It’s very easy to find yourself far down the path of virtualization and forget something so trivial as backup. This is not a problem new to virtualization, as backup has often been on the sidelines in many people’s eyes. But…
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Podcast: What is DRaaS?
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is a recovery option that is getting a lot of attention right now. In this live podcast, Storage Switzerland and Carbonite cover exactly what DRaaS is and whether or not your organization should consider…
Is Your VMware Storage Slacking?
As VMware began its march into production, IT managers discovered the need for a storage area network (SAN) for the organization to fully tap into its potential. The available SANs at the time were difficult and not really VMware ready.…
Should I put a Backup Agent in my VM?
Few people would disagree with the statement that the best way to backup virtual machines is some type of agentless method. And yet, years after this practice became common we still find some people putting backup agents in their VM.…
The Multi-Site Scale-Out Storage Problem
When an organization buys a scale-up storage system it has to predict how much storage performance and capacity it will need over the life of the investment. If an unpredictable requirement for either of these resources occurs then IT will…
Overcome the Data Protection Dilemma – Vembu Briefing Note
Virtualization through hypervisors like VMware and Hyper-V have simplified the data protection and application recovery processes but they have not made it less expensive. Additionally most of these virtualization-specific data protection solutions are almost too myopic, ignoring physical machines all…
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Webinar: Moving VMware from Disaster Recovery to High Availability
VMware’s stretch cluster does an excellent job of protecting against a site failure. If your primary data center fails then it is easy to bring up VMs in the second site. But what if you need more? How can you…
SlideShare: DR Strategies For Hyperconverged Architectures
Hyperconverged infrastructure products promise to bring the best of virtualization to an easy-to-manage platform. One question is what they do to solve one of the greatest challenges modern IT environments have: DR? Virtualization itself has done wonderful things for DR,…
For Hyperconverged, Does The Hypervisor Matter?
Most hyperconverged infrastructures are turnkey solutions that include server hardware, storage software and a hypervisor. While that hypervisor tends to be VMware’s vSphere, we are seeing an increase in some of the alternative hypervisors, either Hyper-V or one of the…
What is the most popular DR system for VMs?
I am surprised by the results of a recent online poll that asked the question “What is your DR plan for your VMs?” Participants were given four choices: Built-in software replication Array-based hardware replication Third-party app Third-party backup service The…
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