In this Webinar Storage Switzerland speaks with two IT Managers to discuss the challenges they’re having around data protection and application availability. They tell us how they leveraged Nimble Storage Data Protection Solutions to resolve those challenges. Learn what they…
Deduplication is the key to all flash adoption but as Storage Switzerland pointed out in its recent article “What to Look For in All-Flash Deduplication” each vendor’s implementation is different and IT Planners should not consider all deduplication to be…
A discussion about the storage infrastructure supporting virtual servers or virtual desktops almost always starts with a focus on performance. After all, solving the much talked about I/O Blender problem often takes center stage. But according to a poll conducted…
High Performance Computing (HPC) is a unique environment that places special demands on the storage infrastructure. These environments typically have dozens, if not hundreds, of compute nodes, each generating a unique sequential workflow that randomizes when it hits the shared…
An application owners’ primary concern is the performance of their application. While cost efficiencies and increased availability of virtualization intrigues them, they will not sacrifice a consistent application experience for their users. The key for Hyper-V and storage administrators is…
Cloud storage has come under increased scrutiny as of late, thanks to several well publicized outages as well as an outright shutdown of one provider. Enterprises are starting to re-think their cloud strategy, even when it comes to data protection. In this report Storage Switzerland’s lead analyst examines the state of cloud backup to determine if it is ready to deliver enterprise class protection.
Think your data is protected? Think again. True data protection is more than just enterprise backup, snapshots and replication; it’s a combination of all of these technologies. Understanding how to leverage each type of data protection is key towards enabling the rapid recovery of mission critical business information while not overspending on data protection insurance. In this article, lead analyst George Crump, outlines the specific role each type of data protection technology serves in the data center and how organizations can tier their data protection strategy for the maximum cost/benefit.
Spanning Backup Up For Salesforce.com Briefing Note George Crump, Lead Analyst – Storage Switzerland The two most universal applications for businesses are the Office Productivity Suite consisting of a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation application, and the customer relationship management…
Many large campuses need to update their core infrastructure in response to increased mobile and social trends, as well as continued scaling of high compute environments. The current heart of many infrastructures is a large scale up core switch. As…
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR – Click Here To Watch Now Microsoft’s Hyper-V is an attractive alternative to VMware and other hypervisors but maintaining application performance is still a key concern when virtualizing. The bottleneck almost always comes down to storage. Making sure that…
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