Big box storage consolidation aims to eliminate all of an organization’s storage systems. A big box consolidator is a single system with both flash and hard disk drive media. These systems also leverage DRAM as an acceleration tier. A single…
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The Problems with Big Box Storage Consolidation
Tagged with: Consolidation, DRAM, Flash, Migration, QOS, ROI, SDS, Software Defined, SolarWinds, Storage Sprawl
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How to Reduce the TCO of Data Protection Infrastructure
The growth of primary storage has an exponential effect on data protection infrastructure. Demands to protect data more frequently, recover faster and retain data longer promise to make the situation worse. The total cost of ownership (TCO) of the data…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, dr, Hypervisor, Replication, Rubrik, TCO, Virtualization, VM
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Webinar: Why Cloud Migrations Fail – Learn the Keys to Cloud Success
Many cloud migration and cloud first strategies fail to live up to expectations. The problem is organizations spend too much time on micro issues like product selection and not enough time on big picture items like the cloud strategy’s foundation.…
SlideShare: What’s Breaking Your VMware Backups? And How You Can Fix Them Quickly
Backing up VMware successfully has always been a challenge. The introduction of the cloud ever increasing scale of VMware infrastructure continues to give backups fits and makes it even harder. Please join George Crump, Lead Analyst at Storage Switzerland and…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, dr, DRaaS, Druva, Infrastructure, Migration, Replication, Virtualization, VM, VMware
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SlideShare: Backup vs. Ransomware – 5 Requirements for Backup Success
Ransomware is the universal threat. No matter an organization’s data center location, or its size, it can be devastated by a ransomware attack. While most organizations focus on the periphery, they also need to be prepared for a breach, something…
Tagged with: Big data, Cloud, Encryption, Hybrid, Hybrid IT, IoT, Micro Focus, Ransomware
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Webinar: Eliminate Backups and Simplify DR with Hybrid Cloud Storage
The cloud should be a valuable ally in helping organizations eliminate backup infrastructure and increase their disaster recovery (DR) confidence. The reality is that current cloud backup and DR solutions fall short because they don’t fully exploit cloud resources. Most…
What to do if Ransomware Strikes a Physical System
With ransomware, unlike almost any other form of disaster, there is an alternative to recovering from backups…pay the ransom. While one can argue the risk associated with paying a ransom, the organization may see it as a viable option. IT…
Tagged with: Bare Metal, Big data, Cloud, Encryption, Hybrid, Hybrid IT, IoT, Micro Focus, Ransomware
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The Challenges of After-The-Fact Encryption
Encryption is a foundational component of a cyber-secure storage system. The problem is that most organizations implement encryption after-the-fact, months if not years after the initial implementation. When IT is considering a new storage system, they tend to focus on…
Tagged with: Archive, Cloud, Cyber Security, Encryption, RackTop, Replication, Retention, SED, Snapshots
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ChalkTalk Video: The SSD Matters
Consumer and Enterprise SSDs, from outward appearances, all look the same. As a result, organizations are sometimes tempted to use consumer SSDs in enterprise use cases or get the least expensive SSD possible. In this ChalkTalk Video, Storage Switzerland’s Lead…
Lightboard Video: Overcoming The Risk of Virtualizing Tier 1 Workloads
Organizations virtualize more than just standard applications, today businesses mandate the virtualization of mission critical applications like SAP, SAS, Oracle and MS-SQL. Placing these performance dependent applications in a virtualized environment could potentially risk inconsistent performance because they now share…
Tagged with: Artificial Intelligence, DAS, Machine Learning, NVMe Flash, NVMe-oF, SAN, Vexata, VMworld2018
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