Data storage strategy
Regardless of your organizations’ primary storage, big data, cloud storage, backup or disaster recovery needs, you’ll need a strategy for buying, managing, provisioning and maintaining data storage. Plotting that strategy requires knowledge of trends and technologies, such as solid-state storage, cloud storage, and converged and hyper-converged infrastructure.
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April 27, 2020
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Apr'20
Pandemic changes enterprise storage buying plans
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing some IT organizations to delay or push up their 2020 enterprise data storage purchases, while others continue with business as usual.
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January 31, 2020
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Data storage architecture poised for disruption in 2020
Experts predict edge computing, 5G and containers will fuel computational storage, new storage systems dedicated to container-based applications, and flash-based object stores.
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January 29, 2020
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Dell EMC storage CTOs predict 2020 trends
Dell Technologies storage president and GM offers exclusive glimpse into CTO Council's yearlong research project with predictions for 2020 and beyond.
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January 13, 2020
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Jan'20
Portworx helps Esri with stateful container storage for IoT
GIS specialist Esri addresses stateful container storage problem with Portworx' Enterprise software-defined storage in upcoming ArcGIS Analytics for IoT service.
Data storage strategy Get Started
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backup
Backup refers to the copying of physical or virtual files or databases to a secondary location for preservation in case of equipment failure or catastrophe. Continue Reading
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Computational storage fundamentals explained
Computational storage is an emerging technology, but it isn't too soon to develop an understanding of how it can be used to address storage latency and performance issues. Continue Reading
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kilobyte (KB or Kbyte)
A kilobyte (KB or Kbyte) is a unit of measurement for computer memory or data storage used by mathematics and computer science professionals, along with the general public, when referring to amounts of computer data using the metric system. Continue Reading
Evaluate Data storage strategy Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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Comparing 7 storage network protocols
Compare characteristics of common storage network protocols, such as iSCSI, Fibre Channel, FCoE, NFS, SMB/CIFS, HTTP and NVMe-oF, to decide which one is best suited to your needs. Continue Reading
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VMware vs. Nutanix on HPE GreenLake: Comparing approaches
See how Synergy composable infrastructure with VMware Cloud Foundation and ProLiant DX on Nutanix Enterprise Cloud take different approaches to HPE GreenLake pay-per-use IT. Continue Reading
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Products of the Year judging criteria
This article discusses how products are judged for the Storage Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
Manage Data storage strategy
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Tips from our judges
This article offers 10 tips on how to submit a product for consideration in our Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
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Create a data archiving process for your growing data sets
Archiving is a must due to mounting data and operational requirements. Discover how archives are tiered, how long to keep archival data, and potential costs and savings. Continue Reading
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Data storage and management tasks that maintain performance
Problem Solve Data storage strategy Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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Prevent the storage and data security risks of remote work
Many organizations have employees working from home, but some may not have taken the security and training precautions that remote work requires. Continue Reading
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Pay-as-you-go storage consumption and its challenges
Consumption-based storage has benefits, but it also has challenges, including what it is, unknowns about its future, and control and cost issues. Here's what you need to know. Continue Reading
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Data storage security best practices for avoiding cyberattacks
Protecting stored data requires meticulous planning and a well-crafted strategy. Here are steps you need to take today to keep your organization's essential data safe and secure. Continue Reading