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Why Enterprise File Sync and Share is Broken

Posted on July 17, 2017 by George Crump

It seems like every CIO has enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) on their project whiteboard. The problem is that it is stuck there and the alternative, users doing their own thing, seems sort of acceptable. Most EFSS solutions are…

Tagged with: Capacity, Cloud, Deplication, EFSS, file sync and share, FS&S, Migration, Qnext
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Programmable Storage Without The Programming

Posted on July 11, 2017 by George Crump

As data centers scale, the ability to automate routine tasks enables this growth to occur without requiring additional staff. The problem is most automation requires learning a programming or scripting language which most IT professionals don’t have the time to…

Tagged with: File Virtualization, Migration, MSP, Nexenta, SDS, Snapshot, Virtualization
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StorageShort: Breaking Data Migration Myths

Posted on July 10, 2017 by George Crump

Typically IT has to perform a data migration from an old storage system to a new one every few years. The old system has either come off of maintenance, is out of capacity, or can’t deliver the performance the organization…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Cloud, Flash, Metadata, Migration, NFS, Object Storage, Primary Data, SLO, SMB
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Integration Primary and Secondary Storage – Reduxio Briefing Note

Posted on July 7, 2017 by George Crump

In most data centers, there are two distinct types of storage. Primary storage to respond to the needs of performance demanding applications and secondary storage to maintain a backup and provide secondary copies of the primary storage. These two tiers…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Cache, Compression, Deduplication, Flash, HDD, Hybrid, Migration, RAM, Ransomware, Reduxio, RPO, RTO
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What’s Wrong with a Cloud First Strategy – Velostrata Briefing Note

Posted on July 5, 2017 by George Crump

The problem with a cloud first strategy is organizations assume clouds are the ultimate data centers, that the organization can’t do it better themselves. The reality is that there are some functions where the cloud is more optimal. Then there…

Tagged with: Cloud, Hypervisor, Latency, Migration, Object Storage, RAM, SSD, Velostrata, VM, WAN
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Does The Cloud Need Backup?

Posted on June 28, 2017 by wcurtispreston

There is no such thing as the cloud; there is only somebody else’s computer. Data stored in the cloud (i.e. on someone else’s computer) needs to be protected just like data stored on your own computer. No one would question…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Encryption, file sync and share, Migration, Ransomware, Tervela
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How To Integrate On-Premises Storage To Cloud Storage?

Posted on June 28, 2017 by George Crump

In response to a polling question in our recent webinar, “Why Data Migration Hurts And How To Stop the Pain,” 27 percent of the respondents indicated their biggest challenge was integrating on-premises storage with the cloud. While general data migration…

Tagged with: Cloud, Flash, Metadata, Migration, NFS, Object Storage, Primary Data, SLO, SMB
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How Do You Manage Petabytes of Data?

Posted on June 19, 2017 by wcurtispreston

Managing petabytes of data is fundamentally harder than managing terabytes. Getting management wrong could cost the company thousands or worse lead data lost that could cost the company millions. Problems that you can ignore or confront with brute-force techniques with…

Tagged with: Archive, Cloud, Deduplication, Flash, HGST, Metadata, Migration, Object Storage, Replication, Unstructured data
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New Threats Require Better DR – CloudEndure Briefing Note

Posted on June 15, 2017 by George Crump

Despite the rising concerns over cyber-attacks like ransomware, humans are still the number one cause of disasters. We need to look no further than the Amazon “typo error” of 2017 that knocked out service on AWS for proof. According to…

Tagged with: CloudEndure, CloudEnsure, Compression, Data Replication, Encryption, Hypervisor, Migration, Ransomware, Replication, RPO, VM
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Use Your Metadata to Eliminate Storage Complexity

Posted on June 8, 2017 by George Crump

Organizations need to break down the walls between storage systems and data center locations. Seamless data movement eliminates the need for data migration, optimizes storage resources and even eliminates cloud lock-in. But how does the organization facilitate this movement without…