7 cloud storage and file-sharing services to consider

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ Cloud computing, cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement), Cloud Storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, File-Sharing Services, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesCloud-based file-sharing services enable teams that are working remotely to share files and collaborate with colleagues and clients all over the world. By Dan Sullivan Cloud storage and file-sharing services enable distributed organizations to securely share large files, store them in the cloud, synchronize them across devices, and provide access so clients and colleagues can collaborate without the fear of

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What is SAN zoning and what are the different types of zoning?

T-Blog Editor/ December 23, 2020/ Best practices for data center operations, Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Computational Storage, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise data storage strategies, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, SAN Technology and Arrays

Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesZoning can be set up according to server, storage and SAN switch. Discover what type of zoning to use, how zone sets extend SAN segmentation and about the various zoning schemas. By Simon Gordon and Garry Kranz SAN zoning gains importance once your SAN includes more than a couple dozen devices. During the early days of SAN, there was debate

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Erasure coding vs RAID: Data protection in the cloud era

T-Blog Editor/ November 10, 2020/ Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesErasure coding has come to prominence with its use in object storage and, by extension, in the cloud. We run the rule over its pros and cons vs RAID data protection. By Stephen Pritchard Since the late 1980s, RAID has been a fundamental method of data protection. But RAID arose in a world of SAN and NAS in hardware array products. Now

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Top 6 complexity challenges of operating a cloud at scale

T-Blog Editor/ November 3, 2020/ Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Data Center Hardware, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIt’s not unusual for enterprises to scale their applications to meet demand, but they need to be aware of the associated cloud complexity issues. Look out for these six common problems. By Zachary Flower Embracing cloud computing is hardly a unique experience for most companies, but there’s a significant difference between living in the cloud and scaling in it. As

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Cloud storage best practices in the work-from-home era

T-Blog Editor/ October 20, 2020/ Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips

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

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Fine-tune your storage-as-a-service (SaaS) approach

T-Blog Editor/ October 15, 2020/ Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Essential Technical Terminology you need to know, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhat you need to know about storage-as-a-service options to make them work for your organization. Service levels, data protection and upgrade schedules can be the differentiators. By Chris Evans Storage is one of the biggest capital expenditures in the data center. Enterprises are creating and retaining increasing amounts of data, hoping to exploit some potential future value. One scenario to

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