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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
Object storage is a method to store data. Most IT professionals are familiar with the more traditional Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file system approach. Both are a way of organizing and storing data on a storage system. POSIX mimics…
A lot of people worry that a deep archive in the cloud will be about as useful as the boxes in the deepest part of your attic. The data will be stored in an economical way and the cloud vendor…
People who spend money on things instead of just talking about them are said to be putting their money where their mouth is. Data monetization extracts money from where your customers’ mouths are. That is, it allows you to learn…
It is hard enough to convince organizations to virtualize their mission critical applications, now IT professionals are facing the challenge of convincing their organizations to containerize those mission critical applications. Virtualization frees mission critical applications of being bound to a…
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