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The Questions You’re NOT Asking Your DRaaS Provider

Posted on April 24, 2019 by George Crump

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is an ideal cloud use case. DRaaS uses a cloud provider’s resources and allocates them on-demand to an organization in the midst of a disaster. With DRaaS, organizations no longer need to worry about…

Tagged with: Cloud, Compression, Deduplication, Disaster recovery, DRaaS, KeepItSafe, Migration, Recovery, Replication
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The True Cost of Data Protection Infrastructure

Posted on April 23, 2019 by George Crump

Data protection is essential but expensive. The primary source of data protection expense is the required significant investment in the physical infrastructure. However, the cost of the physical infrastructure is much more than how much the organization spends on storage…

Tagged with: Actifio, Cloud, Cyber Attack, DaaS, Disaster recovery, Infrastructure, IoT, Migration, Ransomware
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Using Metadata to Overcome “Data Blindness”

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Krista Macomber

File data is growing so quickly that it is difficult for enterprise storage managers to keep up. A larger volume and greater variety of files is being stored across a range of locations and devices. At the same time, it…

Tagged with: AI, Cloud, Data Privacy, Disaster recovery, IoT, Metadata, ML, NAS, Qumulo, SLA, Unstructured data
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The Requirements of a Cloud-Like Experience for On-Premises Mission Critical Workloads

Posted on April 12, 2019 by George Crump

The cloud provides computing, networking and storage resources on a pay-as-you-go basis. IT resources become an operational expense. Most on-premises data center resources need to be purchased up front. IT resources are a capital expense. The challenge with purchasing hardware…

Tagged with: CapEx, Cloud, Composable Storage, Disaster recovery, DRaaS, Kaminario, Scale Right, Scale-in, Scale-Out
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Agent or Provider? The MSP Conundrum

Posted on April 10, 2019 by George Crump

Managed Service Providers (MSP) have a decision to make, should they be an agent or a provider? Both choices have ramifications on the business both short term and long-term. Understanding the pros and cons of each model is critical in…

Tagged with: Asigra, Cloud, Container, Disaster recovery, MSP, Ransomware, SaaS, Virtual machine
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Can Primary Storage Replace Backups?

Posted on April 9, 2019 by George Crump

In our on demand webinar “How to Design Self-Protecting Storage and Gain Backup Independence” Storage Switzerland and ClearSky Data articulate how primary storage can be improved so that it can take on more of the data protection responsibility. The goal…

Tagged with: Backups, ClearSky, Cloud, Data Protection, Disaster recovery, dr, Hybrid Cloud
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SlideShare: How to Create an Infrastructure-less Backup Strategy

Posted on April 5, 2019 by George Crump

Designing architectures to backup primary storage as well as provide rapid recoveries is a challenging task that most IT professionals need to face. It is even more challenging in the face of a rapidly growing data set, increasing demand for…

Tagged with: Actifio, Cloud, Cyber Attack, DaaS, Disaster recovery, Infrastructure, IoT, Migration, Ransomware
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The Impact of Changing Data Protection Requirements on Your Infrastructure

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Krista Macomber

The new state of data protection, whereby enterprises must protect copy data quantities that are growing exponentially on a global basis with instant, up-to-the-minute recovery, places new demands on the secondary storage infrastructure. The key problem lies in the fact…

Tagged with: Actifio, Cloud, Cyber Attack, DaaS, Disaster recovery, Infrastructure, IoT, Migration, Ransomware, RPO, RTO, Sprawl
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Webinar: How to Design Self-Protecting Production Storage and Gain Backup Independence

Posted on March 28, 2019 by George Crump

It is 2019, why are we still backing up production storage? The simple answer is that most production storage systems can provide some level of data protection but they can’t fully replace backup. It’s time to consider what backup independence means.…

Tagged with: Backups, ClearSky, Cloud, Data Protection, Disaster recovery, dr, Hybrid Cloud
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Creating an Endpoint Backup Strategy that Works for Everyone

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Krista Macomber

Backing up endpoints is a crucial aspect of a comprehensive, modern data protection strategy. Laptops and mobile devices are the primary means through which employees read and modify corporate data. Despite the ongoing shift to software-as-a-service (SaaS), users commonly save…