For some companies, the role cloud plays in their IT infrastructure is clear cut. Global streaming service Netflix took the decision almost a decade ago to “go all in” with the cloud for its compute resources. Partnering with AWS, it …
As an IT manager or storage engineer, you have a lot to consider when deciding whether and how to migrate data into the cloud. Not only must you understand the benefits and potential limitations of cloud storage, you need to …
What to do with all the hard drives kicking about when it comes time for a refresh cycle or to decommission parts of a data center?
When companies decide to upgrade and replace, or dispose of, outdated equipment, one of …
Once you have taken the decision to migrate data to the cloud, what does this mean for your legacy storage assets? What steps can you take to recover greatest value from retiring drives and related hardware?
There are an estimated …
The many obituaries and tributes on the recent death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen describe the company’s deep roots as an innovator in software and technology in general. Rarely shying from risks, and often, especially in its earlier days, betting …
At the recent Open Compute Project conference in Amsterdam, a number of companies made announcements that further solidify Open Compute Project’s mission. OCP was founded in 2011 to encourage sharing and standardization among organizations that are users and builders of …
The drive to increase efficiency and scalability pushes innovation across all organizations. To extend and implement the latest and greatest in data centers, a number of initiatives have gained ground in recent years.
Perhaps the lead among these is the …
IT managers have a lot to consider when migrating data storage to the cloud. Ongoing research highlights continued momentum toward cloud storage, but also reveals underlying reservations on the part of companies about exactly how far to go.
In spite …
Perhaps there is no more important question in the coming decade than how we handle the increasing amounts of data generated daily around the world. By some estimates, nearly 20% of the data produced by 2025 will be critical to …
Cloud storage might give organizations access to the latest technology without having to invest in capital infrastructure, but this doesn’t mean the cloud is for everyone.
That’s according to Stephen Buckler, chief operating officer of Horizon Technology, as new survey …
