Tips

Tips

Storage management and analytics

• How storage migration tools can help enterprises

  Storage migrations are common but can be challenging. But enterprises don't have to go it alone. Tools can aid the many different kinds of migrations and their circumstances.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for NFT data storage

  NFTs are a trend in the digital marketplace, but where and how should enterprises store them? There are three major options to explore for NFT data storage.  Continue Reading

• A short guide to Azure Data Lake Storage pricing

  Azure Data Lake Storage offers pricing that's competitive with similar platforms. However, many elements of the secure, large storage platform factor into the overall cost.  Continue Reading

• How to optimize data storage governance

  Data governance manages the availability, usability, integrity and security of data. Follow these best practices for governance as it relates to data storage.  Continue Reading

• How to effectively compare storage system performance

  Your power as a buyer is stronger before the sale closes: Ask for what's required to effectively evaluate storage vendors' system performance.  Continue Reading

• DPUs vs. SmartNICs: What storage admins need to know

  To determine whether a SmartNIC or DPU is right for their organization, admins must understand the capabilities of different kinds of NICs and DPUs.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for legal hold storage

  Storing data for legal holds could be a mission-critical task. Storage admins should understand how to prepare for legal holds and deal with them when they occur.  Continue Reading

• How to use AI in storage management

  Organizations can use AI for storage management and AIOps to learn where to make improvements in their storage infrastructure. However, take note of the benefits and drawbacks.  Continue Reading

• Reduce data storage waste with planning, retention policies

  Delete unneeded data to ensure no data storage is wasted and to save both time and money. Use retention policies, data repositories and compliance as guides to get started.  Continue Reading

• Perform data storage testing to prevent issues

  Put your data storage to the test, and get out ahead of potential problems. Data validation -- whether manual or with software -- helps ensure the integrity of your data.  Continue Reading

• Understand your storage infrastructure management

  Emerging technology, such as AI and software-based storage management systems, have simplified how IT manages its infrastructure. Explore the many components of modern management.  Continue Reading

• Data retention and destruction policy template: A free download

  The downloadable data retention and destruction policy template on this page will help with compliance. Use this structure for developing other IT data management policies.  Continue Reading

• Implement data storage policy with guidelines, free template

  Data storage policies are an important piece of data management. The free template on this page will help organizations lay out requirements for secure storage.  Continue Reading

• Adopt data storage security standards to ensure compliance

  Data storage security standards are vital to prepare for audit activities and ensure compliance. This tip examines standards that address data storage security.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 data storage issues and how to overcome them

  Don't overlook or ignore these 10 data storage issues -- including ones related to staff, security and cost -- as they could disrupt operations without the proper planning.  Continue Reading

• Apply hyperscale data center design principles to IT storage

  Storage admins in large enterprises can borrow infrastructure design principles from the major hyperscale cloud providers to optimize their own storage systems and operations.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for enterprise image data storage

  Digital document images consume an ever-growing amount of storage space. Here's a look at several ways to store images efficiently and cost-effectively.  Continue Reading

• 6 data storage compliance strategies for the enterprise

  Storage administrators and managers stressing over compliance should follow these analyst-recommended strategies, including taking advantage of automation and anonymizing data.  Continue Reading

• 12 ways to manage your data storage strategy

  Data storage systems were never easy to manage, and with spiraling capacities it's gotten even harder. Try these 12 techs and practices to help ease the storage management burden.  Continue Reading

• Data storage management advantages and challenges explained

  Although establishing a data storage management strategy can be difficult, with increasingly distributed and complex systems, it offers several benefits to the organization.  Continue Reading

• How to develop and implement a data storage plan

  Planning is an important piece of IT. Examine the elements of a storage plan, how to prepare and implement the document, and the benefits of having one.  Continue Reading

• 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

• How to deal with the challenges of cloud storage vs. SAN

  Whether you're managing cloud storage or a local SAN, both have issues. Compare 13 areas where SAN and cloud storage challenges can arise and find out how to deal with them.  Continue Reading

• 5 ways hybrid cloud storage is changing SAN management

  Increasing reliance on cloud storage is changing the way storage area networks are managed and the challenges that SAN admins face in responding to business requirements.  Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Multi-cloud storage, blockchain, NVMe garner reader attention

  The multi-cloud vs. hybrid cloud storage debate, blockchain storage struggles and NVMe misconceptions were our most-read tips in 2019. See where storage admins are focused for the year ahead.  Continue Reading

• Intelligent storage systems optimize performance, proactivity

  Intelligent data storage use is on the rise, employing AI, machine learning and predictive analytics to automate storage and prevent problems before they start.  Continue Reading

• Storing predictive analytics data can be tricky: Avoid these 5 errors

  Looking into the future is getting easier with predictive analytics, but only when your storage resources are able to meet the demanding needs of the data those tools generate.  Continue Reading

• 3 key unstructured data storage challenges and how to resolve them

  Volume, variety and value make storing unstructured data difficult. We look at how some vendors are helping enterprises get control of their burgeoning data stores.  Continue Reading

• How HPE InfoSight AI proactively spots, solves infrastructure issues

  Find out how the cloud service uses AI, machine learning and predictive analytics to collect and analyze data from millions of sensors to address problems before they happen.  Continue Reading

• Predictive analytics for storage: Benefits and product options

  The advantages of using predictive analytics in storage include less downtime and better resource utilization. It's no wonder more storage vendors are making it an option.  Continue Reading

• Storage admin roles and responsibilities follow convergence and cloud

  With their jobs under constant assault, what must storage administrators do to stay relevant as data center technologies and the data storage world converge and change?  Continue Reading

• A deep dive into guest clustering for shared virtual storage

  When using shared VHDX files to host a guest cluster shared volume, there are some considerations to take into account, such as physical connectivity and potential limitations.  Continue Reading

• Edge computing technology can ease bandwidth pressure points

  Stockpiling data at endpoints makes sense in a growing number of applications. With storage at the edge, concerns about storage bandwidth and data costs can be mitigated.  Continue Reading

• The storage administrator skills you need to keep up today

  To meet changing enterprise IT needs, storage admins must acquire a new set of skills. If not, they risk being bogged down in an outmoded, outdated career rut.  Continue Reading

• AFA storage tackles big data analytics challenges

  The latest generation of all-flash array storage is delivering the high performance and low latency required to support petabyte-scale big data analytics workloads.  Continue Reading

• Hadoop data analysis: Common concerns with the HDFS platform

  Using HDFS technology as a data analysis platform may be insufficient for your storage needs. Explore the challenges storage administrators may encounter and find out how to address them.  Continue Reading

• Three reasons why object storage is a good HDFS alternative

  HDFS manages data across dispersed nodes, but an object storage system that leverages commodity storage can be a compelling alternative.  Continue Reading

• How to create a successful data archiving strategy

  A good archiving process provides the automation needed to deliver the necessary application granularity while minimizing the impact to IT operations.  Continue Reading

• Data archiving technology to keep on the radar

  Archival storage options are expanding, getting more resilient and less costly. Find out which technologies are making an impression.  Continue Reading

• Five questions to ask when choosing a data archiving technology

  Many factors need to be considered when determining what the right archiving platform is for you. Jon Toigo highlights the most important in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Hadoop clusters: Benefits and challenges for big data analytics

  Brien Posey explains how Hadoop clusters can be extremely beneficial to large amounts of unstructured data, but aren't ideal for all environments.  Continue Reading

• Streaming large video files in today's big data environments

  Solid-state drives are a good choice for streaming large video files. Other factors to consider include cost and how often video will be accessed.  Continue Reading

• Using SSD technology to support memory overcommitment in vSphere

  Using SSD in a vSphere environment helps with memory overcommitment. Find out how memory overcommitment works and why SSD is better at supporting it than mechanical disk.  Continue Reading

• How to choose the correct RAID level

  This tip offers nine things to consider when deciding which RAID level is right for your organization's needs.  Continue Reading