Category Archives: Data & Information Management
Getting all-flash storage investment approved
We are at an interesting time in the all-flash storage array market
Unleashing the full potential of all-flash arrays
The network is part of the system too
Poor capacity planning is not our fault
Sysadmins explain why things are so crap
Big questions for those looking for answers in big data
“Some complex systems, such as the weather, are oblivious to our predictions. The process of[...]
A peek behind the AI bandwagon
When an important topic or trend gives rise to a marketing and media bandwagon, any[...]
Data encryption must be a priority for the digital business
Organizations large and small are investing in digital transformation programs, cloud migration projects, and enterprise[...]
AMZN, AAPL, GOOGL, FB, and MSFT
With a combined market capitalization of $2.3 trillion, Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft hold[...]
Cyber Security Ownership and Responsibility
It’s easy to be caught out by a cyber attack or internal mistake that leads[...]
Why are backup and recovery measures often not as robust as they should be?
Data protection is essential for every business and its importance cannot be underestimated for disaster[...]
Building a Curated Digital Hub
In a nutshell In today’s online business environment, with data spread broadly and widely, making[...]
Tackling End User Content Sprawl
In a nutshell The problem of content sprawl has been around since the early days[...]
IBM’s Spectrum Suite of storage tools is going to be a hard sell
IBM’s announcement of a storage suite with per Tb pricing is a natural move following[...]
Enterprise Storage Architectures
Enterprise scale up storage arrays have traditionally been expensive to acquire and complex to manage.[...]
Key Advances in Storage Technology
While your storage infrastructure may be meeting current needs, you will almost certainly be investing[...]
Modern Storage Options for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
If you work in a small or medium-sized business environment, storage is probably something you[...]
Data Protection and Management in a Box
In today’s fast-moving, information-intensive business environment, data management is more of a challenge than ever.[...]
Ceph as an Enabler of Growth and Scalability
A perennial problem with storage is how to deal with escalating requirements in a smooth,[...]
User-Centric Mobile Security
Not so long ago, many were speculating that ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) would define[...]
You can do more with backup than just cloning your data
As we all know, the world of backup is changing, and not just in obvious[...]
What hyper-converged storage really means for you
To paraphrase an old joke, ask three IT “experts” for a definition of hyper-convergence and[...]
Evolution of the OpenText portfolio
A few days into my first software sales role back in the 90’s, I was[...]
Storage Quality of Service Management
Organisations are increasingly turning to multi-tiered shared storage environments to deal with growing data volumes,[...]
The Impact of VMware VVOLs on Storage
VMware Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) are due to be released in 2015 and have been designed[...]
Data Virtualisation for DevOps
The DevOps movement is supported by a whole range of tools, and is particularly well[...]