When the CPU needs data, the role of the storage system is to transfer information into main memory so the CPU can process it. The memory channels between the CPU and main memory is very fast and the number of…
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Are Storage Infrastructures Fixing the Wrong Problem? – Formulus Black Briefing Note
Tagged with: Compression, DAS, Deduplication, DRAM, Flash, Formulus Black, Hyperconverged, Hyperscale, NVDIMM, NVMe, NVMe-oF, SSD
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Agent or Provider? The MSP Conundrum
Managed Service Providers (MSP) have a decision to make, should they be an agent or a provider? Both choices have ramifications on the business both short term and long-term. Understanding the pros and cons of each model is critical in…
Tagged with: Asigra, Cloud, Container, Disaster recovery, MSP, Ransomware, SaaS, Virtual machine
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Enabling Intel Optane for Modern Applications – MemVerge Briefing Note
Workloads, from a performance perspective, are polarizing. Many workloads have all their performance demands met by the typical all-flash array. At the other pole however is a group of applications that need more performance that what even NVMe based storage…
How to Beat Amazon, Google and Microsoft – Wasabi Briefing Note
Amazon AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure are commonly referred to as the “big three” cloud providers and many assume their strangle hold on those top spots is very secure. The reality is that the big three in any industry…
Tagged with: Cloud, Disk, Flash, HDD, Metadata, Migration, Object Storage, Wasabi
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Can Primary Storage Replace Backups?
In our on demand webinar “How to Design Self-Protecting Storage and Gain Backup Independence” Storage Switzerland and ClearSky Data articulate how primary storage can be improved so that it can take on more of the data protection responsibility. The goal…
Tagged with: Backups, ClearSky, Cloud, Data Protection, Disaster recovery, dr, Hybrid Cloud
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The Changing State of Endpoint Backup
Many organizations consider endpoint backup a “nice-to-have”, in that if endpoint get backed up, at least occasionally it’s considered good enough. Considering how critical endpoints are to today’s workforce and their increasing importance in compliance regulations, IT needs to rethink…
Tagged with: Backup, Carbonite, Cloud, Data Protection, dr, DRaaS, Endpoint, Hybrid, Hyperconverged, Hypervisor, RPO, RTO
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Why is Software Defined Storage Failing to Consolidate Storage?
After enterprises decide not to use the storage mainframe described in our last blog they often next investigate software-defined storage (SDS) as a means to consolidate their storage and reduce storage costs. With SDS, consolidation occurs at the storage software…
Tagged with: AFA, Cloud, Compression, Consolidation, Deduplication, Flash, Hyperconvergence, Hypervisor, Migration, Object Storage, SDN, SDS, Software Defined Storage, StorONE, Virtualization
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Primary Storage for VMware on AWS – Zadara Briefing Note
VMware on AWS has been available for over a year, yet there are several missing elements. There are a lack of available data protection solutions and there is a lack of a truly enterprise class storage solution. The primary challenge…
Tagged with: AWS, Cloud, Copy Data, EBS, Hybrid, Object Storage, Replication, VM, VMware, VSAN, Zadara
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SlideShare: How to Create an Infrastructure-less Backup Strategy
Designing architectures to backup primary storage as well as provide rapid recoveries is a challenging task that most IT professionals need to face. It is even more challenging in the face of a rapidly growing data set, increasing demand for…
Tagged with: Actifio, Cloud, Cyber Attack, DaaS, Disaster recovery, Infrastructure, IoT, Migration, Ransomware
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SlideShare: 3 Steps to be a Storage Superhero – How to Slash Storage Costs
Reducing or a least slowing the growth of storage costs is a top priority facing IT organizations in 2019. In this live webinar with Storage Switzerland and SolarWinds, you will learn the three steps IT professionals can take to lower…
Tagged with: Cloud, Flash, LUN, SDS, SolarWinds, SQL, Storage Consolidation, Storage Sprawl, Virtualization, VM
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