What is indefinite storage and why you need it.

Staff Writer/ December 4, 2022/ Backup and Archival Tools, Best practices for data center operations, Data storage backup tools, Data storage backup tools, Data storage compliance and regulations, Data storage management, Data Storage Strategy, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIndefinite storage addresses the issue that archived data may need to be kept well beyond the lifespan of the technology it was written for. By Stephen Pritchard For hundreds of years, any organisation that needed to store information relied on one tried and tested technology: paper. But since the advent of computing and digital data storage, more and more data

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6 data storage compliance strategies for the enterprise

Staff Writer/ August 20, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data storage compliance and regulations, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage management and analytics, Timeless Articles

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesStorage administrators and managers stressing over compliance should follow these analyst-recommended strategies, including taking advantage of automation and anonymizing data. By Alan R. Earls Storage pros already had plenty to do, but in an age of ever-expanding regulations, their to-do list keeps growing. Laws, including GDPR, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, HIPAA, PCI DSS and CCPA, make ensuring compliance an even bigger challenge.

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The top 10 data storage issues and how to overcome them

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ August 12, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Storage Strategy, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage management and analytics, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesDon’t overlook or ignore these 10 data storage issues — including ones related to staff, security and cost — as they could disrupt operations without the proper planning. By Paul Kirvan Considering how ubiquitous data storage is, one might think no serious challenges exist for such a key part of most organizations. However, there are several data storage issues, including

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Four key areas where backups go wrong

Tekmart Data Center Team/ May 17, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Best practices for data center operations, Data storage backup tools, Data storage compliance and regulations, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage management and analytics

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWe look at the key ways that backups can fail – via software issues, hardware problems, trouble in the infrastructure and good old human error – and suggest ways to mitigate them By Antony Adshead Despite the prevalence of many forms of data protection – that range from local RAID via snapshots and replication to keeping copies in the cloud – the

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RAID 10 (RAID 1+0)-explained

Staff Writer/ March 17, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center design and facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage management and analytics

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesRAID 10, also known as RAID 1+0, is a RAID configuration that combines disk mirroring and disk striping to protect data. It requires a minimum of four disks and stripes data across mirrored pairs. As long as one disk in each mirrored pair is functional, data can be retrieved. If two disks in the same mirrored pair fail, all data will be lost because there is

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Track these 4 emerging storage technologies in 2021

Staff Writer/ February 16, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Storage Strategy, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage management and analytics

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAs they seek to increase the efficiency and performance of data storage systems in 2021, administrators should keep these four emerging technologies in mind. By Marc Staimer There were significant changes within the data storage ecosystem throughout 2020. And, in 2021, that trend is set to continue. In 2020, storage admins saw advancements and updates related to storage class memory

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Prevent the storage and data security risks of remote work

T-Blog Editor/ October 14, 2020/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, COVID-19: Organization Mitigation Responses, Data storage compliance and regulations, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage management and analytics, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesMany organizations have employees working from home, but some may not have taken the security and training precautions that remote work requires. By Robert Sheldon Amazon announced that the company is extending its work-from-home policy until January 2021, continuing a trend that many organizations have adopted since the onset of COVID-19. It’s not clear yet whether other companies will follow

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