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The Future Data Center – Live from Hitachi Next!
Tagged with: Analytics, Cloud, Data modernization, Data Protection, Hitachi, IoT, Replication, Virtual Storage, Virtualization
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SlideShare: Backup vs. Ransomware – 5 Requirements for Backup Success
Ransomware is the universal threat. No matter an organization’s data center location, or its size, it can be devastated by a ransomware attack. While most organizations focus on the periphery, they also need to be prepared for a breach, something…
Tagged with: Big data, Cloud, Encryption, Hybrid, Hybrid IT, IoT, Micro Focus, Ransomware
Posted in Slideshare
Posted in Slideshare
What to do if Ransomware Strikes a Physical System
With ransomware, unlike almost any other form of disaster, there is an alternative to recovering from backups…pay the ransom. While one can argue the risk associated with paying a ransom, the organization may see it as a viable option. IT…
Tagged with: Bare Metal, Big data, Cloud, Encryption, Hybrid, Hybrid IT, IoT, Micro Focus, Ransomware
Posted in Blog
Posted in Blog
ChalkTalk Video: Computational Storage With In-Situ Processing
What is Computational Storage? It only takes a few NVMe flash drives to saturate a server’s PCIe Bus. Network those NVMe flash drives and the situation only gets worse. Computational Storage solves the problem by placing compute capabilities directly on…
Tagged with: Computational Storage, Encryption, Flash, IoT, NGD Systems, NVMe, PCIe, SSD, VMworld2018
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Posted in Video
Object Storage or NAS for File Sync and Share
The primary motivation behind using file sync and share used to be the “sync” component. Now, however, it is sharing. In an era where devices are almost always connected to the internet, syncing is less of a priority, although ubiquitous…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Cloudian, EFSS, Encryption, File Sharing, GDPR, IoT, NAS, Object Storage, SME, Software Defined
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Do You Need Multi-Cloud Backup?
During our recent webinar, “Three Reasons Cloud Backup is Broken and How to Fix it“, an attendee asked “should I have a multi-cloud backup strategy?” Many organizations use multiple clouds for their production workloads. Moving a workload between clouds to…
Overcoming The Object Storage Stumbling Block – Complexity – Scality Briefing Note
The case for object storage is compelling. Object stores can scale to store hundreds of petabytes of information very cost-effectively. They also support a variety of unstructured data use cases including replacing NAS for storing home directories, long-term storage of…
Tagged with: Archive, IoT, NAS, NFS, Object Storage, Scality, SMB, Software Defined, Unstructured data
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The Commercial HPC Storage Checklist – Item 3 – Protection at Scale
Most storage systems provide several layers of protection. At a minimum, there is protection from media failure, typically delivered by some form of parity based protection scheme. In enterprise systems, it is also common to have built-in redundancy in both…
Ransomware Changes Backup Software
The threat of ransomware has put IT on its toes. The pressure is on to backup everything more frequently and to make sure that recoveries happen faster than a BitCoin transaction. Backup software manufacturers need to up their capabilities too.…
Tagged with: Big data, Cloud, Encryption, Hybrid, Hybrid IT, IoT, Micro Focus, Ransomware
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SlideShare: The Three Reasons Cloud Backup is Broken and How to Fix It
The cloud was supposed to be the answer to IT’s backup dilemma; instead, it in some ways has made the situation worse. In this on demand webinar Storage Switzerland and Microsoft Azure have a roundtable discussion on what’s gone wrong…
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