The SNIA Networking Storage Forum’s “Great Storage Debate” webcast series is back! This time, SNIA experts will be discussing the ongoing evolution of the data center, in particular how storage is allocated and managed. There are three competing visions about how storage should be done: Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), Disaggregated Storage, and Centralized Storage. Join us on May 4, 2021 for our live webcast Great Storage Debate: Hyperconverged vs. Disaggregated vs. Centralized. IT architects, storage vendors, and industry analysts argue constantly over which is the best approach and even the exact definition of each. Isn’t Hyperconverged constrained? Is Disaggregated designed only for large cloud service providers? Is Centralized storage only for legacy applications? Tune in to debate these questions and more:
  • What is the difference between centralized, hyperconverged, and disaggregated infrastructure, when it comes to storage?
  • Where does the storage controller or storage intelligence live in each?
  • How and where can the storage capacity and intelligence be distributed?
  • What is the difference between distributing the compute or application and distributing the storage?
  • What is the role of a JBOF or EBOF (Just a Bunch of Flash or Ethernet Bunch of Flash) in these storage models?
  • What are the implications for data center, cloud, and edge?
Register today as leading storage minds converge to argue the definitions and merits of where to put the storage and storage intelligence. For anyone not familiar with the Great Storage Debates it is very important to note that this series isn’t about winners and losers; it’s about providing essential compare and contrast information between similar technologies. We won’t settle any arguments as to which is better – but we will debate the arguments, point out advantages and disadvantages, and make the case for specific use cases. To date, the SNIA NSF has hosted several great storage debates, including: File vs. Block vs. Object Storage, Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI, FCoE vs. iSCSI vs. iSER, RoCE vs. iWARP, and Centralized vs. Distributed. You can view them all on our SNIAVideo YouTube Channel.