Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhile Microsoft 365 users face storage limits across the platform, there are ways to increase capacity. It’s also important to understand the limits in the first place. By Brien Posey Microsoft 365 is one of the world’s most popular SaaS applications, and organizations of all sizes store vast amounts of data in its cloud. However, it is important to know
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesDecentralized storage technology can be confusing and complicated. These best practices, however, can help with implementation in enterprise IT infrastructure. By Brien Posey Decentralization is one of the hottest trends in cloud storage. Rather than storing all of an organization’s data in a single location, decentralization breaks the data up into fragments and scatters them across many cloud storage devices.
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesCloud NAS (network attached storage) is remote storage that is accessed over the internet as if it is local. By Paul Kirvan The storage is usually hosted by a third-party service provider, who charges the customer a fee based on capacity and bandwidth. Many enterprises use a similar chargeback method for their off-site storage. Cloud NAS is often used for backup and
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesLearn how load balancing in the cloud differs from a traditional network traffic distribution, and explore services available from AWS, Google and Microsoft. By Stephen J. Bigelow To understand the value and behavior of load balancing, consider a visit to your local bank. If only one teller is available, every customer must rely on the services of that one teller,
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteA cloud storage gateway is a hardware- or software-based appliance located on the customer premises that serves as a bridge between local applications and remote cloud-based storage. By TechTarget Contributor A cloud storage gateway is a hardware- or software-based appliance located on the customer premises that serves as a bridge between local applications and remote cloud-based storage. A cloud storage gateway provides
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCloud encryption is a service offered by cloud storage providers whereby a customer’s data is transformed using encryption algorithms into ciphertext and stored in the cloud. By Michael Cobb, Margaret Rouse and Rachel Kossman Cloud encryption is almost identical to on-premises encryption with one important difference: The cloud customer must take time to learn about the provider’s policies and procedures for encryption and encryption key management. The
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesBare-metal cloud is a public cloud service where the customer rents dedicated hardware resources from a remote service provider. It offers the hardware resources without any installed operating systems or virtualization infrastructure. By Kurt Marko and Erin Sullivan Commercial cloud service infrastructure enables the virtualization and subdivision of compute, storage and database resources so that servers and storage arrays can
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe 3-2-1 backup rule was made for small-scale use in the pre-cloud era when tape still ruled. Is it relevant in the 2020s, or can we repurpose its fundamental principles? By Antony Adshead A fundamental of backup is 3-2-1 – often referred to as “the 3-2-1 rule”. But what is the 3-2-1 rule? Is it still of value to all organisations, especially
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesFind out what data and applications are best for cloud storage, what design factors to consider and how to choose the right service to meet short- and long-term needs of remote workers. By Kurt Marko The scramble to support ubiquitous work-from-home environments has hit every corner of IT, but the effects on infrastructure operations haven’t been uniform. Organizations operating primarily
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesIncreasing reliance on cloud storage is changing the way storage area networks are managed and the challenges that SAN admins face in responding to business requirements. By Stephen Engelhardt Data has grown at an unprecedented pace for years, and storage management has had to change to keep up. Industry observers have repeatedly predicted that storage area networks would become obsolete.
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