Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. Being forced to perform a complete disaster recovery under duress is an incredibly difficult thing; it’s also a great way to learn. On my Restore it All podcast, I recently interviewed an IT professional who was the man on the ground after a hurricane took out […]
Data Centers, Cybersecurity, and the Cloud: How Lessons from 2020 Will Shape 2021
Click to learn more about author Amanda Regnerus. 2020 was a year of unprecedented events. Businesses were forced to take on the challenges of a boom in remote workforces, the necessity for online commerce platforms, and the lack of access to physical equipment. As we head into the new year, businesses will be more alert […]
Don’t Forget Content in Your Data Privacy Strategy
Click to learn more about author Kyle McNabb. Let’s level-set: Data privacy regulations like the GDPR and CCPA are the tip of the iceberg, and enterprises need to start addressing privacy compliance and its related challenges immediately. Wait – don’t click away from this article. I promise it won’t be beating the dead horse of […]
How Businesses Can Enable Digital Transformation by Investing in Cloud and Edge, Together
Click to learn more about author Jay Owen. Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT) aren’t new – they’ve been impacting and shaping enterprise strategy for years. Now though, as their use accelerates, businesses are left with vast amounts of data that need to be collected, processed, and analyzed. Without doing […]
Traditional SAN and Virtual SAN (vSAN): What to Choose?
Click to learn more about author George Williams. Whether it’s time to deploy a platform for new projects, set up a CRM server, or build a data center suitable for an industry-standard hypervisor, there comes a time in every IT manager or storage administrator’s career when they’re confronted with this question: “Should I use a […]
How Do Data Leaders Go from Responding to Recovering from COVID-19?
Click to learn more about author Kyle McNabb. The pandemic is reaching an inflection point — or rather, the people affected by it are. While the future still feels uncertain, companies are no longer waiting in fear of the unknown. Senior leaders are ready to stop merely responding to the pandemic and start recovering from […]
How Hybrid IT Can Help You Manage the One Consistent in Life: Change
Click to learn more about author Amanda Regnerus. As technologies advance and the needs of the consumer evolves, applications are being modified and developed to take advantage. Applications are taking an innovative approach to combat the continually growing threat of sophisticated cyberattacks, as well as creating new ways to maintain data security and comply with […]
Even if You’re Not (Yet) Multi-Cloud, You Should Use Cloud-Agnostic Tools
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. There’s a simple fact that’s true for public cloud users today: You need to use cloud-agnostic tools. Yes — even if you only use one public cloud. Why? This recommendation comes down to a few drivers that we see time and time again. You Won’t Always Use […]
The COVID-19 Crisis Has Raised the Importance of the Power to Change
Click to learn more about author Steve Sullivan. If there is one place where the global COVID-19 crisis has left its deepest mark on the business sector, it is on the ability to change. Undoubtedly, no one expected or estimated the extent of this crisis, and, these days, it still leaves big question marks in […]
KIOXIA Adds Thin Provisioning to KumoScale Software Suite
A new press release reports, “KIOXIA America, Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, has added thin provisioning to its KumoScale™ storage software based on NVM Express™ over Fabrics (NVMe-oF™) technology. Thin provisioning joins KumoScale software’s growing list of advanced storage functions that allow for the virtualization and management of high-performance flash at data center […]