Opinion

Cloud storage

Multi-cloud management: Making it work for the enterprise

As the hype surrounding multi-cloud infrastructure continues to grow, what do enterprises need to do to make the model work for them? Continue Reading
IT transformation brings storage transformation

IT departments’ moves away from specialised skills to generalist skillsets are fuelling the rise of easy-to-use hyper-converged infrastructure and all-flash storage systems Continue Reading
Enterprise NAS performance challenges and how to resolve them

NAS storage can be used for mission critical workloads but NFS-based storage comes with performance challenges. Jim Bahn of Virtual Instruments outlines the main ones Continue Reading
Solid state storage in the datacentre: More than a flash in the pan

As IT organisations transform their datacentres to meet the efficiency and agility demands of the digital enterprise, flash storage is increasingly viewed as a key element Continue Reading
Life on the edge: The benefits of using micro datacentres

Enterprises are demanding faster access to applications and ever more processing power. Could edge datacentres fill the gap? Continue Reading

Why the IT dinosaurs should be planning for extinction

The planned merger of two dinosaurs of the hardware world, Dell and EMC, offers a useful insight into how to manage corporate extinction Continue Reading
Microsoft SharePoint: Why are we still hearing so much about adoption issues?

The SharePoint business system is too important to be left to IT; the whole business need to embrace it so it's more than just shelfware Continue Reading
Is your storage ready for the future?

Research study looks at the challenge of building a storage infrastructure to meet the rapidly changing needs of business Continue Reading
Software-defined storage: a proxy for storage transformation

Software-defined storage reflects important trends that affect storage, such as increasing separation between hardware and software Continue Reading
Cloud storage: A threat to entry-level/mid-range storage arrays?

There are some big obstacles to cloud storage adoption at the moment, but these are likely to diminish over time. Will that spell the end for low- and mid-range array suppliers? Continue Reading
Hybrid cloud storage: What data goes where?

Hybrid cloud storage keeps some data on-site while the rest goes to the cloud. But what data should go where in a hybrid cloud setup? Continue Reading

Cloud storage needs an audit process to stay compliant

If you use a cloud service, where does your data reside, and do you know if you’re fully compliant with laws and regulations? A cloud compliance audit is what’s required Continue Reading
IT may not have to worry about mobile device backup

Analyst Charles Brett offers some advice for IT departments on backing up data from mobile devices, tablets and smartphones, Continue Reading
Nirvanix failure – a blow to the cloud storage model?

Cloud storage firm Nirvanix has given customers a deadline to retrieve their data. Are the reasons for its failure specific to Nirvanix or a real blow to cloud storage overall? Continue Reading
Cloud storage creeps up the enterprise agenda

Research from 451 Group sees private cloud storage ranked second most common storage project and public cloud in fourth Continue Reading