A little over 15 years ago we started to see the creation of the backup appliance market with the creation of the deduplication backup target appliance. Since that time, we’ve gone from having no backup appliances to having so many…
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How Data Management Protects Against Cyber-Attacks
The reason that file data is a prime target of ransomware attacks is that most file servers are full of juicy targets that organizations are willing to pay to get back. Payment is, after all, exactly what ransomware is all…
Tagged with: Archive, Cloud, dr, Encryption, Malware, NAS, NTP, NTP Software, Object Storage, Ransomware, Replication
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StorageShort: The Recovery Paradox – Close Copy vs. Far
One of the challenges to designing a successful disaster recovery solution is where to keep copies of your data. A close copy allows for a rapid recovery in the event of a failure since it is seconds away. But in…
Tagged with: ClearSky, Cloud, Compression, Deduplication, dr, DRaaS, Replication
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Posted in StorageShort
SlideShare: 3 Reasons You Are Losing the Data Management Battle
And How To Start Winning Organizations managing data have a competitive advantage over organizations that don’t. But most organizations don’t have the time or tools available to implement a successful data management strategy. It’s not for a lack of trying.…
SlideShare: The Always-on Enterprise Requires New Service Level Objectives
The Always-on Enterprise is a data center that faced with even the most severe disaster can return applications to full working order in a matter of minutes. Service level objectives (SLOs) are the means by which IT and the organization…
Tagged with: All-Flash, Cloud, dr, Flash, NetApp, performance, Replication, SLO, Veeam
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Posted in Slideshare
Does Disk Based Backup Require Deduplication Anymore?
Hardware-based deduplication legitimized the concept of backing up to disk. But deduplication alone is no longer as important as it used to be. The problem with hardware-based duplication is the data must be transferred to the backup appliance prior to…
Tagged with: Archive, Cloud, Cloudian, Compression, Deduplication, Disk, Flash, Object Storage, Replication, SDS, Tape
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StorageShort: Curing The Windows Ransomware Problem
Windows file servers are a prime target for ransomware attacks. They are chock full of files, just waiting to be encrypted. They are also one the last set of servers to have patches applied. In this StorageShort Video we discuss…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Capacity, Caringo, Cloud, Flash, Metadata, NAS, Object Storage, Ransomware, Windows
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Posted in StorageShort
What Storage Product Should You Use in the Cisco UCS Storage Server?
Customers of Cisco’s UCS 3260 Storage Server can run any software defined storage product that is available as a software-only product. The question is how does one pick amongst the many that are available? Understanding the performance and functionality needs…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, CDM, Cloud, Deduplication, Flash, HCI, Hybrid, NVMe, Object Storage, SAN, SDS, SwiftStack
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Webinar: 5 Steps To The Perfect Storage Refresh
An Independent Process for Assessing & Refreshing Storage Every data center eventually needs to increase capacity, resiliency, performance or the cost efficiency of its storage architecture. It needs to refresh storage infrastructure. The problem is that most organizations don’t have…
Tagged with: Cloud, Desktop virtualization, Flash, Hybrid, Infrastructure, NAS, Object Storage, Virtual Instruments, Virtualization
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Posted in Webinar
How Can Object Storage Recall as fast as Primary Storage?
How can a cost effective, low cost object storage system also provide fast recalls? These systems are not typically designed for performance but IT professionals are told time and time again to archive to object storage because of its cost…
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