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SlideShare – Are File Servers Holding Users Back? – How To Increase User Productivty While Improving Data Security

This SlideShare covers the importance of business class file sync, share and collaborate and why the storage team should lead the effort. The on-demand webinar features audio from George Crump, Founder and Lead Analyst at Storage Switzerland and Soonr’s VP

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ChalkTalk – Edge Filer Powered Hybrid Cloud Storage

To learn about how Edge Filers can help you drive down storage costs while enhancing application performance, watch this chalk talk video between George Crump from Storage Switzerland and Ron Bianchini from Avere. The cloud service provider “storage wars” are creating

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The Active Archive Alliance Saving You From Unstructured Data Deluge – Podcast

Storage Switzerland Founder and Lead Analyst George Crump and I sit down with Floyd Christofferson, Chairman of the Board for the Active Archive Alliance. Floyd talks about the value of the Alliance and how its work can help the IT

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Cloud Storage For Business – Where To Start? Podcast

Cloud Storage is, for many IT pros, a concept that is difficult to get their arms around. Storage Switzerland founder and lead analyst George Crump and I talk about the concept of cloud storage for business. Where To Start?

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Learn about the cloud at the DSI – Podcast

Cloud storage is more than just putting files in a folder and storing them off-site. Mark Carlson from SNIA joins George Crump and me to talk about what the Data Storage Innovation Conference will offer attendees who want to learn

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The Hybrid Cloud: What is it? – Podcast

Join Colm Keegan and Cloudian’s Paul Turner in the podcast discussion on the Hybrid Cloud, its benefits and how you can use it in your enterprise. Sign up for the webinar by clicking here:

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Need Consulting? We can help. – Podcast

Who better to help you with your storage issues than to get input from the folks who you listen to here! Lead Analyst George Crump talks about the consulting service we provide at Storage Switzerland. Subscribe to our podcasts at

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NetApp and Amazon partnerup – Podcast

Storage Switzerland Lead Analyst George Crump and I talk about a note from a recent briefing with NetApp about how the company is teaming up with Amazon AWS. While some might think NetApp and Amazon AWS would be competitors, George

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Video – How Multi-Tenant is Your Storage?

In our latest White Board Video, Storage Switzerland Lead Analyst George Crump shows you ways to take the variables out of multi-tenant storage.

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Can The Enterprise Count on The Cloud For Data Protection?

Cloud storage has come under increased scrutiny as of late, thanks to several well publicized outages as well as an outright shutdown of one provider. Enterprises are starting to re-think their cloud strategy, even when it comes to data protection. In this report Storage Switzerland’s lead analyst examines the state of cloud backup to determine if it is ready to deliver enterprise class protection.

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