How Positioning and Consolidation Has Impacted the SSD Market
There can be only one! Ok, so the SSD market certainly will not consolidate to one company, but we are seeing a lot of movement. One company acquiring the next in order to gain all of their wisdom...
Data Security Measures to take for Everyday Life
Over time, pundits of data security and data recovery have always said to back up your data. Many of you are listening, but what do you do beyond that to secure your valuable information? Risks of...
Managing Your Digital Footprint in the Age of Technology
We live in a digital age where creating data has almost become second nature to the human race. Whether it’s Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter etc., the list is endless and vehicles to essentially...
Tape Archiving for Cold Storage is more than just hitting “Save”
Choosing to tape archiving for long term, rarely accessed company data (aka “Cold Storage”), means more than simply hitting save and storing it in a secure facility. We see companies on a daily basis...
VMFS 5 – Unified Block Size
An interesting piece, “Increasing Storage vMotion Performance with Unified VMFS Block Size” by Chris Wahl, illustrates why having a unified block size on VMFS volumes is important for Storage vMotion...
CHKDSK: Using Thor’s Hammer to Hang a Picture
The power of CHKDSK may be mighty, but could it be too much for a mere human to handle? Many of you know Loki and Thor from recent comic book and movie references, but their history runs much deeper...