Full Potential of Disk-based Backup Finally Becoming a Reality with Cohesity DataPlatform 4.0

June 23, 2017

Organizations have come to the realization that using disk as a backup storage target does more than simply solve backup problems. It creates entirely new possibilities for recovery. But as they recognize these new opportunities, they also see the need for backup solutions that offer them new options for application availability and recoverability backed by ease of management. The latest DataPlaform 4.0 release from Cohesity moves organizations closer to this ideal.

SaaS Provider Pulls Back the Curtain on its Backup Experience with Cohesity; Interview with System Architect, Fidel Michieli, Part 3

October 5, 2016

Usually when I talk to backup and system administrators, they willingly talk about how great a product installation was. But it then becomes almost impossible to find anyone who wants to comment about what life is like after their backup appliance is installed. This blog entry represents a bit of anomaly in that someone willingly pulled back the curtain on what their experience was like after they had the appliance installed. In this third installment in my interview series with system architect, Fidel Michieli, describes how the implementation of Cohesity went in his environment and how Cohesity responded to issues that arose.

SaaS Provider Decides to Roll Out Cohesity for Backup and DR; Interview with System Architect, Fidel Michieli, Part 2

September 30, 2016

Evaluating product features, comparing prices, and doing proofing of concepts are important steps in the process of adopting almost any new product. But once one completes those steps, the time arrives to start to roll the product out and implement it. In this second installment of my interview series with System Architect, Fidel Michieli, he shares how his company gained a comfort level with Cohesity for backup and disaster recovery (DR) and how broadly it decided to deploy the product in the primary and secondary data centers.

If We Cannot Scale Our Backup Solution, We Die; Interview with SaaS Provider System Architect Fidel Michieli, Part I

September 21, 2016

Every year at VMworld I have conversations that broaden my understanding and appreciation for new products on the market. This year was no exception as I had the opportunity to talk at length with Fidel Michieli, a System Architect at a SaaS provider, who shared his experiences with me about his challenges with backup and recovery and how he came to choose Cohesity. In this first installment in my interview series with Fidel, he shared the challenges that his company was facing with his existing backup configuration as well as the struggles that he had in identifying a backup solution that scaled to meet his dynamically changing and growing environment.

Dell NetVault and vRanger are Alive and Kicking; Interview with Dell’s Michael Grant, Part 3

April 7, 2016

Every now and then I hear rumors in the market place that the only backup software product that Dell puts any investment into is Dell Data Protection | Rapid Recovery while it lets NetVault and vRanger wither on the vine. Nothing could be further from the truth. In this third and final part of my interview series with Michael Grant, director of data protection product marketing for Dell’s systems and information management group, he refutes those rumors and illustrates how both the NetVault and vRanger products are alive and kicking within Dell’s software portfolio.

3 Questions Small and Midsized Enterprises Should Ask to Choose the Right Cloud Hosting Provider

February 5, 2016

Organizations of all sizes now look to host some or all of their applications with cloud hosting providers and for good reason.Yet organizations should not assume all cloud hosting providers are created equal. If anything, small and midsized enterprises (SMEs) may be particularly susceptible and even find themselves unnecessarily exposed to unexpected outages or extended periods of downtime if they do not carefully choose their cloud hosting provider.

Expanded Use Cases for Hybrid Cloud Backup Appliances

July 10, 2015

Viewing hybrid cloud backup appliances strictly in the context of “backup and recovery” is a mindset that organizations must strive to overcome. While these appliances certainly fulfill this traditional role, new use cases are constantly emerging for these appliances. Hybrid cloud backup appliance have now matured to the point where organizations may use them in multiple roles besides just backup.

The Dell DL4300 Puts the Type of Thrills into Backup and Recovery that Organizations Really Want

June 10, 2015

Organizations have long wanted to experience the thrills of non-disruptive backups and instant application recoveries. Yet the solutions delivered to date have largely been the exact opposite offering only unwanted backup pain with very few of the types of recovery thrills that organizations truly desire. The new Dell DL4300 Backup and Recovery Appliance successfully takes the pain out of daily backup and puts the right types of thrills into the backup and recovery experience.

An In-Depth Look at the Dell Data Protection Portfolio; Interview with Dell Software’s General Manager, Data Protection, Brett Roscoe, Part VII

January 8, 2015

In this 7th part of my interview series with Brett Roscoe, General Manager for Dell Software, we take an in-depth look at Dell’s data protection portfolio.

The Imperative to Move Ahead with Next Gen Backup and Recovery Tools; Interview with Dell Software’s General Manager, Data Protection, Brett Roscoe Part II

October 7, 2014

New technology always sounds great on the surface. However the ramifications of implementing and then managing it can be daunting, intimidating or both. Yet in the case of next generation backup and recovery tools, the improvements it provides over traditional backup can be so dramatic that NOT adopting and implementing them out is worse than trying to make existing backup software work in today’s virtualized, real-time environments. In this second installment of my interview series with Dell Software’s General Manager, Data Protection, Brett Roscoe, we discuss why it is imperative organizations move ahead with next generation backup and recovery tools.

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Full Potential of Disk-based Backup Finally Becoming a Reality with Cohesity DataPlatform 4.0

SaaS Provider Pulls Back the Curtain on its Backup Experience with Cohesity; Interview with System Architect, Fidel Michieli, Part 3

SaaS Provider Decides to Roll Out Cohesity for Backup and DR; Interview with System Architect, Fidel Michieli, Part 2

If We Cannot Scale Our Backup Solution, We Die; Interview with SaaS Provider System Architect Fidel Michieli, Part I

Dell NetVault and vRanger are Alive and Kicking; Interview with Dell’s Michael Grant, Part 3

3 Questions Small and Midsized Enterprises Should Ask to Choose the Right Cloud Hosting Provider

Expanded Use Cases for Hybrid Cloud Backup Appliances

The Dell DL4300 Puts the Type of Thrills into Backup and Recovery that Organizations Really Want

An In-Depth Look at the Dell Data Protection Portfolio; Interview with Dell Software’s General Manager, Data Protection, Brett Roscoe, Part VII

The Imperative to Move Ahead with Next Gen Backup and Recovery Tools; Interview with Dell Software’s General Manager, Data Protection, Brett Roscoe Part II

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