Data Infrastructure IT Industry Related Resource Links A to E

IT Data Center and Data Infrastructure Industry Resources

Updated 2/20/2018

Following are some useful Data Infrastructure IT Industry Resource Links A to E to cloud, virtual and traditional IT data infrastructure related web sites. The data infrastructure environment (servers, storage, IO and networking, hardware, software, services, virtual, container and cloud) is rapidly changing. You may encounter a missing URL, or a URL that has changed. This list is updated on a regular basis to reflect changes (additions, changes, and retirement).

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A3Cube Computer I/O solution startup
AAPT AAPT AWS connect partner, Hosting/cloud/access services
abiquo.com Cloud development and management tools
Above.net/Zayo Group AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
abrevity.com eDiscovery, search, indexing, classification
accellion.com File transfer tools
accessopt.com Holographic storage
acinion.com Video solutions
acopia.com NAS aggregation and global name space (bought by F5)
acronis.com Backup and data protection tools
acsacs.com Value added reseller (VAR)
acs-inc.com Hosting, outsourcing and managed services (Bought by Xerox)
actifio.com Data protection solutions
active-circle.com Data archiving and storage solutions
activestate.com Stackato PaaS for cloud tools
adaptec.com Adapters, iSCSI storage, data backup solutions (See PMC)
adesto.com CBRAM startup
addonics.com SSD storage solutions
adic.com Backup, Dedupe and data protection solutions (Bought by Quantum)
adinfa.com Energy and resource management tools
AdRem Netcrunch Monitoring of Networks, Systems and Applications, DCIM
Adtran Datacom and networking solutions
advancedvault.com Business continuity solutions
advaoptical.com Optical networking
afcom.com Data center industry user group
aforesolutions.com Cloud storage and infrasture management tools
agami.com High performance NAS storage (Shutdown)
agilent.com Host adapters and test equipment
agility.com Optical solutions and components
agilysys.com VAR
aiim.com Archiving and records management trade group
ait.com Cloud and web hosting
Ajubeo Cloud and management solutions
akamai.com Content distribution network (CDN)
akitio.com Storage systems
akorri.com Storage resource and capacity management
alacritech.com Storage networking adapters for iSCSI
alacritus.com Data Protection Software
alcatel.com Networking and storage networking equipment
alliance-it.com Value added reseller (VAR)
allstorage.nl Storage services solution provider
amazon.com Cloud compute and storage services
AmberPoint.com SOA management tools
amcc.com Storage networking components (aka JNI & 3ware Bought by LSI)
amd.com Server and processor chips
americanfibersystems.com Metropolitan storage networks and fiber bandwidth
amphenol.com Storage Networking connectors and cables
Amplidata.com Object and wide area based storage
ancot.com Storage networking testing equipment
anixter.com Networking components
Anobit.com Memory components
ansi.org American National Standards Institute
Anstor64.com iSCSI storage software
anuesystems.com SONET’/SDH and network test equipment
apc.com Environmental and power systems and DCIM solutoins
apcon.com Physical cabling and management
aperture.com Data center tools including CMDB (Bought by Emerson)
appassue.com SQL server and data protection tools (Bought by Dell)
Appcore Cloud management tools
Appfirst IT Ops, Development and DCIM monitoring and PKI metrics
appiq.com Storage Management Software (Bought by HP)
appirio.com Cloud and content tools and services
apple.com Server and storage
apprenda.com Grid and data management tools
Apprenda Platform as a service tools
aprius.com PCIe Server I/O virtualization (IOV) technology
aptare.com Data protection management and backup reporting
arasan.com IP Networking components
Archivas.com Archiving and data management software (Bought by HDS)
arcmail.com Email archiving
Arcplace Data management archiving
arcsight.com Compliance solutions
argent.com Data center management and CMDB tools
ariodata.com Scalable data storage and blade storage systems
aristanetworks.com Networking technologies
aristoslogic.com Storage controller technology (Bought by Adaptec)
Arkeia.com Backup and data protection software (Bought by WD)
arkivio.com Storage management and ILM software
arm.com Microprocessor producer
armor247.com SMB focused data protection solutions
arrow.com Distributor
arsenaldigital.com Managed backup service (Bought by IBM)
arxscan.com SRM and file reporting software
asankya.com Application delivery and cloud access
asciitable.com Site containing the ASCII character set table
ashare.org HVAC Engineers Association
asigra.com Backup and data protection solutions
asnp.org Association Storage Networking Professionals
asperasoft.com High speed file and data transfer tools
astaro.com Security tools
astutenetworks.com iSCSI storage optimized for VMware
atempo.com Backup Software
Atlantic Metro Communications AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
Atlantiscomputing ILIO VDI and I/O optimization, cache tools
atmforum.com ATM trade association
atrato.com Storage systems
attachmate.com IT management tools (bought Novell)
attotech.com Storage networking adapters and gateways
Attunesystems.com NAS and file virtualization (Assets bought by F5)
attunity.com File and data movement tools
autonomy.com Data management and cloud services (Bought by HP) –
autovirt.com Storage automation tiering tools
avagotech.com Semiconductor technologies
availl.com Data movement and replication solutions
avamar.com Dedupe, Backup and Restoration Solutions (Bought by EMC)
avanade.com Var
avaya.com Networking and communications
averesystems.com NAS caching and automated tiering
avg.com Security and anti-virus software
avnet.com Distributor
www.avocent.com Infrastructure resource management tools
axcient.com Cloud data protection solutions
axiossystems.com IRM and service management tools
axsone.com Records and document management
axxana.com Data protection and replication tools
Backblaze Online and cloud backup storage
BackupAssist Backup and Recovery software
backupify.com Backup for google apps
BUMI Backup and data protection tools
backupright.com Online and cloud backup
Backula Opensource Backup and data protection
bakbone.com Backup Software (Bought by Quest bought by Dell)
balesio.com File compression solutions
barracudanetworks.com Networking devices, backup software
basho.com NOSQL Database and object storage technology –
batblue.com Cloud, application delivery networking services
Bestel Bestel AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
Beyondtust Vulnerability assessment and detection
bigswitch.com Openflow based network switches
BitArmor.com Data security software
bitcasa.com Cloud storage and backup
Bitcentral Video management solutions
Bitmicro Solid state devices and other solutions
Blackbox Data center infrastructure, DCIM, KVM and other solutions
BlackMESH FedRAMP and DevOPs hosting
blade.org Trade group for blade servers
bladelogic.com Server management and discovery software
BladeNetwork.net Server and storage blades (Bought by IBM)
Bladeroom Data center and hosting
bladesystems.org Industry trade group for blade servers and storage
bladetechnologies.net Networking technologies
blockbridge.com Elastic Storage Software and Tools
bluearc.com High performance NAS enterprise class storage (Bought by HDS)
bluecoat.com WAN optimization
bluecorenetworks.com Networking infrastructure solutions
Bluehost Web hosting, dedicated and virtual private servers
bluelock.com Hosting, managed service and cloud provider
BlueOSS Cloud and business inteligence solutions
www.bluestripe.com Software for managing virtual data centers
bmc.com Storage management software
bocada.com Backup and management software
bowindustries.com Tape media cleaning tools
box.net Internet/web/cloud storage services
bphx.com Legacy application transformation
bridgestor.com Data reduction and storage optimization
Bridghead.com Storage management software
broadband.com Portal site for finding network bandwidth services
broadbandreports.com Portal site for finding high speed internet access
broadcom.com Storage networking component supplier
brocade.com Switches, WAN gateways, software
brouwerconsultancy.com Storage consultancy service
bswd.com Brian Berg’s Storage Cornucopia web site
btiphotonics.com WDM and Optical networking technologies
buffalotech.com SMB and SOHO NAS storage
bustech.com IBM Mainframe to open systems gateways (Bought by EMC)
bycast.com Grid based fixed content, archive and object storage (Bought by NetApp)
c2c.com Email archiving solutions
c2esoft.com Data center operations and insight management tools
ca.com Data management software
Computer Associates Various data center, DCIM, data protection and other solution tools
call-recall.com Optical storage
Canonical Ubuntu Linux
carbonite.com Cloud storage and backup
caringo.com CAS archiving and object storage tools
casecentral.com Cloud ediscovery
cassandra.apache.org Data management and database alternative software
Apache Cassandra NOSql Data Management tools
cassat.com IRM management tools (Bought by CA)
Catalogic Software Data protection and management tools
cataphora.com Data management tools
catbird.com VM security tools
caviumnetworks.com Networking processors and chip technologies
cdproject.net Carbon Disclosure Project
cdrive.com VAR
cdw.com VAR
celion.com Network services for storage over distance
celona.com Data migration tools
cemaphore.com Messaging solutions
centos.org Cluster Storage
centrepath.com Storage management solutions (formerly Giant Loop)
centrify.com Digital rights management for cloud, virtual, server, desktop and storage
Tier3/CenturyLink Cloud, hosting and managed services
Centurylinkg/Savvis Cloud and hosting solutions
Ceph Cloud and object storage solutions
cert.org Internet Security information
certesnetworks.com Cloud security tools
certon.com VAR
CFN Services AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
chelsio.com High speed Ethernet adapters
chicorporation.com Data protection, cloud and storage VAR
ciena.com Optical networking
Cinenet AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
ciphermax.com Data Storage Encryption Tools
cipheroptics.com Storage networking security
ciprico.com Storage systems (Bought by DotHill)
cirrustore.com Backup data protection tools
cirtas.com Cloud Storage Appliance – Added 6/9/10
cisco.com Switches, WAN and Optical networking
Citrix.com Virtualization solutions
ClearDB.com/.com Local and distributed (GEO) MySQL database software and service
clearpace.com/.com Large scale archive and data management tools
CleverSafe.com Distributed object/esrasure storage
climatesaverscomputing.com Green computing industry trade group
Clonix Data cloning, duplication and protection tools
CloudByte Scale-out and cloud storage
cloudera.com Hadoop data storage and analytics tools
CloudFlare CDN and Web Cache solutions
cloudfuzion.com High performance servers
Cloudian Cloud and object storage tools
Cloudphysics Big data and virtualization tools
cloudreplica.com Cloud data protection tools
cloudscaling.com Open cloud platforms
Apache CloudStack Open Source Cloud tools
cloudtp.com Open cloud deployment solutions
CloudVelocity Hybrid Cloud and data protection management solutins
cloverleafcomm.com Storage Virtualization tools (Bought by DotHill)
clustrix.com Storage software startup
cmg.org Computer Measurement Group
cnt.com Switches, WAN gateways, software (Bought by McData bought by Brocade)
Cobalt Iron Data protection tools
code42.com Cloud storage and backup aka Crashplan
Codenomicon.com Data and security tools
cofio.com Backup and data protection tools
CohesiveFT Cloud solution and management tools
colliercomputing.com VAR
colo-america.com Co-location and hosting services

communities.vmware.com VMware community
commvault.com Data management software
comodo.com Encryption tools
Comparitech Consumer tech reviews
compellent.com SMB Storage sub-systems and software – (Bought by Dell)
comptia.org Computer and Technology Industry Association
compucom.com VAR
computergamedesign.org Computer game design
compuverde.com Big data management tools and object storage
compuware.com IT management and performance tools
condre.com VAR/distributor
Condusiv Data and storage management tools including Diskeeper
XO Communications AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
Connected Cloud Cloud management tools
connectwise.com IT automation tools
conres.com Value added reseller (VAR)
consiliant.com VAR
ConstantData.com Real time data replication and mirroring
continuitysoftware.com Replication and Snapshot data protection management
convirture.com Cloud and virtualization tools
copansys.com Secondary storage for backup and archiving (Assets Bought by SGI)
coraid.com SATA over Ethernet storage
CoreSite AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
corevault.com Cloud services
Cormant DCIM and data center and infrastructure management tools
corning.com Fiber optic cabling
corsair.com SSD
corvis.com Networking solutions
cPanel Web, cloud and hosting management tools
crashplan.com Cloud storage and backup aka Code42
creekpath.com Storage management software
www.critical-links.com Office in a box
crossroads.com Storage routers and data protection management tools
Crosswalkinc.com Clustered NAS storage (Ceased Operations)
crucial.com Memory and SSD solutions
cru-dataport.com Data Archive solutions
Crypto.com Crypto resource site
www.ctera.com Cloud storage appliance
Cumulus Networks Open networking
curtisssd.com SSD solution provider
cya.com Document management and data protection
cyber-ark.com Security data protection tools
cypress.com Storage and networking components
dantz.com Data protection and backup solutions (Aka Retrospect Bought by EMC, EMC sold off)
datacentertechnologies.com Data management solutions (Bought by Symantec)
datacore.com Storage management software
datadepositbox.com Online backup and data protection
datadirectnetworks.com Aka DDN Storage systems, SAN, NAS, Object and cloud
datadomain.com Data Deduplication System (Bought by EMC)
Data Dynamics Inc StorageX Data Movement, Migration and management
datafort.com Online cloud backup
dataglobal.com Data and storage management
Data Gravity Big Data solutions
datagres.com Cloud and application caching acceleration
dataguise.com/ Data security solutions
datalink.com VAR
datallegro.com Data warehouse storage solution (Bought by Microsoft)
datamirror.com Data replication solutions
DataON Storage Storage solutions
Datapipe AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
dataprotection.com Vaultlogix data protection tools for cloud
DataRAM.com SSD solutions
Data sales Storage systems sales and leasing
dataslide.com Hard rectangular disk (HRD)
datastor.com Windows based backup data protection
datcollaborative.org Data collaboration group and DAPL material
datoptic.com Storage VAR
daymarksi.com Value added reseller (VAR)
DBR360 AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
ddifrontline.com Security and access control
debian.org Open source operating system
Debriefing software Storage SRM tools
decru.com Storage networking security solutions (Bought by NetApp)
Asempra.com Data protection bought by Dell via Quest
dell.com Storage networking equipment
Delphix Storage, data management and data protection tools
demandtechnology.com Demand technology software (performance software)
Denodo Data virtualization tools
dexrexgear .com Social media cloud storage
www.dey-sys.com Open source software based sotrage
www.dh2i.com Database virtualization software tools
digidata.com Storage solutions
digistoresolutions.com Archiving and data protection solutions
Digitalocular.com Video data management tools
digitalreefinc.com eDiscovery and compliance tools
digitiliti.com Cloud and managed service backup
diligent.com Virtual Tape Library (VTL) and Dedupe (Bought by IBM)
dimensiondata.com VAR
Dimension Data Hosting and managed services
dincloud.com Cloud virtual desktop
directtextbook.com Online book venue
discoverybox.net Data protection for legal hold and compliance
diskkeeper.com File and disk storage defragmentation (Condusiv)
Disklace.com Disk storage optimization tools
dlink.com Storage, network and cloud technologies
dmtf.org Distributed Management Task Force
dnfstorage.com iSCSI and hybrid storage (formerly Stonefly)
dothill.com Distributed storage solutions
Doubletake.com Data replication software
driveoncloud.com Cloud drive online storage
drivesaversdatarecovery.com Data protection and recovery
drobo.com SMB and SOHO NAS storage
dropbox.com Cloud storage and file sharing
druva.com Backup, Storage, network and cloud technologies
dsireusa.org Database of State Incentives and Renewable Energy
Dundas Data Visualization and mobile dashboards
dvs.de Digital video systems and storage
dynamicsolutions.com Storage and data protection VAR
EaseUS Backup, data protection and cloning tools
ecctek.com Rugged data storage components
econnectix.com Data and storage management solutions
eds.com Data outsourcing and cloud provider (Bought by HP)
eere.energy.gov U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) web site
egenera.com Blade server and server virtualization management software
eginnovations.com Application and infrastructure monitoring
egnyte.com Cloud backup and data protection
eia.doe.gov/fuelelectric.html Portal for electrical power generation, use and costs
emc.com Storage sub-systems software
Emerson.com DCIM IT Data center power, cooling and environmental management tools
Empired FlexScale IT and business cloud solutions
emprisanetworks.com Network management solutions (Bought by BMC)
emulex.com Host bus adapters and embedded switches
enclarity.com Healthcare CRM and analysis tools
encryptstick.com USB based encryption device
enduradata.com Data distribution and protection
energycenter.org California Center for Sustainable Energy
energyshop.com Portal for energy pricing and options
energystar.gov United States EPA Energy Star web site
Enhance-tech.com Storage VAR
enmotus.com SSD storage tiering technology
Ensim IT and cloud provisioning/management tools
enstratus.com Amazon cloud computing management tools (Bought by Dell)
enterprisedb.com Enterprise Database tools
epeat.net Site for comparing desktop and related products
epic.com Medical Information Technology software
equallogic.com iSCSI storage systems (Bought by Dell)
Equinix, Inc. AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
equivio.com Email data protection and retention
ericom.com Desktop and VDI tools
esilicon.com ASIC and custom silicon development
essextec.com VAR
Eucalyptus Open source cloud solutions
Evault.com aka i365 – Remote (Cloud) backup service provider (Bought by Seagate)
Everspin Technologies MRAM memories
evolvingsol.com VAR
evostor.com Storage startup
exablade.com High performance application acceleration
Exablox SMB storage solutions
Exabyte.com Removable tape and robotics
exagrid.com Backup Storage
exanet.com Clustered NAS Storage (Bought by Dell aka FluidFileSystem)
exar.com Server, Storage and Networking components
exavio.com HD and SD data capture
exludus.com Multi core optimize
Expand.com Network and WAN optimization
Expertanalyticalsystems.com Storage analysis tools
Exponential-e Ltd. AWS connect parter, Hosting/cloud/access services
expresscomputersystems.com Storage solutions VAR
extremenetworks.com Networking switches

Where To Learn More

View additional NAS, NVMe, SSD, NVM, SCM, Data Infrastructure and HDD related topics via the following links.

Can we get a side of context with them IOPS and other storage metrics?
WHEN AND WHERE TO USE NAND FLASH SSD FOR VIRTUAL SERVERS
Revisiting RAID storage remains relevant and resources
NVMe overview and primer – Part I
Part 1 of HDD for content servers series Trends and Content Application Servers
Part 2 of HDD for content servers series Content application server decisions and testing plans
Part 3 of HDD for content servers series Test hardware and software configuration
Part 4 of HDD for content servers series Large file I/O processing
Part 5 of HDD for content servers series Small file I/O processing
Part 6 of HDD for content servers series General I/O processing
Part 7 of HDD for content servers series How HDD continue to evolve over different generations and wrap up
As the platters spin, HDD’s for cloud, virtual and traditional storage environments
How many IOPS can a HDD, HHDD or SSD do?
Hard Disk Drives (HDD) for Virtual Environments
Server and Storage I/O performance and benchmarking tools
Server storage I/O performance benchmark workload scripts Part I and Part II
How to test your HDD, SSD or all flash array (AFA) storage fundamentals
What is the best server storage I/O workload benchmark? It depends
I/O, I/O how well do you know about good or bad server and storage I/Os?
Big Files Lots of Little File Processing Benchmarking with Vdbench
Part II – NVMe overview and primer (Different Configurations)
Part III – NVMe overview and primer (Need for Performance Speed)
Part IV – NVMe overview and primer (Where and How to use NVMe)
Part V – NVMe overview and primer (Where to learn more, what this all means)
PCIe Server I/O Fundamentals
If NVMe is the answer, what are the questions?
NVMe Wont Replace Flash By Itself
Via Computerweekly – NVMe discussion: PCIe card vs U.2 and M.2
Intel and Micron unveil new 3D XPoint Non Volatie Memory (NVM) for servers and storage
Part II – Intel and Micron new 3D XPoint server and storage NVM
Part III – 3D XPoint new server storage memory from Intel and Micron
Server storage I/O benchmark tools, workload scripts and examples (Part I) and (Part II)
Data Infrastructure Overview, Its Whats Inside of Data Centers
All You Need To Know about Remote Office/Branch Office Data Protection Backup (free webinar with registration)
Software Defined, Converged Infrastructure (CI), Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) resources
The SSD Place (SSD, NVM, PM, SCM, Flash, NVMe, 3D XPoint, MRAM and related topics)
The NVMe Place (NVMe related topics, trends, tools, technologies, tip resources)
Data Protection Diaries (Archive, Backup/Restore, BC, BR, DR, HA, RAID/EC/LRC, Replication, Security)
Software Defined Data Infrastructure Essentials (CRC Press 2017) including SDDC, Cloud, Container and more
Various Data Infrastructure related events, webinars and other activities
www.objectstoragecenter.com and Software Defined, Cloud, Bulk and Object Storage Fundamentals
Server Storage I/O Network PCIe Fundamentals

Additional learning experiences along with common questions (and answers), as well as tips can be found in Software Defined Data Infrastructure Essentials book.

What This All Means

Visit the following additional data infrastructure and IT data center related links.

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Ok, nuff said, for now.

Greg Schulz – Microsoft MVP Cloud and Data Center Management, VMware vExpert 2010-2017 (vSAN and vCloud). Author of Software Defined Data Infrastructure Essentials (CRC Press), as well as Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking (CRC Press), The Green and Virtual Data Center (CRC Press), Resilient Storage Networks (Elsevier) and twitter @storageio. Courteous comments are welcome for consideration. First published on https://storageioblog.com any reproduction in whole, in part, with changes to content, without source attribution under title or without permission is forbidden.

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