The TECHunplugged Podcast
The TECHunplugged Podcast
The TECHunplugged Podcast
EP29 – Imagine the possibilities to manage your data with Data Dynamics StorageX – with Piyush Mehta
25 minutes Posted Aug 20, 2019 at 7:19 pm.
Max kicks of the podcast
Arjan gets introduced
Piyush gets introduced
Max asks Piyush to introduce himself as well as Data Dynamics
Piyush introduces himself and Data Dynamics to the audience
Piyush tells Data Dynamics started about 8 years ago in 2012
Piyush introduces the analytics module of StorageX
Piyush introduces the Object storage capability of StorageX
Arjan asks to what the customers use Storage X for
Piyush Explains that StorageX initial use case was around data movement but with the introduction of the analytics module that changed
Max asks if StorageX can be used for archival use casses
Piyush explains how customers use the StorageX product for archival and other use cases without being tied in to the product
Arjan asks what a customer needs from Data Dynamics to buy and install StorageX
Piyush explains StorageX is software only deployed on VM’s on the customer environment using SQL or Elastic as the back end
Piyush explains how StorageX uses UDE’s (Universal Data Engines)
Max how StorageX helps large enterprise customers get the right insight into their fragmented environments
Piyush uses the example of a customer with 1200 filers on 4 continents and how StorageX to give the right insights
Max asks THE question if (and how) StorageX provides compression, deduplication and encryption
Piyush explains helps with this and says to look at StorageX as a policy management orchestration engine and its flexibility
Piyush explains the scalability of StorageX thanks to the UDE’s
Arjan asks how StorageX helps with the accessibility during migration of data
Piyush tells that StorageX helps with accessibility and security during the migration of data and how
Arjan asks if the analytics module can only be used by certain vnedor hardware
Piyush answers tat StorageX supports everything that talks SMB, NFS or S3 natively (with API integration)
Max asks about use cases that are special for StorageX
Piyush talks about the different use cases for StorageX
Max asks for more information on the open shares capability
Piyush goes into the open shares in more detail
Max asks how Data Dynamics StorageX can be purchased
Piyush explains the different methods to purchase StorageX
Max asks about the license model for StorageX
Piyush explains it is capacity based per module annual
Max asks Piyush to highlight StorageX capabilities compared to its competitors
Piyush answers with Scalability and Experience
Thanks you and closing
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Show notes
In this episode we talk with Piyush Mehta, CEO of Data Dynamics, on the StorageX
About Data Dynamics
Data Dynamics empowers enterprises to seamlessly analyse, move, manage and modernize their critical data assets—from creation to archival—while maximizing the value of their current and future infrastructure investments, on-premises and in the cloud.
The intelligent cloud file management platform enables organizations to visualize their data across the enterprise while allowing for the transparent movement of files to the appropriate storage tier. Featuring a powerful Universal Data Engine that performs completely out-of- band, StorageX automates file management, so that organizations can unleash the power of their data cloud. Four key factors are key to the success of Data Dynamics and StorageX:
Analyse data, in a single view
Move data across storage resources with simplicity
Manage data with advanced intelligence
Modernize to adapt to a changing cloud landscape
About Piyush
Piyush has over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience, with the past 20 focused in software and technology services. Currently Piyush serves as CEO and a Board Member of Data Dynamics, Inc., a company he founded in 2012.
Piyush is committed to building software solutions that drive value for his customers. He believes that a customer-centric focus is a must, and thus builds an internal team culture with a “customer-first” mindset.
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