Network World Storage Alert | | | | As organizations look to next-gen architectures like multi-cloud and SDN, network professionals are getting a leg up with software-fluent certifications. Are they worth it? Read More ▶ | | | Converged infrastructure systems are pervasive in the enterprise. But how do you best evaluate these complex, yet promising, platforms? This report highlights 10 leading offerings and rates them based on user reviews. Read More ▶ | | With few enterprises using purely private or purely public cloud infrastructure, startups have emerged to meet unique hybrid-cloud needs for management, storage and virtualization. Here are 10 hot hybrid cloud startups to keep an eye on. Read More ▶ | | | Getting chosen for the hot 10 hybrid-cloud startups list meant a good idea, strong leadership, adequate funding and no bull. Read More ▶ | | IBM storage customers expect to benefit from the FlashSystem 9100's NVMe- (Non-Volatile Memory Express) accelerated speeds, predictive analytics, resource management software, and smaller form factor. Read More ▶ | | Non-Volatile Memory Express, or NVMe, is a protocol for accessing high-speed storage media that's designed to reduce latency and increase system and application performance. NVMe is optimized for all-flash storage systems, and it's aimed at enterprise workloads that require low latency and top performance, such as real-time data analytics and high-performance relational databases. Read More ▶ | | In this special episode of The Full Nerd, we're joined by Bill Leszinske, Intel's Corporate VP of Strategic Planning & Marketing for Storage, to talk about Optane and the future of storage. Watch Now ▶ | | Join the Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ | Get ongoing access to our exclusive Insider content — in-depth articles available only to Insider members. You get access not only to Network World's Insider content but to selected Insider content from Computerworld, CIO.com, InfoWorld, CSO, and other IDG publications. Sign up at no cost today! ▶ | | | |