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Backup the data in cloud block storage

If you use a cloud provider's block storage, it warrants backup to avoid possible data loss in the event of an outage.

Sep 19, 2019 6 mins

What is instant recovery? A way to quickly restore lost files and test backup systems

Instant recovery makes backups directly accessible for quick restoration of files but also enables checking whether the backup system itself is actually working.

By W. Curtis Preston

Aug 13, 2019 6 mins

Backup and Recovery Networking Virtualization

Seagate, Cloudian partner for high-density storage as a service

The combination of software and hard drives promises scalable enterprise storage comparable to AWS S3.

By Andy Patrizio

Jun 28, 2019 2 mins

Backup and Recovery Data Center Enterprise Storage

HPE promises 100% reliability with its new storage system

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's new enterprise-class storage option, Primera, uses artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to deliver 100% reliability guaranteed.

By Andy Patrizio

Jun 27, 2019 3 mins

Backup and Recovery Data Center Enterprise Storage

Data centers should sell spare UPS capacity to the grid

Distributed Energy is gaining traction, providing an opportunity for data centers to sell excess power in data center UPS batteries to the grid.

By Patrick Nelson

Jun 13, 2019 3 mins

Backup and Recovery Data Center Data Center Management

Nutanix offers unified data backup and recovery, allies with AMD

Nutanix Mine essentially turns a Nutanix system into a backup appliance, putting primary and secondary storage in one place.

By Andy Patrizio

May 13, 2019 2 mins

Backup and Recovery Enterprise Storage

How to deal with backup when you switch to hyperconverged infrastructure

Vendors of hyperconverged infrastructure provide options for making it easier to backup data on-site, in the cloud or both, but which is best?

By W. Curtis Preston

Apr 16, 2019 6 mins

Backup and Recovery Data Center

Dell EMC speeds up backups and restores in its storage appliances

With its new software, Dell EMC Data Domain on-premises restores are up to 2.5 times faster than prior versions.

By Andy Patrizio

Feb 7, 2019 2 mins

Backup and Recovery Cloud Storage Dell EMC

What’s the best way to move data to a backup site?

There are several ways of moving data to backup storage sites where it will be safe in a disaster, but none is perfect. Here are the upsides and downsides of each.

By W. Curtis Preston

Feb 7, 2019 5 mins

Backup and Recovery Data Center Disaster Recovery

How to pick an off-site data-backup method

Figuring out how to move data to a backup facility, in what form and deciding where that facility should be means balancing cost, risk level, how fast you want to recover lost data and how much data you can afford to lose.

By W. Curtis Preston

Dec 18, 2018 6 mins

Backup and Recovery Enterprise Storage