To some, tape storage may seem like an outdated technology in the era of NAS and object-based storage. But— here’s a surprise – tape today is more relevant than ever. Even the most modern data centers can benefit from its…
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Webinar: Five Reasons Modern Data Centers Need Tape
Tagged with: Analytics, Archive, Cloud, Fujifilm, Hybrid, Iron Mountain, Ransomware, Spectra Logic, Tape
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Posted in Webinar
Protecting the Multi-Cloud Data Center Without Losing Your Mind
Multi-cloud isn’t a future architecture, it is a reality right now. Organizations have on-premises clouds (virtualized infrastructures) and are hosting applications in multiple cloud providers. The problem is the multi-cloud situation these organizations find themselves in is ad-hoc, not part…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Backup as a Service, Cloud, Data Protection, DRaaS, HYCU, Migration, Replication, SQL, Virtualization
Posted in Briefing Note
Posted in Briefing Note
SlideShare: Complete Your Cloud Transformation – Store Your Data in The Cloud (and live to tell about it)
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
Posted in Slideshare
Posted in Slideshare
StorCentric Acquires Retrospect – Comprehensive Primary through Secondary Storage Capabilities
The lines between primary and secondary storage infrastructures are blurring. Today’s typical backup and disaster recovery workloads require faster performance while production workloads demand growing amounts of capacity. IT requires as consolidated a storage infrastructure as possible for simplicity. At…
Tagged with: Archive, Cloud, DAS, Disaster recovery, Drobo, EU, GDPR, NAS, Nexsan, RAID, Ransomware, Retrospect, SAN, SMB, StorCentric
Posted in Briefing Note
Posted in Briefing Note
Data Management vs Data Protection
Storing data comes with responsibilities, two of which are managing that data and protecting it. Many organizations however, focus most of their attention on protecting the data and almost no attention to managing it. However, focusing attention solely on data…
How are the Benefits and Challenges of the Cloud Evolving?
As the cloud continues to mature, organizations are also increasing their sophistication in terms of how they leverage the cloud. A survey by Osterman Research corroborates what Storage Switzerland is hearing from end users – where previously the cloud was…
Hitachi Vantara Updates its Content Platform
Going Beyond Archive with Denser, More Intelligent Object Storage Object storage has long been viewed as an archive and long-term retention platform. But in the age of data-driven business intelligence, more frequent and more sophisticated cyberattacks, and data privacy regulations,…
Tagged with: Archive, Cyber Attack, Data Privacy, Deduplication, Erasure Coding, Hitachi, LUN, Machine Learning, Object Storage, RAID, Replication, Retention, Virtualization
Posted in Briefing Note
Posted in Briefing Note
What is the Best Way to Store Inactive Data?
In today’s data deluge, it is a challenge for IT professionals to get a comprehensive and confident grasp on all of the data that their organization is storing – never mind how that data is actually being used. The reality…
How to Make Data Archiving Easier Than Expanding Primary Storage
Most IT professionals will admit that most of their data is inactive and hasn’t been accessed in years. Storage Switzerland finds that over 80% of the data in most data centers falls into this category. There are viable solutions to…
What is Data Center Transformation?
“IT transformation” is among the most commonly-used (and arguably the most over-used) term in the industry today, but no matter how you define it, one thing is clear: almost universally, enterprises are revamping their IT infrastructure to better meet modern…
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