Cloud storage
A cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement) is an agreement between a cloud service provider and a customer that ensures a minimum level of service is maintained. See complete definition.
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We look at data protection strategy from backup and replication to screenshots and virtualisation. Download for the pros and cons of different ways of protecting data and key issues of virtual machine backup.
News : Cloud storage
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November 29, 2018
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Virtual Instruments aims to be “the brain of the datacentre”
Virtual Instruments hopes artificial intelligence and machine learning functionality that helps IT staff spot connections between application and storage performance could put an end to the “war room”
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November 27, 2018
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Data volumes set to hit 175ZB with a tectonic shift to the cloud
There will be more data in the public cloud than enterprise datacentres or consumer devices by 2025 as data shifts location, according to a study by IDC and Seagate
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November 21, 2018
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NetApp and Pure show strong results on flash storage and cloud
NetApp records healthy year-on-year revenue increase with flash showing out well, while Pure Storage sees incredible earnings for its flash products over 12 months
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November 20, 2018
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Survey: Data very fragmented, and that’s a worry for most
Cohesity-sponsored survey finds most organisations store multiple copies of secondary data and worry about the cost and the effect on their competitiveness
In Depth : Cloud storage
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Data protection, backup and replication in the age of the cloud
A data protection and backup strategy has to take account of the expansion of the sphere of IT, from the datacentre to the public cloud to devices and locations at the edge Continue Reading
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How to build SME storage using public cloud storage
Small companies can often take advantage of public cloud storage offerings to supplement or replace on-premise infrastructure. We look at key options in file, block and object storage Continue Reading
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Storage 101: Unstructured data and its storage needs
Unstructured data exists in huge volumes, but often actually it is semi-structured with metadata. We lift the lid on unstructured data and key approaches to its storage Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Cloud storage
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Storj: Can uberization of cloud storage succeed?
On the face of it, cloud storage should be an ideal candidate for an “excess capacity”, “sharing economy” business model. Otherwise termed “Uberization”, we’ve seen the rise of apps and services ... Continue Reading
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A Cure For IT Paranoia And A Dig In The US Ribs
Last week's IP Expo at EXCEL wasn't all bad news; we escaped the first night into proper London, to a brewery disguised as a pig restaurant and then, naturally, to a (posh) curry house. Well, it is ... Continue Reading
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Cloud storage is hot - again!
But what do people mean when they talk about cloud storage – and do they really know what it can do these days? Not so long ago, once you got beyond Dropbox, for most professional users cloud ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Cloud storage
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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
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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
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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
Videos : Cloud storage
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CW500: Gavin Cole, Oracle UK
Making sense of storage in a big data world
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CW500: Sean Sadler, Kings College London
One of the dilemmas of the modern CIO is the ever-expanding need for data storage.
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CW500: Robert White, Morgan Stanley
One of the dilemmas of the modern CIO is the ever-expanding need for data storage.