Yearly Archives: 2014

Webinar – Five Keys To A Successful Hybrid Cloud Storage Strategy

Watch the On Demand Webinar “Five Keys To A Successful Hybrid Cloud Storage Strategy” IT professionals are looking for a way to use cloud storage for more than just a backup repository. They want these resources to fully participate in

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What’s Holding Back the All-flash Data Center?

Flash has certainly become more affordable over the past several years and we continue to see more and more storage products introduced that include flash in one form or another. But most flash implementations are hybrid in nature, requiring that

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Cloud Storage For Business – Where To Start? Podcast

Cloud Storage is, for many IT pros, a concept that is difficult to get their arms around. Storage Switzerland founder and lead analyst George Crump and I talk about the concept of cloud storage for business. Where To Start?

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The Problems With Server-Side Storage, Like VSAN

The Problems With Server-Side Storage Like VSAN

The expression, “everything old is new again”, certainly applies to the renewed interest in server-side storage. Due to the widespread adoption of server virtualization technology, internal server storage is once again being hailed as a simple way to bring performance

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Learn about the cloud at the DSI – Podcast

Cloud storage is more than just putting files in a folder and storing them off-site. Mark Carlson from SNIA joins George Crump and me to talk about what the Data Storage Innovation Conference will offer attendees who want to learn

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ChalkTalk Video – Perfecting The Flash SSD Evaluation Process

Making storage decisions today is harder than ever. Between traditional storage suppliers and new vendors, there are a seemingly endless range of storage offerings on the market. From conventional SAN and NAS systems to all flash and hybrid arrays, to

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Why Storage-As-A-Service Is The Future Of IT

Selecting the right storage hardware can often be a no-win proposition for the IT professional. The endless cycle of storage tech refreshes and capacity upgrades puts IT planners and their administrators into an infinite loop of assessing and re-assessing their

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Gen 6 Fibre Channel will work with what you have – Podcast

It won’t be long until Gen 6 Fibre Channel will be available for your data center. George Crump and I talk to the FCIA’s Scott Shimomura about Gen 6 and how it can scale with what you already have.  

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DR-as-a-Service: Compliant DR Protection for the Mid-Market

There is no shortage of stories in the IT press about the effects of disasters, like 9/11 or Hurricane Sandy, where buildings are destroyed, data centers flooded, etc. While these are sensational events, for sure, they’re not the types of

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Overcoming The VDI Storage Price Challenge

In a recent webinar, QLogic’s Steve Garceau accurately described the advantages of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) strategy, as well as the challenges. While there is the potential for cost savings, the primary benefit that data centers will see when

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