For the vast majority of enterprises, the question is not whether to go all-in on the public cloud, or to keep all workloads on-premises. Using both in a hybrid cloud architecture is required to meet applications’ wide-ranging cost, control and…
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Why is a New Generation of HCI Needed for the Hybrid Cloud?
Tagged with: Axellio, Cloud, Consolidation, HCI, Hybrid, Hyperconverged, Migration, NVMe, PCIe, Scale Up, Scale-Out, SSD, Virtual machine, Virtualization
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New eBook: Do AI and High Velocity Analytics Require a New File System?
Even though the workloads are only a few years old, the typical file system used in AI and High Velocity Analytics was created decades ago. These file systems, while parallel in nature, were optimized for large file, high bandwidth environments,…
The Requirements of a Modern Data Protection Architecture
Previously, Storage Switzerland wrote about the challenges of trying to meet modern data protection requirements with legacy technologies, including the inability to scale-out and limited cloud integration. We also discussed the pros and cons of new backup appliances and converged…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, Compression, Data Protection, Deduplication, NFS, Replication, RTO, SaaS, Scale Up, Scale-Out, StorageCraft
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Alternatives to the Public Cloud
As discussed in our previous blog, cloud computing is commonly heralded as the future, in large part due to the ability to procure and to pay for IT infrastructure resources on demand. The problem is that the cloud does not…
Tagged with: CapEx, Cloud, Composable Storage, Disaster recovery, DRaaS, Kaminario, Scale Right, Scale-Out, Virtualization
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Why Current Data Protection Architectures Miss the Mark
In response to the increased need for rapid recovery, longer data retention and the desire to support the cloud for vaulting and disaster recovery, alternative solutions are appearing on the market to try and correct the shortcomings of legacy architectures.…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, Compression, Data Protection, Deduplication, dr, Replication, Scale Up, Scale-Out, StorageCraft
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15 Minute Webinar: What Are Composable Infrastructures?
IT professionals are hearing a lot about composable infrastructures and many vendors are claiming to offer a solution, but only a few have truly composable solutions ready for deployment today. The goal of composability is to bring the cloud like…
Tagged with: CapEx, Cloud, Composable Storage, Disaster recovery, DRaaS, Kaminario, Scale Right, Scale-in, Scale-Out
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Is Your Data Protection Architecture Holding You Back?
In most organizations the data protection architecture has gone unchanged for almost a decade. It’s true that certain components within the architecture change because of technological advances or forced refreshes but the basic design remains the same. The challenge with…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, Compression, Data Protection, Deduplication, Replication, SaaS, Scale Up, Scale-Out, SLA, StorageCraft
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New eBook – Selecting a File System for AI and High-Velocity Analytics Workloads
As Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning workloads go mainstream, organizations are struggling with how to develop a storage infrastructure to best meet the unique challenges of these workloads. AI/ML workloads typically include hundreds, if not thousands of servers…
Streaming Big Data Processing for Media Production and Beyond – Quantum Briefing Note
Organizations across industries are looking for ways to harness massive sets of streaming data. This pain point is especially true in the media and entertainment industry. High-resolution content is vastly increasing file size, and a growing number of users must…
Tagged with: Cloud, HDD, Hybrid, LTO, ML, NVMe, Quantum, Ransomware, Replication, Scale-Out, Software Defined, SSD, Unstructured data
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The Requirements of a Cloud-Like Experience for On-Premises Mission Critical Workloads
The cloud provides computing, networking and storage resources on a pay-as-you-go basis. IT resources become an operational expense. Most on-premises data center resources need to be purchased up front. IT resources are a capital expense. The challenge with purchasing hardware…
Tagged with: CapEx, Cloud, Composable Storage, Disaster recovery, DRaaS, Kaminario, Scale Right, Scale-in, Scale-Out
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