The Benchmark Problem: When Storage Vendors Claim 'Record-Setting' Performance Without Showing the Tests

Cloudian announces &ldquo;74 percent improvement in data processing performance&rdquo; [1]. Dell claims ObjectScale delivers &ldquo;up to 2X greater throughput per node than the closest competitor&rdquo; [2]. Both vendors publish specific numbers: 52,000 images per second, 230% higher throughput, 98% reduced CPU load. These benchmarks appear in press releases, blog posts, and sales materials as…