| | July 20176CIOReviewThe sheer magnitude of data generated every day by the influx of disruptive technologies and data-intensive workloads necessitate a different paradigm in compute and storage capabilities. With modern applications and data providing the impetus for new technologies and products, storage is evolving into a crucial factor for business performance. We are on the cusp of a storage revolution. For businesses focused on digital transformation, cloud storage has become the normal, predominantly due to its myriad of advantages with pay-as-you-go storage consumption models. Many of them are taking a hybrid cloud approach to overcome the accessibility and security issues. With game-changing products from AWS, Snowball Edge and Snowmobile, alongside Microsoft Azure Stack, facilitating large amounts of data transfer between private and public cloud, the lines between private and public cloud storage will soon be indistinct.Ushering in a simple approach to data storage, and jostling out yesteryears' conventional storage architectures based on SAN and NAS, software defined storage remains as the hot entrant, offering limitless possibilities that align with the growing big data requirements. SDS is poised at the threshold of adopting next-gen storage architectures that are flexible, agile, cost effective and scalable in line with the rapid digital transformation underway. Future predictions are highly in favor of SDS with more than half of storage products to be made available as software only versions in the next couple of years. Defined as the software brain for both hardware and software, SDS' advantage is manifold as it enables easy integration and adoption of new technologies, on the strength of non-disruptively altering components in the storage solution.Staying abreast of the disruptions in the storage market can help you garner manifold benefits from a modernized storage solution. This edition features articles and insights on new storage technologies and the transition in the storage marketplace.Let us know your thoughts.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialPathway to Next-Gen StorageCopyright © 2017 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewJULY - 12 - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 JULY - 12 - 2017, Vol 06 SE 77 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT:510-683-5022 Aaron PierceEileen SinghJudy ChristinJustin SmithKyle SummersRobin WaynePhilip Paulphilip@cioreview.comVisualizersAsher BlakeJohn GouthamManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeSTORAGE SPECIAL
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