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• IT migration success hinges on minimizing downtime

  Data, software and hardware migration projects should, but don't always, fully exploit the features and settings of the new environment and minimize application downtime. Continue Reading

• Improve infrastructure performance with these compute and data tips

  Perpetual hunger for better and faster application performance often requires reducing latency by either moving the data to the compute or the compute to the data, but which one? Continue Reading

• Yes, a true private cloud can now be built

  Forget everything you've heard about private cloud storage and start over with a true set of building blocks designed to let you create a public cloud-like infrastructure. Continue Reading

• Break the performance bottleneck with these storage, network tips

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• 7 key questions IoT storage designers must answer

  IT teams must thoroughly understand their IoT data, including how it's managed and secured, as well as where it's collected, processed, analyzed and ultimately stored. Continue Reading

• How a global file system interface eases data growing pains

  If reaching the storage limits of a file server is an imminent threat at your organization, a global system may be the answer to your data growth woes.Continue Reading

• How to fit RPO and RTO into your backup and recovery plans

  The recovery point objective and recovery time objective enable an organization to know how much data it can lose and how long it can be down, key elements of a backup and DR plan.Continue Reading

• Cloud-to-cloud migration tools offer comprehensive services

  In a multi-cloud environment, data migration can take on a new set of complications. Luckily, there are a number of technologies available aimed at cloud-to-cloud data migrations.Continue Reading

• VSphere vs. KVM: Assessing hypervisors in hyper-convergence

  Hyper-converged infrastructure has become a complex and competitive segment of the data center architecture market in recent years and so too has the architecture's support for hypervisors. Examples of hyper-converged hypervisors vary, and, over ...Continue Reading

• Data governance best practices exploit big data

  Emerging technologies, such as AI and IoT, in the age of big data mean there's more data than ever to benefit from and for data governance policies to manage and secure.Continue Reading

• Key steps to destroy an SSD and protect your data

  Donating a used SSD may seem like a nice thing to do, but not if you want to keep your data secure. SSD disposal and recycling are more complicated than you might think.Continue Reading

• Are flash workloads suited to handling unstructured data?

  The storage of unstructured data is a hurdle for many organizations. Object storage keeps it organized but lacks speed thanks to hard disks. Luckily, a better way is on the rise.Continue Reading

• 6 features your multi-cloud management tools should have

  When evaluating cloud management platforms, IT decision-makers should make sure they have these key functions and that they meet their organization's specific requirements.Continue Reading

• How do compression and deduplication affect performance?

  Data reduction methods, such as compression or deduplication, can have a positive effect on performance, but the significant CPU resources required could overshadow the benefits.Continue Reading

• Storage conferences aren't what they used to be

  If you're an IT pro looking for a good storage user conference these days, you'll probably have to go through one or more of your storage vendors to find one.Continue Reading