The cloud seems like a logical destination for backup data. It is by definition off-site, and the organization no longer needs to worry about allocating valuable floor space to secondary data storage. The problem is that most cloud backup solutions…
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SlideShare: 5 Critical Enterprise Cloud Backup Capabilities
Tagged with: Backup, Carbonite, Cloud, dr, DRaaS, Hybrid, Hyperconverged, Hypervisor, RPO, RTO
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Using the Cloud for Backup and Data Protection Modernization
One of the problems created by the modern insights economy and era of strict data privacy regulations is the fact that backup data is growing even faster than production data, and that it also must be retained for longer periods…
Will Your Workload Really Benefit from NVMe?
Non-volatile memory express (NVMe) is arguably one of the most important new technologies to make its way into the data center, because it is capable of delivering the ultra-fast levels of performance that are required by a growing number of…
Tagged with: Analytics, Cloud, HDD, Hyperconverged, NVMe, NVMe-oF, Object Storage, SANBlaze, SLA, SSD, Virtual Instruments, Virtualization
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What is Data Management?
A smart and holistic data management platform is the linchpin to enterprise competitiveness, but at this point in time, it remains largely a nirvana that storage managers are chasing. In this article, Storage Switzerland explains what constitutes data management, how…
Tagged with: AI, Analytics, Archive, CCPA, Containers, Data Privacy, eDiscovery, EU, GDPR, Hyperconverged, Hyperscale, ML, NFS, NVMe, SLA, SMB, SSD, Virtualization
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What is an Endpoint Strategy?
By and large, endpoints (laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc.) are the core vehicle through which employees complete their work every day. These endpoints are also highly susceptible to malware, theft, loss, damage and accidental data deletion – creating a significant business…
Are Storage Infrastructures Fixing the Wrong Problem? – Formulus Black Briefing Note
When the CPU needs data, the role of the storage system is to transfer information into main memory so the CPU can process it. The memory channels between the CPU and main memory is very fast and the number of…
Tagged with: Compression, DAS, Deduplication, DRAM, Flash, Formulus Black, Hyperconverged, Hyperscale, NVDIMM, NVMe, NVMe-oF, SSD
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The Changing State of Endpoint Backup
Many organizations consider endpoint backup a “nice-to-have”, in that if endpoint get backed up, at least occasionally it’s considered good enough. Considering how critical endpoints are to today’s workforce and their increasing importance in compliance regulations, IT needs to rethink…
Tagged with: Backup, Carbonite, Cloud, Data Protection, dr, DRaaS, Endpoint, Hybrid, Hyperconverged, Hypervisor, RPO, RTO
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Is SAS All-Flash Good Enough?
Almost every storage vendor that used to just make SAS-based all-flash arrays is now shipping an NVMe Flash Array. New storage vendors are emerging that are skipping SAS-flash altogether and are starting with NVMe systems. The question facing IT planners…
Tagged with: Analytics, Cloud, HDD, Hyperconverged, NVMe, NVMe-oF, Object Storage, SANBlaze, SLA, SSD, Virtual Instruments, Virtualization
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Hyperconverged 101 – Understanding the Components of HCI – Part 2 – Storage Software
In the last blog Storage Switzerland discussed the heart and soul of a Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), the hypervisor. But a group of servers clustered via a hypervisor is not HCI, it is merely virtualization. For any virtualized environment to deliver…
Tagged with: Axellio, Cloud, HCI, Hybrid, Hybrid Cloud, Hyper-converged, Hyperconverged, Hypervisor, SDN, SSD, Virtualization, VM, VMware, VSAN
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Webinar: Is It Time to Upgrade Your Endpoint Data Strategy?
As organizations and their employees become more distributed, a case can be made that endpoints (laptops, tablets and smartphones) are some of the most critical pieces of technology in the organization. The problem is most organizations haven’t revisited their endpoint…
