Users seem to be everywhere and they can carry their compute in multiple forms (laptop, tablet, smartphone) at all times. They also want to have their files, the subset corporate data they work on, with them at all times. Also,…
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How to Deliver Files Anywhere and Security Everywhere
Tagged with: Cloud, CTERA, Encryption, file sync and share, Flash, IBM, Latency, Shadow IT, VPN
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StorageShort: Are All-Flash Arrays Really the same Price as Hard Disk Arrays?
A claim that many all-flash vendors are making is they reached price parity with hard disk based arrays. If that is true, then organizations would be crazy to buy any storage system with a hard disk in it. But it…
Tagged with: file sync and share, Flash, ISCSI, NAS, Nexsan, NFS, SMB, Snapshots
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Is it Time to Reboot Primary Storage?
Primary storage has remained the same for quite some time. It comes in two primary forms: block or file, also known as SAN or NAS. Yes, each of these two forms can be filled with a mix of ingredients, including…
Tagged with: Archive, Cloud, file sync and share, Flash, Hybrid, NAS, Nexsan, Object Storage, Replication, SAN, Scale-Out
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Is It Time to Modernize NAS?
Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems are the cornerstone of most organization’s storage architectures. For decades they’ve replaced legacy Windows or Linux file servers to provide SMB and NFS access from a single system that can support many more users. But…
Object Storage Maturing – Scality Briefing Note
When private cloud object storage vendors first started appearing on the market, many of them were missing many core features. Some did not have any concept of enterprise access control, encryption or versioning, while others did not have multi-region support.…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, file sync and share, Object Storage, Scality
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Primary Storage Refresh is More than Flash
Primary storage refresh projects usually start from some combination of need for more performance, more capacity or because the storage system is coming off of maintenance. A key feature IT professionals look for in new primary storage system is flash.…
Webinar: Storage Refresh? 3 Capabilities Primary Storage Must Have (but probably doesn’t)
If your organization is embarking on a refresh of your primary storage system this year, this is the one webinar that you will want to attend. IT evaluators that haven’t looked at storage in a few years will be impressed…
Do you need to Backup your Sync/Share Service?
Sync and share services need backup for all the same reasons that you need to backup everything else. A lot of people think this isn’t the case, but the short version of the answer to the question is yes, you…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Data corruption, file sync and share, Ransom, Recovery, Tervela
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The Rubber Hit the Road: Stolen Laptops and iPads
Mr. Backup had his MacBooks and iPads stolen this week. (That’s the end of me referring to myself in the third person.) I’ve told the story dozens of times this week, but here goes. I went to dinner in Houston…
Qnext’s FileFlex Virtualizes File Access across Disparate Storage Infrastructures and Devices
Modern organizations today, regardless of size, are faced with many laws and government regulations that require them to maintain control and security of their data as well as properly protecting that data. At the same time, they have to meet…
Tagged with: BYOD, Cloud, file sync and share, FileFlex, MSP, Qnext, Shadow IT, SMB, Virtualization
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