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 »
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 »
