Drew Robb

Drew Robb has been a full-time professional writer and editor for more than twenty years. He currently works freelance for a number of IT publications, including eSecurity Planet and CIO Insight. He is also the editor-in-chief of an international engineering magazine.

5 Top Storage Area Network (SAN) Trends

Storage area networks (SANs) were once the kingpins of the storage world.  A handful of large storage companies ruled the roost. They captured the lion’s share of storage revenue too. But gradually, their...

5 Top Storage Virtualization Trends

Storage virtualization has come a long way, and the journey has not yet been completed.  Many more virtualization avenues have yet to be traveled. Currently, Kubernetes, for example, is taking virtual storage to...

5 Top Backup Storage Trends

Backup has been turned on its head over the last decade due to the presence of the cloud, the increased frequency of cyber attacks, and the need for speed.  Companies increasingly want recovery...

5 Top Cloud Storage Trends

All storage used to be on-premises. But in the last 10 years, the picture has shifted markedly.  Now the cloud is the home of the bulk of newly stored data. As time goes...

5 Top Storage Software Trends 

Software has stolen the spotlight from hardware over the last few years in the world of storage.  Hardware, to some degree, has become more commoditized, certainly at the lower end. It is the...

5 Top Storage Hardware Trends 

Storage hardware is the backbone of the storage world.  Having reached a high state of maturity, it doesn’t get the coverage it once merited. Yet, it remains a vital element and one that...

5 Top Trends in Data Center Power 

Power is integral to any data center. Without electricity, a data center is just a bunch of dormant machines and unused software. Yet, power supply and demand has become something of a...

5 Top Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Trends 

Data center infrastructure encompasses a vast array of equipment. This includes servers, storage, networking, applications, and the cloud. But it also stretches into the realms of facility infrastructure components, such as power...

5 Top Edge Data Center Trends 

Data centers, by their very nature, have been centralized affairs. Instead of having a server in every office, or a small server room on every floor, it is far more efficient to...

5 Top Data Center Storage Trends 

Data center storage is a fascinating area.  On the one hand, there are compliance mandates about storing certain material and never deleting it. There are also retention policies about how long data is...

Top Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) Trends

Hardware has always defined the data center. You looked into a big room and there stood aisle after aisle of servers, storage, and networking equipment. Along the walls were massive cooling systems...

5 Top Data Center Equipment Trends 

The world of data center equipment has been turned on its head over the past two years due to issues surrounding the global supply chain.  It no longer is a case of calling...

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