In an era where computers are at the center of nearly everything we do, human beings are generating a truly unfathomable number of digital files. We snap pictures and videos that fill our smartphones, ...

I was just thinking about this: fundamentally, what is the difference between a spreadsheet file with many sheets (technically, isn't it a relational database?) and an SQL DB?<BR><BR>There has to be ...

The difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 storage used to be intuitively obvious. Tier 1 storage arrays came packaged in a refrigerator-like box, while Tier 2 storage arrays fit neatly in 19-in. racks.

Nearly all the storage array makers now have a data management play, going almost as far as subsuming their entire offer underneath it.