One might wonder why anyone would use object storage now that we have so many deduplication storage arrays available. We tackle that question head on in this Storage Switzerland webinar. Here’s a quick peek at that discussion.
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Filling the Linux Data Reduction Gap – Permabit Briefing Note
Most data centers consider data reduction a “must have” feature for storage. The data reduction software should be able to deliver its capabilities without compromising performance. While many storage systems and a few operating systems now include data reduction as…
Tagged with: All-Flash, Cloud, Compression, Data Reduction, Deduplication, Permabit, SDS, Thin provisioning
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Posted in Briefing Note
Integrating Copy Data Management with DRaaS – Axcient Briefing Note
Why don’t Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) vendors offer Copy Data Management (CDM) services? In order to do that, the company in question must have a copy of your data. The service must also be able to go back…
Tagged with: Axcient, Cloud, Copy Data, CPM, Deduplication, dr, DRaaS, Replication, Snapshot
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Posted in Briefing Note
The Cloud just got cheaper – again
A few weeks ago we did a webinar about whether it makes sense to use the cloud to store backups. Every time somebody at Storage Switzerland says something positive about storing things in the cloud, we can always count on…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, Cloudian, Deduplication, Disk, NFS, Object Storage, SMB
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The Impact of Big Backup on Disk Backup Appliances with Data Deduplication
Thanks to data efficiency, disk is the primary backup target in most data centers. However, with backup, weeks, months and years of retention are kept and therefore the cost of straight disk is untenable. However, with data deduplication, which compares…
Tagged with: Backup, Compression, Deduplication, Disk, DRAM, ExaGrid, Recovery in Place, Replication, RTO, VM
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Quorum Briefing Note – Instant Recovery Software gets Major Update
Quorum OnQ already appeared to be a solid product. OnQ is a next-gen backup and recovery product built around modern ideas of data protection. It could back up virtual or physical machines and store those backups in native (but deduplicated)…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Deduplication, Hypervisor, performance, Quorum, Recovery, Scalability, SSD, VM
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Posted in Briefing Note
Amazon re:Invent: Cohesity Briefing – Modernizing Secondary Storage
While the industry places a lot of attention on all-flash arrays, for the most part these systems only service a small portion of data center capacity – the most active data. Secondary storage stores, or at least should store, the…
Should Backups and DR be separate Systems?
Backup and DR can be separate systems, but do not have to be. Modern advances in backup and DR technology make it possible to have a single integrated system to satisfy the needs of both, and I can think of…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloudian, Deduplication, Disk, dr, NFS, Object Storage, RAID, SMB
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MeetTheCEO of Cloudian!
Cloudian CEO, Michael Tso is our guest on this LIVE MeetTheCEO with Storage Switzerland’s George Crump and Charlie Hodges. The team discusses Mr. Tso’s background, introduces listeners to Object Storage as the next stage in unstructured data storage and what…
Webinar: Does Object Storage Make Sense for Backups?
Everyone understands disk has become the primary target for backups in the last several years. It’s also safe to say that the main type of disk storage used as a target for backups would be a purpose-built backup appliance that…
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