190142 views There has been a lot more interest in virtual NonStop since the support of the VMware Hypervisor. I am aware of many proof of concepts testing virtual NonStop. There still seems to be some confusion around what virtual NonStop means exactly. Many jump to the conclusion that NonStop can now be run in a public cloud such as AWS or Azure. This is not currently possible since, to make virtual NonStop, actually ‘NonStop’ requires some fairly stringent configurations. These things are not readily available to configure in a public cloud. That depends on your definition of cloud; but in general, yes, if you mean a private cloud... Read more
News From HPE’s NonStop Enterprise Division Keith MooreSeptember 30, 20190160 views [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]As we go into the third decade of the 21st century, we see how much the predictions about data proliferation were mostly true. In the 20th century, we considered terabytes of storage to be large and difficult to manage. Now, it is common for enterprises to manage exabytes – that’s 6 orders of magnitude more than what we considered normal just 15-20 years go.… Read more
Protecting your most vital applications and data with HPE Mission Critical Software Diana CortesSeptember 24, 20190378 views In our connected 24x7 economy, experiencing downtime for most applications has become cost-prohibitive for business, not only financially but also in loss of reputation. Minimizing downtime has long been a core tenet of IT teams the world over, especially those working with vital applications such as enterprise resource planning, core banking, electronic healthcare and more. In HPE, we have vast experience and proven solutions in the mission-critical computing space. We start at the infrastructure level with our well known mission-critical servers, with a unique and comprehensive set of built-in RAS (reliability, availability, and serviceability) capabilities that result in high levels of single-system uptime. Single-system availability is of great value, and a fundamental component of any mission-critical environment; but it´s not enough when the end result must be maximum application uptime across the IT stack. Ultimately, the business cares about the availability of business functionality, and that comes directly from the applications. And so, application-targeted high availability is paramount for this type of IT deployment. Read more
PROTECTING YOUR DATA: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? Henry FonsecaJuly 30, 20190337 views There are several different factors to consider when thinking about protecting your data. The subject can be complex and usually involves multiple parties. Let's begin with a simple thought exercise. Think about how much personal information you share on a day-to-day basis, online or otherwise. Consider who and what you interact with; applications, devices, websites, humans, corporations, etc. How much time do you spend thinking who has access to your data and what they could do with it? What are some of the things that you do to ensure you are protecting your valuable information? Read more
NonStop Trends & Wins Justin SimondsJuly 30, 20190168 views Everyone and every company seem to be designing for the cloud. Of course “the Cloud” means different things to different people but in general I think we can agree that when the term comes up it means something like Amazon or Azure. One has the capability of quickly bringing up compute resources including servers, storage and networking. One will only be charged for what one uses and for how long it is used. One can stop anytime. The presumption is that this is much better than owning resources and having them sit idle, or at least not fully utilized. As usual, people want something that is available whenever they want it for as inexpensively as possible. For that they are willing to accept some risks including availability, security and an eventual, not immediate, database consistency. It is good, perhaps not great, but solidly good. NonStop is looking for customers and businesses that require great. NonStop has a long history of interfacing to “the Cloud”. In the early days Keith Moore and I were discussing the ‘Silver-Lining Architecture’ to protect resources that were on the cloud. This developed later into GuardianAngel where NonStop’s Pathway monitors were running serverclasses off platform and in the public cloud while still being controlled by NonStop with the inherent advantages of Pathmon – scale up (more instances) if response time started to slack off. Recovery in some instances failed. Automatic shutdown of instances as load decreased. Now with virtual NonStop we have real integration with a cloud, not ‘The Cloud’ (public), but a cloud (private) by allowing NonStop instances to be spun up, with several configuration requirements, but spun up nonetheless. Read more
Möbius Partners and Texas Christian University: Standing Up Active-Active Data Centers with Zero Downtime Felipe NetoJuly 8, 20190233 views [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”bounceInDown” css=”.vc_custom_1565296854586{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #92b43d !important;}”]Challenges: Separate data centers and aging storage Lag during high availability tests Disaster preparedness Business Continuity Solution: Active-Active Data Centers VMware vSphere 6.5 2 HPE 8440 StoreServe All-Flash Arrays Benefits: Ease of management HPE Peer Persistence allows high-availability Failover capabilities under 5 minutes with no data loss Stretch and metro clusters allow for multi-level of resiliency on storage, compute, and networking Confidence in IT from students and staff Data compaction 3.2:1, data compression 2.1 and deduplication 1.5 Documentation and training to prepare the TCU team [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Texas Christian University (TCU) has long been an HP-based organization with significant investment made in its equipment.… Read more
Recapping the storage news from HPE Discover Calvin ZitoJuly 8, 20190277 views Discover has come and gone and it was a fantastic event for me. I had a great time meeting people and sharing my passion for storage. If you were unable to join us in Las Vegas, I want to give you an overview of some huge news we announced at HPE Discover 2019. If you’d rather watch a video, this Chalk Talk is the same information but there are several links in my article that you can get more on the things I discuss.… Read more