As primary data becomes ever more portable, we need to ensure that our backups have the same levels of flexibility to be moved, stored and used wherever we need them. Why is this important, and what features should we look out for? Data Protection in a Multi-Cloud World The Need for APIs in Storage and… Read more »
Back in August 2018, Pure Storage announced the acquisition of StorReduce, a start-up company with a nifty data de-duplication engine. That technology has been put to good use and now appears in ObjectEngine, a backup-to-flash data protection solution. StorReduce As previously highlighted, I looked at StorReduce in 2015 and was quite positive about the technology. … Read more »
Occasionally a technology leaps out at you, not for the current capabilities, but for potential future value. That’s a feeling I had when I heard about NDAS or NetApp Data Availability Services. At first glance, NDAS looks like nothing more than a simple backup-to-cloud tool, but dig into how the data is managed and you… Read more »
The idea of programmatically managing infrastructure provides capabilities to scale, manage and control technology much more effectively than can be achieved through manual methods. But the use of APIs means so much more than simply providing an interface that can be automated. APIs introduce greater efficiency and accountability into storage platforms. We look at how… Read more »
We’re moving to a multi-cloud world, there’s no doubting it. I hear from end users and vendors alike that increasingly, IT organisations are looking to use on-premises and multiple cloud service providers. From an operational perspective, how do we protect and maintain ongoing access to data and applications? What’s the right strategy for dealing with… Read more »
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 »
Were you a Blur or Oasis fan? Perhaps you were on the side of Jarvis Cocker and preferred Pulp. Whatever your choice, the Britpop wars of the 1990s were memorable for building hype around the UK music industry and the idea of Cool Britannia. In lots of ways, the evolution of the data protection industry… Read more »
