I can only feel sympathy for the team at GitHub, after they suffered an outage recently, due to issues with database replication. The problem was caused by a mere 43-second break in network connectivity. We’ve all been there – keeping replicated data in sync is a thankless task and one that can be a nightmare… Read more »
I recently wrote a number of posts covering HYCU, a data protection software solution from HYCU Inc. During the testing I was curious to understand how easy it would be to automate the build of a dedicated backup environment. Here’s what I found. HYCU Recap HYCU is a software product that was written specifically for… Read more »
Congratulations to the folks at StorReduce for being acquired by Pure Storage. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, hopefully, this represents a successful exit for an interesting technology. Background I first looked at StorReduce in March 2015, including a trial of the software. The premise of the technology is simple. StorReduce acts as… Read more »
Vendors like to claim that their software is “1-click” or installable within 30 seconds. In general these claims are pretty fatuous unless you’re either frequently deploying or looking to automate. I’ve been spending a bit of time looking at a range of storage solutions that are fully software-defined and seeing how easy that deployment process… Read more »
When so many businesses are totally dependent on their digital information, data protection becomes a key requirement for every IT organisation. The way in which we implement technology changes almost daily and this affects the choices on how we protect it. Where 20 years ago the standard model for deployment was based on physical servers,… Read more »
Data protection has featured heavily on the blog over the past few months. Solutions are moving on from the traditional self-build of the last 15 years to more targeted software and appliances. Another company doing something different with data protection is HYCU, formerly Comtrade Software. The company recently rebranded and released version 3.0 of their… Read more »
Data replication is a core enterprise feature for implementing data protection. Synchronous replication provides the ability to maintain an identical copy of data at another location. While not a panacea for every problem, sync replication simplifies the protection process for servers and applications that are contained on one or more LUNs/volumes. INFINIDAT recently announced InfiniSync,… Read more »
This post is one of a series of previews of companies presenting at Cloud Field Day 3, an invitation-only event in Silicon Valley, taking place 4-6 April 2018. For more information, see the dedicated CFD3 events page https://blog.architecting.it/events/cloud-field-day-3/. The name Veritas is synonymous with storage, both in the area of file systems and data protection. Anyone… Read more »
Congratulations to the team at Datos IO for their acquisition by Rubrik. It’s hard enough getting funded in the first place, but surely a joy to become part of a bigger entity that justifies the original vision. Is this purchase a one-off for the industry or perhaps part of a larger backup consolidation? Old and… Read more »
