The Qumulo blog
Industry news, research, and articles about data storage and cloud computing.
Page faults and high-performance storage
When analyzing the performance of a distributed storage system, there are many things to consider. The characteristics of your algorithms (both local and distributed), network topology, the throughput and latency capabilities of your underlying storage media, and many...
Introducing Qumulo’s Data Migration Service: Allowing users to focus on their business, not their storage
Data managers and administrators are eager to gain insights and actionable results by taking advantage of their data. They’re looking to adopt innovative technologies and infrastructure solutions that are budget-friendly, and that can also deliver high performance for...
Attacking performance bottlenecks
This post is not about what types of performance issues a clustered file storage system runs into; rather it will delve into the process of quickly finding those issues and removing them. That being said, many of the anecdotes and procedures are based in the field of...
Building a more collaborative, effective engineering team with TDD and pairing
I recently spoke with a software tester and couldn’t help but ask for his opinion of test-driven development (TDD) since it’s a mandated practice here at Qumulo for our engineering teams. To paraphrase his sentiments, he said: I think unit testing is important, but...
For IIHS, data is precious cargo and Qumulo is the technology of choice
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is dedicated to reducing the losses — including deaths, injuries and property damage — from motor vehicle crashes. “Our primary focus here at the VRC [Vehicle Research Center] is consumer education. We’re trying to get...
IOPS performance improvement and lock efficiency
Today I’d like to talk about one particular day’s work that I found interesting. Our team was recently in the middle of investigating read performance for small but numerous requests, which had shown to be CPU-bound. About half of our CPU time was spent contending on...
Qumulo’s hybrid storage solution for ADAS data, development, and simulation
The development of technologies for autonomous driving is currently the hottest topic in the automotive industry. Billions of dollars and Euros are being spent to develop a new generation of sensors and technologies that collect, process, correlate and analyze sensor...
Is your storage ready for serverless?
Serverless computing promises to usher in an era of auto-scaling, pay-as-you-go software design that aligns perfectly with SaaS business models. While significant hurdles remain for serverless compute platforms, we believe serverless application design patterns will...
In storage “Survivor,” winners are chosen because of their values and doing the hard, right thing
“I’ve been watching you for the last few years, and now is the time to choose Qumulo.” I’ve heard this statement said in three separate customer meetings last month alone. It’s terrific news! Those customers will join hundreds more who have entrusted Qumulo with their...
Qumulons giving back for the holidays
Since 2016, Qumulo has been participating in United Way’s Adopt-a-Family program by purchasing gifts for the families of children in need at Pike Market Child Care and Preschool in Seattle. During this recent holiday season, Qumulons from nearly every team...
2018’s must-read list: Qumulo’s top storage industry blog posts
As 2018 comes to a close, we can’t help but reflect on how far we’ve come here at Qumulo this year. It’s been a fantastic 12 months! Just look at these milestones: In January, we expanded operations in EMEA with offices in the UK and Germany, and closed $93M in our...
Starting a new job? Pro tips for successful onboarding
You know the feeling. You’re excited, nervous, and ready to dive head-first into your new job. When I joined Qumulo’s executive team in August, I felt these feelings and more. Joining Qumulo has been an incredible experience; I’m thrilled to find that it is even...
Qumulo named a leader
Qumulo has been named a Leader on the Gartner 2018 Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage. Download your complimentary report today!