There is no doubt that all-flash arrays are fast. In fact, for many data centers the performance of an entry level all-flash array provides more IOPS performance than they will ever need. But the reality is most data centers are…
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Should Backups and DR be separate Systems?
Backup and DR can be separate systems, but do not have to be. Modern advances in backup and DR technology make it possible to have a single integrated system to satisfy the needs of both, and I can think of…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloudian, Deduplication, Disk, dr, NFS, Object Storage, RAID, SMB
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What Are the Top 3 Reasons Enterprises Should Consider Object Storage
Enterprises should standardize on object storage for almost all (95 percent of their unstructured data and limit their network attached storage systems (NAS) storage to only the most active data that requires high performance. The payoff to your organization will…
Tagged with: Cloud, Data Protection, Dell, EMC, IoT, Metadata, NAS, Object Storage, Replication
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Making Object Storage Fit the Enterprise
Object storage should be a compelling alternative to traditional enterprise network attached storage systems. However its adoption is slow. Most enterprises just continue to expand NAS infrastructures despite the fact object storage is a better fit for unstructured data storage…
Open Software Defined Storage needs Data Reduction
Software defined storage (SDS) promises to abstract storage services from storage hardware, freeing organizations from the “lock” of having to use specific storage hardware. But the price for this “freedom” is imprisonment to a single storage software vendor. While certainly…
Tagged with: CEPH, Compression, Deduplication, Flash, Gluster, IoT, Permabit, Red Hat, SDS
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Backups and Users are Enabling Ransomware Success
Ransomware attacks against corporations is such a common problem that it has even made its way into television plots. Both seasons of the popular Mr. Robot television series on USA network focus on a series of ransomware attacks against a…
The HPC Storage Challenge
High Performance Computing (HPC) creates interesting challenges for the storage infrastructure. First, storage systems supporting HPC have to meet increasingly higher performance demands. High performance HPC storage enables more simulations and deeper analytics across a wider set of data. Leveraging…
Tagged with: All-Flash, Capacity, Caringo, Flash, HPC, NAS, Object Storage, performance, Scale-Out
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Can Object Storage Help You?
To some, object storage systems have been something off in the distance. Other people may use it, but they’re not sure it really helps them. Add the perceived requirement of changing user behavior and you have a stalemate. But what…
The ROI of the Thin Provisioned Filer
The cheapest filer is the one you don’t have to buy. A thin provisioned filer can do a lot more than a standard filer if you implement the concept properly. The investment in technology and processes that allow for a…
Tagged with: Capacity, Caringo, Data Protection, Filer, Object Storage, ROI, Thin provisioning
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Storage Architectures for Cloud Hosted Applications
Many organizations are adopting a “cloud-first” methodology. This means the first destination an organization will consider when looking at a home for a new application is whether the cloud is a viable candidate to host that application. If the cloud…
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