Who says SMB’s do not have Enterprise Backup Problems? Think ” Data...
Just because a customer is not enterprise does NOT meant they do not have the same issues as an enterprise. A small customer has all the same issues that a large one may have, but they usually do not...
View ArticleThe Year Ahead: The Rise Of Cloud And All Things Virtual
December 11, 2012 reprinted from Business Solutions website http://ow.ly/geGK9 By Jarrett Potts, director of strategic marketing for STORServer In 2012, we saw the rise of cloud and all things virtual...
View ArticleUnderstanding that disaster recovery is not business continuity will save you...
A common theme in the world of data backup is the confusion of business continuity with disaster recovery. When it comes to protecting your data, it’s important to understand that these are two...
View ArticleShow me the money #1 – Archive with Delete
In 1996 the movie Jerry Maguire came up with the line “show me the money” the fall back slogan for many people. What happens is that a sports agent has a moral epiphany and gets canned for expressing...
View ArticleData recovery is what really matters, but who guarantees it?
With all the buzz around data protection and cloud something seems to have been lost in space. We talk about instant, incremental and online backups as well as data deduplication, but what really needs...
View ArticleData Recovery for the Serious CIO
Let’s get serious about data recovery. When a mid-market CIO (or, the CTO, COO or even CEO) sets goals for recovery in the IT department, does he or she really expect managers and operators to recover...
View ArticleShow me the money #3 – Information Lifecycle Management
Your data is the lifeblood of your company. So much so, that most companies would go bankrupt if they could not recover their data. So that begs the question, is data treated according to it’s...
View ArticleShow me the money #2 – Lower Total Cost of Ownership
In a prior blog titled “Show me the money” part one, I described 5 strategies that would save you time and money by archiving your data. The purpose was to “show you the money” that can be saved while...
View ArticleElvis wants back in the building
Even though his pay no longer comes with a guarantee By: John Pearring, STORServer For those of you who have been following the debacle of Elvis resigning—Elvis Dumervil of the Denver Broncos, that...
View ArticleTHINK before you protect
I remember my dad telling me to “think before I act”. I was 9. I was a boy and 9 year old boys do NOT think especially before they act. That totally defeats the purpose of being 9 years old. My...
View ArticleDisaster Recovery. Let’s Have Some Fun! Bring on the CHAOS!
So you have planned. You have a strategy. You are ready. Are you really? Sure you have done planned testing. But… people knew it was coming. You probably made all the plans for your test weeks in...
View ArticleBackup to the Cloud Coming into Its Own: Interview with STORServer’s Jarrett...
Backup to the Cloud Coming into Its Own: Interview with STORServer’s Jarrett Potts, Part I By Jerome M. Wendt on April 18, 2013 10:00 AM | Permalink | Leave a comment Backup and the cloud are becoming...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Appliance for Cloud Backup; Interview with STORServer’s...
Choosing the Right Cloud Backup Appliance; Interview with STORServer’s Jarrett Potts, Part II By Jerome M. Wendt on April 24, 2013 5:00 AM | Permalink | Leave a comment Just because a backup appliance...
View ArticleData Reduction, Not Just Data Deduplication!
It is not all about data deduplication! Many data protection products and providers talk about data deduplication as if it will save the world. In fact, data deduplication is only a small part of the...
View ArticleRecovery! A Unified Approach
Do you have different products to protect different types of data or different systems? If so, you need to start thinking about standardizing on a single product. Think of all the time, training and...
View ArticleThe Difference between a DCIG Buyer’s Guide and an Analyst Research Report
A question that I often get asked is, “Why does DCIG use the phrase ‘Buyer’s Guide’ instead of ‘Analyst Research Report’ when it produces its listing, ranking and scoring of products?” More than one...
View ArticleLicense Correctly and Save Money! What?
License correctly and save money! What? Can two of the same things have two different prices? Heck yes! Not only can they have different prices, but they can also be dramatically different. In the last...
View ArticleScalable Data Protection – You grow, it grows!
When keeping pace with growing data, a major concern for IT organizations, in terms of both storage and data protection is how the data protection solution will handle the growth. If your business has...
View ArticleBest Practices for Implementing Backup to the Cloud; Interview with...
Best Practices for Implementing Backup to the Cloud; Interview with STORServer’s Jarrett Potts Part III By Jerome M. Wendt on May 9, 2013 5:00 AM | Permalink | Leave a comment It can sound so easy to...
View ArticleNot all data is created equal. Data Protection
IT organizations can drive up the cost of storage unnecessarily by treating all data the same and storing it all on the same media. Let’s face the fact: my resume is not as important as the payroll...
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