Unpacked Network

Unpacking Technology Through the Medium of Podcasting

Unpacked Network is a general podcast hosted by Unpacked Network, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #270

  #268 – Decoding the Pure Storage Data Management Vision

  Jun 12, 202548 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Chris talks to Patrick Smith, EMEA CTO at Pure Storage. The topic of conversation is the vision Pure Storage has for the future of data management within the enterprise. Extending on the messaging of the “Cloud Operating Model”, Patrick explains how Pure Storage has built an ecosystem of hardware and software that delivers value to customers through automation, policy and commercial flexibility.</p> <p>Patrick starts by outlining the issues he sees being experienced by customers every day. In many respects these reflect the same challenges over many decades, cost constraints, massive growth in capacity demands and...

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  #267 – The Essential Role of Data within AI (Sponsored)

  Mar 14, 202548 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Chris talks to Sharad Kumar, Field CTO at Qlik about the value of good-quality data when developing AI solutions. Much of the current discussion around AI and large-language models (LLMs) is focused on the infrastructure and the significant expense needed to build and train generative AI. However, as the revelation of DeepSeek shows, the industry trend will see models commoditise and become cheaper to train and run.</p> <p>If infrastructure and software become quickly affordable, what is the differentiator for businesses? The answer is clearly their data. Data has value to an enterprise, but only...

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  Episode #266

  Storage Unpacked 266 – Architectural Choices in Storage System Design

  Feb 24, 202537 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Chris discusses the options available to storage system vendors when building modern storage appliances, with Bill Basinas, Senior Director, Product Marketing at Infinidat. The conversation derives from an observation on architectural choices, following the move to AMD processors from Intel for the latest G4 systems built by Infinidat. AMD offers a greater core count per processor compared to Intel, allowing Infinidat to move to single socket designs, while gaining improvements from PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory.</p> <p>Ultimately, this discussion highlights how modern storage system design can take standardised components and build flexible architectures, implementing most...

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  Episode #265

  Storage Unpacked 265 – The Enduring Benefits of Centralised Storage

  Jan 17, 202536 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Chris discusses the enduring benefits of centralised storage, particularly with reference to storage virtualisation, with Dan Kogan, VP of Enterprise Growth and Solutions and Cody Hosterman, Senior Director of Product Management, both from Pure Storage.</p> <p>Centralised or shared storage has been around for over 30 years, providing efficiencies in infrastructure and operational management. In the virtualisation context, centralisation provides the ability to abstract workloads from the hypervisor and add flexibility and data management features to a centrally managed platform. Vendors, such as Pure Storage, have invested resources in making centralised storage efficient, while also providing...

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  Episode #264

  Storage Unpacked 264 – Hitachi Vantara Infrastructure-as-a-Service

  Nov 22, 202448 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Chris is in conversation with Jeb Horton, SVP Global Services at Hitachi Vantara, discussing the capabilities of Hitachi Vantara’s Global Services offerings, which deliver infrastructure management and infrastructure as a service to its customers. </p> <p>In addition to EverFlex, Hitachi Vantara has a long history of managed services capabilities that span more than just outsourced storage. As Jeb explains, the company also manages storage infrastructure from other vendors, in addition to non-storage systems. </p> <p>The interesting aspect of this discussion is the complex nature of the interaction between customers and Hitachi. Solutions offerings ar...

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