Empowered Networks

A sound benchmark must meet four basic criteria: It must be repeatable, reproducible, stressful and meaningful. Repeatability: All things equal, multiple iterations of the same test on the same test bed should produce the same, or similar results.  This is table stakes.  If your test produces wildly different results with each iteration, consider new testing gear, [...]

It’s been some time since I made my way to a tradeshow like the recent iTech Summit in Toronto.  Formerly the SAN/NAS show, this event once had a specific focus on Storage.  The expanded focus of today’s iTech embraces many aspects of storage and data center infrastructure design, and brings an expanded range of solutions [...]