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Object Storage's Path to the Enterprise

December 05, 2012 10:42 AM
Posted by Howard Marks

Object storage is a smart fit for enterprise use cases such as backup, but the need to write to custom APIs impedes adoption.

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Tags: object storage, Object Storage Summit, APIs, backup

Channel: Content Management, Cloud Computing, Data Protection, Cloud Storage, Public Cloud, Backup & Recovery, Servers & Storage

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Best Use of Encryption You Never Considered

December 04, 2012 03:03 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

Got e-discovery, data destruction or outdated hardware woes? Digital shredding may be the solution — and it can bolster the business case for encrypting data.

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Tags: encryption, digital shredding, key management, e-discovery, records management, security

Channel: Cloud Storage, Content Management, Data Protection, Tapes and Disks, Storage & Mgmt, Backup & Recovery

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SSDs In the Data Center: SLC Out, MLC In

December 03, 2012 01:00 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

A new generation of flash controllers means less-expensive MLC-based SSD drives are coming to the data center market.

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Tags: SSD, flash, SLC, MLC, Samsung, Intel, data center, storage

Channel: Servers & Storage, Data Center, Data Protection

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Disaster Recovery Lessons You Might Have Missed

November 27, 2012 11:45 AM
Posted by David Greenfield

Hurricane Sandy had a lot to teach technology professionals about disaster recovery and business continuity. It certainly reinforced the basics—back up your data and test your DR systems—but there are other lessons to learn. Here are five.

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Tags: disaster recovery, business continuity, Hurricane Sandy, fuel, backup, generators, cloud computing, Amazon, Silver Peak

Channel: Cloud Computing, Backup & Recovery, Data Protection, Cloud Storage, Servers & Storage, Public Cloud

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NetApp Quietly Absorbs CacheIQ

November 20, 2012 05:42 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

NetApp has acquired flash-memory caching startup CacheIQ and says it will discontinue CacheIQ's product line, but it isn't saying much about why.

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Tags: NetApp, CacheIQ, Avere Systems, Alacritech, flash, cache, caching, Violin Memory, acquisition

Channel: Data Protection, Servers & Storage, Data Center

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Storage QoS: The Next Frontier?

November 12, 2012 03:33 PM
Posted by Howard Marks

Storage quality of service (QoS) aims to make storage performance more predictable without the need to over-allocate resources. We’ll look at the ins and outs of this emerging concept.

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Tags: QoS, quality of service, SSD, all-SSD, hybrid storage, cloud storage, Nexgen, Tintri, SolidFire, Tech Field Day

Channel: Data Center, Servers & Storage, Public Cloud, Data Protection, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage

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