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Multi-Cloud is a Reality – How to Deal With it – NooBaa Briefing Note

Posted on March 2, 2018 by George Crump

Multi-Cloud, the idea of using a variety of cloud service providers based on their capabilities or who has the best price sounds great. While it sounds great that organizations will have the foresight to systematically review and move workloads in…

Tagged with: Cloud, Erasure Coding, GDPR, Hybrid, Migration, Multi-Cloud, NooBaa, Object Storage, Replication, SDS, Unstructured data
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Machine Learning, AI and IoT have a File System Problem

Posted on March 1, 2018 by George Crump

Unstructured data applications are increasingly IO hungry. It’s a problem that impacts not only the High-Performance Computing (HPC) market, but also the traditional enterprise as they start initiatives like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). In…

Tagged with: AI, Data Direct Networks, DDN, Erasure Coding, Flash, HDD, HPC, Hybrid, IoT, Machine Learning, Metadata, NVMe, Replication, Scale, Unstructured data
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Meeting the Core Principles of Data Protection

Posted on February 28, 2018 by George Crump

As the data center modernizes, new initiatives and trends are impacting the data protection process. In our webinar, “5 Key Trends that Could Challenge Your Data Protection Plan in 2018,” we discuss how things like Hybrid IT, Ransomware, application explosion,…

Tagged with: Cloud, dev/ops, Disaster recovery, Hybrid, Micro Focus, Ransomware, Replication, Snapshot
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The Big Fail – Why is Enterprise File Sync and Share STILL Failing?

Posted on February 28, 2018 by George Crump

A recent Forrester survey indicated that 56% of enterprise respondents either have implemented an Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) solution or are in the process of installing one. At first glance, that looks good for EFSS vendors. However, on…

Tagged with: Cloud, EFSS, Encryption, file sync and share, Migration, NAS, Replication, Snapshot, Unstructured data
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Overcoming the Hybrid Cloud Storage Problem

Posted on February 27, 2018 by George Crump

Cloud providers like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Amazon AWS built their storage infrastructures on an object storage foundation that offered almost unlimited scale at extremely competitive prices. Object storage vendors adopted these architectures and made them more enterprise…

Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, Cloudian, NAS, NFS, Object Storage, Replication, SMB, Unstructured data
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Disaster Recovery Planning – How to Get from Good To Great

Posted on February 27, 2018 by George Crump

A “great” DR plan is one that addresses one of the biggest concerns that organizations have over the disaster recovery process. “Will it work?” Getting a copy of data to the cloud is the beginning of a great DR plan…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Data Replication, dr, DRaaS, Hyper-V, Hypervisor, KeepItSafe, Replication, RTO, Virtualization
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High Availability vs. Instant Recovery

Posted on February 26, 2018 by George Crump

All applications in a data center are critical to some degree, and while there are a few applications that are mission-critical, most applications can be down for at least a few minutes without seriously impacting the organization. The problem is…

Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, HA, Hypervisor, Migration, Replication, RPO, RTO, VM
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Disaster Recovery Planning Getting From Bad to Good

Posted on February 26, 2018 by George Crump

Disaster Recovery, at its most basic, is making a copy of data and securing that copy off-site. Unfortunately, it is details like how long can the organization afford to be without the application and how much data can the organization…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Data Replication, dr, DRaaS, Hyper-V, Hypervisor, KeepItSafe, Replication, RTO, Virtualization
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A Real-World Disaster Recovery Plan – Step 1 – DR Gap Analysis

Posted on February 23, 2018 by George Crump

Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) doesn’t need to be the lengthy complicated ordeal many make it out to be. In fact, DRP needs to become a more nimble process that is completed quickly, easily updated and frequently tested. The first step…

Tagged with: Backup, Block Level, Cloud, Disaster recovery, DRP, Encryption, Ransomare, Replication, Snapshot
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Reshaping the Storage Technology Landscape – Kaminario Briefing Note

Posted on February 15, 2018 by George Crump

The storage industry isn’t changing; it is reshaping. What is the difference? If the industry were changing, it would be its choice to change, driven by internal motivations. Instead, outside influences are reshaping the industry. What are the primary drivers…