Storage benchmarking is what I like to call a “dark art”.

Let’s be honest, the reason File Virtualization is hot is because every compute environment is running into the unavoidable realities of exploding data growth in all directions - spreading like a virus across the network and in the data center.

What is your definition of CDP! Pick one that works for your business!

What data storage solutions are available for agriculture?

For a long time now I’ve been a proponent of replacing tape drives with hard drives. But there have always been technical hurdles to overcome…

Storage is expensive because of all the crazy custom hardware. But you don’t need that. The value is in the software. Spending money on fancy sheet metal isn’t going to make your data any safer.

So much of what the storage industry focuses on is around the high dollar, high end, and high touch enterprises. While certainly the most sophisticated in their infrastructures they are also the most “beefed up” with expertise and staff to handle these very complex environments.

Now what about the rest of the world? What about the small doctors offices, law offices, graphics design companies, consultancy firms, retail stores and everything else in between? There is lots of data being generated and the need for a reliable storage infrastructure is just as important to the small business owner as it is for the largest of enterprises. The point I’m trying to make is that it’s all relative. Generally, storage and the protection of the data on it is very important…