Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesMaster how to write an RFP and statement of work to get the IT services you need using these best practices from consulting firm ClearEdge Partners. By Mary K. Pratt Published: 24 Mar 2020 CIOs spend hundreds of billions of dollars on professional IT services annually, with demand expected to grow sharply over the next five years. Grandview Research, which pegged the global
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhen evaluating the cost of a hyper-converged storage system, it’s important to keep the functionality of the system in mind in addition to cost per gigabyte. By Brien Posey It isn’t entirely fair to compare the expense of a SAN or NAS system to that of a hyper-converged system because the three technologies were created for different purposes. In addition,
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesDAS can be useful for specific applications, but NAS is often the better option because it can provide a greater number of storage architecture options. By Brien Posey When given a choice, is it better to use network-attached storage (NAS) or direct-attached storage (DAS) for your environment? While there is not an answer that holds true in every situation —
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesFind out what’s new with NAS technology today, including how it differs from SAN and DAS and where a NAS device might fit into your enterprise’s storage plan. By Brien Posey Published: 24 Jun 2019 Over the last several years, storage hardware has become increasingly sophisticated. With so many new features and capabilities introduced each year, data storage administrators may have
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteBy Stacey Peterson Published: Nov 22, 2019 Debating whether to go with SAN or NAS? Take a closer look at how the two network-based storage technologies compare based on function, usage, advantages and disadvantages. SAN and NAS are established methods used to create networked storage. However, each approach has its own unique features and benefits, as well as drawbacks. A SAN
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesCompare SAN and NAS and find out what to consider when using each storage system format. Object storage and the cloud are also affecting the storage options that are available. By Randy Kerns, Evaluator Group Stacey Peterson Rodney Brown Published: 28 Aug 2020 Enterprise storage comes in many different shapes. Two of the most common — and long-standing — ways to add
Reading Time-approximately: 11 minutesThe enterprise backup software market consists of traditional vendors and newer technology companies that offer appliances and other cloud-native data protection products. By Chris Evans The market for data backup tools is in transition, as vendors try to capitalize on both the strengths of the public cloud as a backup target and as a platform that needs protection. The diversification
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesComputational storage is an emerging technology, but it isn’t too soon to develop an understanding of how it can be used to address storage latency and performance issues. By Stacey Peterson Published: 23 Jun 2020 Computational storage is all about moving computation closer to storage and reducing the amount of data that must travel between storage and compute. If successful, this emerging
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe global pandemic accelerated some shifts in the data storage market and brought about new trends that storage CEOs predict will stick around for the long term. By Dave Raffo The past few months have forced the normally conservative data storage world to make on-the-spot adjustments to the ways people buy and use storage. Recent earnings reports from leading storage
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesVendor Dell adds its voice to the growing number that expect changing working patterns to remain in place after the coronavirus pandemic is over. The channel is being encouraged by vendors to gear up for the new normal, and there were further indications coming from Dell that the future is going to look different. The vendor updated the markets with its
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