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Webinar: NAS vs Object – Can NAS Make a Comeback?

Posted on March 27, 2019 by George Crump

For over a decade Network Attached Storage (NAS) was the go to file storage device for organizations needing to store large amounts of unstructured data. But unstructured data is changing. While large file use cases are still prevalent, small file…

Tagged with: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big data, Cloud, Hybrid, IoT, NAS, Object Storage, Qumulo
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Webinar: How to Create an Infrastructure-less Backup Strategy

Posted on March 13, 2019 by George Crump

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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Lightboard Video: Why The Edge is Demanding Next Generation Network Fabrics

Posted on March 12, 2019 by George Crump

Edge Computing, often referred to as Distributed Cloud, is becoming a requirement for a set of new application use cases revolving around IoT, AI/ML and other new technologies requiring ultra low latency, data thinning to reduce bandwidth costs, autonomy, and…

Tagged with: Analytics, Cloud, HCI, Hyper-converged, IoT, Optimization, Pluribus Networks, SDN, SDS, Software Defined
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Webinar: Complete Your Cloud Transformation – Store Your Data in The Cloud (and live to tell about it)

Posted on March 12, 2019 by George Crump

Organizations are moving to the cloud but according to a recent Osterman Research study, only 14% of companies have completed that transformation. The study clearly identifies data storage as an area where IT can easily accelerate their cloud transformation journey.…

Tagged with: AI, Archive, Cloud, Compression, Deduplication, HubStor, Migration, ML, Osterman Research
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Webinar: 5 Critical Enterprise Cloud Backup Capabilities

Posted on March 11, 2019 by George Crump

The cloud seems like a logical destination for backup data. It is by definition off-site, and the organization no longer needs to worry about allocating valuable floor space to secondary data storage. The problem is that most cloud backup solutions…

Tagged with: Backup, Carbonite, Cloud, dr, DRaaS, Hybrid, Hyperconverged, Hypervisor, RPO, RTO
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Webinar: Overcoming the Shortcomings of Legacy NAS with Microsoft Azure

Posted on February 26, 2019 by George Crump

Most organizations use Network Attached Storage (NAS) to store data, but the modern workforce and organization expect more capabilities than what the typical NAS can provide. Also, as organizations themselves become more distributed, the idea of a single centralized file…

Tagged with: Cloud, dr, Hybrid, NAS, Nasuni, Replication, RPO, RTO, Unstructured data
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15 Minute Friday: How to Move From Legacy DR to DRaaS

Posted on February 14, 2019 by George Crump

Most data centers still use a legacy DR strategy of replicating or even physically transporting backups to a dedicated disaster recovery (DR) site, or a secondary site owned by the organization. Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) delivers a compelling…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery as a Service, dr, DRaaS, KeepItSafe, Migration, Recovery, Replication, Veeam
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Webinar: 3 Steps to be a Storage Superhero – How to Slash Storage Costs

Posted on February 14, 2019 by George Crump

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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Webinar: Three Steps to Modernizing Backup Storage

Posted on February 12, 2019 by George Crump

Backup software is continuously improving. Solutions like Veeam Backup and Replication deliver instant recoveries, enabling virtual machine volumes to instantiate directly on the backup device, without having to wait for data to transfer back to primary storage. These solutions can…