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Analyst Blog: Why Design a Forever Retention Strategy?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by George Crump

In 2015 Storage Switzerland is again partnering with Storage Decision / TechTarget to deliver a 13 city road tour on data protection, entitled “Backup 2.0”. As I discussed in a previous column, in these sessions we are going to break…

Tagged with: Analyst Opinion, Analytics, Backup, Cloud, Compliance, Copy Data, Data Protection, Data Retention, Recovery in Place, RPO, RTO, Snapshot, Storage Decisions, TechTarget
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How Software-defined Storage is Enabling Snapshot-based Data Protection

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Eric Slack

Snapshots are powerful tools for creating a primary storage data protection system, one that offers faster recovery and can even replace traditional backup altogether. But protecting against primary storage system failure, which would render the snapshots useless, requires a second…

Overcoming the Challenges of Snapshot Data Protection

Posted on February 26, 2015 by George Crump

In February Storage Switzerland held two webinars that used similar techniques to address an age old problem: data protection. Both of these webinars asked primary storage to take a larger role in its own protection. One webinar discussed using snapshots…

Tagged with: Copy Data, Data Protection, Deduplication, performance, Recovery point objective, Recovery Time Objective, Replication, RPO, RTO, Snapshot, Test/Dev
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StorageShort: Copy Data Methods

Posted on February 25, 2015 by George Crump

2015 is going to be a big year for Copy Data. We expect every major data protection vendor to release some form of copy data management solution to the market this year. But vendors will take different approaches to deliver…

Tagged with: Catalogic, Compliance, Copy Data, Data Analytics, Data Protection, Managability, SDS, Software Defined, Test/Dev
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Briefing Note: CTERA’s Cloud Data Services Platform Transforms SMB and ROBO IT Service Delivery

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Eric Slack

New cloud technologies and their associated economics have created both opportunities and challenges as organizations wrestle with how to govern, optimize and automate the delivery of IT services. IT managers are seeking new ways to deliver these services from within…

Tagged with: Briefing, Cloud, CTERA, Data Protection, Deduplication, Encryption, File Sharing, file sync and share, Flash, FS&S, Gateway, Hybrid, IT-as-a-Service, ITaaS
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StorageShort: Why is Copy Data a Problem?

Posted on February 23, 2015 by George Crump

Copy Data is a term used to describe additional copies of production data that are created to feed other processes in the organization. Functions like backup, disaster recovery, development, test as well as reporting and analytics all need copies of…

Tagged with: Catalogic, Compliance, Copy Data, Data Analytics, Data Protection, Managability, Test/Dev
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Cloud in your Business – Where to Start

Posted on February 20, 2015 by George Crump

When presented with all the potential capabilities of the cloud, almost any IT professional can be overwhelmed, especially when all the potential risks are factored into its use. At times like these it is best to simply take a step…

Tagged with: Backup, Cache, Cloud, Data Protection, File server, file sync and share, Hybrid, Nasuni
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The Three Problems with Software Defined Storage

Posted on February 19, 2015 by George Crump

Software defined storage (SDS) promises to reduce storage capital and operational costs by abstracting data services from the storage hardware. To deliver on these promises, SDS typically enables the use of commodity storage which should lower storage acquisition costs. It…

Infrascale Evolves Backup Appliance to Backup Accelerator

Posted on February 18, 2015 by George Crump

Cloud backup is a very crowded market, it is critical for vendors in the space to differentiate themselves through innovation so they can help their customers solve real data protection problems. In this product analysis Storage Switzerland looks at Infrascale’s new Cloud Backup Accelerator which is an excellent example of this innovation. It solves a real problem that data centers are facing when they consider hybrid cloud backup, maintaining the on-site appliance. The cloud backup accelerator simplifies the on-site presence by removing capacity concerns. This leads to a more affordable solution that is easier for busy organizations to consume.

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Compression, Data Protection, Deduplication, Hybrid, Infrascale, Solid State, WAN
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Briefing Note: Violin Memory ushers in the Flash Storage Platform

Posted on February 17, 2015 by George Crump

Even though memory has always played a role in the storage infrastructure, the introduction of flash based storage has lead to rapid advancements in the evolution of storage. Today flash use has evolved from simply augmenting disk-based primary storage (hybrid…