Splunk is software for searching, monitoring and analyzing machine-generated data. While there is a lot of talk about “big data initiatives”, this is the big data that organizations have right now. Use cases include predictive analytics for IT operations, security…
Despite all the attention big data and Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives currently get, IT professionals still site users as one of the primary causes of unstructured data growth. Despite the fact machines and devices can create data non-stop, user…
Multiple classes of storage make up public clouds (Amazon and Google both have at least three tiers). One of those is made from memory like flash or even DRAM to provide high performance storage to compute intensive applications. Private clouds…
The modern data center is hybrid – while most of its applications are still on premises, an increasing number are moving to the cloud. In addition, data centers find the need to increase scale and instantly adapt to changes in…
Most data centers consider data reduction a “must have” feature for storage. The data reduction software should be able to deliver its capabilities without compromising performance. While many storage systems and a few operating systems now include data reduction as…
In the early data center, IT managed data because it HAD to. The cost of online storage was too expensive to hold all the data needing processing. But over time storage became less expensive and storage system vendors created architectures…
IT professionals in the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry have to deal with explosive data growth and record setting retention strategies. But even if you’re not in M&E, your industry could face similar challenges in the next few years. To…
One of the more interesting developments in the flash market is the introduction of extremely high density flash systems that can store multiple petabytes of capacity in a few rack units. Once you factor in the power and floor space…
One of the challenges with any type of email or unstructured data archive is platform migration. Most archive solutions have been set up as a data dead-end, meaning data checks in but it never leaves. The problem is of course…
Organizations need to move from building IT to consuming IT. Sounds easy, but for a traditional data center, creating a IT consumption model looks like it requires a complete teardown and rebuild of the data center. A consumption model means…
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