Desktop as a Service (DaaS) is a cloud hosted Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and has the potential to reduce the upfront costs and scaling issues associated with deploying virtual desktops. But these cloud hosted users still need to be able…
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The easy button for OpenStack Swift gets better
Early this year we compared the work involved in building a storage infrastructure around OpenStack Swift versus using SwiftStack. While the names OpenStack Swift and SwiftStack are similar, the process of getting to the point where you can write data…
Tagged with: Architecture, Archiving, Capacity, Cloud, Object Storage, Software Defined Storage, SwiftStac
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Technical Considerations for adding a Cloud Backup Service to your MSP Portfolio
In order to keep up with a dramatically changing IT landscape, many value added resellers (VARs), large and small, are considering becoming managed service providers (MSP). A logical first step for these organizations is to provide backup as a service.…
Tagged with: Asigra, Baas, Cloud, Data Protection, Deduplication, Disaster recovery, DRaaS, MSP, VAR, VM
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Is Hybrid Cloud Backup Dead?
Traditional backup processes were developed for local backup systems, not the cloud, and so were not designed to minimize the time required to complete backup jobs over a WAN. Most cloud backup solutions leverage this same technology, storing data locally…
The Benefits of a Cloud Integrated Hyper-converged Architecture
Hyper-converged architectures (HCA) consolidate compute, storage and networking onto a single server and then through software, aggregate these servers, creating a shared pool of resources. These resources can then be allocated to virtual machines (VMs) based on their performance and…
Product Analysis: Asigra Converged Data Protection Appliance
Asigra Cloud Backup is a robust, multi-tenant data protection offering built exclusively for Managed Service Providers. For almost three decades, the solution has enabled MSPs to provide enterprise class backup and recovery services to their customers worldwide. But the infrastructure…
Tagged with: Asigra, Cloud, Data Protection, Deduplication, Disaster recovery, dr, MSP, RTO, VM
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Podcast: Why Minor Disasters can be the Most Dangerous to Your Company
Everyone knows about the disasters that make the news, but these aren’t the events that carry the biggest risk for most companies. Minor disasters, things like service attacks, system failure, or plain old human error are much more likely to…
Briefing Note: Why buy a Backup Appliance from a Disk Drive Vendor?
Seagate CSS (Cloud Systems and Solutions), a division of this long-time disk drive manufacturer, was put together to develop storage infrastructure solutions for the hyper-scale cloud provider and OEM markets, among others. More than just a component manufacturer ‘moving up…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Data Protection, Hybrid, Hyper-scale, PBBA, Replication, Seagate, SMB, Software Defined
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MeetTheCEO Podcast: Randy Chou, CEO of Panzura
Panzura brings cloud-integrated local NAS capabilities to a globally-distributed enterprise, allowing storage capacity to be centrally located, managed, and protected. Their solutions enable distributed workforces to collaborate as if they were all in the same office. In this MeetTheCEO podcast…
Software Defined Deduplication for the Cloud
Unlike cloud compute which can scale up and down on the fly, cloud storage is more permanent. While organizations that use cloud storage only pay for the exact storage they are consuming, they do also pay for that storage month…
Tagged with: All-Flash, Archive, Backup, Cloud, Efficiency, Permabit, Scale, Software Defined
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