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MODERN WARFARE:
Cybersecurity vs malicious AI
March/April 2024
Vol 24, Issue 2
CONTENTS
STOR
MAGAZINE
STORAGE
CONTENTS
INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE:
The future o flash
RESEARCH:
Immutable storage
MANAGEMENT:
Cloud sustainability
COMMENT - RESEARCH - INTERVIEWS - CASE STUDIES - OPINIONS - PRODUCT REVIEWS
COMMENT….....................................................................4
Will AI accelerate the all-flash data centre?
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MANAGEMENT: IT SKILLS …....................................…….6
Eric Herzog, CMO, Infinidat, explains how to usher in a new 'set-it-and-forget-it' era
for enterprise storage
CASE STUDY: SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT…........……..8
The data processing software behind the Sphere in Las Vegas is managing over 400
gigabytes of throughput a second, with latency below 5 milliseconds
EVENT: STORAGE AWARDS 2024……..................……10
The full list of finalists for this year's Storage awards is right here - don't forget to cast
your vote!
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ROUNDTABLE: FLASH…….......................................……16
Storage magazine gathers expert commentary from across the sector on the future of
flash: the all-flash data centre, the flash technology curve, and the prospects for the
next new solid-state memory
STRATEGY: DATA INTEGRITY……….....................………22
Jim McGann, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Index Engines, argues for a
transformative shift in the way enterprise storage collaborates with security in order to
battle ransomware threats
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CASE STUDY: FLORIDA PANTHERS ………............……24
Synchronised on-premise and cloud storage supports the busy production workflows
generating content for Miami ice hockey team Florida Panthers
ANALYSIS: CYBERSECURITY……….........................….26
Daniel Hofmann, CEO of Hornetsecurity, examines the 'digital battlefield' of
cybersecurity versus malicious AI
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RESEARCH: IMMUTABLE STORAGE……................…..28
New research findings from Scality suggest that more organisations should consider
"true" immutability as part of their cybersecurity strategy
MANAGEMENT: CLOUD STORAGE……….…............….30
Simon Yeoman, CEO at Fasthosts, discusses how businesses can ensure their cloud
storage is more sustainable
STRATEGY: GENAI……….............................................…32
Stewart Hunwick, Field CTO, Primary Storage, Dell Technologies UK, argues that the
right data storage approach is critical to achieve GenAI success
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CASE STUDY: GRUNDON………...............................……34
Waste management company Grundon has been able to efficiently scale its storage
systems since deploying Seagate solutions in an implementation that won the 'Storage
Solution of the Year' trophy at the 2023 Storage Awards
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