Virtual Tape is Dead, Dedup Appliances are Next

By Mike Richardson, on October 10th, 2012

Although it may not seem like it in your datacenter, backup technologies are not immune to the advancing tides of data protection innovation. It is important to realize this as you develop your data protection strategy roadmap. For example, if you have been using tape as your primary backup medium and now feel like . . . → Read More: Virtual Tape is Dead, Dedup Appliances are Next

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Is NetApp Doomed?

By Mike Richardson, on September 8th, 2012

I recently met with a storage architect friend of mine who happens to be a NetApp competitor and had a good discussion about the future of NetApp.  He made a case that the best days of NetApp are behind it, that they had a good run, but got bogged down in this “one platform . . . → Read More: Is NetApp Doomed?

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IT Preppers! Are You Ready for the Datacenter Apocalypse?

By Mike Richardson, on May 27th, 2012

Tornadoes : Hurricanes : Earthquakes : Black-outs : Floods Fires : Tsunamis : Terrorism : Riots : Zombies

At any moment, your business data could be lost due to any number of natural or un-natural disasters.  The continuation of your business following one of these apocalyptic events depends not on what you . . . → Read More: IT Preppers! Are You Ready for the Datacenter Apocalypse?

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Why Do I Need a Middle-Man?

By Mike Richardson, on April 29th, 2012

Occasionally when talking with customers who tend to buy products direct from manufacturers, I’m asked the question:

“Why should I go through a middle-man/reseller when I can buy direct?”

It is a very good question—and knowing the answer to it can not only help you better understand why resellers are important to your business, . . . → Read More: Why Do I Need a Middle-Man?

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To Tier or Not to Tier?

By Mike Richardson, on April 22nd, 2012

In my previous post, I discussed how storage virtualization capabilities are radically changing how we design and manage storage systems.  For a while now, I’ve been skeptical of the idea that paying per/TB for virtualization software can save me money over what would otherwise be hardware costs alone.

I decided to actually run some . . . → Read More: To Tier or Not to Tier?

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