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Seven Data Deduplication Questions

Deduplication has been one of the hottest technologies in the storage industry for almost three years.  During that time, it has generated marketing wars, industry consolidation, and comments Continue Reading »

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Surfing the Big Data Retention Wave

Make no mistake, Big Data analytics is big business. Continue Reading »

Cloud Computing: A New Model for Delivering and Consuming IT Resources

Through all of the hype and excitement brought on by cloud computing, the fact of the matter is that it is delivering real value to enterprises, SMBs and consumers.  Continue Reading »

Enterprise Cloud Computing: A Question of Business Policy

Few would disagree that the cloud computing frenzy of the last year has put more, not less, pressure on the IT organization. Continue Reading »

Defeating the Dark Side of Virtualization Using Software License Management

Virtualization is on the minds of most IT executives and administrators for several very good reasons, including a reduced data center footprint, lower overall IT costs, simplified server management, improved IT governance, and a greener data center. Continue Reading »

The Data Crisis

One of the biggest considerations in strategic IT planning is projected data growth. Continue Reading »

Next Generation Cloud Storage Architecture

Few would argue that enterprise data is not growing at a torrid pace. What’s not well understood is that not all data is expanding at the same rate. Continue Reading »

Protecting Business Applications in a Virtual World

Some industry experts have claimed that there are still business applications that should not run on virtual servers. This is surprising. Continue Reading »

How Virtualization and Cloud Computing Will Change Security

The virtues of virtualization and cloud computing will figure into most enterprise IT infrastructure discussions during 2010. Continue Reading »