Evaluating server suppliers can be tough. In considering the Big Four, with similar options from the same chip manufacturers, NICs from the same networking vendors, and the same OEM’s disk and memory options, it can be difficult to look at servers as anything but a commodity. On the other hand, each server supplier has their …
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As they say, all good things must come to an end. Storage administrators with expiring DellEMC storage solutions know this better than anyone. Acquired by Dell in 2010, Compellent, later dubbed as SC, featured Auto-Tiering which proved as a nifty way to keep the most frequently accessed data on flash media, and tier less frequently …
Top 10 Reasons to Refresh legacy DellEMC storage with PowerStore Read More »
Ransomware today is big business for criminals, so profitable that we are seeing more organized crime and nation-state actors getting involved. The threat landscape today is larger than ever with supply chain attacks targeting major vendors and pushing compromised software updates as seen in the 2021 SolarWinds incident or shipping conglomerate Maersk in 2017. Each …
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Backing up, archiving, and preparing for disaster recovery are obviously related. They overlap, but each one names a different purpose. Doing a good job at one of them doesn’t mean they’re all covered. Let’s consider what each one involves. Backup The purpose of a backup is to restore files that are lost or damaged. Recovery …
We frequently talk to customers about their backup and disaster recovery plans. A topic that often comes up is that the customer feels they are covered by their replication of data and don’t need to have a separate backup schema. Let’s analyze that: The replication system will typically create a real time copy of the …
Backup and Replication – Why Replication Isn’t Enough Read More »
IT Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) plans used to be reserved for large enterprise level companies. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity provision required a very large budget and often included cold or hot sites, expensive replication software and duplicate equipment ready to go in case the worst were to happen. Not only is …
Here is a review article by Storage Switzerland that outlines the benefits of using Dell Rapid Recovery (formerly Dell AppAssure) and features available in its latest release: https://storageswiss.com/2016/03/10/addressing-modern-recovery-requirements/ Dell Rapid Recovery now offers agentless backup for VMware as well as its tried and tested agent-based backup. In addition to being able to run recovery …
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The Future is Flash…. All Flash Dell’s new merger with EMC has been widely talked about and anticipated, but it is finally here. The market seems to be extremely optimistic about this merger. These two companies coming together might be the “Dawn of a new age” in the world of IT end-users. If you want …
Dell and EMC became one company, Dell Technologies, on September 7th, 2016. This made it the largest data center infrastructure supplier in the world. It also brought together a wide range of different and in some cases, competing storage technologies. What does this mean to current Dell and EMC storage customers and what does the …
Dell EMC – Future Direction for Mid-Range Storage Read More »
Dell’s acquisition of EMC Corporation was the largest tech buyout in history. The primary focus of it was to position Dell as a leader in the emerging “Internet of Things” market, or smart connected devices ranging from household appliances to vehicles. This also greatly expands their range of enterprise and data storage offerings, however, particularly …
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When you’re in the workplace, one of the keys to having a successful business, is planning ahead at all times. For example, not only do you need to have a business goal for your company, but contingency plans are important as well. Nothing is ever set in stone, so you might need to make adjustments …
Disaster recovery is a topic that every business should include in their strategic plan. It is an ongoing discussion. We should approach this problem from the point of not if, but when. Today’s business world has a lot to consider and as technology improves, business leaders face greater threats that could easily become a disaster. …
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The key to understanding whether or not your data is safe lies in understanding the threats to it. Most attackers will attempt to come in by several very common avenues. Every organization will face different threat levels. For example, if you’re in finance or are a utility company, you’re going to be facing more persistent …
New Product Releases for DellEMC SC Series and Unity Mid-Range Storage Platforms. Often when two companies come together, customers fear the worst. Will the technologies they rely on go away? Will there continue to be development and enhancements to their preferred systems? When Dell and EMC combined in 2016, they addressed these concerns immediately, telling …
DellEMC World Update – mid-range storage updates announcements Read More »
When your CEO says, “I NEED TO DISCUSS HOW THE COMPANY IS PROTECTED AGAINST RANSOMWARE”. Here is what you need to do. I am sure many of you are have received countless emails recently from IT vendors telling you to buy their hardware or software because it is the “best way to protect against Ransomware”. …
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